diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-additional.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-additional.yaml
index 93fbd10b845..e5beae04e69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-additional.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-additional.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: xarray-contrib/ci-trigger@10cd2bfec3484946a4058a421ddf9cfad101e715 # v1.2.1
         id: detect-trigger
         with:
@@ -50,8 +51,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/create-and-cache@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         id: pixi-lock
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: pixi-lock
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/restore@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         with:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Version info
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python xarray/util/print_versions.py
+
       - name: Run doctests
         run: |
           # Raise an error if there are warnings in the doctests, with `-Werror`.
@@ -116,27 +121,31 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all branches and tags.
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - name: Restore cached pixi lockfile
         uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/restore@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         with:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
           cache: true
           environments: ${{ env.PIXI_ENV }}
           cache-write: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'main' }}
+
       - name: set environment variables
         run: |
           echo "TODAY=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$(pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python --version | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d. -f1,2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Version info
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python xarray/util/print_versions.py
 
       - name: Run mypy
         run: |
-          pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python -m mypy --install-types --non-interactive --cobertura-xml-report mypy_report
+          pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python -m mypy --cobertura-xml-report mypy_report
 
       - name: Upload mypy coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@303a32d7a59b442fa8d48b6a1cc6825c09c847a5 # v7.1.1
@@ -162,27 +171,31 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all branches and tags.
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - name: Restore cached pixi lockfile
         uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/restore@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         with:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
           cache: true
           environments: ${{ env.PIXI_ENV }}
           cache-write: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'main' }}
+
       - name: set environment variables
         run: |
           echo "TODAY=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$(pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python --version | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d. -f1,2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Version info
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python xarray/util/print_versions.py
 
       - name: Run mypy
         run: |
-          pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python -m mypy --install-types --non-interactive --cobertura-xml-report mypy_report
+          pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python -m mypy --cobertura-xml-report mypy_report
 
       - name: Upload mypy coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@303a32d7a59b442fa8d48b6a1cc6825c09c847a5 # v7.1.1
@@ -216,6 +229,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/restore@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         with:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
@@ -227,10 +241,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python xarray/util/print_versions.py
 
