diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 21312561b..e1d877d7e 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
   "initializeCommand": "sh .devcontainer/initialize-command.sh",
   "onCreateCommand": "sh .devcontainer/on-create-command.sh",
   "postStartCommand": "sh .devcontainer/post-start-command.sh"
-  // Devcontainer context hash (do not manually edit this, it's managed by a pre-commit hook): b72624ea # spellchecker:disable-line
+  // Devcontainer context hash (do not manually edit this, it's managed by a pre-commit hook): 01213271 # spellchecker:disable-line
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/manual-setup-deps.py b/.devcontainer/manual-setup-deps.py
index 415796f38..722ef4221 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/manual-setup-deps.py
+++ b/.devcontainer/manual-setup-deps.py
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def main():
     is_windows = platform.system() == "Windows"
     uv_env = dict(os.environ)
     uv_env.update({"UV_PYTHON_PREFERENCE": "only-system", "UV_PYTHON": args.python_version})
-    skip_check_lock = args.skip_check_lock
-    if skip_check_lock and args.optionally_check_lock:
+    skip_check_lock = args.skip_check_lock or args.optionally_check_lock
+    if args.skip_check_lock and args.optionally_check_lock:
         print("Cannot skip and optionally check the lock file at the same time.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ebbcaef8..b8b3ae4d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 1. Inside that devcontainer, run `python .devcontainer/install-ci-tooling.py` to install necessary tooling to instantiate the template (you can copy/paste the script from this repo...and you can paste it in the root of the repo if you want)
 1. Delete all files currently in the repository. Optional...but makes it easiest to avoid git conflicts.
 1. Run copier to instantiate the template: `copier copy --trust gh:LabAutomationAndScreening/copier-base-template.git .`
-1. Run `uv lock` to generate the lock file
+1. Run `python .devcontainer/manual-setup-deps.py --optionally-check-lock` to generate the lock file(s)
 1. Stage all files to prepare for commit (`git add .`)
 1. Run `python3 .github/workflows/hash_git_files.py . --for-devcontainer-config-update` to update the hash for your devcontainer file
 1. Commit the changes (optional)
diff --git a/extensions/context.py b/extensions/context.py
index 70cf33740..5949e7cf1 100644
--- a/extensions/context.py
+++ b/extensions/context.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def hook(self, context: dict[Any, Any]) -> dict[Any, Any]:
         context["copier_version"] = "9.8.0"
         context["copier_template_extensions_version"] = "0.3.2"
         #######
-        context["pnpm_version"] = "10.13.1"
+        context["pnpm_version"] = "10.14.0"
         # These are duplicated in the pyproject.toml of this repository
         context["pyright_version"] = "1.1.403"
         context["pytest_version"] = "8.4.1"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def hook(self, context: dict[Any, Any]) -> dict[Any, Any]:
         context["lab_auto_pulumi_version"] = "0.1.15"
         #######
         context["nuxt_ui_version"] = "^3.3.0"
-        context["nuxt_version"] = "^3.17.7"
+        context["nuxt_version"] = "^3.18.0"
         context["typescript_version"] = "^5.8.2"
         context["dot_env_cli_version"] = "^9.0.0"
         context["playwright_version"] = "^1.52.0"
diff --git a/template/README.md.jinja-base b/template/README.md.jinja-base
index 7dbecb3bb..3b5787231 100644
--- a/template/README.md.jinja-base
+++ b/template/README.md.jinja-base
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ To create a new repository using this template:
 1. Inside that devcontainer, run `python .devcontainer/install-ci-tooling.py` to install necessary tooling to instantiate the template (you can copy/paste the script from this
 1. Delete all files currently in the repository. Optional...but makes it easiest to avoid git conflicts.
 1. Run copier to instantiate the template: `copier copy --trust gh:{% endraw %}{{ repo_org_name }}/{{ repo_name }}{% raw %}.git .`
-1. Run `uv lock` to generate the lock file
+1. Run `python .devcontainer/manual-setup-deps.py --optionally-check-lock` to generate the lock file(s)
 1. Stage all files to prepare for commit (`git add .`)
 1. Run `python3 .github/workflows/hash_git_files.py . --for-devcontainer-config-update` to update the hash for your devcontainer file
 1. Commit the changes (optional)
diff --git a/template/copier.yml.jinja-base b/template/copier.yml.jinja-base
index ae5bbbd90..15e5bdd04 100644
--- a/template/copier.yml.jinja-base
+++ b/template/copier.yml.jinja-base
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ _templates_suffix: .jinja
 _exclude:
     - "copier.yml"
 
-# adapted from https://github.com/copier-org/copier-templates-extensions#context-hook-extension
+# adapted from https://github.com/copier-org/copier-template-extensions#context-hook-extension
 _jinja_extensions:
-- copier_templates_extensions.TemplateExtensionLoader
+- copier_template_extensions.TemplateExtensionLoader
 - extensions/context.py:ContextUpdater{% endraw %}