diff --git a/hooks/__init__.py b/hooks/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c32e56b7..fe6fcca99 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ docs = [
 ]
 
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py312"
+target-version = "py39"
 line-length = 119
 # Exclude the template content as most files aren't parseable
 extend-exclude = [