diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 64b62cd..5ee0fe9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,15 @@ updates:
           - "*"
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+
+  - package-ecosystem: pre-commit
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
+    directories:
+      - "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}"
+    groups:
+      pre-commit:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 75f799e..432d482 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ jobs:
 
           git diff --exit-code || { >&2 echo "please format"; exit 1; }
 
+          uv run prek run --all-files
           make lint
           make test
+          make audit
           make build
           make doc
           cd .. && rm -rf /tmp/python-project
@@ -57,8 +59,10 @@ jobs:
 
           git diff --exit-code || { >&2 echo "please format"; exit 1; }
 
+          uv run prek run --all-files
           make lint
           make test
+          make audit
           make build
           make doc
           cd .. && rm -rf /tmp/python-project
@@ -75,8 +79,10 @@ jobs:
 
           git diff --exit-code || { >&2 echo "please format"; exit 1; }
 
+          uv run prek run --all-files
           make lint
           make test
+          make audit
           make build
           make doc
           cd .. && rm -rf /tmp/tob-r-and-e-python-project
@@ -93,8 +99,10 @@ jobs:
 
           git diff --exit-code || { >&2 echo "please format"; exit 1; }
 
+          uv run prek run --all-files
           make lint
           make test
+          make audit
           make build
           make doc
           cd .. && rm -rf /tmp/bit-trails
@@ -112,8 +120,10 @@ jobs:
 
           git diff --exit-code || { >&2 echo "please format"; exit 1; }
 
+          uv run prek run --all-files
           make lint
           make test
+          make audit
           make build
           make doc
           cd .. && rm -rf /tmp/python-project
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/dependabot.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/dependabot.yml
index 043ccaa..5fdc03d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,15 @@ updates:
           - "*"
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+
+  - package-ecosystem: pre-commit
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
+    directories:
+      - /
+    groups:
+      pre-commit:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 3e6dd62..873094f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python:
-          - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
           - "3.12"
           - "3.13"
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2defcdc..d1900ca 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Pre-commit hooks for code quality
 # Uses prek (https://github.com/j178/prek) - a faster pre-commit alternative
+default_language_version:
+  python: python3.11
+
 repos:
   - repo: builtin
     hooks:
@@ -10,6 +13,26 @@ repos:
       - id: check-merge-conflict
       - id: detect-private-key
 
+  # Shell script linting
+  - repo: https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck-precommit
+    rev: 99470f5e12208ff0fb17ab81c3c494f7620a1d8d  # frozen: v0.11.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: shellcheck
+        args: [--severity=error]
+
+  # GitHub Actions linting
+  - repo: https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint
+    rev: 0933c147c9d6587653d45fdcb4c497c57a65f9af  # frozen: v1.7.10
+    hooks:
+      - id: actionlint
+
+  # GitHub Actions security audit
+  - repo: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-pre-commit
+    rev: b546b77c44c466a54a42af5499dcc0dcc1a3193f  # frozen: v1.22.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: zizmor
+        args: [--persona=regular, --min-severity=medium, --min-confidence=medium]
+
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: format
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
index 28f0ce2..2ec2b42 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ test:
 	uv run pytest -svv --timeout=300 --cov=$(PY_IMPORT) $(T) $(TEST_ARGS)
 	uv run coverage report -m $(COV_ARGS)
 
+.PHONY: audit
+audit:
+	uv sync --group audit
+	uv run pip-audit .
+
 .PHONY: doc
 {%- if cookiecutter.documentation == 'pdoc' %}
 doc:
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index d287159..b29a0d5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
 ]
 dependencies = []
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["uv_build>=0.9.0,<0.10.0"]
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ lint = [
     "interrogate",
     {%- endif %}
 ]
+audit = ["pip-audit"]
 dev = [
     {include-group = "doc"},
     {include-group = "test"},
     {include-group = "lint"},
+    {include-group = "audit"},
     "prek",
 ]
 
@@ -60,25 +62,35 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/{{ cookiecutter.github_username }}/{{ cookiecutter.
 Source = "https://github.com/{{ cookiecutter.github_username }}/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}"
 
 [tool.coverage.run]
+branch = true
 # don't attempt code coverage for the CLI entrypoints
 omit = ["{{ cookiecutter.__project_src_path }}/_cli.py"]
 
+[tool.coverage.report]
+exclude_lines = [
+    "pragma: no cover",
+    "if TYPE_CHECKING:",
+    "if __name__ == .__main__.:",
+]
+
 [tool.ty.terminal]
 error-on-warning = true
 
 [tool.ty.environment]
-python-version = "3.10"
+python-version = "3.11"
 
 [tool.ty.src]
 include = ["src", "test"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100
-target-version = "py310"
+target-version = "py311"
+src = ["src"]
 
 [tool.ruff.format]
 line-ending = "lf"
 quote-style = "double"
+docstring-code-format = true
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = ["ALL"]