diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 70ade69..374676d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ repos:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/pylint
-    rev: v2.17.4
+    rev: v3.3.1
     hooks:
       - id: pylint
         name: pylint (library code)
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index f945e92..fe3f21d 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=mcs
 [DESIGN]
 
 # Maximum number of arguments for function / method
-max-args=5
+max-args=18
 
 # Maximum number of attributes for a class (see R0902).
 # max-attributes=7
diff --git a/adafruit_button/button_base.py b/adafruit_button/button_base.py
index bcebc7e..8a7709c 100644
--- a/adafruit_button/button_base.py
+++ b/adafruit_button/button_base.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(
     @property
     def label(self):
         """The text label of the button"""
-        return self._label.text
+        return getattr(self._label, "text", None)
 
     @label.setter
     def label(self, newtext):