diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 0e916b2..ff40897 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ max-line-length = 120
 
 exclude =
     __init__.py
+    docs/conf.py
 
     .git,
     .tox,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d0cccf4..f1d608f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def load_req() -> typing.List[str]:
 print(f'Version: {__version__}')
 print('')
 
-# When we run tox tests we don't have these files available so we skip them
+# When we run tox tests we don't have these files available, so we skip them
 readme = Path(__file__).with_name('readme.md')
 long_description = ''
 if readme.is_file():
diff --git a/src/easyconfig/create_app_config.py b/src/easyconfig/create_app_config.py
index b820455..abc554f 100644
--- a/src/easyconfig/create_app_config.py
+++ b/src/easyconfig/create_app_config.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def get_file_values(
 
     # dict -> build models
     if isinstance(file_values, dict):
-        file_values = model.__class__.parse_obj(file_values)
+        file_values = model.model_validate(file_values)
 
     if file_values is not None and not isinstance(file_values, BaseModel):
         msg = f'Default must be None or an instance of {BaseModel.__class__.__name__}! Got {type(file_values)}'
diff --git a/tests/test_app_creation.py b/tests/test_app_creation.py
index d810fca..715a1f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_app_creation.py
+++ b/tests/test_app_creation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ruff: noqa: RUF012, INP001
+# ruff: noqa: RUF012
 
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import List
diff --git a/tests/yaml/test_align.py b/tests/yaml/test_align.py
index 787658d..85c04e0 100644
--- a/tests/yaml/test_align.py
+++ b/tests/yaml/test_align.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def my_map():
     top = CommentedMap()
     top['sub_key1'] = data = CommentedMap()
 
-    # this is currently not supported but we should not crash if a user does this
+    # this is currently not supported, but we should not crash if a user does this
     top.yaml_set_comment_before_after_key('sub_key1', before='my description')
 
     data['a'] = 1