diff --git a/.github/actions/services/action.yml b/.github/actions/services/action.yml
index 63fe8f0..b814a03 100644
--- a/.github/actions/services/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/services/action.yml
@@ -57,11 +57,10 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
 
-        - name: Create mongo docker-compose file
+        - name: Create mongo docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_mongo
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > mongo.yml
-            echo "services:" >> mongo.yml
+            echo "services:" > mongo.yml
             echo "  mongo:" >> mongo.yml
             echo "    image: library/mongo:${{ inputs.mongo_version }}" >> mongo.yml
             echo "    container_name: mongo" >> mongo.yml
@@ -74,11 +73,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create postgres docker-compose file
+        - name: Create postgres docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_postgres
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > postgres.yml
-            echo "services:" >> postgres.yml
+            echo "services:" > postgres.yml
             echo "  postgres:" >> postgres.yml
             echo "    image: library/postgres:${{ inputs.postgres_version }}-alpine" >> postgres.yml
             echo "    container_name: postgres" >> postgres.yml
@@ -96,11 +94,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create elasticsearch docker-compose file
+        - name: Create elasticsearch docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_elastic_search
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > elastic_search.yml
-            echo "services:" >> elastic_search.yml
+            echo "services:" > elastic_search.yml
             echo "  elastic_search:" >> elastic_search.yml
             echo "    image: elasticsearch:${{ inputs.elasticsearch_version }}" >> elastic_search.yml
             echo "    container_name: elastic_search" >> elastic_search.yml
@@ -117,11 +114,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create memcached docker-compose file
+        - name: Create memcached docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_memcached
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > memcached.yml
-            echo "services:" >> memcached.yml
+            echo "services:" > memcached.yml
             echo "  memcached:" >> memcached.yml
             echo "    container_name: memcached" >> memcached.yml
             echo "    image: memcached:${{ inputs.memcached_version }}-alpine" >> memcached.yml
@@ -130,11 +126,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create redis docker-compose file
+        - name: Create redis docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_redis
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > redis.yml
-            echo "services:" >> redis.yml
+            echo "services:" > redis.yml
             echo "  redis:" >> redis.yml
             echo "    container_name: redis" >> redis.yml
             echo "    image: library/redis:${{ inputs.redis_version }}-alpine" >> redis.yml
@@ -143,11 +138,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create rabbitmq docker-compose file
+        - name: Create rabbitmq docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_rabbitmq
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > rabbitmq.yml
-            echo "services:" >> rabbitmq.yml
+            echo "services:" > rabbitmq.yml
             echo "  rabbitmq:" >> rabbitmq.yml
             echo "    container_name: rabbitmq" >> rabbitmq.yml
             echo "    image: library/rabbitmq:${{ inputs.rabbitmq_version }}-management-alpine" >> rabbitmq.yml
@@ -157,9 +151,9 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Execute docker-compose up
+        - name: Execute docker compose up
           run: |
-            CLI=docker-compose
+            CLI="docker compose"
             if [[ ${{ inputs.use_postgres }} != 'false' ]]; then
               CLI="${CLI} -f postgres.yml"
             fi
diff --git a/.github/configurations/python_linters/README.md b/.github/configurations/python_linters/README.md
index fcf1ca3..9399ec7 100644
--- a/.github/configurations/python_linters/README.md
+++ b/.github/configurations/python_linters/README.md
@@ -54,3 +54,26 @@ In `.vscode/settings.json`
         "${workspaceFolder}/.github/configurations/python_linters/.black"
     ]
 }
+```
+
+- ### [PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/)
+Linters can be run on demand as external tools in the IDE by adding their configurations under **File -> Settings... -> Tools -> External tools**.
+Then, add a configuration for each linter by clicking on the **+** button (the working directory must be set to the folder where the `manage.py` file is).
+After this configurations, the linters can be run from the menu **Tools -> External tools**.
+* Flake8
+  * _Name_: `Flake8`
+  * _Program_: `$PyInterpreterDirectory$/flake8`
+  * _Arguments_: `$FilePath$ --config ../.github/configurations/python_linters/.flake8`
+  * _Working directory_: `$ProjectFileDir$/DjangoMainProject`
+* Black
+  * _Name_: `Black`
+  * _Program_: `$PyInterpreterDirectory$/black`
+  * _Arguments_: `--config ../.github/configurations/python_linters/.black $FilePath$`
+  * _Working directory_: `$ProjectFileDir$/DjangoMainProject`
+* isort
+  * _Name_: `isort`
+  * _Program_: `$PyInterpreterDirectory$/isort`
+  * _Arguments_: `--sp ../.github/configurations/python_linters/.isort.cfg --profile black $FilePath$`
+  * _Working directory_: `$ProjectFileDir$/DjangoMainProject`
+
+With this configuration, the linters are run against the opened file in the editor; to do it against the whole codebase, change the variable *$FilePath$* to the Django root directory.
diff --git a/.github/configurations/python_linters/requirements-linters.txt b/.github/configurations/python_linters/requirements-linters.txt
index c931ff0..39fb9e3 100644
--- a/.github/configurations/python_linters/requirements-linters.txt
+++ b/.github/configurations/python_linters/requirements-linters.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-black==23.11.0
-isort==5.12.0
-flake8==6.1.0
-flake8-django==1.4
-pylint==2.17.7
+autoflake==2.3.1
+bandit==1.7.9
+black==24.8.0
+# use fork since main repo is not updated
+# see https://github.com/rocioar/flake8-django/pull/134
+flake8-django @ git+https://github.com/terencehonles/flake8-django.git@a6e369e89d275dfd5514f2aa9d091aa36c5ff84b
+flake8==7.1.1
+isort==5.13.2
 pylint-django==2.5.5
-bandit==1.7.5
-autoflake==2.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
+pylint==3.2.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request_automation.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request_automation.yml
index 46ac709..c1a29b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request_automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request_automation.yml
@@ -76,10 +76,19 @@ jobs:
       check_dockerfile: Dockerfile
 
