diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ca02360e..7f0f837d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dynamic = [
     "version",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "beartype==0.23.0rc2",
+    "beartype==0.23.0",
     "click==8.5.0",
     "pyyaml==6.0.3",
     "vws-python==2026.9.7",
@@ -418,9 +418,7 @@ analysis.strict-equality-semantics = true
 analysis.strict-generic-narrowing = true
 
 [tool.pytest]
-# Source functions already use @beartype. Enable beartype_packages for
-# vws_cli once the import hook no longer adds false missing branches
-# to the 100% coverage gate: https://github.com/beartype/beartype/issues/706
+beartype_packages = [ "vws_cli" ]
 beartype_test_fixtures = true
 beartype_tests = true
 log_cli = true
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index d4c4697e..073ccb30 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version = 1
-revision = 3
+revision = 5
 requires-python = ">=3.14"
 resolution-markers = [
     "python_full_version >= '3.15' and sys_platform != 'darwin'",
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "beartype"
-version = "0.23.0rc2"
+version = "0.23.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2d/58/a4ac1ef919ce13a20c35ed3312b727e56a52029a1921e8f0e91cc52ef2cd/beartype-0.23.0rc2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d589e5c6cf1859e4cf355db52ddcd08e2eca98784d7d73dc5f4491f423f94ee5", size = 1974911, upload-time = "2026-09-26T03:23:22.586Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/74/b7/6f162c0116815b45de8ac81cde5aaacfc67cce4b573fb2e194c3a8c623eb/beartype-0.23.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:9d915ce043a2262ee3eb110d1c1c528179f06eb4145e375a750f72ddbdf40fa3", size = 1992744, upload-time = "2026-10-10T07:07:41.909Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/05/70/1e82c75d1869d71cd1d027497af76c755fde89afbdfd3215c10d677095c0/beartype-0.23.0rc2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:fffbb5aa86562b034038f2c90da71cac463247374c89981c937685f47a75223c", size = 1578057, upload-time = "2026-09-26T03:23:20.504Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/bf/ce/64d48f01d88370a78dc0b3e484e8424cd5c87d5a0ac34c1ac93ad8d24275/beartype-0.23.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a88b85be516c064d4de2b42045a258a43be97bce5cbc18b777f332027c0979f7", size = 1581485, upload-time = "2026-10-10T07:07:39.543Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ release = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
-    { name = "beartype", specifier = "==0.23.0rc2" },
+    { name = "beartype", specifier = "==0.23.0" },
     { name = "click", specifier = "==8.5.0" },
     { name = "pyyaml", specifier = "==6.0.3" },
     { name = "vws-python", specifier = "==2026.9.7" },