diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index 79cefd63..46199b64 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: v2.0.1
+_commit: v2.0.3
 _src_path: gh:lincc-frameworks/python-project-template
 author_email: brantd@uw.edu
 author_name: LINCC Frameworks
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug_report.md
index 220a63d6..16b6b711 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug_report.md
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ assignees: ''
 Please check the following:
 
 - [ ] I have described the situation in which the bug arose, including what code was executed, information about my environment, and any applicable data others will need to reproduce the problem.
-- [ ] I have included available evidence of the unexpected behavior (including error messages, screenshots, and/or plots) as well as a descriprion of what I expected instead.
-- [ ] If I have a solution in mind, I have provided an explanation and/or pseudocode and/or task list.
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+- [ ] I have included available evidence of the unexpected behavior (including error messages, screenshots, and/or plots) as well as a description of what I expected instead.
+- [ ] If I have a solution in mind, I have provided an explanation and/or pseudocode and/or task list.
diff --git a/.github/README.md b/.github/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fe2a015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# The .github directory
+
+This directory contains various configurations and .yml files that are used to
+define GitHub actions and behaviors.
+
+## Workflows
+
+The .yml files in ``./workflows`` are used to define the various continuous 
+integration scripts that will be run on your behalf e.g. nightly as a smoke check,
+or when you create a new PR.
+
+For more information about CI and workflows, look here: https://lincc-ppt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/practices/ci.html
+
+## Configurations
+
+Templates for various different issue types are defined in ``./ISSUE_TEMPLATE``
+and a pull request template is defined as ``pull_request_template.md``. Adding,
+removing, and modifying these templates to suit the needs of your project is encouraged.
+
+For more information about these templates, look here: https://lincc-ppt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/practices/issue_pr_templating.html
+
+
+Or if you still have questions contact us: https://lincc-ppt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/contact.html
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/asv-main.yml b/.github/workflows/asv-main.yml
index f6a6f297..32c25cf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/asv-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/asv-main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # This workflow will run benchmarks with airspeed velocity (asv), 
 # store the new results in the "benchmarks" branch and publish them
 # to a dashboard on GH Pages.
-
 name: Run ASV benchmarks for main
 
 on:
@@ -10,92 +9,60 @@ on:
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10"
-  WORKING_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/benchmarks
+  ASV_VERSION: "0.6.4"
+  WORKING_DIR: ${{github.workspace}}/benchmarks
 
 concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  group: ${{github.workflow}}-${{github.ref}}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-
-  setup-python:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Cache Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: python-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}"
-
   asv-main:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: setup-python
-
     permissions:
       contents: write
-
     defaults:
       run:
-        working-directory: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
-
+        working-directory: ${{env.WORKING_DIR}}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout main branch of the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Cache Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: python-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install asv==0.6.1 virtualenv tabulate
-
-      - name: Configure git
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-      - name: Create ASV machine config file
-        run: asv machine --machine gh-runner --yes
-
-      - name: Fetch previous results from the "benchmarks" branch
-        run: |
-          if git ls-remote --exit-code origin benchmarks > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            git merge origin/benchmarks \
-              --allow-unrelated-histories \
-              --no-commit
-            mv ../_results .
-          fi
-
-      - name: Run ASV for the main branch
-        run: asv run ALL --skip-existing --verbose || true
-
-      - name: Submit new results to the "benchmarks" branch
-        uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
-        with:
-          branch: benchmarks
-          folder: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/_results
-          target-folder: _results
-
-      - name: Generate dashboard HTML
-        run: |
-          asv show
-          asv publish
-
-      - name: Deploy to Github pages
-        uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
-        with:
-          branch: gh-pages
-          folder: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/_html
\ No newline at end of file
+    - name: Set up Python ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
+    - name: Checkout main branch of the repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip install "asv[virtualenv]==${{env.ASV_VERSION}}"
+    - name: Configure git
+      run: |
+        git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+        git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+    - name: Create ASV machine config file
+      run: asv machine --machine gh-runner --yes
+    - name: Fetch previous results from the "benchmarks" branch
+      run: |
+        if git ls-remote --exit-code origin benchmarks > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          git merge origin/benchmarks \
+            --allow-unrelated-histories \
+            --no-commit
+          mv ../_results .
+        fi
+    - name: Run ASV for the main branch
+      run: asv run ALL --skip-existing --verbose || true
+    - name: Submit new results to the "benchmarks" branch
+      uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
+      with:
+        branch: benchmarks
+        folder: ${{env.WORKING_DIR}}/_results
+        target-folder: _results
+    - name: Generate dashboard HTML
+      run: |
+        asv show
+        asv publish
+    - name: Deploy to Github pages
+      uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
+      with:
+        branch: gh-pages
+        folder: ${{env.WORKING_DIR}}/_html
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/asv-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/asv-nightly.yml
index 80a2d785..28b270ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/asv-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/asv-nightly.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # This workflow will run daily at 06:45.
 # It will run benchmarks with airspeed velocity (asv)
 # and compare performance with the previous nightly build.
-
 name: Run benchmarks nightly job
 
 on:
@@ -11,83 +10,63 @@ on:
   