       use_postgres: false
+      postgres_db: db
+      postgres_user: user
+      postgres_password: password
+      postgres_version: latest
       use_memcached: false
+      memcached_version: latest
       use_elastic_search: false
+      elasticsearch_version: 8.11.1
+      elasticsearch_port: 9200
       use_rabbitmq: true
+      rabbitmq_version: 3
       use_mongo: false
+      mongo_version: latest
       use_celery: true
 
       celery_app: python_test.celery
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6566756..9aa1555 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,32 +11,32 @@ repos:
         args: ["--rcfile", ".github/configurations/python_linters/.pylintrc"]
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/bandit
-    rev: 1.7.4
+    rev: 1.7.9
     hooks:
       - id: bandit
         args: ["-c", ".github/configurations/python_linters/.bandit.yaml"]
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
-    rev: 5.0.4
+    rev: 7.1.1
     hooks:
     - id: flake8
       exclude: docs/conf.py
       args: ["--config", ".github/configurations/python_linters/.flake8"]
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
-    rev: 5.12.0
+    rev: 5.13.2
     hooks:
       - id: isort
         args: ["--settings-path", ".github/configurations/python_linters/.isort.cfg", "--filter-files", "--skip", "venv"]
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 22.3.0
+    rev: 24.8.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
         args: ["--config", ".github/configurations/python_linters/.black"]
 
 -   repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/autoflake
-    rev: v1.7.7
+    rev: v2.3.1
     hooks:
     -   id: autoflake
         args: ["-i", "--remove-all-unused-imports", "--remove-unused-variables", "--ignore-init-module-imports", "--ignore-pass-statements"]
diff --git a/actions/services/action.yml b/actions/services/action.yml
index 63fe8f0..b814a03 100644
--- a/actions/services/action.yml
+++ b/actions/services/action.yml
@@ -57,11 +57,10 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
 
-        - name: Create mongo docker-compose file
+        - name: Create mongo docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_mongo
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > mongo.yml
-            echo "services:" >> mongo.yml
+            echo "services:" > mongo.yml
             echo "  mongo:" >> mongo.yml
             echo "    image: library/mongo:${{ inputs.mongo_version }}" >> mongo.yml
             echo "    container_name: mongo" >> mongo.yml
@@ -74,11 +73,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create postgres docker-compose file
+        - name: Create postgres docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_postgres
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > postgres.yml
-            echo "services:" >> postgres.yml
+            echo "services:" > postgres.yml
             echo "  postgres:" >> postgres.yml
             echo "    image: library/postgres:${{ inputs.postgres_version }}-alpine" >> postgres.yml
             echo "    container_name: postgres" >> postgres.yml
@@ -96,11 +94,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create elasticsearch docker-compose file
+        - name: Create elasticsearch docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_elastic_search
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > elastic_search.yml
-            echo "services:" >> elastic_search.yml
+            echo "services:" > elastic_search.yml
             echo "  elastic_search:" >> elastic_search.yml
             echo "    image: elasticsearch:${{ inputs.elasticsearch_version }}" >> elastic_search.yml
             echo "    container_name: elastic_search" >> elastic_search.yml
@@ -117,11 +114,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create memcached docker-compose file
+        - name: Create memcached docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_memcached
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > memcached.yml
-            echo "services:" >> memcached.yml
+            echo "services:" > memcached.yml
             echo "  memcached:" >> memcached.yml
             echo "    container_name: memcached" >> memcached.yml
             echo "    image: memcached:${{ inputs.memcached_version }}-alpine" >> memcached.yml
@@ -130,11 +126,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create redis docker-compose file
+        - name: Create redis docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_redis
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > redis.yml
-            echo "services:" >> redis.yml
+            echo "services:" > redis.yml
             echo "  redis:" >> redis.yml
             echo "    container_name: redis" >> redis.yml
             echo "    image: library/redis:${{ inputs.redis_version }}-alpine" >> redis.yml
@@ -143,11 +138,10 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Create rabbitmq docker-compose file
+        - name: Create rabbitmq docker compose file
           if: inputs.use_rabbitmq
           run: |
-            echo "version: '3.8'" > rabbitmq.yml
-            echo "services:" >> rabbitmq.yml
+            echo "services:" > rabbitmq.yml
             echo "  rabbitmq:" >> rabbitmq.yml
             echo "    container_name: rabbitmq" >> rabbitmq.yml
             echo "    image: library/rabbitmq:${{ inputs.rabbitmq_version }}-management-alpine" >> rabbitmq.yml
@@ -157,9 +151,9 @@ runs:
           shell:
             bash
 
