diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index 6002cfc..2964db2 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     },
     {
       "login": "JessicaS11",
-      "name": "Jessica",
+      "name": "Jessica Scheick",
       "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11756442?v=4",
       "profile": "https://github.com/JessicaS11",
       "contributions": [
diff --git a/.github/actions/README.md b/.github/actions/README.md
index b4af2de..fc6d1fe 100644
--- a/.github/actions/README.md
+++ b/.github/actions/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ The `workflows/` subfolder contains continuous integration workflows
 #### [binder-badge.yaml](../workflows/binder-badge.yaml)
 Create [binder](https://mybinder.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howto/gh-actions-badges.html) badges with links to test tutorial notebooks
 
+#### [build-website.yaml](../workflows/build-website.yaml)
+Build the websites (JupyterBook and front page). Run on Pull Requests against every commit and via a 'cron' schedule to maintain caching [since otherwise the cache expires if untouched in 7 days](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/advanced-guides/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy)
+
 #### [deploy.yaml](../workflows/deploy.yaml)
 Render and publish the websites (JupyterBook and landing page) to GitHub Pages
 
@@ -35,8 +38,12 @@ Quality assessment and quality control. Standardizes formatting including spell
 #### [repo2docker.yaml](../workflows/repo2docker.yaml)
 [Build a Docker image](https://github.com/jupyterhub/repo2docker-action) for JupyterHub/BinderHub
 
-#### [test.yaml](../workflows/test.yaml)
-Build the websites (JupyterBook and front page). Run on Pull Requests against every commit and via a 'cron' schedule to maintain caching [since otherwise the cache expires if untouched in 7 days](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/advanced-guides/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy)
+#### [template-sync.yaml](../workflows/template-sync.yaml)
+Open a PR to update the templated repo to incorporate changes made to the
+[template repo](https://github.com/uwhackweek/jupyterbook-template).
+Template users should fill out the [.templatesyncignore](../../../.templatesyncignore)
+to specify which files they do not want updated from the template.
+
 
 ## Security
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/binder-badge.yaml b/.github/workflows/binder-badge.yaml
index dec4ac2..a4890f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/binder-badge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/binder-badge.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout PR
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: cache binder build on mybinder.org
       uses: jupyterhub/repo2docker-action@master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual.yaml b/.github/workflows/manual.yaml
index 65d088f..ef1ebb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       
     - name: Configure NASA Earthdata Login
       continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo2docker-PR.yaml b/.github/workflows/repo2docker-PR.yaml
index 44f5a35..8261ddc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo2docker-PR.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo2docker-PR.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Get CalenderVersion UTC Date
       id: calver
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo2docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/repo2docker.yaml
index f4655b2..495200a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo2docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo2docker.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Get CalenderVersion UTC Date
       id: calver
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-sync.yaml b/.github/workflows/template-sync.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a6f9b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-sync.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: 'Sync to Template'
+description: 'Get updates to the Jupyterbook from the template repo'
+
+on:
+  # cronjob trigger (minute, hour, day, month, day-of-week; here 1st of month)
+  # schedule:
+  # - cron:  "0 0 1 * *"
+  # manual trigger
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  repo-sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/assigning-permissions-to-jobs
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      # To use this repository's private action, you must check out the repository
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        # https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage
+        # uncomment if you use submodules within the source repository
+        # with:
+        #   submodules: true
+
+      - name: actions-template-sync
+        uses: AndreasAugustin/actions-template-sync@v1
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          source_repo_path: uwhackweek/jupyterbook-template
+          upstream_branch: main # defaults to main
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.templatesyncignore b/.templatesyncignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b34136d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.templatesyncignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# THIS FILE CANNOT BE SYNCED
+# use glob patterns as in .gitignore
+# recommend listing non-basics tutorial directories here
+
+# configuration files
+cookiecutter.yaml
+
+# environment lock files
+./conda/*lock.yml
+
+# book files (configuration, usage-specific)
+./book/_config.yml
+./book/team.yaml
+
+# event-specific tutorials
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d00dd51..0a12a64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ We've found that every hackweek benefits from a single-page website to get peopl
 
 We've used this template for the following events:
 
-* ICESat-2 Hackweek 2022: https://icesat-2.hackweek.io
+* ICESat-2 Hackweek 2022 + 2023: https://icesat-2.hackweek.io
 * SnowEx Hackweek 2021: https://snowex-hackweek.github.io/website/intro.html