diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 67c338d..27413a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -27,26 +27,22 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: mamba-org/provision-with-micromamba@main
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          environment-file: false
-          environment-name: gha-testing
-          channels: conda-forge,nodefaults
-          extra-specs: |
-            python=${{ matrix.python-version }}
-            mamba
-            tox-conda
-          cache-downloads: true
-
-      - name: Run end-to-end tests.
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          cache: pip
+          allow-prereleases: true
+      - run: pip install tox
+
+      - name: Run tests.
         shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: tox -e pytest -- tests -m end_to_end --cov=./ --cov-report=xml -n auto
+        run: tox -e test -- --cov=./ --cov-report=xml
 
-      - name: Upload coverage reports of end-to-end tests.
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.9'
+      - name: Upload coverage reports of tests.
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.10'
         shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -F end_to_end -c
+        run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 74e785d..668bff7 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ exclude: |
 
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.4.0
+    rev: v4.5.0
     hooks:
     -   id: check-added-large-files
         args: ['--maxkb=25']
@@ -38,46 +38,26 @@ repos:
     rev: v3.9.0
     hooks:
     -   id: reorder-python-imports
--   repo: https://github.com/asottile/setup-cfg-fmt
-    rev: v2.2.0
+-   repo: https://github.com/aio-libs/sort-all
+    rev: v1.2.0
     hooks:
-    -   id: setup-cfg-fmt
-        exclude:  |
-            (?x)^(
-                {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
-            )$
--   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 23.1.0
-    hooks:
-    -   id: black
--   repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.0.241
+    -   id: sort-all
+-   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.1.6
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
-        args: [hooks, tests]
+        args: [--config, pyproject.toml, hooks, tests]
         pass_filenames: false
+      - id: ruff-format
+        args: [--config, pyproject.toml]
 -   repo: https://github.com/dosisod/refurb
-    rev: v1.10.0
+    rev: v1.24.0
     hooks:
     -   id: refurb
         args: [--ignore, FURB126]
         exclude: ({{cookiecutter.project_slug}})
--   repo: https://github.com/econchick/interrogate
-    rev: 1.5.0
-    hooks:
-    -   id: interrogate
-        args: [
-            -v,
-            --fail-under=40,
-            --config,
-            pyproject.toml,
-            "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}",
-            --exclude,
-            "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tests/test_import.py"
-        ]
-        pass_filenames: false
 -   repo: https://github.com/executablebooks/mdformat
-    rev: 0.7.16
+    rev: 0.7.17
     hooks:
     -   id: mdformat
         additional_dependencies: [
@@ -91,7 +71,7 @@ repos:
               {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.md
           )$
 -   repo: https://github.com/executablebooks/mdformat
-    rev: 0.7.16
+    rev: 0.7.17
     hooks:
     -   id: mdformat
         additional_dependencies: [
@@ -106,18 +86,14 @@ repos:
         #         path/to/file.py
         #     )$
 -   repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.2.2
+    rev: v2.2.6
     hooks:
     -   id: codespell
         additional_dependencies: [tomli]
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: 'v0.991'
+    rev: 'v1.7.0'
     hooks:
     -   id: mypy
-        args: [
-            --no-strict-optional,
-            --ignore-missing-imports,
-        ]
         pass_filenames: false
 -   repo: meta
     hooks:
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index c0065fa..1478786 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 version: 2
 
 build:
-  image: latest
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.10"
 
-python:
-  version: 3.8
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/source/conf.py
+  fail_on_warning: true
 
-conda:
-  environment: docs/docs_environment.yml
+python:
+  install:
+  - method: pip
+    path: .
+    extra_requirements:
+     - docs
diff --git a/docs/docs_environment.yml b/docs/docs_environment.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 06269f1..0000000
--- a/docs/docs_environment.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-channels:
-  - conda-forge
-  - nodefaults
-
-dependencies:
-  - python >= 3.8
-  - pip >=21.1
-  - setuptools_scm
-  - toml
-
-  # Documentation
-  - furo
-  - ipython
-  - nbsphinx
-  - myst-parser
-  - sphinx
-  - sphinx-autoapi
-  - sphinx-copybutton
-  - sphinx-panels
-
-  - pip:
-    - ../
-    - sphinxext-opengraph
diff --git a/docs/source/api.md b/docs/source/api.md
deleted file mode 100644
index c63fd9c..0000000
--- a/docs/source/api.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# API Reference
-
-The following documents are auto-generated and not carefully edited. They provide direct
-access to the source code and the docstrings.
-
-```{toctree}
----
-titlesonly: true
----
-/autoapi/pre_gen_project/index
-/autoapi/post_gen_project/index
-```
diff --git a/docs/source/changes.md b/docs/source/changes.md
index 2ce32cc..ccc10d9 100644
--- a/docs/source/changes.md
+++ b/docs/source/changes.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 This is a record of all past cookiecutter-pytask-project releases and what went into
 them in reverse chronological order.
 
