diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index dd7f0e2..34ae2b2 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@
 # guidelines for contributions.
 #
 # Any of these may be changed.
-AllCops:
-  TargetRubyVersion: "3.2.2"
-
-StringLiterals:
-  Enabled: false
+require:
+  - rubocop-minitest
+  - rubocop-rake
+  - standard
 
-SpaceInsideHashLiteralBraces:
-  Enabled: false
+inherit_gem:
+  standard: config/base.yml
 
-Style/ClassVars:
-  Enabled: false
+AllCops:
+  TargetRubyVersion: 3.2.2
+  NewCops: enable
+  Exclude:
+    - "test.rb"
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a63dc16..43a3635 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ gem "minitest-hooks", "~> 1.5", ">= 1.5.2"
 gem "rake", "~> 13.0", ">= 13.0.6"
 gem "reek", "~> 6.1", ">= 6.1.4"
 gem "require_all", "~> 3.0"
+gem "rubocop", "~> 1.69", ">= 1.69.2"
+gem "rubocop-minitest", "~> 0.36.0"
+gem "rubocop-rake", "~> 0.6.0"
 gem "standard", "~> 1.31", ">= 1.31.1"
 gem "vcr", "~> 6.3", ">= 6.3.1"
 gem "webmock", "~> 3.24"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a99ab03..5b36af5 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ GEM
     ast (2.4.2)
     base64 (0.1.1)
     bigdecimal (3.1.9)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.3.4)
     crack (1.0.0)
       bigdecimal
       rexml
@@ -20,6 +21,34 @@ GEM
     debug (1.10.0)
       irb (~> 1.10)
       reline (>= 0.3.8)
+    dry-configurable (1.2.0)
+      dry-core (~> 1.0, < 2)
+      zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
+    dry-core (1.0.2)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+      logger
+      zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
+    dry-inflector (1.1.0)
+    dry-initializer (3.1.1)
+    dry-logic (1.5.0)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+      dry-core (~> 1.0, < 2)
+      zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
+    dry-schema (1.13.4)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+      dry-configurable (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.1)
+      dry-core (~> 1.0, < 2)
+      dry-initializer (~> 3.0)
+      dry-logic (>= 1.4, < 2)
+      dry-types (>= 1.7, < 2)
+      zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
+    dry-types (1.7.2)
+      bigdecimal (~> 3.0)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+      dry-core (~> 1.0)
+      dry-inflector (~> 1.0)
+      dry-logic (~> 1.4)
+      zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
     hashdiff (1.1.2)
     httparty (0.21.0)
       mini_mime (>= 1.0.0)
@@ -28,10 +57,10 @@ GEM
     irb (1.14.3)
       rdoc (>= 4.0.0)
       reline (>= 0.4.2)
-    json (2.6.3)
-    kwalify (0.7.2)
+    json (2.9.1)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
+    logger (1.6.4)
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
     minitest (5.20.0)
     minitest-hooks (1.5.2)
@@ -39,8 +68,8 @@ GEM
     multi_xml (0.6.0)
     nokogiri (1.15.4-x86_64-linux)
       racc (~> 1.4)
-    parallel (1.23.0)
-    parser (3.2.2.3)
+    parallel (1.26.3)
+    parser (3.3.6.0)
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
     psych (5.2.2)
@@ -52,53 +81,60 @@ GEM
     rake (13.0.6)
     rdoc (6.10.0)
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
-    reek (6.1.4)
-      kwalify (~> 0.7.0)
-      parser (~> 3.2.0)
+    reek (6.3.0)
+      dry-schema (~> 1.13.0)
+      parser (~> 3.3.0)
       rainbow (>= 2.0, < 4.0)
-    regexp_parser (2.8.1)
+      rexml (~> 3.1)
+    regexp_parser (2.10.0)
     reline (0.6.0)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
     require_all (3.0.0)
     rexml (3.2.6)
-    rubocop (1.56.4)
-      base64 (~> 0.1.1)
+    rubocop (1.69.2)
       json (~> 2.3)
       language_server-protocol (>= 3.17.0)
       parallel (~> 1.10)
-      parser (>= 3.2.2.3)
+      parser (>= 3.3.0.2)
       rainbow (>= 2.2.2, < 4.0)
-      regexp_parser (>= 1.8, < 3.0)
-      rexml (>= 3.2.5, < 4.0)
-      rubocop-ast (>= 1.28.1, < 2.0)
+      regexp_parser (>= 2.9.3, < 3.0)
+      rubocop-ast (>= 1.36.2, < 2.0)
       ruby-progressbar (~> 1.7)
-      unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 3.0)
-    rubocop-ast (1.29.0)
-      parser (>= 3.2.1.0)
-    rubocop-performance (1.19.1)
-      rubocop (>= 1.7.0, < 2.0)
-      rubocop-ast (>= 0.4.0)
+      unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 4.0)
+    rubocop-ast (1.37.0)
+      parser (>= 3.3.1.0)
+    rubocop-minitest (0.36.0)
+      rubocop (>= 1.61, < 2.0)
+      rubocop-ast (>= 1.31.1, < 2.0)
+    rubocop-performance (1.23.0)
+      rubocop (>= 1.48.1, < 2.0)
+      rubocop-ast (>= 1.31.1, < 2.0)
+    rubocop-rake (0.6.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.0)
     ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
-    standard (1.31.1)
+    standard (1.43.0)
       language_server-protocol (~> 3.17.0.2)
       lint_roller (~> 1.0)
-      rubocop (~> 1.56.2)
+      rubocop (~> 1.69.1)
       standard-custom (~> 1.0.0)
-      standard-performance (~> 1.2)
+      standard-performance (~> 1.6)
     standard-custom (1.0.2)
       lint_roller (~> 1.0)
       rubocop (~> 1.50)
-    standard-performance (1.2.0)
+    standard-performance (1.6.0)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
-      rubocop-performance (~> 1.19.0)
+      rubocop-performance (~> 1.23.0)
     stringio (3.1.2)
-    unicode-display_width (2.4.2)
+    unicode-display_width (3.1.3)
+      unicode-emoji (~> 4.0, >= 4.0.4)
+    unicode-emoji (4.0.4)
     vcr (6.3.1)
       base64
     webmock (3.24.0)
       addressable (>= 2.8.0)
       crack (>= 0.3.2)
       hashdiff (>= 0.4.0, < 2.0.0)
+    zeitwerk (2.7.1)
 