-      - name: Install type stubs
-        run: |
-          pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python -m mypy --install-types --non-interactive xarray/ || true
-
       - name: Run stubtest (core modules)
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{env.PIXI_ENV}} -- python -m mypy.stubtest \
@@ -267,16 +277,19 @@ jobs:
         uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/restore@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         with:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
           cache: true
           environments: ${{ matrix.pixi-env }}
           cache-write: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'main' }}
+
       - name: set environment variables
         run: |
           echo "TODAY=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$(pixi run -e ${{ matrix.pixi-env }} -- python --version | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d. -f1,2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Version info
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{ matrix.pixi-env }} -- python xarray/util/print_versions.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index ccbf7a10dfc..a48e8485352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/create-and-cache@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         id: pixi-lock
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: pixi-lock
@@ -107,10 +109,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all branches and tags.
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - name: Restore cached pixi lockfile
         uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/restore@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         with:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hypothesis.yaml b/.github/workflows/hypothesis.yaml
index 48f180fa9de..6216d9ebc98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hypothesis.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hypothesis.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: xarray-contrib/ci-trigger@10cd2bfec3484946a4058a421ddf9cfad101e715 # v1.2.1
         id: detect-trigger
         with:
@@ -57,8 +58,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/create-and-cache@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         id: pixi-lock
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: pixi-lock
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/restore@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         with:
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-wheels.yml
index f7dd1dee4e4..fb7dc01e26b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-wheels.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yaml
index 66a177c0eb7..817504c48eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         name: Install Python
         with:
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "✅ Looks good"
           fi
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: releases
@@ -65,10 +67,12 @@ jobs:
         name: Install Python
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
+
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
           name: releases
           path: dist
+
       - name: List contents of built dist
         run: |
           ls -ltrh
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: releases
           path: dist
+
       - name: Publish package to TestPyPI
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@dc37677b2e1c63e2034f94d8a5b11f265b73ba33 # v1.14.2
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: releases
           path: dist
+
       - name: Publish package to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@dc37677b2e1c63e2034f94d8a5b11f265b73ba33 # v1.14.2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upstream-dev-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/upstream-dev-ci.yaml
index d1fa4a93d61..d754aa36ba5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upstream-dev-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upstream-dev-ci.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: xarray-contrib/ci-trigger@10cd2bfec3484946a4058a421ddf9cfad101e715 # v1.2.1
         id: detect-trigger
         with:
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/create-and-cache@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         id: pixi-lock
         with:
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           hash-files: |
             ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }}
             pyproject.toml
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: pixi-lock
@@ -108,15 +111,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for all branches and tags.
           persist-credentials: false
+
       - name: Determine log path
         id: determine-log-path
         run: |
           echo "log-file=output-${ENV}-log.jsonl" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT;
+
       - name: Restore cached pixi lockfile
         uses: xarray-contrib/pixi-lock/restore@1fab4c17af8243f6ca1321bc941cf2325f46c05d # v0.1.1
         with:
           manifest-path: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }}
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
@@ -124,12 +130,15 @@ jobs:
           environments: ${{ matrix.pixi-env }}
           manifest-path: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }}
           cache-write: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'main' }}
+
       - name: Version info
         run: |
           pixi run --manifest-path "$MANIFEST_PATH" -e $ENV -- python xarray/util/print_versions.py
+
       - name: Import xarray
         run: |
           pixi run --manifest-path "$MANIFEST_PATH" -e $ENV -- python -c 'import xarray'
+
       - name: Run Tests
         if: success()
         id: status
@@ -141,6 +150,7 @@ jobs:
             -e $ENV \
             -- \
             python -m pytest --timeout=60 -rf -nauto --report-log "$LOG_PATH"
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         if: failure()
         with:
@@ -165,6 +175,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: log file
           path: logs/
+
       - name: Generate and publish the report
         uses: scientific-python/issue-from-pytest-log-action@35b4e0a9e06f8e7e261778289cf4b968b722662d # v1.6.2
         with:
@@ -201,6 +212,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           manifest-path: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }}
           cache-key: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.cache-key }}
+
       - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
         with:
           pixi-version: ${{ needs.cache-pixi-lock.outputs.pixi-version }}
@@ -213,12 +225,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "TODAY=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$(pixi run --manifest-path "$MANIFEST_PATH" -e $ENV -- python --version | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d. -f1,2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Version info
         run: |
           pixi run --manifest-path "$MANIFEST_PATH" -e $ENV -- python xarray/util/print_versions.py
+
       - name: Run mypy
         run: |
           pixi run --manifest-path "$MANIFEST_PATH" -e $ENV -- python -m mypy --install-types --non-interactive --cobertura-xml-report mypy_report
+
       - name: Upload mypy coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@303a32d7a59b442fa8d48b6a1cc6825c09c847a5 # v7.1.1
         with:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d5584fc81d8..c2f30c76367 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ repos:
             typing-extensions>=4.1.0,
             numpy,
           ]
-  # keep the mypy version used in CI (pixi.toml) in sync with the hook above, so that the
-  # pre-commit.ci autoupdate also updates mypy in CI
+  # keep the mypy version used in CI (pixi.toml) and the dev dependency group
+  # (pyproject.toml) in sync with the hook above, so that the pre-commit.ci autoupdate
+  # also updates mypy in CI and for uv users
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: sync-mypy-version
-        name: sync the mypy version in pixi.toml
+        name: sync mypy version
         language: python
         files: ^\.pre-commit-config\.yaml$
         pass_filenames: false
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@ repos:
           config = pathlib.Path('.pre-commit-config.yaml').read_text();
           version = re.search(r'mirrors-mypy\s+rev: v?([0-9.]+)', config).group(1);
           pixi = pathlib.Path('pixi.toml');
-          pixi.write_text(re.sub(r'(?m)^mypy = \"==[0-9.]+\"', f'mypy = \"=={version}\"', pixi.read_text()))"
+          pixi.write_text(re.sub(r'(?m)^mypy = \"==[0-9.]+\"', f'mypy = \"=={version}\"', pixi.read_text()));
+          pyproject = pathlib.Path('pyproject.toml');
+          pyproject.write_text(re.sub(r'\"mypy==[0-9.]+\"', f'\"mypy=={version}\"', pyproject.read_text()))"
   - repo: https://github.com/citation-file-format/cff-converter-python
     rev: 5295f87c0e261da61a7b919fc754e3a77edd98a7
     hooks:
diff --git a/doc/user-guide/ecosystem.rst b/doc/user-guide/ecosystem.rst
index 99ffa45adf4..7c5f9b0869d 100644
--- a/doc/user-guide/ecosystem.rst
+++ b/doc/user-guide/ecosystem.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Geosciences
 - `cf_xarray <https://cf-xarray.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_: Provides an accessor (DataArray.cf or Dataset.cf) that allows you to interpret Climate and Forecast metadata convention attributes present on xarray objects.
 - `climpred <https://climpred.readthedocs.io>`_: Analysis of ensemble forecast models for climate prediction.
 - `geocube <https://corteva.github.io/geocube>`_: Tool to convert geopandas vector data into rasterized xarray data.
+- `GeoUtils <https://geoutils.readthedocs.io>`_: Raster and vector operations for geospatial analysis, built on rasterio and geopandas.
 - `GeoWombat <https://github.com/jgrss/geowombat>`_: Utilities for analysis of remotely sensed and gridded raster data at scale (easily tame Landsat, Sentinel, Quickbird, and PlanetScope).
 - `grib2io <https://github.com/NOAA-MDL/grib2io>`_: Utility to work with GRIB2 files including an xarray backend, DASK support for parallel reading in open_mfdataset, lazy loading of data, editing of GRIB2 attributes and GRIB2IO DataArray attrs, and spatial interpolation and reprojection of GRIB2 messages and GRIB2IO Datasets/DataArrays for both grid to grid and grid to stations.
 - `gsw-xarray <https://github.com/DocOtak/gsw-xarray>`_: a wrapper around `gsw <https://teos-10.github.io/GSW-Python>`_ that adds CF compliant attributes when possible, units, name.
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index ff9fb05e01d..8768fa44978 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ types-decorator = "*"
 types-networkx = "*"
 types-openpyxl = "*"
 types-psutil = "*"
+types-pycurl = "*"
 types-Pygments = "*"
 types-python-dateutil = "*"
 types-pytz = "*"
@@ -242,7 +243,10 @@ pip = "*"
 
 [feature.typing.pypi-dependencies]
 types-defusedxml = "*"
+types-gevent = "*"
 types-pexpect = "*"
+types-pysocks = "*"
+types-xlrd = "*"
 
 # pandas-stubs / scipy-stubs live in their own feature, rather than in `typing`,
 # so that `test-nightly` can source them from PyPI (see the `nightly` feature)
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ pandas-stubs = "<=2.3.3.251219"
 scipy-stubs = ">=1.17.1.2"
 
 [feature.typing.tasks]
-mypy = { cmd = "mypy --install-types --non-interactive --cobertura-xml-report mypy_report", description = "Run mypy type checking and generate a Cobertura XML report." }
+mypy = { cmd = "mypy --cobertura-xml-report mypy_report", description = "Run mypy type checking and generate a Cobertura XML report." }
 
 [feature.pre-commit.dependencies]
 pre-commit = "*"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 600d2c7a8bb..8ce4391adae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,12 +58,14 @@ types = [
   "types-decorator",
   "types-defusedxml",
   "types-docutils",
+  "types-gevent",
   "types-networkx",
   "types-openpyxl",
   "types-pexpect",
   "types-psutil",
   "types-pycurl",
   "types-Pygments",
+  "types-pysocks",
   "types-python-dateutil",
   "types-pytz",
   "types-PyYAML",
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ types = [
 dev = [
   "hypothesis",
   "jinja2",
-  "mypy==1.19.1",
+  "mypy==2.3.1",
   "pre-commit",
   "pytest",
   "pytest-cov",