diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index 03767e6e..af55d41d 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: v0.0.41-22-gd7c5bcd
+_commit: v0.0.41-24-g20eac2f
 _src_path: gh:LabAutomationAndScreening/copier-base-template.git
 description: Copier template for creating Python libraries and executables
 python_ci_versions:
diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
deleted file mode 100644
index b7254d9d..00000000
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{
-  $schema: "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  lockFileMaintenance: {
-    enabled: true,
-  },
-  // Only run the PEP 621 manager (disable all others)
-  enabledManagers: ["pep621"],
-
-  // Optional: customize the file-matching if your pyproject.toml lives
-  // in a subfolder or has a nonstandard name
-  pep621: {
-    fileMatch: ["(^|/)pyproject\\.toml$"],
-  },
-
-  // Example: group all Python updates into one PR
-  packageRules: [
-    {
-      matchManagers: ["pep621"],
-      groupName: "all python dependencies",
-    },
-  ],
-
-  postUpgradeTasks: {
-    commands: ["echo $RENOVATE_ALLOWED_COMMANDS", "pre-commit run -a"],
-    executionMode: "update",
-  },
-}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index cccc647e..9f2dcb14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -17,20 +17,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   get-values:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    outputs:
-      new-dependabot-sha: ${{ steps.update-hash.outputs.new-sha }}
-      dependabot-commit-created: ${{ steps.update-hash.outputs.commit-created }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
-
-      - name: Update Devcontainer Hash
-        if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-        id: update-hash
-        uses: ./.github/actions/update-devcontainer-hash
-        with:
-          branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/get-values.yaml
 
   pre-commit:
     needs: [ get-values ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/get-values.yaml b/.github/workflows/get-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d91a28e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/get-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Get Values
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    outputs:
+      new-dependabot-sha:
+        description: BUILD_HASH
+        value: ${{ jobs.get-values.outputs.new-dependabot-sha }}
+      dependabot-commit-created:
+        description: whether or not a commit was created on a dependabot branch
+        value: ${{ jobs.get-values.outputs.dependabot-commit-created }}
+
+env:
+  PYTHONUNBUFFERED: True
+
+permissions:
+    contents: write # needed to push commit of new devcontainer hash for dependabot PRs
+
+jobs:
+  get-values:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    outputs:
+      new-dependabot-sha: ${{ steps.update-hash.outputs.new-sha }}
+      dependabot-commit-created: ${{ steps.update-hash.outputs.commit-created }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Update Devcontainer Hash
+        if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+        id: update-hash
+        uses: ./.github/actions/update-devcontainer-hash
+        with:
+          branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/template/.github/renovate.json5.jinja b/template/.github/renovate.json5.jinja
deleted file mode 100644
index 746f8c91..00000000
--- a/template/.github/renovate.json5.jinja
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{% raw %}{
-  $schema: "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  lockFileMaintenance: {
-    enabled: true,
-  },
-}{% endraw %}