diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 57f608e..a416cfe 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ lint.select = [
     "D103",
     "D104",
 ]
+# allow `zip()` without passing the `strict` parameter for git submodule that
+# is maintained in https://github.com/pyfar/sofa_conventions
+"sofar/sofa_conventions/*" = [
+    "B905",
+]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
 convention = "numpy"
diff --git a/sofar/sofa.py b/sofar/sofa.py
index 4bbee31..488e229 100644
--- a/sofar/sofa.py
+++ b/sofar/sofa.py
@@ -371,8 +371,10 @@ def inspect(self, file=None, issue_handling="print"):
                     shape += (1, )
 
                 # make verbose shape, e.g., '(M=100, R=2, N=128, '
+                # (not strict, because invalid objects can have more
+                # dimensions than defined and inspect should still work)
                 shape_verbose = "("
-                for s, d in zip(shape, dimension):
+                for s, d in zip(shape, dimension, strict=False):
                     shape_verbose += f"{d}={s}, "
 
                 # add shape information
@@ -1409,7 +1411,7 @@ def _verify_unit(test, ref, unit_aliases):
             return False
 
         # check if units are valid
-        for unit_test, unit_ref in zip(units_test, units_ref):
+        for unit_test, unit_ref in zip(units_test, units_ref, strict=True):
             if unit_test not in unit_aliases \
                     or unit_aliases[unit_test] != unit_ref:
                 return False
diff --git a/sofar/sofastream.py b/sofar/sofastream.py
index ee93dc3..6e0e3ed 100644
--- a/sofar/sofastream.py
+++ b/sofar/sofastream.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def inspect(self, file=None):
             else:
                 # make verbose shape, e.g., '(M=100, R=2, N=128, '
                 shape_verbose = "("
-                for s, d in zip(shape, dimensions):
+                for s, d in zip(shape, dimensions, strict=True):
                     shape_verbose += f"{d}={s}, "
 
                 # add shape information
diff --git a/sofar/update_conventions.py b/sofar/update_conventions.py
index df64108..fee0395 100644
--- a/sofar/update_conventions.py
+++ b/sofar/update_conventions.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def _check_congruency(save_dir=None, branch="master"):
 
             # save diverging files
             if save_dir is not None:
-                for subdir, d in zip(subdirs, data):
+                for subdir, d in zip(subdirs, data, strict=True):
                     filename = os.path.join(save_dir, subdir, convention)
                     with open(filename, "wb") as file:
                         file.write(d)
diff --git a/sofar/utils.py b/sofar/utils.py
index 9c92284..e96455d 100644
--- a/sofar/utils.py
+++ b/sofar/utils.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def _get_conventions(return_type, conventions_path=None):
     elif return_type == "name":
         return conventions
     elif return_type == "name_version":
-        return list(zip(conventions, versions))
+        return list(zip(conventions, versions, strict=True))
     elif return_type == "string":
         return conventions_str
     else:
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 3bdb6e4..1370e30 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def test__compile_conventions():
     paths_test = _get_conventions(
         "path", os.path.join(temp_dir.name, "conventions"))
 
-    for path_ref, path_test in zip(paths_ref, paths_test):
+    for path_ref, path_test in zip(paths_ref, paths_test, strict=True):
 
         # load reference conventions
         with open(path_ref, "r") as file: