diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index 876f4c1..6e8fe95 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # It is needed to track the repo template version, and editing may break things.
 # This file will be overwritten by copier on template updates.
 
-_commit: v1.2.2
+_commit: v1.2.8
 _src_path: https://github.com/bec-project/plugin_copier_template.git
 make_commit: false
 project_name: csaxs_bec
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index b2cbee0..3a742db 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ on:
         description: "Python version to use"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "3.11"
+        default: "3.12"
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
@@ -44,7 +44,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION || '3.11' }}"
+          python-version: "${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION || '3.12' }}"
+
+      - name: Checkout BEC Plugin Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: bec/csaxs_bec
+          ref: "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH || github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+          path: ./csaxs_bec
+
+      - name: Lint for merge conflicts from template updates
+        shell: bash
+        # Find all Copier conflicts except this line
+        run: '! grep -r "<<<<<<< before updating" | grep -v "grep -r \"<<<<<<< before updating"'
 
       - name: Checkout BEC Core
         run: git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH || 'main' }}" https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git ./bec
@@ -55,13 +67,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout BEC Widgets
         run: git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH || 'main' }}" https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets.git ./bec_widgets
 
-      - name: Checkout BEC Plugin Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: bec/csaxs_bec
-          ref: "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH || github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
-          path: ./csaxs_bec
-
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/create_update_pr.yml b/.gitea/workflows/create_update_pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfb47c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/create_update_pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: Create template upgrade PR for csaxs_bec
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  create_update_branch_and_pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+    
+      - name: Install tools
+        run: |
+          pip install copier PySide6
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    
+      - name: Perform update
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "bec_ci_staging@psi.ch"
+          git config --global user.name "BEC automated CI"
+
+          branch="chore/update-template-$(python -m uuid)"
+          echo "switching to branch $branch"
+          git checkout -b $branch
+
+          echo "Running copier update..."
+          output="$(copier update --trust --defaults --conflict inline 2>&1)"
+          echo "$output"
+          msg="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" | head -n 1)"
+
+          if ! grep -q "make_commit: true" .copier-answers.yml ; then
+            echo "Autocommit not made, committing..."
+            git add -A
+            git commit -a -m "$msg"
+          fi
+
+          if diff-index --quiet HEAD ; then
+            echo "No changes detected"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          git push -u origin $branch
+          curl -X POST "https://gitea.psi.ch/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/pulls" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.CI_REPO_WRITE }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{
+                  \"title\": \"Template: $(echo $msg)\",
+                  \"body\": \"This PR was created by Gitea Actions\",
+                  \"head\": \"$(echo $branch)\",
+                  \"base\": \"main\"
+                }"
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 148995b..0000000
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-include:
-  - project: bec/awi_utils
-    file: /templates/plugin-repo-template.yml
-    inputs:
-      name: "csaxs"
-      target: "csaxs_bec"
-      branch: $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH
-
-pages:
-  stage: Deploy
-  needs: []
-  variables:
-    TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
-  rules:
-    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_TAG != null"
-      variables:
-        TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/csaxs_bec"'
-  script:
-    - curl -X POST -d "branches=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" -d "token=$RTD_TOKEN" https://readthedocs.org/api/v2/webhook/sls-csaxs/270162/
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8689b58..8c9ab9c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 name = "csaxs_bec"
 version = "0.0.0"
 description = "The cSAXS plugin repository for BEC"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",