+## 1.6.0 - 2023-11-23
+
+- {pull}`35` modernizes the template.
+
 ## 1.5.0 - 2023-02-04
 
 - {pull}`33` fixes some small things. (Thanks to @hmgaudecker!)
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 53bf489..d57a7a9 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@
     "sphinxext.opengraph",
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
     "sphinx_copybutton",
-    "sphinx_panels",
-    "autoapi.extension",
     "myst_parser",
+    "sphinx_design",
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
@@ -48,12 +47,6 @@
 # html_extra_path.
 exclude_patterns = ["build", "Thumbs.db", ".DS_Store", "**.ipynb_checkpoints"]
 
-# Configuration for autoapi to generate and API page.
-autoapi_type = "python"
-autoapi_dirs = ["../../hooks"]
-autoapi_keep_files = False
-autoapi_add_toctree_entry = False
-
 # Remove prefixed $ for bash, >>> for Python prompts, and In [1]: for IPython prompts.
 copybutton_prompt_text = r"\$ |>>> |In \[\d\]: "
 copybutton_prompt_is_regexp = True
@@ -61,10 +54,10 @@
 # Use these roles to create links to github users and pull requests.
 _repo = "https://github.com/pytask-dev/cookiecutter-pytask-project"
 extlinks = {
-    "pypi": ("https://pypi.org/project/%s/", ""),
-    "issue": (f"{_repo}/issues/%s", "issue #"),
-    "pull": (f"{_repo}/pull/%s", "pull request #"),
-    "user": ("https://github.com/%s", "@"),
+    "pypi": ("https://pypi.org/project/%s/", "%s"),
+    "issue": (f"{_repo}/issues/%s", "issue #%s"),
+    "pull": (f"{_repo}/pull/%s", "pull request #%s"),
+    "user": ("https://github.com/%s", "@%s"),
 }
 
