diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eb5bcd44..dc1c259c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python:
-          # Using second most recent minor release for whatever little
-          # increase in stability over using the latest minor.
-          - name: CPython 3.9
-            python-version: '3.9'
+          # Use a recent version to avoid having common disconnects between
+          # local development setups and CI.
+          - name: CPython 3.11
+            python-version: '3.11'
         task:
           - name: Check Newsfragment
             nox: check_newsfragment
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1b7c991f..93938b59 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repos:
       - id: black
 
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.4.0
+    rev: v3.8.0
     hooks:
       - id: pyupgrade
         args: [--py38-plus]
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 4dedd219..3f792708 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ def check_newsfragment(session: nox.Session) -> None:
 
 @nox.session
 def typecheck(session: nox.Session) -> None:
-    session.install(".", "mypy")
+    # Click 8.1.4 is bad type hints -- lets not complicate packaging and only
+    # pin here.
+    session.install(".", "mypy", "click!=8.1.4")
     session.run("mypy", "src")
 
 
diff --git a/src/towncrier/_settings/load.py b/src/towncrier/_settings/load.py
index d228340e..0b845662 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/_settings/load.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/_settings/load.py
@@ -161,8 +161,9 @@ def parse_toml(base_path: str, config: Mapping[str, Any]) -> Config:
         package, resource = template.split(":", 1)
         if not Path(resource).suffix:
             resource += ".md" if markdown_file else ".rst"
-        if not resources.is_resource(package, resource):
-            if resources.is_resource(package + ".templates", resource):
+
+        if not _pkg_file_exists(package, resource):
+            if _pkg_file_exists(package + ".templates", resource):
                 package += ".templates"
             else:
                 raise ConfigError(
@@ -190,3 +191,10 @@ def parse_toml(base_path: str, config: Mapping[str, Any]) -> Config:
 
     # Return the parsed config.
     return Config(**parsed_data)
+
+
+def _pkg_file_exists(pkg: str, file: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check whether *file* exists within *pkg*.
+    """
+    return resources.files(pkg).joinpath(file).is_file()
diff --git a/src/towncrier/build.py b/src/towncrier/build.py
index ef7c5f35..60e0e861 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/build.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/build.py
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ def __main(
 
     click.echo("Loading template...", err=to_err)
     if isinstance(config.template, tuple):
-        template = resources.read_text(*config.template)
+        template = (
+            resources.files(config.template[0]).joinpath(config.template[1]).read_text()
+        )
     else:
         with open(config.template, encoding="utf-8") as tmpl:
             template = tmpl.read()
diff --git a/src/towncrier/newsfragments/529.misc b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/529.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b