diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 90fa5fae..e69b783c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [master]
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - '**'
+      - "**"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 defaults:
@@ -18,29 +18,29 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version:
-        - '3.8'
-        - '3.11'
+          - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
         toxenv: [py, quality]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-    - name: Install pip
-      run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
+      - name: Install pip
+        run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
 
-    - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
 
-    - name: Run Tests
-      env:
-        TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
-      run: tox
+      - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
+        run: tox
 
   # Tests that used to be in the cookiecutter-django-ida Makefile but
   # that have not yet been moved into the regular unit tests (which
@@ -51,51 +51,51 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
         python-version:
-        - '3.8'
-        - '3.11'
+          - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Generate demo project
-      run: |
-        make requirements
-        cookiecutter cookiecutter-django-ida --no-input
-
-    - name: "Post-gen: Virtualenv, and set up requirements"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        virtualenv .venv
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-
-        make upgrade # TODO should be part of initial cookiecutter setup
-        make requirements
-
-    - name: "Post-gen: Migrations"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-        python manage.py makemigrations
-        make migrate
-
-    - name: "Quality checks"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-        make validate
-
-    - name: "Ensure translations can be compiled"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-        sudo apt install gettext # required for msguniq, called by makemessages management command
-        make fake_translations
-
-    - name: "Ensure docker can build a container"
-      working-directory: repo_name
-      run: |
-        source .venv/bin/activate
-        docker build . --target app
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Generate demo project
+        run: |
+          make requirements
+          cookiecutter cookiecutter-django-ida --no-input
+
+      - name: "Post-gen: Virtualenv, and set up requirements"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          virtualenv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+
+          make upgrade # TODO should be part of initial cookiecutter setup
+          make requirements
+
+      - name: "Post-gen: Migrations"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python manage.py makemigrations
+          make migrate
+
+      - name: "Quality checks"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          make validate
+
+      - name: "Ensure translations can be compiled"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          sudo apt install gettext # required for msguniq, called by makemessages management command
+          make fake_translations
+
+      - name: "Ensure docker can build a container"
+        working-directory: repo_name
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          docker build . --target app
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2b19f6c3..6ed9af88 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - '**'
-
+      - "**"
 
 jobs:
   run_tests:
@@ -14,32 +13,32 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
-        python-version: ['3.8']
-        toxenv: [quality, docs, pii_check, django32, django40]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+        toxenv: [quality, docs, pii_check, django42]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Install pip
-      run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
-
-    - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
-
-    - name: Run Tests
-      env:
-        TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
-      run: tox
-
-    - name: Run coverage
-      if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && matrix.toxenv == 'django32'
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-        flags: unittests
-        fail_ci_if_error: true
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install pip
+        run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
+        run: tox
+
+      - name: Run coverage
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.toxenv == 'django42'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          flags: unittests
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
index 7c535ade..22f8b335 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check-reserved-keywords:
     name: Check Reserved Keywords
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.11
 
     - name: Install pip
       run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
diff --git a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 18cde08d..fc3bf27b 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - '**'
-
+      - "**"
 
 jobs:
   run_tests:
@@ -14,32 +13,32 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
-        python-version: ['3.8']
-        toxenv: [quality, docs, django32, django40]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+        toxenv: [quality, docs, django42]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: setup python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Install pip
-      run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
-
-    - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
-
-    - name: Run Tests
-      env:
-        TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
-      run: tox
-
-    - name: Run coverage
-      if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && matrix.toxenv == 'django32'
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-        flags: unittests
-        fail_ci_if_error: true
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install pip
+        run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          TOXENV: ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
+        run: tox
+
+      - name: Run coverage
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.toxenv == 'django42'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          flags: unittests
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5d506484..d29bc218 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ name: Python CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - '**'
-
+      - "**"
 
 jobs:
   run_tests:
@@ -14,14 +13,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
-        python-version: ['3.8']
-        toxenv: ["py38", "quality", "docs", "pii_check"]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+        toxenv: ["py311", "quality", "docs", "pii_check"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         run: tox
 
       - name: Run coverage
-        if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && matrix.toxenv == 'py38'
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.toxenv == 'py311'
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
index a22e9e6a..5b9138a7 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
@@ -5,17 +5,16 @@ on:
     types: [published]
 
 jobs:
-
   push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.11
 
       - name: Install pip
         run: pip install -r requirements/pip.txt
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.readthedocs.yaml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.readthedocs.yaml
index ce8bde28..c9226adc 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sphinx:
 build:
   os: "ubuntu-22.04"
   tools:
-    python: "3.8"
+    python: "3.11"
 
 python:
   install: