diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c5028c2..b1c9597 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ When you're ready to contribute code to address an open issue, please follow the
 
         git clone https://github.com/USERNAME/python-package-template.git
 
-    or 
+    or
 
         git clone git@github.com:USERNAME/python-package-template.git
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..012f302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+ci:
+  autoupdate_commit_msg: "chore: update pre-commit hooks"
+  autofix_commit_msg: "style: pre-commit fixes"
+
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.1.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+      - id: check-case-conflict
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: check-symlinks
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: debug-statements
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: mixed-line-ending
+      - id: requirements-txt-fixer
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
+    rev: 5.12.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: isort
+        args: ["-a", "from __future__ import annotations"]
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
+    rev: v2.31.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: pyupgrade
+        args: [--py37-plus]
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/hadialqattan/pycln
+    rev: v1.2.5
+    hooks:
+      - id: pycln
+        args: [--config=pyproject.toml]
+        stages: [manual]
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+    rev: v2.1.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: codespell
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pygrep-hooks
+    rev: v1.9.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: python-check-blanket-noqa
+      - id: python-check-blanket-type-ignore
+      - id: python-no-log-warn
+      - id: python-no-eval
+      - id: python-use-type-annotations
+      - id: rst-backticks
+      - id: rst-directive-colons
+      - id: rst-inline-touching-normal
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/mgedmin/check-manifest
+    rev: "0.47"
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-manifest
+        stages: [manual]
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index f2e380b..ac457e9 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ python:
       path: .
       extra_requirements:
         - dev
-
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index e574055..2fab8ca 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # list see the documentation:
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
diff --git a/docs/source/overview.md b/docs/source/overview.md
index d8d63b4..802d341 100644
--- a/docs/source/overview.md
+++ b/docs/source/overview.md
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 Overview
 ========
-
diff --git a/gitops/commit-template.txt b/gitops/commit-template.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e251d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitops/commit-template.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[TYPE] Brief description of the change
+
+- Detailed explanation of the change
+- Additional context or information if necessary
diff --git a/gitops/commit_all.sh b/gitops/commit_all.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6365d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitops/commit_all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if the current directory is a Git repository
+if ! git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Error: Not in a Git repository."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+current_branch=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)
+
+# Check if there are any changes to commit
+if [[ -n $(git status -s) ]]; then
+  git fetch origin "$current_branch"
+  git pull origin "$current_branch"
+
+  commit_template="./gitops/commit-template.txt"
+
+  if [ -f "$commit_template" ]; then
+    git config commit.template "$commit_template"
+    git commit
+    git config --unset commit.template
+    git push origin "$current_branch"
+
+    echo "Committed and pushed changes successfully."
+  else
+    echo "Commit template not found: $commit_template"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+else
+  echo "No changes to commit."
+fi
diff --git a/my_package/__init__.py b/my_package/__init__.py
index b230225..ac02de7 100644
--- a/my_package/__init__.py
+++ b/my_package/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from .version import VERSION, VERSION_SHORT
diff --git a/my_package/version.py b/my_package/version.py
index 7c1aef3..bb400bb 100644
--- a/my_package/version.py
+++ b/my_package/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 _MAJOR = "0"
 _MINOR = "1"
 # On main and in a nightly release the patch should be one ahead of the last
@@ -7,5 +9,5 @@
 # https://semver.org/#is-v123-a-semantic-version for the semantics.
 _SUFFIX = ""
 
-VERSION_SHORT = "{0}.{1}".format(_MAJOR, _MINOR)
-VERSION = "{0}.{1}.{2}{3}".format(_MAJOR, _MINOR, _PATCH, _SUFFIX)
+VERSION_SHORT = f"{_MAJOR}.{_MINOR}"
+VERSION = f"{_MAJOR}.{_MINOR}.{_PATCH}{_SUFFIX}"
diff --git a/scripts/personalize.py b/scripts/personalize.py
index 9f5a4b5..8d1e2c8 100644
--- a/scripts/personalize.py
+++ b/scripts/personalize.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 This script is interactive and will prompt you for various inputs.
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Generator, List, Tuple
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ def iterfiles(dir: Path) -> Generator[Path, None, None]:
             yield path
 
 
-def personalize_file(path: Path, dry_run: bool, replacements: List[Tuple[str, str]]):
+def personalize_file(path: Path, dry_run: bool, replacements: list[tuple[str, str]]):
     with path.open(mode="r+t", encoding="utf-8") as file:
         filedata = file.read()
 
diff --git a/scripts/prepare_changelog.py b/scripts/prepare_changelog.py
index 083eeda..64a3616 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare_changelog.py
+++ b/scripts/prepare_changelog.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
diff --git a/scripts/release_notes.py b/scripts/release_notes.py
index 8ca99a9..3f3cdf4 100755
--- a/scripts/release_notes.py
+++ b/scripts/release_notes.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# encoding: utf-8
-
 """
 Prepares markdown release notes for GitHub releases.
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import os
 from typing import List, Optional
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 def get_change_log_notes() -> str:
     in_current_section = False
-    current_section_notes: List[str] = []
+    current_section_notes: list[str] = []
     with open("CHANGELOG.md") as changelog:
         for line in changelog:
             if line.startswith("## "):
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_commit_history() -> str:
     # Out of `all_tags`, find the latest previous version so that we can collect all
     # commits between that version and the new version we're about to publish.
     # Note that we ignore pre-releases unless the new version is also a pre-release.
-    last_tag: Optional[str] = None
+    last_tag: str | None = None
     for tag in all_tags:
         if not tag.strip():  # could be blank line
             continue
diff --git a/tests/hello_test.py b/tests/hello_test.py
index 23b9253..ba29a4f 100644
--- a/tests/hello_test.py
+++ b/tests/hello_test.py
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
 def test_hello():
     print("Hello, World!")