diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5202bcf..279fc14 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ coverage.xml
 # Generated documentation
 /docs/build/
 /docs/source/api/
+
+pyscript.egg-info/
+build/
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 5950939..b8d9ae7 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,34 +1,38 @@
 # This is the configuration for pre-commit, a local framework for managing pre-commit hooks
 #   Check out the docs at: https://pre-commit.com/
+ci:
+    #skip: [eslint]
+    autoupdate_schedule: monthly
 
+default_stages: [commit]
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.4.0
+    rev: v4.5.0
     hooks:
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
 -   repo: https://github.com/macisamuele/language-formatters-pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v2.10.0
+    rev: v2.12.0
     hooks:
     -   id: pretty-format-yaml
         args: [--autofix, --indent, '4']
     -   id: pretty-format-toml
         args: [--autofix]
--   repo: https://github.com/sondrelg/pep585-upgrade
-    rev: v1.0
+-   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
+    rev: v3.15.0
     hooks:
-    -   id: upgrade-type-hints
-        args: [--futures=true]
+    -   id: pyupgrade
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
-    rev: 5.12.0
+    rev: 5.13.2
     hooks:
     -   id: isort
-        name: isort
+        name: isort (python)
+        args: [--profile, black]
 -   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 23.7.0
+    rev: 24.2.0
     hooks:
     -   id: black
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
-    rev: 6.1.0
+    rev: 7.0.0
     hooks:
     -   id: flake8
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index de89d03..de9661a 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Documentation configuration for `pyscript-cli`."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
diff --git a/src/pyscript/__init__.py b/src/pyscript/__init__.py
index 138a6f7..581fb8b 100644
--- a/src/pyscript/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pyscript/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """A CLI for PyScript!"""
+
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
diff --git a/src/pyscript/cli.py b/src/pyscript/cli.py
index 571a54b..9757ca3 100644
--- a/src/pyscript/cli.py
+++ b/src/pyscript/cli.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """The main CLI entrypoint and commands."""
+
 import sys
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
diff --git a/src/pyscript/plugins/create.py b/src/pyscript/plugins/create.py
index 70431a7..d31e647 100644
--- a/src/pyscript/plugins/create.py
+++ b/src/pyscript/plugins/create.py
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ def create(
         )
 
     if not app_description:
-        app_description = typer.prompt("App description")
+        app_description = typer.prompt("App description", default="")
     if not author_name:
-        author_name = typer.prompt("Author name")
+        author_name = typer.prompt("Author name", default="")
     if not author_email:
-        author_email = typer.prompt("Author email")
+        author_email = typer.prompt("Author email", default="")
 
     try:
         create_project(
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 2415e7b..98ff0c0 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@
 from _pytest.monkeypatch import MonkeyPatch
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def auto_enter(monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Monkey patch 'typer.confirm' to always hit <Enter>".
+    """
+
+    def user_hit_enter(*args, **kwargs):
+        return ""
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("typer.prompt", user_hit_enter)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def tmp_cwd(monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch, tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
     """Create & return a temporary directory after setting current working directory to it."""
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index a842f28..d603219 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
 
 import pytest
 from mypy_extensions import VarArg
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def app_details_args():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def invoke_cli(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: "MonkeyPatch") -> CLIInvoker:
+def invoke_cli(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> CLIInvoker:
     """Returns a function, which can be used to call the CLI from within a temporary directory."""
     runner = CliRunner()
 
@@ -48,6 +48,30 @@ def test_version() -> None:
     assert f"PyScript CLI version: {__version__}" in result.stdout
 
 
+def test_create_command(
+    invoke_cli: CLIInvoker, tmp_path: Path, app_details_args: list[str], auto_enter
+) -> None:
+    result = invoke_cli("create", "myapp")
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    expected_path = tmp_path / "myapp"
+    assert expected_path.exists()
+
+    expected_main_py_path = expected_path / "main.py"
+    assert expected_main_py_path.exists()
+
+    expected_config_path = expected_path / config["project_config_filename"]
+    assert expected_config_path.exists()
+    with expected_config_path.open() as fp:
+        config_text = fp.read()
+
+    assert 'name = "myapp' in config_text
+    # Assert that description, author name and email are empty
+    assert 'description = ""' in config_text
+    assert 'author_name = ""' in config_text
+    assert 'author_email = ""' in config_text
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("flag", ["-c", "--command"])
 def test_wrap_command(
     invoke_cli: CLIInvoker, tmp_path: Path, flag: str, app_details_args: list[str]
@@ -116,7 +140,7 @@ def test_wrap_file(
 )
 def test_wrap_pyscript_version(
     invoke_cli: CLIInvoker,
-    version: Optional[str],
+    version: str | None,
     expected_version: str,
     tmp_path: Path,
     app_details_args: list[str],
@@ -166,7 +190,7 @@ def test_wrap_pyscript_version(
 )
 def test_wrap_pyscript_version_file(
     invoke_cli: CLIInvoker,
-    version: Optional[str],
+    version: str | None,
     expected_version: str,
     tmp_path: Path,
     app_details_args: list[str],
diff --git a/tests/test_generator.py b/tests/test_generator.py
index eb5d0d8..3a36b9d 100644
--- a/tests/test_generator.py
+++ b/tests/test_generator.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 exercised because of limitations in the Typer testing framework (specifically,
 multiple "prompt" arguments).
 """
+
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 5abc565..95d969d 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def invoke_cli(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: "MonkeyPatch") -> CLIInvoker:
+def invoke_cli(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> CLIInvoker:
     """Returns a function, which can be used to call the CLI from within a temporary directory."""
     runner = CliRunner()