diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate.yml b/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
index ae2ab3b0..99e0e3e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
     container:
       env:
         LOG_LEVEL: debug
-        RENOVATE_ALLOWED_POST_UPGRADE_COMMANDS: '["^git", "^pdm", "^pip", "^copier", "^find"]'
+        RENOVATE_ALLOWED_POST_UPGRADE_COMMANDS: '["^find", "^pdm"]'
         RENOVATE_BRANCH_PREFIX: renovate-github/
         RENOVATE_ENABLED: ${{ vars.RENOVATE_ENABLED || true }}
-        RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["pep621", "github-actions", "gitlabci", "regex", "pre-commit"]'
+        RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["copier", "github-actions", "gitlabci", "pep621", "pre-commit", "regex"]'
         RENOVATE_OPTIMIZE_FOR_DISABLED: "true"
         RENOVATE_PLATFORM: github
         RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES: '["${{ github.repository }}"]'
diff --git a/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml b/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
index 5876ca01..1100677d 100644
--- a/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ renovate:
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
     LOG_LEVEL: debug
-    RENOVATE_ALLOWED_POST_UPGRADE_COMMANDS: '["^git", "^pdm", "^pip", "^copier", "^find"]'
+    RENOVATE_ALLOWED_POST_UPGRADE_COMMANDS: '["^find", "^pdm"]'
     RENOVATE_BASE_DIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/renovate
     RENOVATE_BRANCH_PREFIX: renovate-gitlab/
-    RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["pep621", "gitlabci", "regex", "pre-commit"]'
+    RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["copier", "gitlabci", "pep621", "pre-commit", "regex"]'
     RENOVATE_ENDPOINT: $CI_API_V4_URL
     RENOVATE_OPTIMIZE_FOR_DISABLED: "true"
     RENOVATE_PLATFORM: gitlab
diff --git a/.renovaterc.json b/.renovaterc.json
index 22522c2a..f2885ba9 100644
--- a/.renovaterc.json
+++ b/.renovaterc.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
     "constraints": {
+        "copier": "9.8.0",
         "pdm": "2.25.4",
         "python": "==3.12"
     },
@@ -60,6 +61,19 @@
                 "uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm[\\s\\S]+?\\sversion: (?<currentValue>.*)\n"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "customType": "regex",
+            "datasourceTemplate": "pypi",
+            "depNameTemplate": "copier",
+            "description": "Match copier version specified in the renovate constraints",
+            "managerFilePatterns": [
+                "/^\\.renovaterc\\.json$/",
+                "/^template/\\.renovaterc\\.json\\.jinja$/"
+            ],
+            "matchStrings": [
+                "\"copier\": \"(?<currentValue>.*)\""
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "customType": "regex",
             "datasourceTemplate": "pypi",
@@ -101,20 +115,6 @@
                 "--package (?<depName>.+?)@(?<currentValue>.+?)\\s"
             ],
             "versioningTemplate": "docker"
-        },
-        {
-            "customType": "regex",
-            "datasourceTemplate": "git-tags",
-            "depNameTemplate": "https://github.com/serious-scaffold/ss-python.git",
-            "depTypeTemplate": "copier-template",
-            "description": "Match template version specified in .copier-answers.yml",
-            "managerFilePatterns": [
-                "/^\\.copier-answers\\.yml$/"
-            ],
-            "matchStrings": [
-                "_commit: (?<currentValue>.*?)\n"
-            ],
-            "versioningTemplate": "semver"
         }
     ],
     "extends": [
@@ -213,21 +213,6 @@
                 ]
             }
         },
-        {
-            "commitMessageTopic": "serious-scaffold-python",
-            "description": "Update template with copier when a new version is released",
-            "matchDepTypes": [
-                "copier-template"
-            ],
-            "postUpgradeTasks": {
-                "commands": [
-                    "git stash",
-                    "pip install copier==9.8.0",
-                    "copier update --skip-answered --defaults --vcs-ref {{{newVersion}}}"
-                ]
-            },
-            "semanticCommitScope": "copier-template"
-        },
         {
             "description": "Group pdm Python package and version specified in setup-pdm GitHub Action",
             "groupName": "pdm",
diff --git a/template/.renovaterc.json.jinja b/template/.renovaterc.json.jinja
index 7f55d34b..1ed8a9c6 100644
--- a/template/.renovaterc.json.jinja
+++ b/template/.renovaterc.json.jinja
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {
     "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
     "constraints": {
+        "copier": "9.8.0",
         "pdm": "2.25.4",
         "python": "=={{ default_py }}"
     },
@@ -67,6 +68,21 @@
                 "uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm[\\s\\S]+?\\sversion: (?<currentValue>.*)\n"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "customType": "regex",
