diff --git a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f9503baf6..425f733a6 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Publish
       ## TODO: create a trusted publisher on PyPI
       ## https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.9.0
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.10.2
diff --git a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 731c51a14..929567e8c 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ on:
     - tox.ini
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  FORCE_COLOR: 1
+
 jobs:
   pytest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: {{ '${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9e35a5cbe..58f0f5b0e 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ repos:
   - id: trailing-whitespace
 
 - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.29.2
+  rev: 0.29.3
   hooks:
   - id: check-dependabot
   - id: check-github-workflows
 
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-  rev: v0.6.4
+  rev: v0.6.8
   hooks:
   - id: ruff
     args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix, --show-fixes]
diff --git a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
index 40c8a9b17..7214c8c25 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ python_version = "3.12"
 warn_unused_configs = true
 
 [tool.ruff]
-src = ["{{cookiecutter.library_name}}"]
 target-version = "py39"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
@@ -63,14 +62,11 @@ select = ["ALL"]
 [tool.ruff.lint.flake8-annotations]
 allow-star-arg-any = true
 
-[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
-known-first-party = ["{{cookiecutter.library_name}}"]
-
 [tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
 convention = "google"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core==1.9.0"]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
diff --git a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/tox.ini b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/tox.ini
index 59d5dd083..fb5b1cf87 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/tox.ini
+++ b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/tox.ini
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 # This file can be used to customize tox tests as well as other test frameworks like flake8 and mypy
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py{39,310,311,312}
-isolated_build = true
+envlist = py3{9,10,11,12}
+requires =
+    tox>=4.19
 
 [testenv]
-allowlist_externals = poetry
+deps =
+    pytest
 commands =
-    poetry install -v
-    poetry run pytest
-
-[testenv:pytest]
-# Run the python tests.
-# To execute, run `tox -e pytest`
-envlist = py{39,310,311,312}
-commands =
-    poetry install -v
-    poetry run pytest
+    pytest {posargs}
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f9503baf6..425f733a6 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Publish
       ## TODO: create a trusted publisher on PyPI
       ## https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.9.0
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.10.2
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f6f11b0e7..d8772f156 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ on:
     - tox.ini
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  FORCE_COLOR: 1
+
 jobs:
   pytest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: {{ '${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 45093ce09..4acde2515 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ repos:
   - id: trailing-whitespace
 
 - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.29.2
+  rev: 0.29.3
   hooks:
   - id: check-dependabot
   - id: check-github-workflows
 
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-  rev: v0.6.4
+  rev: v0.6.8
   hooks:
   - id: ruff
     args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix, --show-fixes]
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/README.md b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/README.md
index 0454d048c..2136340ef 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/README.md
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/README.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Now you can test and orchestrate using Meltano:
 # Test invocation:
 meltano invoke {{ cookiecutter.tap_id }} --version
 # OR run a test `elt` pipeline:
-meltano elt {{ cookiecutter.tap_id }} target-jsonl
+meltano run {{ cookiecutter.tap_id }} target-jsonl
 ```
 
 ### SDK Dev Guide
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
index 4163251a1..05454067a 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ packages = [
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.9"
-importlib-resources = { version = "==6.4.*", python = "<3.9" }
 singer-sdk = { version="~=0.40.0", extras = [
     {%- if cookiecutter.auth_method == "JWT" -%}"jwt", {% endif -%}
     {%- if cookiecutter.faker_extra -%}"faker",{%- endif -%}
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ plugins = "sqlmypy"
 {%- endif %}
 
 [tool.ruff]
-src = ["{{cookiecutter.library_name}}"]
 target-version = "py39"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
@@ -78,14 +76,11 @@ select = ["ALL"]
 [tool.ruff.lint.flake8-annotations]
 allow-star-arg-any = true
 
-[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
-known-first-party = ["{{cookiecutter.library_name}}"]
-
 [tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
 convention = "google"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core==1.9.0"]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/tox.ini b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/tox.ini
index 59d5dd083..fb5b1cf87 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/tox.ini
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/tox.ini
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 # This file can be used to customize tox tests as well as other test frameworks like flake8 and mypy
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py{39,310,311,312}
-isolated_build = true
+envlist = py3{9,10,11,12}
+requires =
+    tox>=4.19
 
 [testenv]
-allowlist_externals = poetry
+deps =
+    pytest
 commands =
-    poetry install -v
-    poetry run pytest
-
-[testenv:pytest]
-# Run the python tests.
-# To execute, run `tox -e pytest`
-envlist = py{39,310,311,312}
-commands =
-    poetry install -v
-    poetry run pytest
+    pytest {posargs}
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f9503baf6..425f733a6 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Publish
       ## TODO: create a trusted publisher on PyPI
       ## https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.9.0
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.10.2
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c5baeaa0f..01362f096 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ on:
     - tox.ini
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  FORCE_COLOR: 1
+
 jobs:
   pytest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: {{ '${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ee72f1515..13e74461c 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ repos:
   - id: trailing-whitespace
 
 - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.29.2
+  rev: 0.29.3
   hooks:
   - id: check-dependabot
   - id: check-github-workflows
 
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-  rev: v0.6.4
+  rev: v0.6.8
   hooks:
   - id: ruff
     args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix, --show-fixes]
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
index 0ede63ffb..8fd9baf44 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ python_version = "3.12"
 warn_unused_configs = true
 
 [tool.ruff]
-src = ["{{cookiecutter.library_name}}"]
 target-version = "py39"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
@@ -65,14 +64,11 @@ select = ["ALL"]
 [tool.ruff.lint.flake8-annotations]
 allow-star-arg-any = true
 
-[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
-known-first-party = ["{{cookiecutter.library_name}}"]
-
 [tool.ruff.lint.pydocstyle]
 convention = "google"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core==1.9.0"]
+requires = ["poetry-core"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/tox.ini b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/tox.ini
index 59d5dd083..fb5b1cf87 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/tox.ini
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/tox.ini
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 # This file can be used to customize tox tests as well as other test frameworks like flake8 and mypy
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py{39,310,311,312}
-isolated_build = true
+envlist = py3{9,10,11,12}
+requires =
+    tox>=4.19
 
 [testenv]
-allowlist_externals = poetry
+deps =
+    pytest
 commands =
-    poetry install -v
-    poetry run pytest
-
-[testenv:pytest]
-# Run the python tests.
-# To execute, run `tox -e pytest`
-envlist = py{39,310,311,312}
-commands =
-    poetry install -v
-    poetry run pytest
+    pytest {posargs}