diff --git a/.copier-answers.yaml b/.copier-answers.yaml
index 866d5a2..a1c8fb1 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: js
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62df4d8..0e1af38 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -141,14 +141,12 @@ js/node_modules
 js/test-results
 js/playwright-report
 js/*.tgz
-python_template_js/extension
 
 # Jupyter
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 .autoversion
 Untitled*.ipynb
-!python_template_js/extension/python_template_js.json
-!python_template_js/extension/install.json
+python_template_js/extension
 python_template_js/nbextension
 python_template_js/labextension
 
@@ -157,3 +155,7 @@ python_template_js/labextension
 
 # Rust
 target
+
+# Hydra
+outputs/
+multirun/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e59f3c0..5b30984 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,12 +73,15 @@ 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 962c70f..4277852 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ dependencies = []
 develop = [
     "build",
     "bump-my-version",
-    "check-manifest",
-    "codespell>=2.4,<2.5",
+    "check-dist",
+    "codespell",
     "hatch-js",
     "hatchling",
-    "mdformat>=0.7.22,<1.1",
+    "mdformat",
     "mdformat-tables>=1",
     "pytest",
     "pytest-cov",
-    "ruff>=0.9,<0.15",
+    "ruff",
     "twine",
     "ty",
     "uv",
@@ -78,17 +78,6 @@ filename = "js/package.json"
 search = '"version": "{current_version}"'
 replace = '"version": "{new_version}"'
 
-[tool.check-manifest]
-ignore = [
-    ".copier-answers.yaml",
-    "js/pnpm-lock.yaml",
-    "Makefile",
-    ".vscode/*",
-    "python_template_js/extension/**/*",
-    "docs/**/*",
-    "js/dist/**/*",
-]
-
 [tool.coverage.run]
 branch = true
 omit = [
@@ -117,8 +106,8 @@ packages = [
     "js",
 ]
 exclude = [
-    "/js/dist",
-    "/js/node_modules",
+    "js/dist",
+    "js/node_modules",
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
@@ -126,7 +115,7 @@ packages = [
     "python_template_js",
 ]
 exclude = [
-    "/js",
+    "js",
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.hooks.hatch-js]