diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 96d89ad9a..e5d1e7f52 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ repos:
       - id: check-xml
       - id: check-yaml
         exclude: "not_rendered.yml|invalid-config.yaml"
-  - repo: https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8
+  - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
     rev: 4.0.1
     hooks:
       - id: flake8
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
deleted file mode 100644
index c8e988bc2..000000000
--- a/.python-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-cookiecutter
diff --git a/cookiecutter/hooks.py b/cookiecutter/hooks.py
index 26ae2faa9..8551df32d 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/hooks.py
+++ b/cookiecutter/hooks.py
@@ -105,19 +105,36 @@ def run_script_with_context(script_path, cwd, context):
     with open(script_path, encoding='utf-8') as file:
         contents = file.read()
 
-    temp_name = None
+    temp_name = None  # Just to make sure it's defined in this scope.
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, mode='wb', suffix=extension) as temp:
         env = StrictEnvironment(context=context, keep_trailing_newline=True)
         template = env.from_string(contents)
         output = template.render(**context)
-        if os.getenv('COOKIECUTTER_DEBUG_HOOKS', None):
+        debug_hooks_path = os.getenv('COOKIECUTTER_DEBUG_HOOKS', None)
+        if debug_hooks_path:
             import pathlib
-            temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, mode='wb', suffix=extension, dir='/tmp', prefix=os.path.basename(_)+'+')
-            temp = pathlib.Path(temp.name)
-            temp.unlink()
-            temp = pathlib.Path(os.path.join(temp.parent, temp.stem.split('+')[0]+temp.suffix))
-            temp.write_text(output, encoding='utf-8')
-            temp_name = str(temp)
+
+            debug_hooks_path = pathlib.Path(debug_hooks_path)
+            if not debug_hooks_path.exists():
+                debug_hooks_path = tempfile.gettempdir()
+                os.environ['COOKIECUTTER_DEBUG_HOOKS'] = debug_hooks_path
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
+                delete=False,
+                mode='wb',
+                suffix=extension,
+                dir=debug_hooks_path,
+                prefix=os.path.basename(_) + '+',
+            ) as debug_temp:
+                debug_temp = pathlib.Path(debug_temp.name)
+                debug_temp = pathlib.Path(
+                    os.path.join(
+                        debug_temp.parent,
+                        debug_temp.stem.split('+')[0] + debug_temp.suffix,
+                    )
+                )
+                debug_temp.write_text(output, encoding='utf-8')
+                temp_name = str(debug_temp)
+                sys.stderr.write(f"DEBUG: Hook {script_path} rendered to {debug_temp}")
         else:
             temp.write(output.encode('utf-8'))
             temp_name = temp.name
diff --git a/cookiecutter/main.py b/cookiecutter/main.py
index d4c6dbb99..ba1df1b6c 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/main.py
+++ b/cookiecutter/main.py
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ def cookiecutter(
 
         dump(config_dict['replay_dir'], template_name, context)
 
-    from cookiecutter import __version__ as cookiecutter__version__
-    context['__version__'] = cookiecutter__version__
     # Create project from local context and project template.
     with import_patch:
         result = generate_files(
diff --git a/tests/test_hooks.py b/tests/test_hooks.py
index 9abd66af2..03795cab5 100644
--- a/tests/test_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_hooks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 """Tests for `cookiecutter.hooks` module."""
+import pathlib
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
 import errno
 import os
 import stat
@@ -216,6 +220,35 @@ def test_run_hook(self):
             hooks.run_hook('post_gen_project', tests_dir, {})
             assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(tests_dir, 'shell_post.txt'))
 
+    def test_run_hook_debug(self):
+        """Execute hook from specified template in specified output \
+        directory."""
+        tests_dir = os.path.join(self.repo_path, 'input{{hooks}}')
+        assert os.path.isdir(tempfile.gettempdir()), tempfile.gettempdir()
+        debug_hooks_dir = os.path.join(
+            tempfile.gettempdir(), 'cookiecutter-debug-hooks'
+        )
+        if os.path.isdir(debug_hooks_dir):
+            shutil.rmtree(debug_hooks_dir)
+        os.mkdir(debug_hooks_dir)
+        for location in (debug_hooks_dir, '1'):
+            os.environ['COOKIECUTTER_DEBUG_HOOKS'] = location
+            with utils.work_in(self.repo_path):
+                hooks.run_hook('pre_gen_project', tests_dir, {})
+                assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(tests_dir, 'python_pre.txt'))
+                assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(tests_dir, 'shell_pre.txt'))
+
+                hooks.run_hook('post_gen_project', tests_dir, {})
+                assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(tests_dir, 'shell_post.txt'))
+            hook_traces = list(
+                pathlib.Path(os.environ['COOKIECUTTER_DEBUG_HOOKS']).glob('*')
+            )
+            assert len(hook_traces) > 2, os.system(
+                "ls -l " + os.environ['COOKIECUTTER_DEBUG_HOOKS']
+            )
+            del os.environ['COOKIECUTTER_DEBUG_HOOKS']
+        shutil.rmtree(debug_hooks_dir)
+
     def test_run_failing_hook(self):
         """Test correct exception raise if hook exit code is not zero."""
         hook_path = os.path.join(self.hooks_path, 'pre_gen_project.py')