diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
index c8fa9ce2..8a019ccf 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ exclude = [
     ".eggs",
     ".tox",
     ".ipynb_checkpoints",
+    "noxfile.py",
+    "docs/conf.py",
 ]
-ignore = ["A003", "B008", "E501"]
+ignore = ["A003", "B008", "E501", "D211", "D213", "D417"]
 
 # Aggressively activate all rules.
 # These may be customized as desired: https://beta.ruff.rs/docs/rules/
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ classmethod-decorators = ["classmethod", "validator", "root_validator"]
 
 [tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
 "*/__init__.py" = ["F401"]
-"*/tests/*" = [
+"**/tests/*" = [
     # asserts are encouraged in pytest
     "S101",
     # return annotations don't add value for test functions
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/functions.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/functions.py
index 83ff6c5d..78097a38 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/functions.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/functions.py
@@ -7,21 +7,24 @@
 
 
 def example_function(number1: int, number2: int) -> str:
-    """Example function comparing two integers.
+    """Compare two integers.
 
-    This function can be deleted. It is used to show and test generating
+    This is merely an example function can be deleted. It is used to show and test generating
     documentation from code, type hinting, testing, and testing examples
     in the code.
 
 
     Args:
+    ----
         number1: The first number.
         number2: The second number, which will be compared to number1.
 
     Returns:
+    -------
         A string describing which number is the greatest.
 
     Examples:
+    --------
         Examples should be written in doctest format, and should illustrate how
         to use the function.
 
@@ -31,5 +34,5 @@ def example_function(number1: int, number2: int) -> str:
     """
     if number1 < number2:
         return f"{number1} is less than {number2}"
-    else:
-        return f"{number1} is greater than or equal to {number2}"
+
+    return f"{number1} is greater than or equal to {number2}"