+            "datasourceTemplate": "pypi",
+            "depNameTemplate": "copier",
+            "description": "Match copier version specified in the renovate constraints",
+            "managerFilePatterns": [
+                "/^\\.renovaterc\\.json$/"
+{%- if project_name == "Serious Scaffold Python" %},
+                "/^template/\\.renovaterc\\.json\\.jinja$/"
+{% endif %}
+            ],
+            "matchStrings": [
+                "\"copier\": \"(?<currentValue>.*)\""
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "customType": "regex",
             "datasourceTemplate": "pypi",
@@ -112,20 +128,6 @@
                 "--package (?<depName>.+?)@(?<currentValue>.+?)\\s"
             ],
             "versioningTemplate": "docker"
-        },
-        {
-            "customType": "regex",
-            "datasourceTemplate": "git-tags",
-            "depNameTemplate": "https://github.com/serious-scaffold/ss-python.git",
-            "depTypeTemplate": "copier-template",
-            "description": "Match template version specified in .copier-answers.yml",
-            "managerFilePatterns": [
-                "/^\\.copier-answers\\.yml$/"
-            ],
-            "matchStrings": [
-                "_commit: (?<currentValue>.*?)\n"
-            ],
-            "versioningTemplate": "semver"
         }
     ],
     "extends": [
@@ -228,21 +230,6 @@
                 ]
             }
         },
-        {
-            "commitMessageTopic": "serious-scaffold-python",
-            "description": "Update template with copier when a new version is released",
-            "matchDepTypes": [
-                "copier-template"
-            ],
-            "postUpgradeTasks": {
-                "commands": [
-                    "git stash",
-                    "pip install copier==9.8.0",
-                    "copier update --skip-answered --defaults --vcs-ref {{ '{{{newVersion}}}' }}"
-                ]
-            },
-            "semanticCommitScope": "copier-template"
-        },
         {
             "description": "Group pdm Python package and version specified in setup-pdm GitHub Action",
             "groupName": "pdm",
diff --git a/template/{% if repo_platform == 'github' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/renovate.yml.jinja b/template/{% if repo_platform == 'github' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/renovate.yml.jinja
index a09f00d2..73982c94 100644
--- a/template/{% if repo_platform == 'github' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/renovate.yml.jinja	
+++ b/template/{% if repo_platform == 'github' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows/renovate.yml.jinja	
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ jobs:
     container:
       env:
         LOG_LEVEL: debug
-        RENOVATE_ALLOWED_POST_UPGRADE_COMMANDS: '["^git", "^pdm", "^pip", "^copier", "^find"]'
+        RENOVATE_ALLOWED_POST_UPGRADE_COMMANDS: '["^find", "^pdm"]'
         RENOVATE_BRANCH_PREFIX: renovate-github/
         RENOVATE_ENABLED: {{ '${{ vars.RENOVATE_ENABLED || true }}' }}
 {% if project_name == "Serious Scaffold Python" %}
-        RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["pep621", "github-actions", "gitlabci", "regex", "pre-commit"]'
+        RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["copier", "github-actions", "gitlabci", "pep621", "pre-commit", "regex"]'
 {% else %}
-        RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["pep621", "github-actions", "regex", "pre-commit"]'
+        RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["copier", "github-actions", "pep621", "pre-commit", "regex"]'
 {% endif %}
         RENOVATE_OPTIMIZE_FOR_DISABLED: "true"
         RENOVATE_PLATFORM: github
diff --git a/template/{% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %}.gitlab{% endif %}/workflows/renovate.yml b/template/{% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %}.gitlab{% endif %}/workflows/renovate.yml
index 5876ca01..1100677d 100644
--- a/template/{% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %}.gitlab{% endif %}/workflows/renovate.yml	
+++ b/template/{% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %}.gitlab{% endif %}/workflows/renovate.yml	
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ renovate:
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
     LOG_LEVEL: debug
-    RENOVATE_ALLOWED_POST_UPGRADE_COMMANDS: '["^git", "^pdm", "^pip", "^copier", "^find"]'
+    RENOVATE_ALLOWED_POST_UPGRADE_COMMANDS: '["^find", "^pdm"]'
     RENOVATE_BASE_DIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/renovate
     RENOVATE_BRANCH_PREFIX: renovate-gitlab/
-    RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["pep621", "gitlabci", "regex", "pre-commit"]'
+    RENOVATE_ENABLED_MANAGERS: '["copier", "gitlabci", "pep621", "pre-commit", "regex"]'
     RENOVATE_ENDPOINT: $CI_API_V4_URL
     RENOVATE_OPTIMIZE_FOR_DISABLED: "true"
     RENOVATE_PLATFORM: gitlab