diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1c6aa37f..f716b70f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -163,10 +163,14 @@ jobs:
           # increase in stability over using the latest minor.
           - name: CPython 3.9
             tox: py39
-            action: 3.9
+            python-version: '3.9'
         task:
           - name: Check Newsfragment
             tox: check-newsfragment
+          - name: Check package manifest
+            tox: check-manifest
+          - name: Check pre-commit
+            tox: pre-commit
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up ${{ matrix.python.name }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python.action }}
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python.python-version }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 22a34b58..76039e21 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ repos:
     rev: 4.0.1
     hooks:
     - id: flake8
-      language_version: python3.10
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v4.2.0
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 7b3feda0..7ef566a8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Want to contribute to this project? Great! We'd love to hear from you!
 
 As a developer and user, you probably have some questions about our
 project and how to contribute.
-In this article we try to answer these and give you some recommendations.
+In this article, we try to answer these and give you some recommendations.
 
 
 Ways to communicate and contribute
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ There are several options to contribute to this project:
   If you found a bug or have a new cool feature, describe your findings.
   Try to be as descriptive as possible to help us understand your issue.
 
-* Check out the Freenode ``#twisted-dev`` IRC channel.
+* Check out the Libera ``#twisted`` IRC channel or `Twisted Gitter <https://gitter.im/twisted/twisted>`_.
 
-  If you prefer to discuss some topics personally, you may find the IRC
-  channel interesting.
+  If you prefer to discuss some topics personally,
+  you may find the IRC or Gitter channels interesting.
+  They are bridged.
 
 * Modify the code.
 
@@ -68,12 +69,14 @@ We recommend the following workflow:
       *Running the test suite* for details.
 
 
-   c. Document any user facing changes in one of the `/docs/` files.
+   c. Document any user-facing changes in one of the ``/docs/`` files.
 
-   d. Create a newsfragment in ``src/towncrier/newsfragments/`` describing the changes and containing information that are of interest for end-users.
+   d. Create a newsfragment in ``src/towncrier/newsfragments/`` describing the changes and containing information that is of interest to end-users.
 
    e. Create a `pull request`_.
-      Describe in the pull request what you did and why. If you have open questions, ask.
+      Describe in the pull request what you did and why.
+      If you have open questions, ask.
+      (optional) Allow team members to edit the code on your PR.
 
 #. Wait for feedback. If you receive any comments, address these.
 
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ The following list contains some ways how to run the test suite:
   You may want to add the ``--skip-missing-interpreters`` option to avoid errors
   when a specific Python interpreter version couldn't be found.
 
-*  To get a complete list about the available targets, run::
+*  To get a complete list of the available targets, run::
 
     $ tox -av
 
@@ -108,15 +111,13 @@ The following list contains some ways how to run the test suite:
     $ tox -- towncrier.test.test_project.InvocationTests.test_version
 
 * To run some quality checks before you create the pull request,
-  we recommend to use this call::
+  we recommend using this call::
 
-    $ tox -e check-manifest,check-newsfragment
+    $ tox -e pre-commit,check-manifest,check-newsfragment
 
-* Install `pre-commit <https://pre-commit.com/>`_ and activate::
+* Or enable `pre-commit` as a git hook::
 
     $ pip install pre-commit
-    $ pre-commit
-    Or run as git hook
     $ pre-commit install
 
 * To investigate and debug errors, use the ``trial`` command like this::
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b086e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[flake8]
+# Allow for longer test strings. Code is formatted to 88 columns by Black.
+max-line-length = 99
diff --git a/src/towncrier/newsfragments/292.misc.rst b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/292.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a56fbe71..4ee4864a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = cov-erase, pre-commit, {pypy37,pypy38,py37,py38,py39,py310}-tests, flake8, check-manifest, check-newsfragment, cov-report
+envlist = cov-erase, pre-commit, {pypy37,pypy38,py37,py38,py39,py310}-tests, check-manifest, check-newsfragment
 isolated_build=true
 skip_missing_envs = true
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ commands =
    # specifying the entry point script in `{envbindir}`.
    coverage run -p --module twisted.trial {posargs:towncrier}
    coverage combine -a
+   coverage report
 
 [testenv:build]
 allowlist_externals =
@@ -48,22 +49,3 @@ skip_install = true
 commands =
    # could be brought inside tox.ini after https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/1571
    bash {toxinidir}/tox_build.sh
-
-[testenv:cov-report]
-deps =
-   coverage
-skip_install = true
-commands =
-   coverage html
-   coverage report
-
-[testenv:cov-erase]
-deps =
-   coverage
-skip_install = true
-commands =
-   coverage erase
-
-[flake8]
-# Allow for longer test strings. Code is formatted to 88 columns by Black.
-max-line-length = 99