diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0829061..172a51a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ repos:
       - id: git-check     # check for git conflict markers and whitespace errors - uses git internally
 
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 21.9b0
+    rev: ec91a2b
     hooks:
       - id: black
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e5bfaf..dcb20ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div align="center">
 
 ![A gif displaying `go-template` in action][demo-gif]
-	
+
 [![Build status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/notsatan/go-template/Black?style=for-the-badge&logo=github)][black-action]
 [![No Dependencies](https://img.shields.io/badge/Dependencies-None-green?style=for-the-badge&logo=dependabot)][gomod-file]
 [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/notsatan/go-template?color=red&style=for-the-badge)][project-license]
diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 844023c..4e4a6c2 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     "use_codecov": "y",
     "use_precommit": "y",
     "go_version": [
-        "1.17",
-        "1.16",
-        "1.18"
+        "1.21",
+        "1.20",
+        "1.19"
     ],
     "license": [
         "MIT",
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index fb21cd9..5401f1e 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/.github/workflows/linting.yml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/.github/workflows/linting.yml	
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ jobs:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 {% raw %}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
 {% endraw %}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -35,13 +40,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
           # Must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.45
-
-          # If set to true then the action will use pre-installed Go
-          skip-go-installation: false
+          version: v1.55
 
           # Optional: golangci-lint command line arguments.
-          # args: --issues-exit-code=0
+          args: "--timeout 3m"  # --issues-exit-code=0
 
           # Optional: show only new issues if it's a pull request. The default value is `false`.
           # only-new-issues: true
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/.gitignore b/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/.gitignore
index 303c449..f5a8884 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/.gitignore	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/.gitignore	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Cache folder generated by IDE
+# Cache folders generated by IDE
 .vscode/**
 .idea/**
 
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ coverage/**
 # Ignore config files from project root, keeping sample config files
 /configs**
 !/configs.**.sample
+
+# Ignore all secret files — they'll be used for project sensitive data
+**.secrets
+**.session
+**.secret
+**.cookie
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/README.md b/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/README.md
index 4535bde..b645271 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/README.md	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/README.md	
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 {% if cookiecutter.use_codecov.lower() == 'y' -%}
 [![Code Coverage](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/{{ cookiecutter.go_module_path.strip('/').replace('.com', '') }}?color=blue&logo=codecov&style=for-the-badge)][github-actions-tests]
 {% endif -%}
-[![Security: bandit](https://img.shields.io/badge/Security-GoSec-lightgrey?style=for-the-badge&logo=springsecurity)](https://github.com/securego/gosec)
+[![Security: GoSec](https://img.shields.io/badge/Security-GoSec-lightgrey?style=for-the-badge&logo=springsecurity)](https://github.com/securego/gosec)
 [![Dependencies Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/Dependencies-Up%20to%20Date-brightgreen?style=for-the-badge&logo=dependabot)][dependabot-pulls]
 [![Semantic Versioning](https://img.shields.io/badge/versioning-semantic-black?style=for-the-badge&logo=semver)][github-releases]
 [![Pre-Commit Enabled](https://img.shields.io/badge/Pre--Commit-Enabled-blue?style=for-the-badge&logo=pre-commit)][precommit-config]
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/docker/Dockerfile b/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/docker/Dockerfile
index 0bf06e1..cdbb164 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/docker/Dockerfile	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}/docker/Dockerfile	
@@ -55,6 +55,5 @@ ENV __BUILD_MODE__=${build_mode}
 ENV ${build_mode}_mode=${build_mode}
 # ^^ will be `debug_mode` or `production_mode`
 
-
 # Run the binary
 CMD ["./{{ cookiecutter.project_name.strip() }}"]