-        - name: Execute docker-compose up
+        - name: Execute docker compose up
           run: |
-            CLI=docker-compose
+            CLI="docker compose"
             if [[ ${{ inputs.use_postgres }} != 'false' ]]; then
               CLI="${CLI} -f postgres.yml"
             fi
diff --git a/configurations/python_linters/README.md b/configurations/python_linters/README.md
index fcf1ca3..9399ec7 100644
--- a/configurations/python_linters/README.md
+++ b/configurations/python_linters/README.md
@@ -54,3 +54,26 @@ In `.vscode/settings.json`
         "${workspaceFolder}/.github/configurations/python_linters/.black"
     ]
 }
+```
+
+- ### [PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/)
+Linters can be run on demand as external tools in the IDE by adding their configurations under **File -> Settings... -> Tools -> External tools**.
+Then, add a configuration for each linter by clicking on the **+** button (the working directory must be set to the folder where the `manage.py` file is).
+After this configurations, the linters can be run from the menu **Tools -> External tools**.
+* Flake8
+  * _Name_: `Flake8`
+  * _Program_: `$PyInterpreterDirectory$/flake8`
+  * _Arguments_: `$FilePath$ --config ../.github/configurations/python_linters/.flake8`
+  * _Working directory_: `$ProjectFileDir$/DjangoMainProject`
+* Black
+  * _Name_: `Black`
+  * _Program_: `$PyInterpreterDirectory$/black`
+  * _Arguments_: `--config ../.github/configurations/python_linters/.black $FilePath$`
+  * _Working directory_: `$ProjectFileDir$/DjangoMainProject`
+* isort
+  * _Name_: `isort`
+  * _Program_: `$PyInterpreterDirectory$/isort`
+  * _Arguments_: `--sp ../.github/configurations/python_linters/.isort.cfg --profile black $FilePath$`
+  * _Working directory_: `$ProjectFileDir$/DjangoMainProject`
+
+With this configuration, the linters are run against the opened file in the editor; to do it against the whole codebase, change the variable *$FilePath$* to the Django root directory.
diff --git a/configurations/python_linters/requirements-linters.txt b/configurations/python_linters/requirements-linters.txt
index c931ff0..39fb9e3 100644
--- a/configurations/python_linters/requirements-linters.txt
+++ b/configurations/python_linters/requirements-linters.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-black==23.11.0
-isort==5.12.0
-flake8==6.1.0
-flake8-django==1.4
-pylint==2.17.7
+autoflake==2.3.1
+bandit==1.7.9
+black==24.8.0
+# use fork since main repo is not updated
+# see https://github.com/rocioar/flake8-django/pull/134
+flake8-django @ git+https://github.com/terencehonles/flake8-django.git@a6e369e89d275dfd5514f2aa9d091aa36c5ff84b
+flake8==7.1.1
+isort==5.13.2
 pylint-django==2.5.5
-bandit==1.7.5
-autoflake==2.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
+pylint==3.2.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workflows/pull_request_automation.yml b/workflows/pull_request_automation.yml
index 46ac709..c1a29b0 100644
--- a/workflows/pull_request_automation.yml
+++ b/workflows/pull_request_automation.yml
@@ -76,10 +76,19 @@ jobs:
       check_dockerfile: Dockerfile
 
       use_postgres: false
+      postgres_db: db
+      postgres_user: user
+      postgres_password: password
+      postgres_version: latest
       use_memcached: false
+      memcached_version: latest
       use_elastic_search: false
+      elasticsearch_version: 8.11.1
+      elasticsearch_port: 9200
       use_rabbitmq: true
+      rabbitmq_version: 3
       use_mongo: false
+      mongo_version: latest
       use_celery: true
 
       celery_app: python_test.celery