diff --git a/.github/workflows/cs.yml b/.github/workflows/cs.yml
index c37d3c3..c80bc68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cs.yml
@@ -75,15 +75,23 @@ jobs:
           custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")
 
       # Check the codestyle of the files against a threshold of expected errors and warnings.
+      # Keep track of the exit code as it determines whether to run the branch check or not.
+      # Exit code 128 means the thresholds needs to be lowered. Other exit codes imply CS errors.
       - name: Check PHP code style against the thresholds
-        run: composer check-cs-thresholds
+        id: thresholds
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          composer check-cs-thresholds
+          exitcode="$?"
+          echo "EXITCODE=$exitcode" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          exit "$exitcode"
 
       # Check the codestyle only of the files which were changed in the current branch.
       # This step will only be executed if the threshold check exited with a failure status.
       # The results of this CS check will be shown inline in the PR via the CS2PR tool.
       # @link https://github.com/staabm/annotate-pull-request-from-checkstyle/
       - name: Check PHP code style for the changes made in the branch only
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        if: ${{ failure() && steps.thresholds.outputs.EXITCODE != 128 }}
         id: phpcs
         run: composer check-branch-cs -- ${{ steps.base_branch.outputs.REF }}
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9a3e207..91d5919 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		"ext-zip": "*"
 	},
 	"require-dev": {
-		"yoast/yoastcs": "^3.0"
+		"yoast/yoastcs": "^3.1.0"
 	},
 	"autoload": {
 		"classmap": [
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index f011498..445403c 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "16f5c6397eb58afdef518b30ce0a10c0",
+    "content-hash": "ceb63fc410509381798527484ad26245",
     "packages": [],
     "packages-dev": [
         {
@@ -242,16 +242,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint",
-            "version": "v1.3.2",
+            "version": "v1.4.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/php-parallel-lint/PHP-Parallel-Lint.git",
-                "reference": "6483c9832e71973ed29cf71bd6b3f4fde438a9de"
+                "reference": "6db563514f27e19595a19f45a4bf757b6401194e"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/php-parallel-lint/PHP-Parallel-Lint/zipball/6483c9832e71973ed29cf71bd6b3f4fde438a9de",
-                "reference": "6483c9832e71973ed29cf71bd6b3f4fde438a9de",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/php-parallel-lint/PHP-Parallel-Lint/zipball/6db563514f27e19595a19f45a4bf757b6401194e",
+                "reference": "6db563514f27e19595a19f45a4bf757b6401194e",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -289,13 +289,17 @@
                     "email": "ahoj@jakubonderka.cz"
                 }
             ],
-            "description": "This tool check syntax of PHP files about 20x faster than serial check.",
+            "description": "This tool checks the syntax of PHP files about 20x faster than serial check.",
             "homepage": "https://github.com/php-parallel-lint/PHP-Parallel-Lint",
+            "keywords": [
+                "lint",
+                "static analysis"
+            ],
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/php-parallel-lint/PHP-Parallel-Lint/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/php-parallel-lint/PHP-Parallel-Lint/tree/v1.3.2"
+                "source": "https://github.com/php-parallel-lint/PHP-Parallel-Lint/tree/v1.4.0"
             },
-            "time": "2022-02-21T12:50:22+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-03-27T12:14:49+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "phpcompatibility/php-compatibility",
@@ -551,22 +555,22 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils",
-            "version": "1.0.9",
+            "version": "1.0.10",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHPCSUtils.git",
-                "reference": "908247bc65010c7b7541a9551e002db12e9dae70"
+                "reference": "51609a5b89f928e0c463d6df80eb38eff1eaf544"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/PHPCSStandards/PHPCSUtils/zipball/908247bc65010c7b7541a9551e002db12e9dae70",
-                "reference": "908247bc65010c7b7541a9551e002db12e9dae70",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/PHPCSStandards/PHPCSUtils/zipball/51609a5b89f928e0c463d6df80eb38eff1eaf544",
+                "reference": "51609a5b89f928e0c463d6df80eb38eff1eaf544",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
                 "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^0.4.1 || ^0.5 || ^0.6.2 || ^0.7 || ^1.0",
                 "php": ">=5.4",
-                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.8.0 || 4.0.x-dev@dev"
+                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.9.0 || 4.0.x-dev@dev"
             },
             "require-dev": {
                 "ext-filter": "*",
@@ -635,20 +639,20 @@
                     "type": "open_collective"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-12-08T14:50:00+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-03-17T23:44:50+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "phpstan/phpdoc-parser",
-            "version": "1.24.5",
+            "version": "1.28.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/phpstan/phpdoc-parser.git",
-                "reference": "fedf211ff14ec8381c9bf5714e33a7a552dd1acc"
+                "reference": "cd06d6b1a1b3c75b0b83f97577869fd85a3cd4fb"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpstan/phpdoc-parser/zipball/fedf211ff14ec8381c9bf5714e33a7a552dd1acc",
-                "reference": "fedf211ff14ec8381c9bf5714e33a7a552dd1acc",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/phpstan/phpdoc-parser/zipball/cd06d6b1a1b3c75b0b83f97577869fd85a3cd4fb",
+                "reference": "cd06d6b1a1b3c75b0b83f97577869fd85a3cd4fb",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -680,9 +684,9 @@
             "description": "PHPDoc parser with support for nullable, intersection and generic types",
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/phpstan/phpdoc-parser/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/phpstan/phpdoc-parser/tree/1.24.5"
+                "source": "https://github.com/phpstan/phpdoc-parser/tree/1.28.0"
             },
-            "time": "2023-12-16T09:33:33+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-04-03T18:51:33+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis",
@@ -744,32 +748,32 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "slevomat/coding-standard",
-            "version": "8.14.1",
+            "version": "8.15.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/slevomat/coding-standard.git",
-                "reference": "fea1fd6f137cc84f9cba0ae30d549615dbc6a926"
+                "reference": "7d1d957421618a3803b593ec31ace470177d7817"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/slevomat/coding-standard/zipball/fea1fd6f137cc84f9cba0ae30d549615dbc6a926",
-                "reference": "fea1fd6f137cc84f9cba0ae30d549615dbc6a926",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/slevomat/coding-standard/zipball/7d1d957421618a3803b593ec31ace470177d7817",
+                "reference": "7d1d957421618a3803b593ec31ace470177d7817",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
                 "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^0.6.2 || ^0.7 || ^1.0",
                 "php": "^7.2 || ^8.0",
                 "phpstan/phpdoc-parser": "^1.23.1",
-                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.7.1"
+                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.9.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
                 "phing/phing": "2.17.4",
                 "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint": "1.3.2",
-                "phpstan/phpstan": "1.10.37",
+                "phpstan/phpstan": "1.10.60",
                 "phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules": "1.1.4",
-                "phpstan/phpstan-phpunit": "1.3.14",
-                "phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules": "1.5.1",
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "8.5.21|9.6.8|10.3.5"
+                "phpstan/phpstan-phpunit": "1.3.16",
+                "phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules": "1.5.2",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "8.5.21|9.6.8|10.5.11"
             },
             "type": "phpcodesniffer-standard",
             "extra": {
@@ -793,7 +797,7 @@
             ],
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/slevomat/coding-standard/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/slevomat/coding-standard/tree/8.14.1"
+                "source": "https://github.com/slevomat/coding-standard/tree/8.15.0"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -805,20 +809,20 @@
                     "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-10-08T07:28:08+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-03-09T15:20:58+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "squizlabs/php_codesniffer",
-            "version": "3.8.0",
+            "version": "3.9.1",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer.git",
-                "reference": "5805f7a4e4958dbb5e944ef1e6edae0a303765e7"
+                "reference": "267a4405fff1d9c847134db3a3c92f1ab7f77909"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/zipball/5805f7a4e4958dbb5e944ef1e6edae0a303765e7",
-                "reference": "5805f7a4e4958dbb5e944ef1e6edae0a303765e7",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/zipball/267a4405fff1d9c847134db3a3c92f1ab7f77909",
+                "reference": "267a4405fff1d9c847134db3a3c92f1ab7f77909",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -828,11 +832,11 @@
                 "php": ">=5.4.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.0 || ^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0 || ^8.0 || ^9.0"
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.0 || ^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0 || ^8.0 || ^9.3.4"
             },
             "bin": [
-                "bin/phpcs",
-                "bin/phpcbf"
+                "bin/phpcbf",
+                "bin/phpcs"
             ],
             "type": "library",
             "extra": {
@@ -885,20 +889,20 @@
                     "type": "open_collective"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-12-08T12:32:31+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-03-31T21:03:09+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "wp-coding-standards/wpcs",
-            "version": "3.0.1",
+            "version": "3.1.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards.git",
-                "reference": "b4caf9689f1a0e4a4c632679a44e638c1c67aff1"
