diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bace820..5cb5a4a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ exclude: tests/etc/user-*
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit
-    rev: 1.7.10
+    rev: 1.8.0
     hooks:
       - id: bandit
         args:
diff --git a/edc_qareports/modeladmin_mixins/qa_report_modeladmin_mixin.py b/edc_qareports/modeladmin_mixins/qa_report_modeladmin_mixin.py
index 40fa89c..b0813f1 100644
--- a/edc_qareports/modeladmin_mixins/qa_report_modeladmin_mixin.py
+++ b/edc_qareports/modeladmin_mixins/qa_report_modeladmin_mixin.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from edc_constants.constants import NEW
+from edc_utils import truncate_string
 
 from ..models import QaReportLog
-from ..utils import truncate_string
 from .list_filters import NoteStatusListFilter
 
 
diff --git a/edc_qareports/utils.py b/edc_qareports/utils.py
index 64b9643..d3fb16a 100644
--- a/edc_qareports/utils.py
+++ b/edc_qareports/utils.py
@@ -34,16 +34,6 @@ def read_unmanaged_model_sql(
     return sql.replace("uuid()", uuid_func)
 
 
-def truncate_string(string: str, max_length: int) -> str:
-    """Strips string of leading/trailing whitespace and truncates
-    if > `max_length`.
-    """
-    string = string.strip()
-    if len(string) > max_length:
-        return string[: max_length - 1].strip() + "…"
-    return string
-
-
 def get_qareports_codenames(app_name: str, *note_models: str) -> list[str]:
     warn("This function has been deprecated. Use get_app_codenames.", DeprecationWarning, 2)
     return get_app_codenames(app_name)