 PLATFORMS
   x86_64-linux
@@ -111,6 +147,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rake (~> 13.0, >= 13.0.6)
   reek (~> 6.1, >= 6.1.4)
   require_all (~> 3.0)
+  rubocop (~> 1.69, >= 1.69.2)
+  rubocop-minitest (~> 0.36.0)
+  rubocop-rake (~> 0.6.0)
   standard (~> 1.31, >= 1.31.1)
   vcr (~> 6.3, >= 6.3.1)
   webmock (~> 3.24)
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c616c7a..c61b7cb 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ end
 
 desc "linting & code smell detector"
 task :analysis do
-  sh "standardrb"
+  sh "rubocop"
   sh "reek"
 end
diff --git a/imdb_title.gemspec b/imdb_title.gemspec
index 9617b74..d6b8acd 100644
--- a/imdb_title.gemspec
+++ b/imdb_title.gemspec
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.metadata = {
     "source_code_uri" => "https://github.com/JuzerShakir/imdb",
     "changelog_uri" => "https://github.com/JuzerShakir/imdb/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md",
-    "bug_tracker_uri" => "https://github.com/JuzerShakir/imdb/issues"
+    "bug_tracker_uri" => "https://github.com/JuzerShakir/imdb/issues",
+    "rubygems_mfa_required" => "true"
   }
-  s.add_runtime_dependency "httparty", "~> 0.21.0"
-  s.add_runtime_dependency "nokogiri", "~> 1.15", ">= 1.15.4"
+  s.add_dependency "httparty", "~> 0.21.0"
+  s.add_dependency "nokogiri", "~> 1.15", ">= 1.15.4"
   s.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.7.0"
 end
diff --git a/lib/helper.rb b/lib/helper.rb
index 2a61001..daf27dc 100644
--- a/lib/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/helper.rb
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@
 require "httparty"
 
