diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 576aef7a..06ea9f97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           miniforge-version: latest
           environment-file: conda/dev.yaml
           channels: conda-forge,nodefaults
-          activate-environment: pypkg
+          activate-environment: scicookie
           auto-update-conda: true
           conda-solver: libmamba
 
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry check
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: poetry install
+        run: |
+          poetry config virtualenvs.create false
+          poetry install
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: makim tests.unittest
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           miniforge-version: latest
           environment-file: conda/dev.yaml
           channels: conda-forge,nodefaults
-          activate-environment: pypkg
+          activate-environment: scicookie
           auto-update-conda: true
           conda-solver: libmamba
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index eb168ba3..74458759 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           miniforge-version: latest
           environment-file: conda/dev.yaml
           channels: conda-forge,nodefaults
-          activate-environment: pypkg
+          activate-environment: scicookie
           auto-update-conda: true
           conda-solver: libmamba
 
diff --git a/conda/dev.yaml b/conda/dev.yaml
index 5f9143e6..34c81e3a 100644
--- a/conda/dev.yaml
+++ b/conda/dev.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - nodefaults
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
+  - bash
   - git
   - python >=3.8.1,<3.12
   - poetry >=1.5
diff --git a/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.package_slug}}/__init__.py b/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.package_slug}}/__init__.py
index df3aeade..f99e571e 100644
--- a/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.package_slug}}/__init__.py
+++ b/src/scicookie/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.package_slug}}/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from importlib import metadata as importlib_metadata
 
 
-def get_version():
+def get_version() -> str:
     """Return the program version."""
     try:
         return importlib_metadata.version(__name__)
diff --git a/tests/smoke/auto-format-tools.sh b/tests/smoke/auto-format-tools.sh
index 39430ecf..4f54034a 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/auto-format-tools.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/auto-format-tools.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/automation.sh b/tests/smoke/automation.sh
index a55ddfef..e7af8623 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/automation.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/automation.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/base.sh b/tests/smoke/base.sh
index 85e5cdf1..049b8bfd 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/base.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/base.sh
@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@ set -ex
 
 PATH_ORI=${PATH}
 PWD_ORI=$(pwd)
-CONDA_PATH=$(cd "$(dirname ${CONDA_PYTHON_EXE})" && cd .. && pwd)
-PROJECT_PATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" && cd ../src/scicookie && pwd )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && cd ../.. && pwd )"
+PROJECT_PATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && cd ../.. && pwd )"
 
-if [ "${CONDA_PATH}" == ""]; then
-  echo "INVALID 'CONDA_PATH' environment variable."
+if [ "$(which conda)" == "" ]; then
+  echo "EE 'conda' not found."
   exit 1
 fi
 
-export PATH="${CONDA_PATH}/condabin:${CONDA_PATH}/bin:$PATH"
-echo "[II] included conda to the PATH"
-
 ENV_NAME=osl-python-package
 
 OUTPUT_DIR="/tmp/osl"
@@ -28,18 +24,14 @@ cookieninja --no-input \
 
 cd "${OUTPUT_DIR}/${ENV_NAME}"
 
-mamba env create --file conda/dev.yaml --force
-
-CONDA_PREFIX="${CONDA_PATH}/envs/${ENV_NAME}"
+set +x
+eval "$(conda shell.bash hook)"
+mamba env create --file conda/dev.yaml --name "${ENV_NAME}" --force
+conda activate "${ENV_NAME}"
+set -x
 
-export PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -E "s/[^:]+\/mambaforge\/[^:]+//g")
-export PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -E "s/[^:]+\/conda\/[^:]+//g")
-export PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -E "s/[^:]+\/miniconda\/[^:]+//g")
-export PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -E "s/[^:]+\/miniconda3\/[^:]+//g")
-export PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -E "s/[^:]+\/micromamba\/[^:]+//g")
-export PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -E "s/[^:]+\/anaconda3\/[^:]+//g")
-export PATH="${CONDA_PREFIX}:${CONDA_PREFIX}/bin:$PATH"
-echo "[II] included env conda to the PATH"
+# remove any path to scicookie environment
+export PATH=$(echo $PATH| sed -E "s/[^:]+\/scicookie\/[^:]+//g")
 
 if command -v poetry &> /dev/null; then
   poetry install
diff --git a/tests/smoke/build-systems.sh b/tests/smoke/build-systems.sh
index 9206404c..6b386cd0 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/build-systems.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/build-systems.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
-. ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "build_system=poetry"
 . ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "build_system=flit"
 . ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "build_system=mesonpy"
 . ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "build_system=setuptools"
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 . ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "build_system=maturin"
 . ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "build_system=scikit-build-core"
 . ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "build_system=pybind11"
+. ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "build_system=poetry"
diff --git a/tests/smoke/containers.sh b/tests/smoke/containers.sh
index 0ad38700..7f22f76d 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/containers.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/containers.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/docs.sh b/tests/smoke/docs.sh
index 49af4671..9b61abe6 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/docs.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/docs.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/files.sh b/tests/smoke/files.sh
index 0ed132dc..ef39bf2a 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/files.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/files.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/linters.sh b/tests/smoke/linters.sh
index 9c609664..19633d65 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/linters.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/linters.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/tests.sh b/tests/smoke/tests.sh
index b6410b83..3e12cad9 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/tests.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/tests.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
 . ${SMOKE_DIR}/base.sh "use_pytest=yes"
diff --git a/tests/smoke/virtual-envs.sh b/tests/smoke/virtual-envs.sh
index 3ed137db..8d8b6967 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/virtual-envs.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/virtual-envs.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
 
 SMOKE_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"