diff --git a/.copier-answers.yaml b/.copier-answers.yaml
index d11ffca..6e6460b 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yaml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: b3bc450
+_commit: 08a244d
 _src_path: https://github.com/python-project-templates/base.git
 add_docs: true
 add_extension: cpp
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a336ea5..d780074 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -141,14 +141,12 @@ js/node_modules
 js/test-results
 js/playwright-report
 js/*.tgz
-python_template_cpp/extension
 
 # Jupyter
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 .autoversion
 Untitled*.ipynb
-!python_template_cpp/extension/python_template_cpp.json
-!python_template_cpp/extension/install.json
+python_template_cpp/extension
 python_template_cpp/nbextension
 python_template_cpp/labextension
 
@@ -157,3 +155,7 @@ python_template_cpp/labextension
 
 # Rust
 target
+
+# Hydra
+outputs/
+multirun/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5463fc5..563e3f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,12 +61,15 @@ format: fix
 ################
 # Other Checks #
 ################
-.PHONY: check-manifest checks check
+.PHONY: check-dist check-types checks check
 
-check-manifest:  ## check python sdist manifest with check-manifest
-	check-manifest -v
+check-dist:  ## check python sdist and wheel with check-dist
+	check-dist -v
 
-checks: check-manifest
+check-types:  ## check python types with ty
+	ty check --python $$(which python)
+
+checks: check-dist
 
 # alias
 check: checks
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e5f7ff3..777051b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ dependencies = []
 develop = [
     "build",
     "bump-my-version",
-    "check-manifest",
+    "check-dist",
     "cibuildwheel",
-    "codespell>=2.4,<2.5",
+    "codespell",
     "hatch-cpp",
     "hatchling",
-    "mdformat>=0.7.22,<1.1",
+    "mdformat",
     "mdformat-tables>=1",
     "pybind11",
     "pytest",
     "pytest-cov",
-    "ruff>=0.9,<0.15",
+    "ruff",
     "twine",
     "ty",
     "uv",
@@ -76,17 +76,6 @@ filename = "pyproject.toml"
 search = 'version = "{current_version}"'
 replace = 'version = "{new_version}"'
 
-[tool.check-manifest]
-ignore = [
-    ".copier-answers.yaml",
-    ".clang-format",
-    "Makefile",
-    "docs/**/*",
-    "python_template_cpp/*.dll",
-    "python_template_cpp/*.dylib",
-    "python_template_cpp/*.so",
-]
-
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
 build = "cp310-* cp311-* cp312-* cp313-*"
 test-command = "echo 'TODO'"