diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump.yml b/.github/workflows/bump.yml
index af16c0a..86176db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: Check-out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 8dec591..f494b12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Set-up dependencies
       - name: Check-out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Needed for tags to be fetched; see https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/290
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 7b2aa92..2e67904 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -51,26 +51,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
 
-      # Clone the base template
-      - name: Clone base template
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          repository: 'ADACS-Australia/adacs_template_python_base'
-          path: __adacs_template_python_base
-
-      # Set the path where the base template will be stored and move it there
-      - name: Set temporary path
-        run: echo "TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Move base template
-        run: mv __adacs_template_python_base $TEMP_DIR
-
-      - name: Set path to new base template location
-        run: echo "BASE_TEMPLATE_PATH=$(echo $TEMP_DIR/__adacs_template_python_base )" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       # Set-up dependencies
       - name: Check-out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Needed for tags to be fetched; see https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/290
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/bump.yml b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/bump.yml
index 36d8a65..93af0a3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/bump.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/bump.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: Check-out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e8610e8..d979e4c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Set-up dependencies
       - name: Check-out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Needed for tags to be fetched; see https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/290
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index a19e9ee..f4bd42e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Set-up dependencies
       - name: Check-out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Needed for tags to be fetched; see https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/290