diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index 39bfe07..96cb909 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # It is needed to track the repo template version, and editing may break things.
 # This file will be overwritten by copier on template updates.
 
-_commit: v1.2.2
+_commit: v1.4.0
 _src_path: https://github.com/bec-project/plugin_copier_template.git
 make_commit: true
 project_name: bec_testing_plugin
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/create_update_pr.yml b/.gitea/workflows/create_update_pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71ec645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/create_update_pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+name: Create template upgrade PR for bec_testing_plugin
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  create_update_branch_and_pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Create virtualenv
+	    run: |
+	      python -m virtualenv .venv
+
+      - name: Install tools
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          pip install copier PySide6 bec_lib
+
+      - name: Perform update
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          git config --global user.email "bec_ci_staging@psi.ch"
+          git config --global user.name "BEC automated CI"
+
+          branch="chore/update-template-$(python -m uuid)"
+          echo "switching to branch $branch"
+          git checkout -b $branch
+
+          echo "Running copier update..."
+          copier update --trust --defaults --conflict inline 2>&1 | tee copier.log
+          status=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+          output="$(cat copier.log)"
+          echo $output
+          msg="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" | head -n 1)"
+
+          if ! grep -q "make_commit: true" .copier-answers.yml ; then
+            echo "Autocommit not made, committing..."
+            git add -A
+            git commit -a -m "$msg"
+          fi
+
+          if diff-index --quiet HEAD ; then
+            echo "No changes detected"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          git push -u origin $branch
+          curl -X POST "https://gitea.psi.ch/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/pulls" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.CI_REPO_WRITE }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{
+                  \"title\": \"Template: $(echo $msg)\",
+                  \"body\": \"This PR was created by Gitea Actions\",
+                  \"head\": \"$(echo $branch)\",
+                  \"base\": \"main\"
+                }"
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cbc65b..0000000
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-include:
-- file: /templates/plugin-repo-template.yml
-  inputs:
-    name: bec_testing_plugin
-    target: bec_testing_plugin
-    branch: $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH
-  project: bec/awi_utils
diff --git a/bec_testing_plugin/scans/scan_customization/__init__.py b/bec_testing_plugin/scans/scan_customization/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/bec_testing_plugin/scans/scan_customization/scan_components.py b/bec_testing_plugin/scans/scan_customization/scan_components.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97d9728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bec_testing_plugin/scans/scan_customization/scan_components.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""
+Scan components for bec_testing_plugin.
+
+The scan components module allows you to define custom components that can be used in your scans.
+These components can be used to encapsulate reusable logic, interact with devices, or perform specific actions during the scan lifecycle.
+"""
+
+from bec_server.scan_server.scans.scan_components import ScanComponents
+
+
+class BecTestingPluginScanComponents(ScanComponents):
+    """Scan components for bec_testing_plugin."""
diff --git a/bec_testing_plugin/scans/scan_customization/scan_modifier.py b/bec_testing_plugin/scans/scan_customization/scan_modifier.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..646bde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bec_testing_plugin/scans/scan_customization/scan_modifier.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""
+Scan modifier plugin for bec_testing_plugin.
+
+The scan modifier allows you to modify the scan lifecycle and run custom actions before or after the scan hook or replace the scan hook entirely.
+Note that the scan_modifier module must be registered as a plugin in the pyproject.toml file for it to be recognized by the BEC framework and that
+there can only be one scan_modifier plugin registered at a time. If you need to run multiple scan modifiers, you can create a single scan
+modifier plugin that runs multiple actions in sequence with conditional logic to determine which actions to run based on the scan context.
+"""
+
+from bec_server.scan_server.scans.scan_modifier import ScanModifier, scan_hook_impl
+
+
+class BecTestingPluginScanModifier(ScanModifier):
+    """
+    Scan modifier for bec_testing_plugin.
+    
+    By inheriting from the ScanModifier base class, you get access to currently running scan (self.scan), the devices (self.dev), the scan info (self.scan_info),
+    the scan components (self.components) and the scan actions (self.actions).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        """Initialize the scan modifier."""
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+    # Example of running code before the scan stage for a specific scan
+    # @scan_hook_impl("stage", "before")
+    # def before_stage(self):
+    #     """Run before the stage hook."""
+    #     self.actions.send_client_info("Custom stage logic executed by ScanModifier.")
+    #     if self.scan_info.scan_name == "example_scan":
+    #         self.dev.samx.set(20)
+
+    
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7efea83..d4f9692 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 name = "bec_testing_plugin"
 version = "0.3.1"
 description = "A plugin repository for BEC"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ plugin_file_writer = "bec_testing_plugin.file_writer"
 [project.entry-points."bec.scans"]
 plugin_scans = "bec_testing_plugin.scans"
 
+[project.entry-points."bec.scans.scan_modifier"]
+plugin_scan_modifier = "bec_testing_plugin.scans.scan_customization.scan_modifier"
+
 [project.entry-points."bec.scans.metadata_schema"]
 plugin_metadata_schema = "bec_testing_plugin.scans.metadata_schema"