diff --git a/.ci/assets/ci_constraints.txt b/.ci/assets/ci_constraints.txt
index c8070aff5..c9198f19a 100644
--- a/.ci/assets/ci_constraints.txt
+++ b/.ci/assets/ci_constraints.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Pulpcore versions without the openapi command do no longer work in the CI
-pulpcore>=3.21.30,!=3.23.*,!=3.24.*,!=3.25.*,!=3.26.*,!=3.27.*,!=3.29.*,!=3.30.*,!=3.31.*,!=3.32.*,!=3.33.*,!=3.34.*,!=3.35.*,!=3.36.*,!=3.37.*,!=3.38.*,!=3.40.*,!=3.41.*,!=3.42.*,!=3.43.*,!=3.44.*,!=3.45.*,!=3.46.*,!=3.47.*,!=3.48.*,!=3.50.*,!=3.51.*,!=3.52.*,!=3.53.*,!=3.54.*
+# Pulpcore versions without the django 5 storage compatibility will fail, >3.63,<3.70
+pulpcore>=3.21.30,!=3.23.*,!=3.24.*,!=3.25.*,!=3.26.*,!=3.27.*,!=3.29.*,!=3.30.*,!=3.31.*,!=3.32.*,!=3.33.*,!=3.34.*,!=3.35.*,!=3.36.*,!=3.37.*,!=3.38.*,!=3.40.*,!=3.41.*,!=3.42.*,!=3.43.*,!=3.44.*,!=3.45.*,!=3.46.*,!=3.47.*,!=3.48.*,!=3.50.*,!=3.51.*,!=3.52.*,!=3.53.*,!=3.54.*,!=3.64.*,!=3.65.*,!=3.66.*,!=3.67.*,!=3.68.*,!=3.69.*
 
 
 tablib!=3.6.0
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_release.py b/.ci/scripts/check_release.py
index 81bae1fd1..86e250e4c 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_release.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_release.py
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.13"
+# dependencies = [
+#     "gitpython>=3.1.46,<3.2.0",
+#     "packaging>=26.0,<26.1",
+#     "pyyaml>=6.0.3,<6.1.0",
+# ]
+# ///
 
 import argparse
 import re
 import os
 import tomllib
-import yaml
 from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
 from packaging.version import Version
 from git import Repo
 
diff --git a/template_config.yml b/template_config.yml
index b561a6cad..192482f86 100644
--- a/template_config.yml
+++ b/template_config.yml
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@
 # were not present before running plugin-template have been added with their default values.
 
 # generated with plugin_template
+#
+# After editing this file please always reapply the plugin template before committing any changes.
 
-api_root: /pulp/
+---
+api_root: "/pulp/"
 black: true
 check_commit_message: true
 check_gettext: true
 check_manifest: true
 check_stray_pulpcore_imports: true
-ci_base_image: ghcr.io/pulp/pulp-ci-centos9
+ci_base_image: "ghcr.io/pulp/pulp-ci-centos9"
 ci_env: {}
-ci_trigger: '{pull_request: {branches: [''*'']}}'
-cli_package: pulp-cli
-cli_repo: https://github.com/pulp/pulp-cli.git
+ci_trigger: "{pull_request: {branches: ['*']}}"
+cli_package: "pulp-cli"
+cli_repo: "https://github.com/pulp/pulp-cli.git"
 core_import_allowed: []
 deploy_client_to_pypi: true
 deploy_client_to_rubygems: true
@@ -23,35 +26,33 @@ docker_fixtures: false
 extra_files: []
 flake8: true
 flake8_ignore: []
-github_org: pulp
-latest_release_branch: '2.21'
+github_org: "pulp"
+latest_release_branch: "2.21"
 lint_requirements: true
 os_required_packages: []
 parallel_test_workers: 8
-plugin_app_label: container
-plugin_default_branch: main
-plugin_name: pulp_container
+plugin_app_label: "container"
+plugin_default_branch: "main"
+plugin_name: "pulp_container"
 plugins:
-- app_label: container
-  name: pulp_container
-post_job_template: null
-pre_job_template: null
+  - app_label: "container"
+    name: "pulp_container"
 pulp_env: {}
 pulp_env_azure: {}
 pulp_env_gcp: {}
 pulp_env_s3: {}
-pulp_scheme: https
+pulp_scheme: "https"
 pulp_settings:
   allowed_content_checksums:
-  - sha1
-  - sha224
-  - sha256
-  - sha384
-  - sha512
+    - "sha1"
+    - "sha224"
+    - "sha256"
+    - "sha384"
+    - "sha512"
   allowed_export_paths:
-  - /tmp
+    - "/tmp"
   allowed_import_paths:
-  - /tmp
+    - "/tmp"
   flatpak_index: true
 pulp_settings_azure:
   flatpak_index: true
@@ -60,17 +61,17 @@ pulp_settings_s3:
   flatpak_index: false
   token_auth_disabled: true
 pydocstyle: true
-release_email: pulp-infra@redhat.com
-release_user: pulpbot
+release_email: "pulp-infra@redhat.com"
+release_user: "pulpbot"
 stalebot: true
 stalebot_days_until_close: 30
 stalebot_days_until_stale: 90
 stalebot_limit_to_pulls: true
 supported_release_branches:
-- '2.14'
-- '2.15'
-- '2.16'
-- '2.20'
+  - "2.14"
+  - "2.15"
+  - "2.16"
+  - "2.20"
 sync_ci: true
 test_azure: true
 test_cli: true
@@ -81,4 +82,5 @@ test_performance: false
 test_reroute: true
 test_s3: true
 use_issue_template: true
+...