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10"
-  WORKING_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/benchmarks
+  ASV_VERSION: "0.6.4"
+  WORKING_DIR: ${{github.workspace}}/benchmarks
   NIGHTLY_HASH_FILE: nightly-hash
 
 jobs:
-
   asv-nightly:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     defaults:
       run:
-        working-directory: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
-
+        working-directory: ${{env.WORKING_DIR}}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout main branch of the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Cache Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: python-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}"
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install asv==0.6.1 virtualenv
-
-      - name: Configure git
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-      - name: Create ASV machine config file
-        run: asv machine --machine gh-runner --yes
-
-      - name: Fetch previous results from the "benchmarks" branch
-        run: |
-          if git ls-remote --exit-code origin benchmarks > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            git merge origin/benchmarks \
-              --allow-unrelated-histories \
-              --no-commit
-            mv ../_results .
-          fi
-
-      - name: Get nightly dates under comparison
-        id: nightly-dates
-        run: |
-          echo "yesterday=$(date -d yesterday +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "today=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Use last nightly commit hash from cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
-          key: nightly-results-${{ steps.nightly-dates.outputs.yesterday }}
-
-      - name: Run comparison of main against last nightly build
-        run: |
-          HASH_FILE=${{ env.NIGHTLY_HASH_FILE }}
-          CURRENT_HASH=${{ github.sha }}
-          if [ -f $HASH_FILE ]; then          
-            PREV_HASH=$(cat $HASH_FILE)
-            asv continuous $PREV_HASH $CURRENT_HASH --verbose || true
-            asv compare $PREV_HASH $CURRENT_HASH --sort ratio --verbose
-          fi
-          echo $CURRENT_HASH > $HASH_FILE
-
-      - name: Update last nightly hash in cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
-          key: nightly-results-${{ steps.nightly-dates.outputs.today }}
\ No newline at end of file
+    - name: Set up Python ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
+    - name: Checkout main branch of the repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip install "asv[virtualenv]==${{env.ASV_VERSION}}"
+    - name: Configure git
+      run: |
+        git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+        git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+    - name: Create ASV machine config file
+      run: asv machine --machine gh-runner --yes
+    - name: Fetch previous results from the "benchmarks" branch
+      run: |
+        if git ls-remote --exit-code origin benchmarks > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          git merge origin/benchmarks \
+            --allow-unrelated-histories \
+            --no-commit
+          mv ../_results .
+        fi
+    - name: Get nightly dates under comparison
+      id: nightly-dates
+      run: |
+        echo "yesterday=$(date -d yesterday +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "today=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: Use last nightly commit hash from cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ${{env.WORKING_DIR}}
+        key: nightly-results-${{steps.nightly-dates.outputs.yesterday}}
+    - name: Run comparison of main against last nightly build
+      run: |
+        HASH_FILE=${{env.NIGHTLY_HASH_FILE}}
+        CURRENT_HASH=${{github.sha}}
+        if [ -f $HASH_FILE ]; then
+          PREV_HASH=$(cat $HASH_FILE)
+          asv continuous $PREV_HASH $CURRENT_HASH --verbose || true
+          asv compare $PREV_HASH $CURRENT_HASH --sort ratio --verbose
+        fi
+        echo $CURRENT_HASH > $HASH_FILE
+    - name: Update last nightly hash in cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ${{env.WORKING_DIR}}
+        key: nightly-results-${{steps.nightly-dates.outputs.today}}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/asv-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/asv-pr.yml
index bf5aed6d..4499eb9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/asv-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/asv-pr.yml
@@ -11,76 +11,60 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  group: ${{github.workflow}}-${{github.ref}}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10"
-  WORKING_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/benchmarks
-  ARTIFACTS_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts
+  ASV_VERSION: "0.6.4"
+  WORKING_DIR: ${{github.workspace}}/benchmarks
+  ARTIFACTS_DIR: ${{github.workspace}}/artifacts
 
