diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 63ab4a0..a5a9971 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2023 Andrew Vaughan
+Copyright (c) 2024 Andrew Vaughan
 
 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/LICENSE.apache2 b/LICENSE.apache2
index 408d147..0ecab41 100644
--- a/LICENSE.apache2
+++ b/LICENSE.apache2
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ APPENDIX: How to apply the Apache License to your work.
   same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
   identification within third-party archives.
 
-Copyright 2023 Andrew Vaughan
+Copyright 2024 Andrew Vaughan
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/LICENSE.gpl3 b/LICENSE.gpl3
index f74115e..4d2f198 100644
--- a/LICENSE.gpl3
+++ b/LICENSE.gpl3
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
 
     <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
-    Copyright (C) 2023  Andrew Vaughan
+    Copyright (C) 2024 Andrew Vaughan
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
   If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short
 notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
 
-    <program>  Copyright (C) 2023  Andrew Vaughan
+    <program>  Copyright (C) 2024 Andrew Vaughan
     This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
     This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
     under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
diff --git a/LICENSE.mit b/LICENSE.mit
index 63ab4a0..a5a9971 100644
--- a/LICENSE.mit
+++ b/LICENSE.mit
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2023 Andrew Vaughan
+Copyright (c) 2024 Andrew Vaughan
 
 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/LICENSE.proprietary b/LICENSE.proprietary
index b0e479c..38944f9 100644
--- a/LICENSE.proprietary
+++ b/LICENSE.proprietary
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Copyright ©2023 Andrew Vaughan.
+Copyright ©2024 Andrew Vaughan.
 All Rights Reserved.
diff --git a/_TEMPLATE_CHECKLIST.md b/_TEMPLATE_CHECKLIST.md
index 9c08ed7..3f36fc0 100644
--- a/_TEMPLATE_CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/_TEMPLATE_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -112,11 +112,14 @@ git lfs install
 ```
 
 - [ ] Add and/or remove any files or [folders](#folder-structure) that don't apply to this project
-- [ ] Remove all `.empty` files
 
-```bash
-find . -type f -name '.empty' -delete
-```
+> **Optional**
+>
+> - [ ] Remove all `.empty` files
+>
+> ```bash
+> find . -type f -name '.empty' -delete
+> ```
 
 ### Only for Windows-only development environments