 # Link objects to other documentations.
@@ -85,8 +78,3 @@
 
 pygments_style = "sphinx"
 pygments_dark_style = "monokai"
-
-# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here, relative
-# to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files, so a file named
-# "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-html_static_path = ["_static"]
diff --git a/docs/source/index.md b/docs/source/index.md
index ffb6e99..0093590 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/index.md
@@ -47,5 +47,4 @@ maxdepth: 1
 ---
 faq
 changes
-api
 ```
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index eee9c8a..6090cbf 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ dependencies:
   - myst-parser
   - nbsphinx
   - sphinx
-  - sphinx-autoapi
   - sphinx-copybutton
   - sphinx-panels
 
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index efe9511..ba7511a 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""This module contains hooks which are executed after the template is rendered."""
+"""Contains hooks which are executed after the template is rendered."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import shutil
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ def main() -> None:
         remove_file(project_path, ".readthedocs.yaml")
 
     subprocess.run(
-        ("git", "init", "--initial-branch", "main"), check=True, capture_output=True
+        ("git", "init", "--initial-branch", "main"),
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
     )
 
     if "{{ cookiecutter.make_initial_commit }}" == "yes":
@@ -78,10 +80,35 @@ def main() -> None:
                 check=True,
                 capture_output=True,
             )
+            # Install pre-commit hooks and run them.
+            subprocess.run(  # noqa: PLW1510
+                (
+                    conda_exe,
+                    "run",
+                    "-n",
+                    "{{ cookiecutter.conda_environment_name }}",
+                    "pre-commit",
+                    "install",
+                ),
+                capture_output=True,
+            )
+            subprocess.run(  # noqa: PLW1510
+                (
+                    conda_exe,
+                    "run",
+                    "-n",
+                    "{{ cookiecutter.conda_environment_name }}",
+                    "pre-commit",
+                    "run",
+                    "--all-files",
+                ),
+                capture_output=True,
+            )
         else:
             warnings.warn(
                 "conda environment could not be created since no conda or mamba "
-                "executable was found."
+                "executable was found.",
+                stacklevel=1,
             )
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/pre_gen_project.py b/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
index 66e93ac..803aa36 100644
--- a/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/pre_gen_project.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""This module contains hooks which are executed before the template is rendered."""
+"""Contains hooks which are executed before the template is rendered."""
 import re
 
 MODULE_REGEX = r"^[_a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*$"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     if not re.match(ENVIRON_REGEX, environment_name):
         raise ValueError(
-            EXCEPTION_MSG_ENVIRON_NAME.format(environment_name=environment_name)
+            EXCEPTION_MSG_ENVIRON_NAME.format(environment_name=environment_name),
         )
 
     python_version = "{{ cookiecutter.python_version }}"
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     if not re.match(PYTHONVERSION_REGEX, python_version):
         raise ValueError(
             EXCEPTION_MSG_PYTHONVERSION.format(
-                min_python_version=PYTHONVERSION_MIN, python_version=python_version
+                min_python_version=PYTHONVERSION_MIN,
+                python_version=python_version,
             ),
         )
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0d65a3a..9e94d80 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,53 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 write_to = "version.py"
 
 
+[project]
+name = "cookiecutter_pytask_project"
+description = "A minimal cookiecutter template for a project with pytask."
+classifiers = [ "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha", "Environment :: Console", "Intended Audience :: Science/Research", "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License", "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X", "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows", "Operating System :: POSIX", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3", "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only", "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering", "Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools",]
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+dependencies = ["cookiecutter"]
+
+[[project.authors]]
+name = "Tobias Raabe"
+email = "raabe@posteo.de"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+docs = [
+  "furo",
+  "ipython",
+  "myst-parser",
+  "nbsphinx",
+  "sphinx",
+  "sphinx-click",
+  "sphinx-copybutton",
+  "sphinx-design>=0.3",
+  "sphinx-toolbox",
+  "sphinxext-opengraph",
+]
+test = ["pytest", "pytest-cookies", "pytest-cov"]
+
+[project.readme]
+file = "README.md"
+content-type = "text/markdown"
+
+[project.license]
+text = "MIT"
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://cookiecutter-pytask-project.readthedocs.io/en/latest"
+Changelog = "https://cookiecutter-pytask-project.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes.html"
+Documentation = "https://cookiecutter-pytask-project.readthedocs.io/en/latest"
+Github = "https://github.com/pytask-dev/cookiecutter-pytask-project"
+Tracker = "https://github.com/pytask-dev/cookiecutter-pytask-project/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+platforms = [ "unix", "linux", "osx", "cygwin", "win32",]
+license-files = [ "LICENSE"]
+include-package-data = false
+
+
 [tool.mypy]
 files = ["hooks", "tests"]
 exclude = "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}"
@@ -26,7 +73,7 @@ ignore_errors = true
 
 
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py37"
+target-version = "py38"
 select = ["ALL"]
 fix = true
 extend-ignore = [
@@ -41,26 +88,34 @@ extend-ignore = [
     "D416",
     "D417",
     # Others.
-    "D404",  # Do not start module docstring with "This".
-    "RET504",  # unnecessary variable assignment before return.
-    "S101",  # raise errors for asserts.
-    "B905",  # strict parameter for zip that was implemented in py310.
     "I",  # ignore isort
-    "ANN101",  # type annotating self
-    "ANN102",  # type annotating cls
-    "FBT",  # flake8-boolean-trap
-    "EM",  # flake8-errmsg
-    "ANN401",  # flake8-annotate typing.Any
-    "PD",  # pandas-vet
-    "COM812",  # trailing comma missing, but black takes care of that
+    "COM812",  # Comply with ruff-format.
+    "ISC001",  # Comply with ruff-format.
 ]
 
 
 [tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
-"tests/*" = ["D", "ANN"]
-"hooks/post_gen_project.py" = ["PLR0133"]
 "hooks/*" = ["INP001"]
+"tests/*" = ["D", "ANN", "S101", "S603"]
+"hooks/post_gen_project.py" = ["PLR0133", "S603"]
 
 
 [tool.ruff.pydocstyle]
 convention = "numpy"
+
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = ["--doctest-modules"]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+filterwarnings = [
+    "ignore: the imp module is deprecated in favour of importlib",
+    "ignore: Using or importing the ABCs from 'collections' instead of from",
+    "ignore: The (parser|symbol) module is deprecated and will be removed in future",
+]
+markers = [
+    "wip: Tests that are work-in-progress.",
+    "unit: Flag for unit tests which target mainly a single function.",
+    "integration: Flag for integration tests which may comprise of multiple unit tests.",
+    "end_to_end: Flag for tests that cover the whole program.",
+]
+norecursedirs = [".idea", ".tox"]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index de71e78..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-name = cookiecutter_pytask_project
-description = A minimal cookiecutter template for a project with pytask.
-long_description = file: README.md
-long_description_content_type = text/markdown
-url = https://cookiecutter-pytask-project.readthedocs.io/en/latest
-author = Tobias Raabe
-author_email = raabe@posteo.de
-license = MIT
-license_file = LICENSE
-platforms = unix, linux, osx, cygwin, win32
-classifiers =
-    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
-    Environment :: Console
-    Intended Audience :: Science/Research
-    License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
-    Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
-    Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
-    Operating System :: POSIX
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
-    Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools
-project_urls =
-    Changelog = https://cookiecutter-pytask-project.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes.html
-    Documentation = https://cookiecutter-pytask-project.readthedocs.io/en/latest
-    Github = https://github.com/pytask-dev/cookiecutter-pytask-project
-    Tracker = https://github.com/pytask-dev/cookiecutter-pytask-project/issues
-
-[options]
-python_requires = >=3.8
-
-[check-manifest]
-ignore =
-    version.py
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 470470c..dd200b0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,50 +1,20 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = pytest, sphinx
+envlist = test, docs
 
 [testenv]
 usedevelop = true
 passenv = CI
 
-[testenv:pytest]
-conda_channels =
-    conda-forge
-    nodefaults
-conda_deps =
-    # pytest
-    pytest
-    ; pytest-cookies>=0.6.2
-    pytest-cov
-    pytest-xdist
-
-    # Package dependencies
-    cookiecutter
-
-deps =
-    git+https://github.com/andriihomiak/pytest-cookies.git@fix/quotes_in_user_config
+[testenv:test]
+allowlist_externals = pytest
+extras = test
 
 commands =
     pytest {posargs}
 
-[testenv:sphinx]
+[testenv:docs]
+extras = docs
 changedir = docs/source
-conda_env = docs/docs_environment.yml
 commands =
     sphinx-build -T -b html -d {envtmpdir}/doctrees . {envtmpdir}/html
     - sphinx-build -T -b linkcheck -d {envtmpdir}/doctrees . {envtmpdir}/linkcheck
-
-[pytest]
-addopts = --doctest-modules
-testpaths =
-    tests
-filterwarnings =
-    ignore: the imp module is deprecated in favour of importlib
-    ignore: Using or importing the ABCs from 'collections' instead of from
-    ignore: The (parser|symbol) module is deprecated and will be removed in future
-markers =
-    wip: Tests that are work-in-progress.
-    unit: Flag for unit tests which target mainly a single function.
-    integration: Flag for integration tests which may comprise of multiple unit tests.
-    end_to_end: Flag for tests that cover the whole program.
-norecursedirs =
-    .idea
-    .tox
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/main.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d38e20e..45adfcc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         run: tox -e pytest -- src tests -m "unit or (not integration and not end_to_end)" --cov=./ --cov-report=xml -n auto
 
       - name: Upload coverage report for unit tests and doctests.
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.9'
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.10'
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -F unit -c
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         run: tox -e pytest -- src tests -m integration --cov=./ --cov-report=xml -n auto
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports of integration tests.
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.9'
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.10'
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -F integration -c
 
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ jobs:
         run: tox -e pytest -- src tests -m end_to_end --cov=./ --cov-report=xml -n auto
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports of end-to-end tests.
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.9'
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python-version == '3.10'
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -F end_to_end -c
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4d341aa..073e902 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.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-added-large-files
         args: ['--maxkb=25']
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ repos:
         args: [--branch, main]
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pygrep-hooks
-    rev: v1.9.0
+    rev: v1.10.0
     hooks:
     -   id: python-check-blanket-noqa
     -   id: python-check-mock-methods
@@ -24,46 +24,31 @@ repos:
     -   id: python-no-log-warn
     -   id: python-use-type-annotations
     -   id: text-unicode-replacement-char
--   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.3.1
-    hooks:
-    -   id: pyupgrade
-        args: [--py37-plus]
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/reorder_python_imports
     rev: v3.9.0
     hooks:
     -   id: reorder-python-imports{% if cookiecutter.add_mypy == "yes" %}
-        args: [--py37-plus, --add-import, 'from __future__ import annotations']{% endif %}
+        args: [--py38-plus, --add-import, 'from __future__ import annotations']{% endif %}
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/setup-cfg-fmt
     rev: v2.2.0
     hooks:
     -   id: setup-cfg-fmt
--   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 23.1.0
-    hooks:
-    -   id: black
--   repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/docformatter
-    rev: v1.5.1
+-   repo: https://github.com/aio-libs/sort-all
+    rev: v1.2.0
     hooks:
-    -   id: docformatter
-        args: [--in-place, --wrap-summaries, "88", --wrap-descriptions, "88", --blank]
-{% if cookiecutter.python_version in ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"] %}-   repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.0.241
+    -   id: sort-all
+-   repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.1.6
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
--   repo: https://github.com/dosisod/refurb
-    rev: v1.10.0
+      - id: ruff-format
+{% if cookiecutter.python_version in ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"] %}-   repo: https://github.com/dosisod/refurb
+    rev: v1.24.0
     hooks:
     -   id: refurb
-        args: [--ignore, FURB126]
 {% endif %}
--   repo: https://github.com/econchick/interrogate
-    rev: 1.5.0
-    hooks:
-    -   id: interrogate
-        args: [-v, --fail-under=40]
 -   repo: https://github.com/executablebooks/mdformat
-    rev: 0.7.16
+    rev: 0.7.17
     hooks:
     -   id: mdformat
         additional_dependencies: [
@@ -73,7 +58,7 @@ repos:
         args: [--wrap, "88"]
         files: (README\.md)
 -   repo: https://github.com/executablebooks/mdformat
-    rev: 0.7.16
+    rev: 0.7.17
     hooks:
     -   id: mdformat
         additional_dependencies: [
@@ -88,7 +73,7 @@ repos:
         #         path/to/file.py
         #     )$
 {% if cookiecutter.add_mypy == "yes" %}-   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: 'v0.991'
+    rev: 'v1.7.0'
     hooks:
     -   id: mypy
         args: [
@@ -97,7 +82,7 @@ repos:
         ]
         pass_filenames: false
 {% endif %}-   repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.2.2
+    rev: v2.2.6
     hooks:
     -   id: codespell
 -   repo: meta
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yaml
index c0065fa..b508b44 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build:
   image: latest
 
 python:
-  version: 3.8
+  version: 3.10
 
 conda:
   environment: docs/docs_environment.yml
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/docs_environment.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/docs_environment.yml
index d1b83ca..690a754 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/docs_environment.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/docs_environment.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - nodefaults
 
 dependencies:
-  - python >= 3.8
+  - python >= 3.10
   - pip
   - setuptools_scm
   - toml
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ dependencies:
   - nbsphinx
   - myst-parser
   - sphinx
-  - sphinx-autoapi
+  - sphinx-design
   - sphinx-copybutton
-  - sphinx-panels
 
   - pip:
     - ../
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/api.md b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/api.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 929543a..0000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/api.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# API Reference
-
-The following documents are auto-generated and not carefully edited. They provide direct
-access to the source code and the docstrings.
-
-```{toctree}
----
-titlesonly: true
----
-/autoapi/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/index
-```
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/conf.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/conf.py
index 2dddfa3..6f3c8dc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 project = "{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}"
 project_slug = "{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}"
 author = "{{ cookiecutter.author }}"
-copyright = f"2022, {author}"  # noqa: A001
+year = "{% now 'utc', '%Y' %}"
+copyright = f"{year}, {author}"  # noqa: A001
 
 # The version, including alpha/beta/rc tags, but not commit hash and datestamps
 release = version(project_slug)
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
     "sphinx_copybutton",
     "sphinx_panels",
-    "autoapi.extension",
     "myst_parser",
 ]
 
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@
 # html_extra_path.
 exclude_patterns = ["build", "Thumbs.db", ".DS_Store", "**.ipynb_checkpoints"]
 
-# Configuration for autoapi to generate and API page.
-autoapi_type = "python"
-autoapi_dirs = ["../../src"]
-autoapi_keep_files = False
-autoapi_add_toctree_entry = False
-
 # Remove prefixed $ for bash, >>> for Python prompts, and In [1]: for IPython prompts.
 copybutton_prompt_text = r"\$ |>>> |In \[\d\]: "
 copybutton_prompt_is_regexp = True
@@ -61,10 +55,10 @@
 # Use these roles to create links to github users and pull requests.
 _repo = "https://github.com/{{ cookiecutter.github_username }}/" + project_slug
 extlinks = {
-    "pypi": ("https://pypi.org/project/%s/", ""),
-    "issue": (f"{_repo}/issues/%s", "issue #"),
-    "pull": (f"{_repo}/pull/%s", "pull request #"),
-    "user": ("https://github.com/%s", "@"),
+    "pypi": ("https://pypi.org/project/%s/", "%s"),
+    "issue": (f"{_repo}/issues/%s", "issue #%s"),
+    "pull": (f"{_repo}/pull/%s", "pull request #%s"),
+    "user": ("https://github.com/%s", "@%s"),
 }
 
 # Link objects to other documentations.
@@ -85,8 +79,3 @@
 
 pygments_style = "sphinx"
 pygments_dark_style = "monokai"
-
-# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here, relative
-# to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files, so a file named
-# "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-html_static_path = ["_static"]
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/index.md b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/index.md
index de2601b..0880e27 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/index.md
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/source/index.md
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ caption: 'Contents:'
 maxdepth: 1
 ---
 changes
-api
 ```
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/environment.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/environment.yml
index 8bd4daa..ff1f71c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/environment.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/environment.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ dependencies:
   - myst-parser
   - nbsphinx
   - sphinx
-  - sphinx-autoapi
   - sphinx-copybutton
   - sphinx-panels
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index 05f08af..6894f22 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,25 +44,33 @@ extend-ignore = [
     "D416",
     "D417",
     # Others.
-    "D404",  # Do not start module docstring with "This".
-    "RET504",  # unnecessary variable assignment before return.
-    "S101",  # raise errors for asserts.
-    "B905",  # strict parameter for zip that was implemented in py310.
     "I",  # ignore isort
-    "ANN101",  # type annotating self
-    "ANN102",  # type annotating cls
-    "FBT",  # flake8-boolean-trap
-    "EM",  # flake8-errmsg
-    "ANN401",  # flake8-annotate typing.Any
-    "PD",  # pandas-vet
-    "COM812",  # trailing comma missing, but black takes care of that
+    "COM812",  # Comply with ruff-format.
+    "ISC001",  # Comply with ruff-format.
 ]
 
