⬆️ Update dependency management and automerge configuration

[burgholzer]

Description

This pull request improves the dependency management process and automerge behavior. It includes the following updates:

• Updated pre-commit hooks to the latest versions.
• Enabled automerge for minor version updates of stable dependencies.
• Enabled automerge for lockfile update pull requests.
• Explicitly added a lower version bound for the sphinx dependency.

These changes ensure smoother dependency updates and improve overall development efficiency.

Checklist:

• The pull request only contains commits that are related to it.
• I have added appropriate tests and documentation.
• I have made sure that all CI jobs on GitHub pass.
• The pull request introduces no new warnings and follows the project's style guidelines