diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 0264c0353..8e2d7193a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file#scheduleinterval
     schedule:
-      interval: daily
+      interval: monthly
     open-pull-requests-limit: 1
     labels:
       - tag:bot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-closed-pr-docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/delete-closed-pr-docs.yaml
index eb211766c..b7b009fb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delete-closed-pr-docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-closed-pr-docs.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml
index e5967b0d5..b48d70dba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-optional.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-optional.yaml
index 38738196a..3d0867028 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-optional.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-optional.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 name: pre-commit-optional
 
 on:
@@ -5,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   pre-commit-optional:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yaml
index 71224c224..b56040b08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 name: semantic-pull-request
 
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell-check-differential.yaml b/.github/workflows/spell-check-differential.yaml
index 1fbf2ff46..e3af4327f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spell-check-differential.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell-check-differential.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 name: spell-check-differential
 
 on:
@@ -5,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   spell-check-differential:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -13,4 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run spell-check
         uses: autowarefoundation/autoware-github-actions/spell-check@v1
         with:
-          cspell-json-url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tier4/autoware-spell-check-dict/main/.cspell.json
+          cspell-json-url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/autowarefoundation/autoware-spell-check-dict/main/.cspell.json
+          dict-packages: |
+            https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware-spell-check-dict
+            https://github.com/tier4/cspell-dicts
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yaml b/.markdownlint.yaml
index babaaa1f1..584154b20 100644
--- a/.markdownlint.yaml
+++ b/.markdownlint.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 # See https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/main/doc/Rules.md for all rules.
 default: true
 MD013: false
@@ -7,5 +11,6 @@ MD029:
   style: ordered
 MD033: false
 MD041: false
+MD045: false
 MD046: false
 MD049: false
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config-optional.yaml b/.pre-commit-config-optional.yaml
index 3b43f9ae1..f0b5bdba2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config-optional.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config-optional.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
+# https://pre-commit.ci/#configuration
+ci:
+  autofix_commit_msg: "style(pre-commit-optional): autofix"
+  # we already have our own daily update mechanism, we set this to quarterly
+  autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
+  autoupdate_commit_msg: "ci(pre-commit-optional): quarterly autoupdate"
+
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check
-    rev: v3.11.2
+    rev: v3.12.2
     hooks:
       - id: markdown-link-check
         args: [--quiet, --config=.markdown-link-check.json]
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index a3c34d00a..3e96aaceb 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 *.param.yaml
 *.rviz
diff --git a/.prettierrc.yaml b/.prettierrc.yaml
index e29bf3276..fe476936f 100644
--- a/.prettierrc.yaml
+++ b/.prettierrc.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 printWidth: 100
 tabWidth: 2
 overrides:
diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
index 2c7bd088e..e0be62dbc 100644
--- a/.yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 extends: default
 
 ignore: |
diff --git a/deploy-docs/mkdocs-requirements.txt b/deploy-docs/mkdocs-requirements.txt
index ac3cf10a9..95a78dc4f 100755
--- a/deploy-docs/mkdocs-requirements.txt
+++ b/deploy-docs/mkdocs-requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ mkdocs-same-dir
 mkdocs-static-i18n
 mkdocs-video
 mike
-plantuml-markdown
+pathspec
+plantuml-markdown==3.10.4
 pymdown-extensions
 python-markdown-math
 tabulate