diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index ecac1cb..0207f0b 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier; NEVER EDIT MANUALLY
-_commit: v0.12.0-47-gc97a0f4
+_commit: v0.12.0-51-geb33677
 _src_path: https://github.com/usnistgov/cookiecutter-nist-python.git
 command_line_interface: typer
 conda_channel: conda-forge
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 5241589..6c34ab5 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -21,20 +21,13 @@ repos:
 
   # * sync dependencies
   - repo: https://github.com/wpk-nist-gov/sync-pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v0.3.0
+    rev: v0.5.1
     hooks:
+      - id: forbidden-files
       - id: sync-pre-commit-deps
+      - id: sync-uv-build-deps
       - id: sync-uv-dependency-groups
 
-  # * Forbidden files
-  - repo: local
-    hooks:
-      - id: forbidden-files
-        name: forbidden files
-        entry: Found forbidden file.
-        language: fail
-        files: \.(rej|bak)$
-
   # * Top level
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v6.0.0
@@ -60,7 +53,7 @@ repos:
       - id: taplo-lint
         args: ["--no-schema"]
   - repo: https://github.com/tox-dev/pyproject-fmt
-    rev: v2.21.0
+    rev: v2.21.1
     hooks:
       - id: pyproject-fmt
         files: ^pyproject\.toml$
@@ -118,7 +111,7 @@ repos:
   # * Spelling
   # ** typos
   - repo: https://github.com/adhtruong/mirrors-typos
-    rev: v1.45.0
+    rev: v1.45.1
     hooks:
       - id: typos
         exclude_types: [jupyter]
@@ -195,7 +188,7 @@ repos:
         priority: 0
   - repo: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor-pre-commit
     # Zizmor version.
-    rev: v1.24.0
+    rev: v1.24.1
     hooks:
       # Run the linter.
       - id: zizmor
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 1bbab58..acfbaa2 100755
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -152,10 +152,15 @@ sync *options: (_requirements "--sync" options)
 [group("requirements")]
 lock *options: (_requirements "--lock" options)
 
-# Rebu         ild requirements, lock requirements, and run uv sync if .venv exists or uv lock if not.  Pass --upgrade/-U to upgrade
+# Rebuild requirements, lock requirements, and run uv sync if .venv exists or uv lock if not.  Pass --upgrade/-U to upgrade
 [group("requirements")]
 requirements *options: (_requirements "--sync-or-lock" options)
 
+# Upgrade pyproject.toml dependency min versions using uv-upx
+[group("requirements")]
+pyproject-upgrade-min-versions:
+    uvx --from "uv-upx>=0.4.3" uv-upx upgrade run --no-sync
+
 # * Typecheck ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 TYPECHECK_UVRUN_OPTS := "--only-group=type"