diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index eae37d0..0b2f853 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: yamllint
         exclude: pre-commit-config.yaml
 -   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: "v0.11.11"
+    rev: "v0.11.13"
     hooks:
     -   id: ruff-format
     -   id: ruff-check
diff --git a/CITATION.cff.jinja b/CITATION.cff.jinja
index 8066bba..05d889c 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff.jinja
+++ b/CITATION.cff.jinja
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ message: >-
   metadata from the CITATION.cff file.
 type: software
 authors:
-  {% set author_name_split = author_name.split(' ') %}
-  {% set author_given_name = author_name_split[0] %}
-  {% set author_last_name = author_name_split[1] if author_name_split | length > 1 else '' %}
+{% set author_name_split = author_name.split(' ') %}
+{% set author_given_name = author_name_split[0] %}
+{% set author_last_name = author_name_split[1] if author_name_split | length > 1 else '' %}
   - given-names: {{ author_given_name }}
     family-names: {{ author_last_name }}
     orcid: "{{ author_orcid }}"
diff --git a/copier.yaml b/copier.yaml
index 38283b6..fdcb170 100644
--- a/copier.yaml
+++ b/copier.yaml
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ _exclude:
   - copier.yaml
   - tests/test_template.py
   - .github/workflows/test-template.yml
+
+_envops:
+  # Jinja settings to remove whitespace
+  lstrip_blocks: true
+  trim_blocks: true