diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index beaf3ff..13f816d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ repos:
           - --disable-error-code=list-item
         additional_dependencies:
           - types-requests
-          - earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.18.0#subdirectory=earned_time
-          - leisure-watch @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/leisure-watch@leisure-watch-v0.2.3
+          - earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.19.0#subdirectory=earned_time
+          - leisure-watch @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/leisure-watch@leisure-watch-v0.2.4
 
   # ===========================================================================
   # PYLINT
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ repos:
         # (steam_backlog_enforcer._mcp_server).
         additional_dependencies:
           - aiohttp==3.14.5
-          - earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.18.0#subdirectory=earned_time
-          - leisure-watch @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/leisure-watch@leisure-watch-v0.2.3
+          - earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.19.0#subdirectory=earned_time
+          - leisure-watch @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/leisure-watch@leisure-watch-v0.2.4
           - howlongtobeatpy==1.0.24
           - mcp==2.3.0
           - pytest
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5769a9b..ab39a10 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ dependencies = [
     # transitively via howlongtobeatpy and websockets was undeclared — both
     # are declared here so a clean install imports the package.
     "aiohttp==3.14.5",
-    "websockets==17.3",
+    "websockets==17.4",
     # The earner registry (gaming budget terms); stdlib-only, so the root
     # daemon imports it from the desktop user's site-packages.
-    "earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.18.0#subdirectory=earned_time",
+    "earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.19.0#subdirectory=earned_time",
     # The shared /proc game scan and the signed leisure facts (shadow budget,
     # contract C4); stdlib-only, imported by root from the user site like
     # earned-time.
-    "leisure-watch @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/leisure-watch@leisure-watch-v0.2.3",
+    "leisure-watch @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/leisure-watch@leisure-watch-v0.2.4",
 ]
 
 # Optional extras. The `mcp` group is ONLY needed by the MCP server
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cd8b763..64faf0b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ aiohttp==3.14.5
 bandit==1.9.4
 codespell==2.4.3
 coverage==7.17.0
-earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.18.0#subdirectory=earned_time
+earned-time @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/utils@earned-time-v0.19.0#subdirectory=earned_time
 howlongtobeatpy==1.0.24
-leisure-watch @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/leisure-watch@leisure-watch-v0.2.3
+leisure-watch @ git+https://github.com/kuhyx/leisure-watch@leisure-watch-v0.2.4
 mcp==2.3.0
-mypy==2.4.0
+mypy==2.4.1
 pre-commit==4.7.0
 pylint==4.1.3
-pytest==9.1.1
+pytest==9.2.0
 pytest-cov==7.1.0
 pytest-randomly==5.0.0
 pytest-sugar==1.1.1
 pytest-timeout==2.4.0
 pytest-xdist==3.8.0
 requests==2.34.2
-ruff==0.17.2
-types-requests==2.33.0.20261006
-websockets==17.3
+ruff==0.17.3
+types-requests==2.33.0.20261030
+websockets==17.4
diff --git a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/_no_live_focus_project.py b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/_no_live_focus_project.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18f3092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/_no_live_focus_project.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""Autouse: no live focus project reshapes the earner registry in a test."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import pytest
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _no_live_focus_project(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """Point focus_project at an empty directory (earned_time >= 0.19)."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FOCUS_PROJECT_DATA", str(tmp_path / "focus_project"))
diff --git a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/conftest.py b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/conftest.py
index 754f3b6..9310d96 100644
--- a/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/steam_backlog_enforcer/tests/conftest.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from steam_backlog_enforcer.tests._isolate_playtime import _isolate_playtime
 from steam_backlog_enforcer.tests._isolate_reading import _isolate_reading
 from steam_backlog_enforcer.tests._isolate_shadow import _isolate_shadow
 from steam_backlog_enforcer.tests._no_fast_install import _no_fast_install
+from steam_backlog_enforcer.tests._no_live_focus_project import _no_live_focus_project
 from steam_backlog_enforcer.tests._no_real_effects import (
     _no_live_games,
     _no_real_effects,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "_isolate_reading",
     "_isolate_shadow",
     "_no_fast_install",
+    "_no_live_focus_project",
     "_no_live_games",
     "_no_real_effects",
     "_no_systemd_run",