diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/index.md b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/index.md
index 99febb09..49eefa11 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/index.md
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Document Title
 
-## Abstract
-
 ```{abstract}
 A short description of this document
 ```
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml
index 00c6b970..83b18db1 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 = 2024-01-22T16:44:03Z
+date_created = 2024-01-25T20:38:53Z
 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}}/index.md b/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/index.md
index 1aceadf0..401f89b4 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/index.md
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # {{ cookiecutter.title }}
 
-## Abstract
-
 ```{abstract}
 {{ cookiecutter.description }}
 ```
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml
index d7061360..0d9860b9 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 = 2024-01-22T16:44:03Z
+date_created = 2024-01-25T20:38:53Z
 organization.name = "Vera C. Rubin Observatory"
 organization.ror = "https://ror.org/048g3cy84"
 license.id = "CC-BY-4.0"