diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b18e189..6094909 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.4.0
+    rev: v4.5.0
     hooks:
     -   id: check-yaml
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repos:
       - id: isort
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 23.7.0
+    rev: 23.10.1
     hooks:
       - id: black
         name: black
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: flake8
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.5.1
+    rev: v1.6.1
     hooks:
     -   id: mypy
         additional_dependencies: [types-PyYAML, types-requests, types-setuptools, pydantic]
diff --git a/ape_foundry/provider.py b/ape_foundry/provider.py
index 24009d6..53c3db4 100644
--- a/ape_foundry/provider.py
+++ b/ape_foundry/provider.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from ape.api import (
     BlockAPI,
+    ForkedNetworkAPI,
     PluginConfig,
     ReceiptAPI,
     SubprocessProvider,
@@ -911,32 +912,31 @@ def _fork_config(self) -> FoundryForkConfig:
 
         return self.settings.fork[ecosystem_name][network_name]
 
-    @cached_property
-    def _upstream_provider(self) -> UpstreamProvider:
-        upstream_network = self.network.ecosystem.networks[self._upstream_network_name]
-        upstream_provider_name = self._fork_config.upstream_provider
-        # NOTE: if 'upstream_provider_name' is 'None', this gets the default upstream provider.
-        return upstream_network.get_provider(provider_name=upstream_provider_name)
+    @property
+    def forked_network(self) -> ForkedNetworkAPI:
+        return cast(ForkedNetworkAPI, self.network)
 
     def connect(self):
         super().connect()
 
-        # Verify that we're connected to a Foundry node with fork mode.
-        upstream_provider = self._upstream_provider
-        upstream_provider.connect()
-        try:
-            upstream_genesis_block_hash = upstream_provider.get_block(0).hash
-        except ExtraDataLengthError as err:
-            if isinstance(upstream_provider, Web3Provider):
-                logger.error(
-                    f"Upstream provider '{upstream_provider.name}' missing Geth PoA middleware."
-                )
-                upstream_provider.web3.middleware_onion.inject(geth_poa_middleware, layer=0)
+        # If using the provider config for upstream_provider,
+        # set the network one in this session, so other features work in core.
+        if upstream_name := self._fork_config.upstream_provider:
+            self.forked_network.network_config.upstream_provider = upstream_name
+
+        with self.forked_network.use_upstream_provider() as upstream_provider:
+            try:
                 upstream_genesis_block_hash = upstream_provider.get_block(0).hash
-            else:
-                raise FoundryProviderError(f"Unable to get genesis block: {err}.") from err
+            except ExtraDataLengthError as err:
+                if isinstance(upstream_provider, Web3Provider):
+                    logger.error(
+                        f"Upstream provider '{upstream_provider.name}' missing Geth PoA middleware."
+                    )
+                    upstream_provider.web3.middleware_onion.inject(geth_poa_middleware, layer=0)
+                    upstream_genesis_block_hash = upstream_provider.get_block(0).hash
+                else:
+                    raise FoundryProviderError(f"Unable to get genesis block: {err}.") from err
 
-        upstream_provider.disconnect()
         if self.get_block(0).hash != upstream_genesis_block_hash:
             logger.warning(
                 "Upstream network has mismatching genesis block. "
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c72e2ef..721c1cc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
         "ape-polygon",  # For running polygon fork tests
     ],
     "lint": [
-        "black>=23.7.0,<24",  # auto-formatter and linter
-        "mypy>=1.5.1,<2",  # Static type analyzer
+        "black>=23.10.1,<24",  # auto-formatter and linter
+        "mypy>=1.6.1,<2",  # Static type analyzer
         "types-requests",  # Needed due to mypy typeshed
         "types-setuptools",  # Needed due to mypy typeshed
         "types-PyYAML",  # Needed due to mypy typeshed
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     url="https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape-foundry",
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        "eth-ape>=0.6.12,<0.7",
+        "eth-ape>=0.6.23,<0.7",
         "evm-trace",  # Use same version as ape
         "hexbytes",  # Use same version as ape
         "web3",  # Use same version as ape