diff --git a/.cz.toml b/.cz.toml
index 0394a9a..5de657e 100644
--- a/.cz.toml
+++ b/.cz.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.commitizen]
-bump_message = "build(version): update version from $current_version to $new_version [skip ci]"
+bump_message = "build(version): :bookmark: update version from $current_version to $new_version [skip ci]"
 update_changelog_on_bump = true
 version_provider = "poetry"
 version_files = [
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0385ab2..2c9b346 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ repos:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
 
   - repo: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
-    rev: v4.1.0
+    rev: v4.2.1
     hooks:
       - id: commitizen
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
index 17d7aa4..10535a9 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   // Extension identifier format: ${publisher}.${name}. Example: vscode.csharp
   // List of extensions which should be recommended for users of this workspace.
   "recommendations": [
-    "jebbs.plantuml",
     "donjayamanne.githistory",
     "felipecaputo.git-project-manager",
     "GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github",
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index f006005..491bd60 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
   "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv",
   "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
   "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
-  "cSpell.enableFiletypes": [
-    "quarto"
-  ],
+  "cSpell.enabledFileTypes": {
+    "quarto": true
+  },
   "cSpell.language": "en,en-GB",
   "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
   "python.testing.pytestPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/pytest",
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index 740f93f..aeed825 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Aarhus University
+Copyright (c) 2023-2025 Aarhus University
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d07ae2e..448872f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Template for Seedcase Python projects
+# Template for Seedcase Python packages
 
-This repository contains a template for setting up new Python (with Django) projects in Seedcase. The first step is to create a new repository using this template. This can easily be done by clicking the "Use this template" button on the repository page or by using the GitHub CLI:
+This repository contains a template for setting up new Python package projects in Seedcase. The first step is to create a new repository using this template. This can easily be done by clicking the "Use this template" button on the repository page or by using the GitHub CLI:
 
 ``` bash
 # NAME is the name to give the new repository
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ poetry init
 
 Search for `NAME` and `REPO` and replace them with the name of your project and the repository name. Then look for any `TODO` items.
 
-You will need to set up Fly manually for now.
-
 ## Setting things up
 
 Use the commands found in [`spaid`](https://github.com/seedcase-project/spaid) repo to run the next setup steps.
diff --git a/index.qmd b/index.qmd
index f667600..3d0f710 100644
--- a/index.qmd
+++ b/index.qmd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "Welcome to Seedcase Sprout!"
+title: "Welcome to NAME!"
 ---
 
 {{< include /docs/includes/_wip.qmd >}}
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 98391bb..e297400 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ run-all: install-deps format-python check-python test-python check-commits build
 install-deps:
   poetry install
 
-# Generate SVG images from all PlantUML files
-generate-puml-all:
-  docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/puml -w /puml ghcr.io/plantuml/plantuml:latest -tsvg "**/*.puml"
-
-# Generate SVG image from specific PlantUML file
-generate-puml name:
-  docker run --rm -v  $(pwd):/puml -w /puml ghcr.io/plantuml/plantuml:latest -tsvg "**/{{name}}.puml"
-
 # Run the Python tests
 test-python:
   poetry run pytest
@@ -39,7 +31,11 @@ build-website:
 # Run checks on commits with non-main branches
 check-commits:
   #!/bin/zsh
-  if [[ $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) != "main" ]]
+  branch_name=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+  number_of_commits=$(git rev-list --count HEAD ^$branch_name)
+  if [[ ${branch_name} != "main" && ${number_of_commits} -gt 0 ]]
   then
     poetry run cz check --rev-range main..HEAD
+  else
+    echo "Not on main or haven't committed yet."
   fi
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 363b80f..db412f7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.poetry]
-name = "NAME"
+name = "template-python-package"
 version = "0.0.1"
 description = ""
 authors = [
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://NAME.seedcase-project.org"
 repository = "https://github.com/seedcase-project/REPO"
 license = "MIT"
-packages = [{include = "NAME"}]
 
 [tool.poetry.urls]
 "Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/seedcase-project/REPO/issues"
@@ -35,3 +34,11 @@ ruff = "^0.6.2"
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = [
+  # A short traceback mode to make it easier to view
+  "--tb=short",
+  # Use the package in `src/`
+  "--import-mode=importlib",
+]
diff --git a/ruff.toml b/ruff.toml
index 90a4c9e..9171953 100644
--- a/ruff.toml
+++ b/ruff.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Support Python 3.10+
-target-version = "py310"
+# Support Python 3.12+
+target-version = "py312"
 
 # In addition to the default formatters/linters, add these as well.
 [lint]
diff --git a/src/PACKAGE-NAME/__init__.py b/src/PACKAGE-NAME/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29