diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index edf4126..69c0566 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "{{ cookiecutter.python_version }}"
+          python-version: "3.9"
 
       - name: Check-out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry install
 
       - name: Test with pytest
-        run: poetry run pytest tests/ --cov={{ cookiecutter.__package_slug }} --cov-report=xml
+        run: poetry run pytest tests/ --cov=pysorting --cov-report=xml
 
       - name: Use Codecov to track coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
-          token: {% raw %}${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           files: ./coverage.xml   # coverage report
 
       - name: Build documentation
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "{{ cookiecutter.python_version }}"
+          python-version: "3.9"
 
       - name: Check-out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ jobs:
         id: release
         uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@v8.3.0
         with:
-          github_token: {% raw %}${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Publish to TestPyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
         with:
           repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
-          password: {% raw %}${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}
+          password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Test install from TestPyPI
         if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ jobs:
             pip install \
             --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ \
             --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple \
-            {{ cookiecutter.__package_slug }}
+            pysorting
 
       - name: Publish to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
         with:
-          password: {% raw %}${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Publish package distributions to GitHub Releases
         uses: python-semantic-release/upload-to-gh-release@main
         if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
         with:
-          github_token: {% raw %}${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}
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+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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