diff --git a/TEMPLATES/.isort.cfg b/TEMPLATES/.isort.cfg
index a865f55c..aea6856e 100644
--- a/TEMPLATES/.isort.cfg
+++ b/TEMPLATES/.isort.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
-[isort]
+[settings]
 profile=
+
+; vertical hanging indent mode also used in black configuration
+multi_line_output = 3
+
+; necessary because black expect the trailing comma
+include_trailing_comma = true