diff --git a/src/plugin.jl b/src/plugin.jl
index c584649..1654324 100644
--- a/src/plugin.jl
+++ b/src/plugin.jl
@@ -61,12 +61,14 @@ By default, the tags are `"{{"` and `"}}"`.
 tags(::Plugin) = "{{", "}}"
 
 """
-    priority(::Plugin) -> Int
+    priority(::Plugin, ::Union{typeof(prehook), typeof(hook), typeof(posthook)}) -> Int
 
 Determines the order in which plugins are processed (higher goes first).
 The default priority (`DEFAULT_PRIORITY`), is `$DEFAULT_PRIORITY`.
+
+You can implement this function per-stage (by using `::typeof(hook)`, for example), or for all stages by simply using `::Function`.
 """
-priority(::Plugin) = DEFAULT_PRIORITY
+priority(::Plugin, ::Function) = DEFAULT_PRIORITY
 
 """
     gitignore(::Plugin) -> Vector{String}
diff --git a/src/plugins/git.jl b/src/plugins/git.jl
index 92c5811..d9d93e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git.jl
+++ b/src/plugins/git.jl
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Creates a Git repository and a `.gitignore` file.
     gpgsign::Bool = false
 end
 
+# Try to make sure that no files are created after we commit.
+priority(::Git, ::typeof(posthook)) = 5
+
 Base.:(==)(a::Git, b::Git) = all(map(n -> getfield(a, n) == getfield(b, n), fieldnames(Git)))
 
 function gitignore(p::Git)
diff --git a/src/plugins/project_file.jl b/src/plugins/project_file.jl
index ab310d3..91714c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/project_file.jl
+++ b/src/plugins/project_file.jl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Creates a `Project.toml`.
 struct ProjectFile <: Plugin end
 
 # Other plugins like Tests will modify this file.
-priority(::ProjectFile) = typemax(Int) - DEFAULT_PRIORITY + 1
+priority(::ProjectFile, ::typeof(hook)) = typemax(Int) - 5
 
 function hook(::ProjectFile, t::Template, pkg_dir::AbstractString)
     toml = Dict(
diff --git a/src/template.jl b/src/template.jl
index f88bd6b..84e9ee1 100644
--- a/src/template.jl
+++ b/src/template.jl
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ function Template(::Val{false}; kwargs...)
     append!(plugins, getkw(kwargs, :plugins))
     disabled = getkw(kwargs, :disable_defaults)
     append!(plugins, filter(p -> !(typeof(p) in disabled), default_plugins()))
-    plugins = unique(typeof, plugins)
-    sort!(plugins; by=priority, rev=true)
+    plugins = sort(unique(typeof, plugins); by=string)
 
     return Template(authors, dir, host, julia_version, plugins, user)
 end
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ function (t::Template)(pkg::AbstractString)
     try
         foreach((prehook, hook, posthook)) do h
             @info "Running $(nameof(h))s"
-            foreach(t.plugins) do p
+            foreach(sort(t.plugins; by=p -> priority(p, h), rev=true)) do p
                 h(p, t, pkg_dir)
             end
         end