diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release.md
index 882f4313e..82f987164 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Prepare for release of HDMF [version]
 
 ### Before merging:
 - [ ] Make sure all PRs to be included in this release have been merged to `dev`.
-- [ ] Major and minor releases: Update dependency ranges in `pyproject.toml` and minimums in 
+- [ ] Major and minor releases: Update dependency ranges in `pyproject.toml` and minimums in
   `requirements-min.txt` as needed.
 - [ ] Check legal file dates and information in `Legal.txt`, `license.txt`, `README.rst`, `docs/source/conf.py`,
   and any other locations as needed
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ Prepare for release of HDMF [version]
 4. Either monitor [conda-forge/hdmf-feedstock](https://github.com/conda-forge/hdmf-feedstock) for the
    regro-cf-autotick-bot bot to create a PR updating the version of HDMF to the latest PyPI release, usually within
    24 hours of release, or manually create a PR updating `recipe/meta.yaml` with the latest version number
-   and SHA256 retrieved from PyPI > HDMF > Download Files > View hashes for the `.tar.gz` file. Re-render and 
+   and SHA256 retrieved from PyPI > HDMF > Download Files > View hashes for the `.tar.gz` file. Re-render and
    update the dependencies as needed.
diff --git a/docs/source/software_process.rst b/docs/source/software_process.rst
index c4971d56e..f3a6c7457 100644
--- a/docs/source/software_process.rst
+++ b/docs/source/software_process.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pyproject.toml_ contains a list of package dependencies and their version ranges
 running HDMF. As a library, upper bound version constraints create more harm than good in the long term (see this
 `blog post`_) so we avoid setting upper bounds on requirements.
 
-When setting lower bounds, make sure to specify the lower bounds in both pyproject.toml_ and 
+When setting lower bounds, make sure to specify the lower bounds in both pyproject.toml_ and
 requirements-min.txt_. The latter is used in automated testing to ensure that the package runs
 correctly using the minimum versions of dependencies.
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Testing Requirements
 
 pyproject.toml_ contains the optional dependency group "test" with testing requirements.
 
-See tox.ini_ and the GitHub Actions workflows for how different testing environments are 
+See tox.ini_ and the GitHub Actions workflows for how different testing environments are
 defined using the optional dependency groups.
 
 environment-ros3.yml_ lists the dependencies used to test ROS3 streaming in HDMF which
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0a506cab2..897842155 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ install_command =
     minimum, wheelinstall: python -I -m pip install {opts} {packages}
     upgraded:              python -I -m pip install -U {opts} {packages}
     prerelease:            python -I -m pip install -U --pre {opts} {packages}
-deps = 
+deps =
     # which requirements files to use (default: none)
     minimum:         -r requirements-min.txt
 extras =