diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 87dc20f7..0a0aaea3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python:
-          - "3.8"
-          - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
+          - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           username: sqrereadonly
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_SQREREADONLY_TOKEN }}
-        if: matrix.python == '3.10'
+        if: matrix.python == '3.11'
 
       - name: Check tex builds
         run: |
           docker run --rm -v `pwd`:/workspace -w /workspace lsstsqre/lsst-texmf:latest sh -c './testTexDocs.sh'
-        if: matrix.python == '3.10'
+        if: matrix.python == '3.11'
diff --git a/file_templates/copyright/COPYRIGHT b/file_templates/copyright/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/file_templates/copyright/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/file_templates/copyright/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example/LICENSE b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example/LICENSE
index 0dd9c566..b7acc140 100644
--- a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example/LICENSE
+++ b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/example/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright (c) 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/project_templates/sitcom_personal_notebooks/notebooks_example/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/sitcom_personal_notebooks/notebooks_example/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/sitcom_personal_notebooks/notebooks_example/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/sitcom_personal_notebooks/notebooks_example/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/LICENSE b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/LICENSE
index 21a8f028..733d0334 100644
--- a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/LICENSE
+++ b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright (c) 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/docs/documenteer.toml b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/docs/documenteer.toml
index 8f1c47ff..27b7e859 100644
--- a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/docs/documenteer.toml
+++ b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/example/docs/documenteer.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 title = "example"
-copyright = "2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)"
+copyright = "2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)"
 
 [project.python]
 package = "example"
diff --git a/project_templates/stack_package/example/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/stack_package/example/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/stack_package/example/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/stack_package/example/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/stack_package/example_dataonly/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/stack_package/example_dataonly/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/stack_package/example_dataonly/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/stack_package/example_dataonly/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/stack_package/example_dds/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/stack_package/example_dds/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/stack_package/example_dds/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/stack_package/example_dds/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/stack_package/example_pythononly/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/stack_package/example_pythononly/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/stack_package/example_pythononly/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/stack_package/example_pythononly/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/stack_package/example_standalone/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/stack_package/example_standalone/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/stack_package/example_standalone/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/stack_package/example_standalone/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/stack_package/example_subpackage/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/stack_package/example_subpackage/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/stack_package/example_subpackage/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/stack_package/example_subpackage/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_aastex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/technote_aastex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_aastex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/technote_aastex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_adasstex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/technote_adasstex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_adasstex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/technote_adasstex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_latex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/technote_latex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_latex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/technote_latex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/SConscript b/project_templates/technote_md/SConscript
index 65a5a66a..efbbbddd 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/SConscript
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/SConscript
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ env.Cookiecutter(
         "first_author_author_id": "test",
         "first_author_affil_name": "Rubin Observatory",
         "first_author_affil_internal_id": "RubinObs",
-        "first_author_affil_address": ("950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA",),
+        "first_author_affil_address": "950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA",
     },
 )
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml
index b1155bd7..f48c3657 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 = 2023-12-17T22:34:53Z
+date_created = 2024-01-22T14:59:46Z
 organization.name = "Vera C. Rubin Observatory"
 organization.ror = "https://ror.org/048g3cy84"
 license.id = "CC-BY-4.0"
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/technote.toml
index 8a82cd8a..daf8624d 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/technote.toml
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/technote.toml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ state = "draft"
 [[technote.authors]]
 name.given = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_given }}"
 name.family = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_family }}"
-orcid = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_orcid }}"
+{%- if cookiecutter.first_author_orcid %}orcid = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_orcid }}"{% endif %}
 internal_id = "{{ cookiecutter.author_id }}"
 [[technote.authors.affiliations]]
 name = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_affil_name }}"
 internal_id = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_affil_internal_id }}"
-address = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_affil_address }}"
+{%- if cookiecutter.first_author_affil_address %}address = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_affil_address }}"{% endif %}
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_rst/SConscript b/project_templates/technote_rst/SConscript
index 65a5a66a..491d5053 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_rst/SConscript
+++ b/project_templates/technote_rst/SConscript
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ env.Cookiecutter(
         "series": "TESTN",
         "first_author_given": "First",
         "first_author_family": "Author",
-        "first_author_orcid": "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3001-676X",
+        # "first_author_orcid": "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3001-676X",
+        "first_author_orcid": "",
         "first_author_author_id": "test",
         "first_author_affil_name": "Rubin Observatory",
         "first_author_affil_internal_id": "RubinObs",
-        "first_author_affil_address": ("950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA",),
+        "first_author_affil_address": "950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA",
     },
 )
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml
index b1155bd7..07d98e7b 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 = 2023-12-17T22:34:53Z
+date_created = 2024-01-22T14:59:46Z
 organization.name = "Vera C. Rubin Observatory"
 organization.ror = "https://ror.org/048g3cy84"
 license.id = "CC-BY-4.0"
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ state = "draft"
 [[technote.authors]]
 name.given = "First"
 name.family = "Author"
-orcid = "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3001-676X"
 internal_id = "ID from lsst-texmf/etc/authordb.yaml"
 [[technote.authors.affiliations]]
 name = "Rubin Observatory"
 internal_id = "RubinObs"
-address = "('950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA',)"
+address = "950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA"
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_rst/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_rst/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/technote.toml
index 8a82cd8a..daf8624d 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_rst/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/technote.toml
+++ b/project_templates/technote_rst/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/technote.toml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ state = "draft"
 [[technote.authors]]
 name.given = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_given }}"
 name.family = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_family }}"
-orcid = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_orcid }}"
+{%- if cookiecutter.first_author_orcid %}orcid = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_orcid }}"{% endif %}
 internal_id = "{{ cookiecutter.author_id }}"
 [[technote.authors.affiliations]]
 name = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_affil_name }}"
 internal_id = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_affil_internal_id }}"
-address = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_affil_address }}"
+{%- if cookiecutter.first_author_affil_address %}address = "{{ cookiecutter.first_author_affil_address }}"{% endif %}
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_spietex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT b/project_templates/technote_spietex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
index 018816aa..3bd45d3b 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_spietex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/project_templates/technote_spietex/testn-000/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright 2023 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
+Copyright 2024 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)