diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index b41fae9..cd54eb4 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 # Modified from https://github.com/ament/ament_lint/blob/master/ament_clang_format/ament_clang_format/configuration/.clang-format
 Language: Cpp
 BasedOnStyle: Google
diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index c4533f5..de12fb6 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 Checks: "
   -*,
   boost-use-to-string,
@@ -202,7 +206,8 @@ WarningsAsErrors: "
 
 HeaderFilterRegex: ^(?!\/usr)(?!\/opt)
 
-AnalyzeTemporaryDtors: false
+ExtraArgs:
+  - -std=c++17
 
 FormatStyle: none
 
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 0264c03..8e2d719 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file#scheduleinterval
     schedule:
-      interval: daily
+      interval: monthly
     open-pull-requests-limit: 1
     labels:
       - tag:bot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-optional.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-optional.yaml
index 3873819..3d08670 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-optional.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-optional.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 name: pre-commit-optional
 
 on:
@@ -5,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   pre-commit-optional:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
index c724885..4d005e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   pre-commit:
     if: ${{ github.event.repository.private }} # Use pre-commit.ci for public repositories
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Generate token
         id: generate-token
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yaml
index 71224c2..b56040b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 name: semantic-pull-request
 
 on:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell-check-differential.yaml b/.github/workflows/spell-check-differential.yaml
index 1fbf2ff..e3af432 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spell-check-differential.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell-check-differential.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 name: spell-check-differential
 
 on:
@@ -5,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   spell-check-differential:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -13,4 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run spell-check
         uses: autowarefoundation/autoware-github-actions/spell-check@v1
         with:
-          cspell-json-url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tier4/autoware-spell-check-dict/main/.cspell.json
+          cspell-json-url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/autowarefoundation/autoware-spell-check-dict/main/.cspell.json
+          dict-packages: |
+            https://github.com/autowarefoundation/autoware-spell-check-dict
+            https://github.com/tier4/cspell-dicts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-files.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-files.yaml
index 51e523b..9224c15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-files.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 name: sync-files
 
 on:
@@ -14,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   sync-files:
     needs: check-secret
     if: ${{ needs.check-secret.outputs.set == 'true' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Generate token
         id: generate-token
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yaml b/.markdownlint.yaml
index babaaa1..584154b 100644
--- a/.markdownlint.yaml
+++ b/.markdownlint.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 # See https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/main/doc/Rules.md for all rules.
 default: true
 MD013: false
@@ -7,5 +11,6 @@ MD029:
   style: ordered
 MD033: false
 MD041: false
+MD045: false
 MD046: false
 MD049: false
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config-optional.yaml b/.pre-commit-config-optional.yaml
index 3b43f9a..ff325af 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config-optional.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config-optional.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check
-    rev: v3.11.2
+    rev: v3.12.2
     hooks:
       - id: markdown-link-check
         args: [--quiet, --config=.markdown-link-check.json]
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index a3c34d0..3e96aac 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 *.param.yaml
 *.rviz
diff --git a/.prettierrc.yaml b/.prettierrc.yaml
index e29bf32..fe47693 100644
--- a/.prettierrc.yaml
+++ b/.prettierrc.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 printWidth: 100
 tabWidth: 2
 overrides:
diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
index 2c7bd08..e0be62d 100644
--- a/.yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 extends: default
 
 ignore: |
diff --git a/CPPLINT.cfg b/CPPLINT.cfg
index ba6bdf0..159042d 100644
--- a/CPPLINT.cfg
+++ b/CPPLINT.cfg
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 # Modified from https://github.com/ament/ament_lint/blob/ebd524bb9973d5ec1dc48a670ce54f958a5a0243/ament_cpplint/ament_cpplint/main.py#L64-L120
 set noparent
 linelength=100
 includeorder=standardcfirst
 filter=-build/c++11               # we do allow C++11
+filter=-build/c++17               # we allow <filesystem>
 filter=-build/namespaces_literals # we allow using namespace for literals
 filter=-runtime/references        # we consider passing non-const references to be ok
 filter=-whitespace/braces         # we wrap open curly braces for namespaces, classes and functions
 filter=-whitespace/indent         # we don't indent keywords like public, protected and private with one space
+filter=-whitespace/newline        # we allow the developer to decide about newline at the end of file (it's clashing with clang-format)
 filter=-whitespace/parens         # we allow closing parenthesis to be on the next line
 filter=-whitespace/semicolon      # we allow the developer to decide about whitespace after a semicolon
 filter=-build/header_guard        # we automatically fix the names of header guards using pre-commit
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5214751..4d7d5e5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically synced from:
+# https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
+# To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
+
 [flake8]
 # Modified from https://github.com/ament/ament_lint/blob/ebd524bb9973d5ec1dc48a670ce54f958a5a0243/ament_flake8/ament_flake8/configuration/ament_flake8.ini
 extend-ignore = B902,C816,D100,D101,D102,D103,D104,D105,D106,D107,D203,D212,D404,I202,CNL100,E203,E501,Q000