diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1637151b..58eca320 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ default_language_version:
     python: python3.10
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.6.0
+    rev: v5.0.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-added-large-files
       - id: debug-statements
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ repos:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.16.0
+    rev: v3.19.0
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.5.2
+    rev: v0.8.2
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix]
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ repos:
           - "--check"
           - "--no-update"
   - repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
-    rev: v8.18.4
+    rev: v8.21.2
     hooks:
       - id: gitleaks
diff --git a/examples/6_add_image_transforms.py b/examples/6_add_image_transforms.py
index 82b70f5c..882710e3 100644
--- a/examples/6_add_image_transforms.py
+++ b/examples/6_add_image_transforms.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ from torchvision.transforms import ToPILImage, v2
 
 from lerobot.common.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
 
-dataset_repo_id = "lerobot/aloha_static_tape"
+dataset_repo_id = "lerobot/aloha_static_screw_driver"
 
 # Create a LeRobotDataset with no transformations
-dataset = LeRobotDataset(dataset_repo_id)
+dataset = LeRobotDataset(dataset_repo_id, episodes=[0])
 # This is equivalent to `dataset = LeRobotDataset(dataset_repo_id, image_transforms=None)`
 
 # Get the index of the first observation in the first episode
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ transforms = v2.Compose(
     [
         v2.ColorJitter(brightness=(0.5, 1.5)),
         v2.ColorJitter(contrast=(0.5, 1.5)),
+        v2.ColorJitter(hue=(-0.1, 0.1)),
         v2.RandomAdjustSharpness(sharpness_factor=2, p=1),
     ]
 )
 
 # Create another LeRobotDataset with the defined transformations
-transformed_dataset = LeRobotDataset(dataset_repo_id, image_transforms=transforms)
+transformed_dataset = LeRobotDataset(dataset_repo_id, episodes=[0], image_transforms=transforms)
 
 # Get a frame from the transformed dataset
 transformed_frame = transformed_dataset[first_idx][transformed_dataset.meta.camera_keys[0]]
diff --git a/lerobot/common/datasets/image_writer.py b/lerobot/common/datasets/image_writer.py
index 9564fb59..85dd6830 100644
--- a/lerobot/common/datasets/image_writer.py
+++ b/lerobot/common/datasets/image_writer.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def safe_stop_image_writer(func):
         try:
             return func(*args, **kwargs)
         except Exception as e:
-            dataset = kwargs.get("dataset", None)
+            dataset = kwargs.get("dataset")
             image_writer = getattr(dataset, "image_writer", None) if dataset else None
             if image_writer is not None:
                 print("Waiting for image writer to terminate...")
diff --git a/lerobot/scripts/control_sim_robot.py b/lerobot/scripts/control_sim_robot.py
index 85dfca64..4fffa8c7 100644
--- a/lerobot/scripts/control_sim_robot.py
+++ b/lerobot/scripts/control_sim_robot.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ python lerobot/scripts/visualize_dataset.py \
     --episode-index 0
 ```
 
-- Replay a sequence of test episodes: 
+- Replay a sequence of test episodes:
 ```bash
 python lerobot/scripts/control_sim_robot.py replay \
     --robot-path lerobot/configs/robot/your_robot_config.yaml \