diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9d893cc..2e38197 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ repos:
   # More information can be found in its source repository:
   # https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2
   - repo: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2
-    rev: v0.18.1
+    rev: v0.19.0
     hooks:
     - id: markdownlint-cli2
       name: markdownlint
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ repos:
   # Pyupgrade is a code upgrade tool
   # It works on files in-place
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.21.1
+    rev: v3.21.2
     hooks:
     - id: pyupgrade
       args: [--py310-plus]
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ repos:
   # More information can be found in its documentation:
   # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.14.4
+    rev: v0.14.5
     hooks:
       - id: ruff-check
         name: ruff
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ repos:
   # More information can be found in its documentation:
   # https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit
-    rev: 1.8.6
+    rev: 1.9.1
     hooks:
     - id: bandit
       args: ["-r"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c652399..ce5bce0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ The list of input keys and default values can be found in [`cookiecutter.json`](
 An overview is also provided in the following table:
 
 | Input key | Description | Default value |
-|:---:|:--- |:--- |
+| :---: | :--- | :--- |
 | `project_name` | A human-readable name of the project. | `OTEAPI My Plugin` |
 | `project_slug` | The official package name to be used when installing the package via a package manager (e.g., `pip` or `conda`).<br>This will be the root directory name and should also be the repository name on an online git repository (like GitHub or GitLab).<br><br>It is recommended to have the project slug start with `oteapi-`.<br><br>**Important**: A project slug value may *not* include white space. | `oteapi-myplugin` |
 | `package_name` | The Python importable root module.<br>This will be the root module repository name, under which the source code will be placed.<br><br>It is recommended to have the package name start with `oteapi_`.<br><br>**Important**: A package name value may *not* include white space. A package name value may *only* be made up of the character set: a-z, A-Z, `_`, 0-9, and may *not* start with a number. | `oteapi_myplugin` |
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9499e5e..861d096 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml	
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ repos:
   # More information can be found in its source repository:
   # https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2
   - repo: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2
-    rev: v0.18.1
+    rev: v0.19.0
     hooks:
     - id: markdownlint-cli2
       name: markdownlint
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ repos:
   # Pyupgrade is a code upgrade tool
   # It works on files in-place
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.21.1
+    rev: v3.21.2
     hooks:
     - id: pyupgrade
       args: [--py310-plus]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ repos:
   # More information can be found in its documentation:
   # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.14.4
+    rev: v0.14.5
     hooks:
       - id: ruff-check
         name: ruff
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ repos:
   # More information can be found in its documentation:
   # https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit
-    rev: 1.8.6
+    rev: 1.9.1
     hooks:
     - id: bandit
       args: ["-r"]