diff --git a/cmasher/__init__.py b/cmasher/__init__.py
index 9593689e..ec408408 100644
--- a/cmasher/__init__.py
+++ b/cmasher/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 """
 
-
 # %% IMPORTS AND DECLARATIONS
 # CMasher imports
 from . import app_usage, cm, utils
diff --git a/cmasher/__version__.py b/cmasher/__version__.py
index 700c6450..fb47c7fb 100644
--- a/cmasher/__version__.py
+++ b/cmasher/__version__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 """
 
-
 # %% VERSIONS
 # Default/Latest/Current version
 __version__ = "1.8.0"  # keep in sync with pyproject.toml
diff --git a/cmasher/app_usage.py b/cmasher/app_usage.py
index d3423145..b2101faf 100644
--- a/cmasher/app_usage.py
+++ b/cmasher/app_usage.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 """
 
-
 # %% IMPORTS
 # Built-in imports
 import re
diff --git a/cmasher/utils.py b/cmasher/utils.py
index 4461be4e..1eb048fb 100644
--- a/cmasher/utils.py
+++ b/cmasher/utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 """
 
-
 # %% IMPORTS
 # Built-in imports
 import sys