 jobs:
-  setup-python:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Cache Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: ~/.cache/pip
-        key: python-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
   asv-pr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: setup-python
     defaults:
       run:
-        working-directory: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
+        working-directory: ${{env.WORKING_DIR}}
     steps:
+    - name: Set up Python ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
     - name: Checkout PR branch of the repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Display Workflow Run Information
       run: |
-        echo "Workflow Run ID: ${{ github.run_id }}"
-    - name: Cache Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: ~/.cache/pip
-        key: python-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+        echo "Workflow Run ID: ${{github.run_id}}"
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install asv==0.6.1 virtualenv tabulate lf-asv-formatter
+      run: pip install "asv[virtualenv]==${{env.ASV_VERSION}}" lf-asv-formatter
     - name: Make artifacts directory
-      run: mkdir -p ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}
+      run: mkdir -p ${{env.ARTIFACTS_DIR}}
     - name: Save pull request number
-      run: echo ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} > ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}/pr
+      run: echo ${{github.event.pull_request.number}} > ${{env.ARTIFACTS_DIR}}/pr
     - name: Get current job logs URL
       uses: Tiryoh/gha-jobid-action@v1
       id: jobs
       with:
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        job_name: ${{ github.job }}
+        github_token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        job_name: ${{github.job}}
     - name: Create ASV machine config file
       run: asv machine --machine gh-runner --yes
     - name: Save comparison of PR against main branch
       run: |
-        git remote add upstream https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
+        git remote add upstream https://github.com/${{github.repository}}.git
         git fetch upstream
         asv continuous upstream/main HEAD --verbose || true
         asv compare upstream/main HEAD --sort ratio --verbose | tee output
-        python -m lf_asv_formatter --asv_version "$(echo asv --version)"
+        python -m lf_asv_formatter --asv_version "$(asv --version | awk '{print $2}')"
         printf "\n\nClick [here]($STEP_URL) to view all benchmarks." >> output
-        mv output ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}
+        mv output ${{env.ARTIFACTS_DIR}}
       env:
-        STEP_URL: "${{ steps.jobs.outputs.html_url }}#step:11:1"
+        STEP_URL: ${{steps.jobs.outputs.html_url}}#step:10:1
     - name: Upload artifacts (PR number and benchmarks output)
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: benchmark-artifacts
-        path: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}
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+        path: ${{env.ARTIFACTS_DIR}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/build-documentation.yml
index 638e7b6e..f19c5ef6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-documentation.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 # This workflow will install Python dependencies, build the package and then build the documentation.
 
 name: Build documentation
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-ci.yml
index 86560a8f..533fca3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 # This workflow runs pre-commit hooks on pushes and pull requests to main
 # to enforce coding style. To ensure correct configuration, please refer to:
 #  https://lincc-ppt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/practices/ci_precommit.html
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index f7cecc2e..2cbf586a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 # This workflow will upload a Python Package using Twine when a release is created
 # For more information see: https://github.com/pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish#trusted-publishing
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0d038012..98297ab1 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+
 repos:
     # Compare the local template version to the latest remote template version
     # This hook should always pass. It will print a message if the local version 
     # is out of date.
   - repo: https://github.com/lincc-frameworks/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v0.1.1
+    rev: v0.1.2
     hooks:
       - id: check-lincc-frameworks-template-version
         name: Check template version
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ repos:
         name: Clear output from Jupyter notebooks
         description: Clear output from Jupyter notebooks.
         files: \.ipynb$
+        exclude: ^docs/pre_executed
         stages: [commit]
         language: system
         entry: jupyter nbconvert --clear-output
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 79bfc272..b58534b2 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 # .readthedocs.yml
 # Read the Docs configuration file
 # See  https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 7ac99174..1f4f3328 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2023 LINCC Frameworks
+Copyright (c) 2024 LINCC Frameworks
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/benchmarks/README.md b/benchmarks/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5259778b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Benchmarks
+
+This directory contains files that will be run via continuous testing either
+nightly or after committing code to a pull request. 
+
+The runtime and/or memory usage of the functions defined in these files will be
+tracked and reported to give you a sense of the overall performance of your code.
+
+You are encouraged to add, update, or remove benchmark functions to suit the needs
+of your project.
+
+For more information, see the documentation here: https://lincc-ppt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/practices/ci_benchmarking.html
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diff --git a/benchmarks/asv.conf.json b/benchmarks/asv.conf.json
index ae5caba8..6d9df1b5 100644
--- a/benchmarks/asv.conf.json
+++ b/benchmarks/asv.conf.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 {
     // The version of the config file format. Do not change, unless
     // you know what you are doing.
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 422bd671..b5252eaa 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
 project = "nested-pandas"
-copyright = "2023, LINCC Frameworks"
+copyright = "2024, LINCC Frameworks"
 author = "LINCC Frameworks"
 release = version("nested-pandas")
 # for example take major/minor
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 0bc5cd9e..b46bfe2c 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 .. nested_pandas documentation main file.
    You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
    contain the root `toctree` directive.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 49c273df..1760a582 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 [project]
 name = "nested-pandas"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
 # On a mac, install optional dependencies with `pip install '.[dev]'` (include the single quotes)
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
-    "asv==0.6.3", # Used to compute performance benchmarks
+    "asv==0.6.4", # Used to compute performance benchmarks
     "jupyter", # Clears output from Jupyter notebooks
     "mypy", # Used for static type checking of files
     "pre-commit", # Used to run checks before finalizing a git commit
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ select = [
     "D300",
     "D417",
     "D419",
+    # Numpy v2.0 compatibility
     "NPY201",
 ]