 
 [tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
-"tests/*" = ["D", "ANN"]
+"tests/*" = ["D", "ANN", "S101"]
 "docs/source/conf.py" = ["INP001"]
 
 
 [tool.ruff.pydocstyle]
 convention = "numpy"
+
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = ["--doctest-modules"]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+filterwarnings = [
+    "ignore: the imp module is deprecated in favour of importlib",
+    "ignore: Using or importing the ABCs from 'collections' instead of from",
+    "ignore: The (parser|symbol) module is deprecated and will be removed in future",
+]
+markers = [
+    "wip: Tests that are work-in-progress.",
+    "unit: Flag for unit tests which target mainly a single function.",
+    "integration: Flag for integration tests which may comprise of multiple unit tests.",
+    "end_to_end: Flag for tests that cover the whole program.",
+]
+norecursedirs = [".idea", ".tox"]
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/__init__.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/__init__.py
index 075592e..6e5ee2d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/__init__.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""This module contains the main namespace of {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}."""
+"""Contains the main namespace of {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}."""
 # Import the version from _version.py which is dynamically created by setuptools-scm
 # when the project is installed with ``pip install -e .``. Do not put it into version
 # control!
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config.py
index cb77e44..20862ce 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""This module contains the general configuration of the project."""
+"""Contains the general configuration of the project."""
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tests/__init__.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tests/__init__.py
index 4045499..c3dc044 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"""This module is necessary to configure mypy's behavior for the tests."""
+"""Is module is necessary to configure mypy's behavior for the tests."""
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tox.ini b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tox.ini
index a39f6d0..1f2169e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tox.ini
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tox.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ conda_channels =
 conda_deps =
     # pytest
     pytest
-    pytest-cookies
     pytest-cov
     pytest-xdist
 
@@ -20,18 +19,3 @@ conda_deps =
 
 commands =
     pytest {posargs}
-
-[pytest]
-addopts = --doctest-modules
-filterwarnings =
-    ignore: the imp module is deprecated in favour of importlib
-    ignore: Using or importing the ABCs from 'collections' instead of from
-    ignore: The (parser|symbol) module is deprecated and will be removed in future
-markers =
-    wip: Tests that are work-in-progress.
-    unit: Flag for unit tests which target mainly a single function.
-    integration: Flag for integration tests which may comprise of multiple unit tests.
-    end_to_end: Flag for tests that cover the whole program.
-norecursedirs =
-    .idea
-    .tox