diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f2454424..3d7a79fe 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: ruff-format
       - id: ruff
--   repo: https://github.com/dosisod/refurb
-    rev: v2.0.0
-    hooks:
-    -   id: refurb
 -   repo: https://github.com/executablebooks/mdformat
     rev: 0.7.22
     hooks:
diff --git a/docs/source/changes.md b/docs/source/changes.md
index a8d93f32..d53d7d24 100644
--- a/docs/source/changes.md
+++ b/docs/source/changes.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ chronological order. Releases follow [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/)
 releases are available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pytask) and
 [Anaconda.org](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytask).
 
-## 0.5.3 - 2025-xx-xx
+## 0.5.3 - 2025-05-16
 
 - {pull}`650` allows to identify from which data catalog a node is coming from. Thanks
   to {user}`felixschmitz` for the report! The feature is enabled by adding an
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ releases are available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pytask) and
 - {pull}`671` enhances the documentation on complex repetitions. Closes {issue}`670`.
 - {pull}`673` adds de-/serializer function attributes to the `PickleNode`. Closes
   {issue}`669`.
+- {pull}`677` excludes the latest click v8.2.0 due to compatibility issues.
+- {pull}`678` enables some tests in CI or offline, removes refurb.
 
 ## 0.5.2 - 2024-12-19
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 41a3d5fe..4464a18c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ source = "vcs"
 allow-direct-references = true
 
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py39"
 fix = true
 unsafe-fixes = true
 extend-include = ["*.ipynb"]
@@ -197,13 +196,6 @@ disable_error_code = ["import-not-found"]
 module = ["_pytask.hookspecs"]
 disable_error_code = ["empty-body"]
 
-[tool.refurb]
-python_version = "3.9"
-
-[[tool.refurb.amend]]
-path = "src/_pytask/mark/structures.py"
-ignore = ["FURB173"]
-
 [tool.coverage.report]
 exclude_also = [
     "pragma: no cover",
diff --git a/tests/test_debugging.py b/tests/test_debugging.py
index 40d1ebcd..5c7d8266 100644
--- a/tests/test_debugging.py
+++ b/tests/test_debugging.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def task_example():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.end_to_end
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="#312")
+@pytest.mark.xfail(os.environ.get("CI") == "true", reason="#312")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not IS_PEXPECT_INSTALLED, reason="pexpect is not installed.")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="pexpect cannot spawn on Windows.")
 def test_pdb_interaction_capturing_simple(tmp_path):  # pragma: no cover
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def task_2():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.end_to_end
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="#312")
+@pytest.mark.xfail(os.environ.get("CI") == "true", reason="#312")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not IS_PEXPECT_INSTALLED, reason="pexpect is not installed.")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="pexpect cannot spawn on Windows.")
 def test_pdb_interaction_capturing_twice(tmp_path):  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/tests/test_hook_module.py b/tests/test_hook_module.py
index 8357f7e1..dd950e7c 100644
--- a/tests/test_hook_module.py
+++ b/tests/test_hook_module.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         pytest.param(
             True,
             marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
-                sys.platform == "win32" and "CI" in os.environ,
+                sys.platform == "win32" and os.environ.get("CI") == "true",
                 reason="pytask is not found in subprocess",
                 strict=True,
             ),
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def pytask_extend_command_line_interface(cli):
         pytest.param(
             True,
             marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
-                sys.platform == "win32" and "CI" in os.environ,
+                sys.platform == "win32" and os.environ.get("CI") == "true",
                 reason="pytask is not found in subprocess",
                 strict=True,
             ),
diff --git a/tests/test_live.py b/tests/test_live.py
index 39c2403b..c5727fdc 100644
--- a/tests/test_live.py
+++ b/tests/test_live.py
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ def test_live_execution_displays_subset_of_table(capsys, tmp_path, n_entries_in_
 
 
 @pytest.mark.unit
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="See #377.")
 def test_live_execution_skips_do_not_crowd_out_displayed_tasks(capsys, tmp_path):
     path = tmp_path.joinpath("task_module.py")
     task = Task(base_name="task_example", path=path, function=lambda x: x)