 # load all files & folders of the current directory 'lib'
-lib = __dir__
-Dir.glob(File.join(lib, "**", "*.rb")).sort.each(&method(:require))
+Dir.glob(File.join(__dir__, "**", "*.rb")).each(&method(:require))
diff --git a/test/exceptions_test.rb b/test/exceptions_test.rb
index 9b3c4de..b71ff05 100644
--- a/test/exceptions_test.rb
+++ b/test/exceptions_test.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 # tests for custom exceptions
 class ExceptionsTest < Minitest::Test
   def test_invalid_url
-    assert_raises(IMDb::InvalidURL) do
-      IMDb::Title.new("http://www.example.com")
-      IMDb::Title.new("https://www.imdb.com/title/tt549199490/")
+    assert_raises(IMDb::InvalidURL) { IMDb::Title.new("http://www.example.com") }
+  end
+
+  def test_invalid_id
+    VCR.use_cassette("wrong_id") do
+      assert_raises(IMDb::InvalidURL) { IMDb::Title.new("https://www.imdb.com/title/tt549199490/") }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/titles/episode_test.rb b/test/titles/episode_test.rb
index 815453b..d4c45b4 100644
--- a/test/titles/episode_test.rb
+++ b/test/titles/episode_test.rb
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@
 class EpisodeTest < TestHelper
   ID = "tt9166672" # open wide, o earth
 
-  def test_title = super title.title, "Open Wide, O Earth"
+  def test_title = super(title.title, "Open Wide, O Earth")
 
   def test_release_date
     release_date = title.release_date
-    super release_date
+    super(release_date)
+
     assert_equal("May 20, 2019 (United States)", release_date)
   end
 
-  def test_duration = super title.duration, "1 hour 5 minutes"
+  def test_duration = super(title.duration, "1 hour 5 minutes")
 
   def test_instance_of_class = assert_kind_of(Episode, title)
 end
diff --git a/test/titles/in_development_test.rb b/test/titles/in_development_test.rb
index 7b6ab88..8532043 100644
--- a/test/titles/in_development_test.rb
+++ b/test/titles/in_development_test.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 class TitleInDevelopmentTest < TestHelper
   ID = "tt4576032" # blade
 
-  def test_title = super title.title, "300: The Resurgence"
+  def test_title = super(title.title, "300: The Resurgence")
 
   def test_tagline
     tagline = title.tagline
+
     assert(tagline.is_a?(String) || tagline.nil?)
   end
 
@@ -20,5 +21,5 @@ def test_popularity = assert_nil(title.popularity)
 
   def test_release_date = assert_nil(title.release_date)
 
-  def test_production_companies = super title.production_companies
+  def test_production_companies = super(title.production_companies)
 end
diff --git a/test/titles/movie_test.rb b/test/titles/movie_test.rb
index b6901dd..609961a 100644
--- a/test/titles/movie_test.rb
+++ b/test/titles/movie_test.rb
@@ -9,18 +9,20 @@ class MovieTest < TestHelper
 
   def test_instance_of_class = assert_kind_of(Movie, title)
 
-  def test_title = super title.title, "The Shawshank Redemption"
+  def test_title = super(title.title, "The Shawshank Redemption")
 
-  def test_duration = super title.duration, "2 hours 22 minutes"
+  def test_duration = super(title.duration, "2 hours 22 minutes")
 
   def test_budget
     budget = title.budget
+
     assert_kind_of(String, budget)
     assert_match(/\A\$\d+(?:,\d{3})*\z/, budget)
   end
 
   def test_revenue
     revenue = title.revenue
+
     assert_kind_of(String, revenue)
     assert_match(/\A\$\d+(?:,\d{3})*\z/, revenue)
   end
diff --git a/test/titles/tv_show_test.rb b/test/titles/tv_show_test.rb
index 25d483b..1883594 100644
--- a/test/titles/tv_show_test.rb
+++ b/test/titles/tv_show_test.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 class TvShowTest < TestHelper
   ID = "tt0903747" # breaking bad
 
-  def test_title = super title.title, "Breaking Bad"
+  def test_title = super(title.title, "Breaking Bad")
 
-  def test_duration = super title.duration, "45 minutes"
+  def test_duration = super(title.duration, "45 minutes")
 
   def test_instance_of_class = assert_kind_of(TvShow, title)
 end
diff --git a/test/titles/video_game_test.rb b/test/titles/video_game_test.rb
index 465df9d..d65989d 100644
--- a/test/titles/video_game_test.rb
+++ b/test/titles/video_game_test.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 class VideoGameTest < TestHelper
   ID = "tt2140553" # the last of us
 
-  def test_title = super title.title, "The Last of Us"
+  def test_title = super(title.title, "The Last of Us")
 
   def test_release_date
     release_date = title.release_date
-    super release_date
+    super(release_date)
+
     assert_equal("June 14, 2013 (United States)", release_date)
   end