diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 80d4a3a..b3ed095 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: check-yaml
     -   id: detect-private-key
 -   repo: https://github.com/tox-dev/pyproject-fmt
-    rev: "v2.21.1"
+    rev: "v2.21.2"
     hooks:
     -   id: pyproject-fmt
 -   repo: https://github.com/citation-file-format/cffconvert
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22a0a31..8b05096 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ This is a [`copier`](https://github.com/copier-org/copier) template for building
 Follow these steps to use this template:
 
 1. [Install `copier`](https://copier.readthedocs.io/en/stable/#installation) (e.g. `pip install copier`).
-1. Reference this repository through the `copier copy <source> <target>` command. (e.g. `copier copy https://github.com/cu-dbmi/template-uv-python-research-software destination_path`)
+1. Reference this repository through the `copier copy <source> <target>` command. (e.g. `copier copy --vcs-ref=HEAD https://github.com/cu-dbmi/template-uv-python-research-software destination_path`)
+   If you still see stale content, clear Copier's cache (`rm -rf ~/.cache/copier`) and run the command again.
 1. Follow the directions in your new repo's `README.md` and make sure to check each file for alignment with your project.
 1. Enjoy!