diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-python.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-python.yaml
index 2f0db68..4abcdb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-python.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-python.yaml
@@ -43,19 +43,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sed -i "s/rev: .*  # ruff version/rev: v${{ env.RUFF_VERSION }}  # ruff version/" ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
 
-      - name: Create new branch for changes
-        run: |
-          git checkout -b update-ruff-${{ env.RUFF_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Commit and push changes
+      - name: Create new branch, commit, and push changes
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git add ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/pyproject.toml ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
-          git commit -m "Update ruff version to ${{ env.RUFF_VERSION }}" || exit 0 # Exit gracefully if no changes
+          if git diff --quiet; then
+            echo "new_commits=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            exit 0
+          else
+            git checkout -b update-ruff-${{ env.RUFF_VERSION }}
+            git add ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/pyproject.toml ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+            git commit -m "Update ruff version to ${{ env.RUFF_VERSION }}"
+            echo "new_commits=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi;
           git push --set-upstream origin update-ruff-${{ env.RUFF_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Create pull request
+        if: env.new_commits == 'true'
         run: |
           gh pr create --title "style(python): update ruff to ${{ env.RUFF_VERSION }}" \
                        --body "Automatically update the Ruff version in \`pyproject.toml\` and \`.pre-commit-config.yaml\`." \
@@ -66,8 +70,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-  update_precommit:
-    name: Update Python pre-commit version pins
+  update_precommit_and_hooks:
+    name: Update Python pre-commit version pins and hooks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
@@ -90,25 +94,29 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update pre-commit version in pyproject.toml
         run: |
-          sed -i "s/\"pre-commit==.*\"/\"pre-commit==${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}\"/" ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/pyproject.toml
+          sed -i "s/\"pre-commit>=.*\"/\"pre-commit>=${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}\"/" ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/pyproject.toml
 
       - name: Update min pre-commit version requirement in .pre-commit-config.yaml
         run: |
           sed -i "s/minimum_pre_commit_version: .*/minimum_pre_commit_version: ${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}/" ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
 
-      - name: Create new branch for changes
-        run: |
-          git checkout -b update-precommit-${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Commit and push changes
+      - name: Create new branch, commit, and push changes
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git add ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/pyproject.toml ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
-          git commit -m "Update precommit version to ${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}" || exit 0 # Exit gracefully if no changes
+          if git diff --quiet; then
+            echo "new_commits=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            exit 0
+          else
+            git checkout -b update-precommit-${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}
+            git add ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/pyproject.toml ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+            git commit -m "Update precommit to ${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}"
+            echo "new_commits=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi;
           git push --set-upstream origin update-precommit-${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Create pull request
+        if: env.new_commits == 'true'
         run: |
           gh pr create --title "cicd(python): update precommit to ${{ env.PRECOMMIT_VERSION }}" \
                        --body "Automatically update the pre-commit version in \`pyproject.toml\` and \`.pre-commit-config.yaml\`." \
@@ -142,19 +150,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sed -i "s/rev: .*  # pre-commit-hooks version/rev: ${{ env.PRECOMMIT_HOOKS_VERSION }}  # pre-commit-hooks version/" ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
 
-      - name: Create new branch for changes
-        run: |
-          git checkout -b update-precommit-hooks-${{ env.PRECOMMIT_HOOKS_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Commit and push changes
+      - name: Create new branch, commit, and push changes
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git add ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
-          git commit -m "Update pre-commit-hooks version to ${{ env.PRECOMMIT_HOOKS_VERSION }}" || exit 0 # Exit gracefully if no changes
+          if git diff --quiet; then
+            echo "new_commits=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            exit 0
+          else
+            git checkout -b update-precommit-hooks-${{ env.PRECOMMIT_HOOKS_VERSION }}
+            git add ${{ env.PYTHON_TEMPLATE_LOCATION }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+            git commit -m "Update pre-commit-hooks version to ${{ env.PRECOMMIT_HOOKS_VERSION }}"
+            echo "new_commits=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi;
           git push --set-upstream origin update-precommit-hooks-${{ env.PRECOMMIT_HOOKS_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Create pull request
+        if: env.new_commits == 'true'
         run: |
           gh pr create --title "cicd(python): update pre-commit-hooks to ${{ env.PRECOMMIT_HOOKS_VERSION }}" \
                        --body "Automatically update the pre-commit-hooks version in \`.pre-commit-config.yaml\`." \
diff --git a/python/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/python/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index 2774b4c..f796cc3 100644
--- a/python/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 tests = ["pytest", "pytest-cov"]
-dev = ["pre-commit>=3.7.1", "ruff==0.8.6"]
+dev = [
+    "pre-commit>=3.7.1",
+    "ruff==0.8.6",
+]
 {% if cookiecutter.add_docs %}
 docs = [
     "sphinx==6.1.3",