diff --git a/.renovaterc.json b/.renovaterc.json
index d1b89c87..5852d009 100644
--- a/.renovaterc.json
+++ b/.renovaterc.json
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
     "pre-commit"
   ],
   "github-actions": {
-    "fileMatch": ["(^|.*/)\\.github/workflows/[^/]+$", "template/pyproject\\.toml\\.jinja"]
+    "fileMatch": ["(^|/)\\.github/workflows/[^/]+$"]
   },
   "pep621": {
-    "fileMatch": ["(^|.*/)pyproject\\.toml[^/]*$"],
+    "fileMatch": ["(^|/)pyproject\\.toml[^/]*$"],
     "rangeStrategy": "bump"
   },
   "ignoreDeps": ["towncrier"],
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     {
       "description": "copier",
       "customType": "regex",
-      "fileMatch": ["(^|.*/)\\.copier-version[^/]*$"],
+      "fileMatch": ["(^|/)\\.copier-version[^/]*$"],
       "matchStrings": ["(?<currentValue>[^\\n]+)"],
       "datasourceTemplate": "pypi",
       "depNameTemplate": "copier"
diff --git a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
index 73b47b17..ce62ebba 100644
--- a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Home = "https://github.com/{{ project_owner_github_username }}/{{ github_repo_na
 Tracker = "https://github.com/{{ project_owner_github_username }}/{{ github_repo_name }}/issues"
 [[project.authors]]
 name = "{{ project_owner_name }}"
-{% if project_email %}email = "{{ project_email }}"{% endif %}
+email = "{{ project_email }}"
 
 [tool.uv]
 constraint-dependencies = [