diff --git a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example-uws/pyproject.toml b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example-uws/pyproject.toml
index 52b5f14d..55f7223b 100644
--- a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example-uws/pyproject.toml
+++ b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example-uws/pyproject.toml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ warn_required_dynamic_aliases = true
 warn_untyped_fields = true
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 asyncio_mode = "strict"
 # The python_files setting is not for test detection (pytest will pick up any
 # test files named *_test.py without this setting) but to enable special
diff --git a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example/pyproject.toml b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example/pyproject.toml
index 822963bc..02ea01d8 100644
--- a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example/pyproject.toml
+++ b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example/pyproject.toml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ warn_required_dynamic_aliases = true
 warn_untyped_fields = true
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 asyncio_mode = "strict"
 # The python_files setting is not for test detection (pytest will pick up any
 # test files named *_test.py without this setting) but to enable special
diff --git a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/{{cookiecutter.name}}/pyproject.toml b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/{{cookiecutter.name}}/pyproject.toml
index 75198382..fdd69368 100644
--- a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/{{cookiecutter.name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/{{cookiecutter.name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ warn_required_dynamic_aliases = true
 warn_untyped_fields = true
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 asyncio_mode = "strict"
 # The python_files setting is not for test detection (pytest will pick up any
 # test files named *_test.py without this setting) but to enable special
diff --git a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/pyproject.toml b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/pyproject.toml
index ee5c8c34..c70ae44a 100644
--- a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/pyproject.toml
+++ b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/pyproject.toml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ warn_unused_ignores = true
 # plugins = []
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 asyncio_mode = "strict"
 # The python_files setting is not for test detection (pytest will pick up any
 # test files named *_test.py without this setting) but to enable special
diff --git a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/{{cookiecutter.name}}/pyproject.toml b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/{{cookiecutter.name}}/pyproject.toml
index f803d28b..54106d25 100644
--- a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/{{cookiecutter.name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/{{cookiecutter.name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ warn_unused_ignores = true
 # plugins = []
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 asyncio_mode = "strict"
 # The python_files setting is not for test detection (pytest will pick up any
 # test files named *_test.py without this setting) but to enable special
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml
index da50fcd8..779e6e38 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ series_id = "TESTN"
 canonical_url = "https://testn-000.lsst.io"
 github_url = "https://github.com/lsst/testn-000"
 github_default_branch = "main"
-date_created = 2024-09-13T20:18:11Z
+date_created = 2024-09-18T21:41:54Z
 organization.name = "Vera C. Rubin Observatory"
 organization.ror = "https://ror.org/048g3cy84"
 license.id = "CC-BY-4.0"
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml
index e0c93ba2..cf44fa72 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml
+++ b/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ series_id = "TESTN"
 canonical_url = "https://testn-000.lsst.io"
 github_url = "https://github.com/lsst/testn-000"
 github_default_branch = "main"
-date_created = 2024-09-13T20:18:11Z
+date_created = 2024-09-18T21:41:54Z
 organization.name = "Vera C. Rubin Observatory"
 organization.ror = "https://ror.org/048g3cy84"
 license.id = "CC-BY-4.0"