+                "reference": "9333efcbff231f10dfd9c56bb7b65818b4733ca7"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards/zipball/b4caf9689f1a0e4a4c632679a44e638c1c67aff1",
-                "reference": "b4caf9689f1a0e4a4c632679a44e638c1c67aff1",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards/zipball/9333efcbff231f10dfd9c56bb7b65818b4733ca7",
+                "reference": "9333efcbff231f10dfd9c56bb7b65818b4733ca7",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -907,16 +911,16 @@
                 "ext-tokenizer": "*",
                 "ext-xmlreader": "*",
                 "php": ">=5.4",
-                "phpcsstandards/phpcsextra": "^1.1.0",
-                "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils": "^1.0.8",
-                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.7.2"
+                "phpcsstandards/phpcsextra": "^1.2.1",
+                "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils": "^1.0.10",
+                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.9.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
                 "php-parallel-lint/php-console-highlighter": "^1.0.0",
                 "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint": "^1.3.2",
                 "phpcompatibility/php-compatibility": "^9.0",
                 "phpcsstandards/phpcsdevtools": "^1.2.0",
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.0 || ^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0"
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.0 || ^5.0 || ^6.0 || ^7.0 || ^8.0 || ^9.0"
             },
             "suggest": {
                 "ext-iconv": "For improved results",
@@ -947,24 +951,24 @@
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
-                    "url": "https://opencollective.com/thewpcc/contribute/wp-php-63406",
+                    "url": "https://opencollective.com/php_codesniffer",
                     "type": "custom"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-09-14T07:06:09+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-03-25T16:39:00+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "yoast/yoastcs",
-            "version": "3.0.0",
+            "version": "3.1.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/Yoast/yoastcs.git",
-                "reference": "2ace63e7ea90a1610fb66279c314b321df029fd3"
+                "reference": "533b74e4ce234fb6ff1b02c87f84f227b5a95554"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/Yoast/yoastcs/zipball/2ace63e7ea90a1610fb66279c314b321df029fd3",
-                "reference": "2ace63e7ea90a1610fb66279c314b321df029fd3",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/Yoast/yoastcs/zipball/533b74e4ce234fb6ff1b02c87f84f227b5a95554",
+                "reference": "533b74e4ce234fb6ff1b02c87f84f227b5a95554",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -972,14 +976,14 @@
                 "ext-tokenizer": "*",
                 "php": ">=7.2",
                 "php-parallel-lint/php-console-highlighter": "^1.0.0",
-                "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint": "^1.3.2",
+                "php-parallel-lint/php-parallel-lint": "^1.4.0",
                 "phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp": "^2.1.4",
                 "phpcsstandards/phpcsextra": "^1.2.1",
-                "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils": "^1.0.9",
+                "phpcsstandards/phpcsutils": "^1.0.10",
                 "sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis": "^2.11.17",
-                "slevomat/coding-standard": "^8.14.0",
-                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.8.0",
-                "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "^3.0.1"
+                "slevomat/coding-standard": "^8.15.0",
+                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.9.1",
+                "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "^3.1.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
                 "phpcompatibility/php-compatibility": "^9.3.5",
@@ -1013,7 +1017,7 @@
                 "security": "https://github.com/Yoast/yoastcs/security/policy",
                 "source": "https://github.com/Yoast/yoastcs"
             },
-            "time": "2023-12-14T15:11:17+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-04-05T08:45:55+00:00"
         }
     ],
     "aliases": [],
diff --git a/config/composer/actions.php b/config/composer/actions.php
index 13c01a3..2333209 100644
--- a/config/composer/actions.php
+++ b/config/composer/actions.php
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ public static function check_cs_thresholds() {
 			$above_threshold = false;
 		}
 
+		$threshold_exact = true;
+		if ( \strpos( $phpcs_output, ' than the threshold, great job!' ) !== false ) {
+			$threshold_exact = false;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Don't run the branch check in CI/GH Actions as it prevents the errors from being shown inline.
 		 * The GH Actions script will run this via a separate script step.
@@ -167,7 +172,15 @@ public static function check_cs_thresholds() {
 			@\passthru( 'composer check-branch-cs' );
 		}
 
-		exit( ( $above_threshold === true || $return > 2 ) ? $return : 0 );
+		$exit_code = 0;
+		if ( $above_threshold === true || $return > 2 ) {
+			$exit_code = $return;
+		}
+		elseif ( $threshold_exact === false ) {
+			$exit_code = 128;
+		}
+
+		exit( $exit_code );
 	}
 
 	/**