diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.sh b/hooks/post_gen_project.sh
index 615ce1ac..bf7f9cb0 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.sh
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 # ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_BRANCH_NAME_BASE:         Optional alternate base branch name.
 # ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_BRANCH_NAME_DEVELOPMENT:  Optional alternate development branch name.
+# ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_SKIP_GIT_INIT:            Optionally set to 1 to skip creating branches and initial commit.
 # ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_SKIP_POETRY:              Optionally set to 1 to skip installing dependencies.
 # ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_SKIP_PRECOMMIT:           Optionally set to 1 to skip installing pre-commit hooks.
 
@@ -18,14 +19,16 @@ ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_TEMPLATE_URL="https://github.com/niall-byrne/ansible-workbench
 
 initialize_git() {
 
-  git init
-  git checkout -b "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_BRANCH_NAME_BASE}"
-  git stage .
-  git commit -m "build(COOKIECUTTER): initial generation"
-  git symbolic-ref HEAD "refs/heads/${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_BRANCH_NAME_BASE}"
-  git tag 0.0.0
-  git checkout -b "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_BRANCH_NAME_DEVELOPMENT}"
-  mkdir -p files templates
+  if [[ "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_SKIP_GIT_INIT}" != "1" ]]; then
+    git init
+    git checkout -b "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_BRANCH_NAME_BASE}"
+    git stage .
+    git commit -m "build(COOKIECUTTER): initial generation"
+    git symbolic-ref HEAD "refs/heads/${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_BRANCH_NAME_BASE}"
+    git tag 0.0.0
+    git checkout -b "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_BRANCH_NAME_DEVELOPMENT}"
+    mkdir -p files templates
+  fi
 
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/update.sh b/scripts/update.sh
index 226e03a6..685018cf 100755
--- a/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/update.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,31 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # This script helps automate the process of updating a role that has already been created.
-# A branch "update-template" is created, with the changes required to update the workflow.
+# A branch "update-template" is created, with the changes required to update the role.
 # Use git cherry-pick (or create a patch from this change set) to update your ansible role.
 
+# Please be advised this is an partially automated solution, and still requires careful manual effort.
+
+# Before getting started carefully look at your role's .cookiecutter/cookiecutter.json file.
+# Compare it to the newest version of the template, and update any GitHub workflow action versions and add any
+# new values that have since been included.
+
 # Requires: https://pypi.org/project/cookiecutter-project-upgrader/
 
-# 1:      The path to the role folder you'll be upgrading.
-# 2:      The tag or branch of this repository you'll be using to perform the upgrade.
+# 1:                                  The local filepath to the role you'll be upgrading.
+# 2:                                  The tag or branch of this repository you'll be using to perform the upgrade.
+# ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_TEMPLATE_SOURCE   Optionally repoint to forked remote repository, or a local zip bundle for the template.
+# ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_UPDATE_BRANCH     Optionally set a a branch name that will be created to house the proposed changes.
 
-# Development only script.
+# Experimental end-user script.
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
-ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_TEMPLATE_URL="https://github.com/niall-byrne/ansible-workbench.git"
+ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_TEMPLATE_SOURCE="${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_TEMPLATE_SOURCE-"https://github.com/niall-byrne/ansible-workbench.git"}"
+ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_UPDATE_BRANCH="${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_UPDATE_BRANCH-"update-template"}"
 
 error() {
-  echo "USAGE: ./update.sh [ROLE FOLDER] [TEMPLATE TAG or BRANCH]"
+  echo "USAGE: ./update.sh [ROLE FOLDER] [TEMPLATE TAG or BRANCH] [--force]"
   exit 127
 }
 
@@ -26,11 +35,26 @@ error() {
 main() {
 
   pushd "$1" || error
+    if [[ "$3" == "--force" ]]; then
+      if git branch | grep "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_UPDATE_BRANCH}"; then
+        set +eo pipefail
+          git checkout master
+          git reset origin/master
+          git clean -fd .
+          git branch -D "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_UPDATE_BRANCH}"
+          rm -rf .git/cookiecutter
+        set -eo pipefail
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_SKIP_GIT_INIT=1                                     \
+    ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_SKIP_POETRY=1                                       \
+    ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_SKIP_PRECOMMIT=1                                    \
     cookiecutter_project_upgrader                                         \
       -c .cookiecutter/cookiecutter.json                                  \
-      -b "update-template"                                                \
+      -b "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_UPDATE_BRANCH}"                             \
       -u "$2"                                                             \
-      -f "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_TEMPLATE_URL}"                              \
+      -f "${ANSIBLE_WORKBENCH_TEMPLATE_SOURCE}"                           \
       -e "defaults"                                                       \
       -e "handlers"                                                       \
       -e "meta"                                                           \
@@ -45,6 +69,14 @@ main() {
       -e "README.md"
 
     git checkout update-template
+
+    echo -e "\n==========="
+    echo -e "\nThe following files differ from the template's newest version:"
+    git diff HEAD~1 --summary
+    echo -e "\nPlease review these changes carefully, and exit from this shell when finished.  Nothing has been pushed or merged yet."
+
+    bash
+
   popd || true
 
 }