diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 996d7b5..2fca0db 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ let package = Package(
     .target(
       name: "Core",
       dependencies: [
+        .product(name: "BetterCodable", package: "BetterCodable"),
         .product(name: "Rainbow", package: "Rainbow"),
       ]
     ),
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b5b714..ca413c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,34 +83,48 @@ This will create the Swift script file `anylint.yml` with something like the fol
 
 ```yaml
 FileContents: []
-#  - id: Readme
-#    hint: 'Each project should have a README.md file, explaining how to use or contribute to the project.'
-#    regex: '^README\.md$'
-#    violateIfNoMatchesFound: true
-#    matchingExamples: ['README.md']
-#    nonMatchingExamples: ['README.markdown', 'Readme.md', 'ReadMe.md']
+# TODO: replace below sample checks with your custom checks and remove empty array specifier `[]` from above
+  # - id: ReadmeTypoLicense
+  #   hint: 'ReadmeTypoLicense: Misspelled word `license`.'
+  #   regex: '([\s#]L|l)isence([\s\.,:;])'
+  #   matchingExamples: [' lisence:', "## Lisence\n"]
+  #   nonMatchingExamples: [' license:', "## License\n"]
+  #   includeFilters: ['^README\.md$']
+  #   autoCorrectReplacement: '$1icense$2'
+  #   autoCorrectExamples:
+  #     - { before: ' lisence:', after: ' license:' }
+  #     - { before: "## Lisence\n", after: "## License\n" }
 
 FilePaths: []
-#  - id: 'ReadmePath'
-#    hint: 'The README file should be named exactly `README.md`.'
-#    regex: '^(.*/)?([Rr][Ee][Aa][Dd][Mm][Ee]\.markdown|readme\.md|Readme\.md|ReadMe\.md)$'
-#    matchingExamples: ['README.markdown', 'readme.md', 'ReadMe.md']
-#    nonMatchingExamples: ['README.md', 'CHANGELOG.md', 'CONTRIBUTING.md', 'api/help.md']
-#    autoCorrectReplacement: '$1README.md'
-#    autoCorrectExamples:
-#      - { before: 'api/readme.md', after: 'api/README.md' }
-#      - { before: 'ReadMe.md', after: 'README.md' }
-#      - { before: 'README.markdown', after: 'README.md' }
+# TODO: replace below sample checks with your custom checks and remove empty array specifier `[]` from above
+  # - id: Readme
+  #   hint: 'Each project should have a README.md file, explaining how to use or contribute to the project.'
+  #   regex: '^README\.md$'
+  #   violateIfNoMatchesFound: true
+  #   matchingExamples: ['README.md']
+  #   nonMatchingExamples: ['README.markdown', 'Readme.md', 'ReadMe.md']
+  #
+  # - id: ReadmePath
+  #   hint: 'The README file should be named exactly `README.md`.'
+  #   regex: '^(.*/)?([Rr][Ee][Aa][Dd][Mm][Ee]\.markdown|readme\.md|Readme\.md|ReadMe\.md)$'
+  #   matchingExamples: ['README.markdown', 'readme.md', 'ReadMe.md']
+  #   nonMatchingExamples: ['README.md', 'CHANGELOG.md', 'CONTRIBUTING.md', 'api/help.md']
+  #   autoCorrectReplacement: '$1README.md'
+  #   autoCorrectExamples:
+  #     - { before: 'api/readme.md', after: 'api/README.md' }
+  #     - { before: 'ReadMe.md', after: 'README.md' }
+  #     - { before: 'README.markdown', after: 'README.md' }
 
 CustomScripts: []
-#  - id: LintConfig
-#    hint: 'Lint the AnyLint config file to conform to YAML best practices.'
-#    command: |-
-#      if which yamllint > /dev/null; then
-#        yamllint anylint.yml
-#      else
-#        echo '{ "warning": { "YamlLint: Not installed, see instructions at https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/quickstart.html#installing-yamllint": [{}] } }'
-#      fi
+# TODO: replace below sample check with your custom checks and remove empty array specifier `[]` from above
+  # - id: LintConfig
+  #   hint: 'Lint the AnyLint config file to conform to YAML best practices.'
+  #   command: |-
+  #     if which yamllint > /dev/null; then
+  #       yamllint anylint.yml
+  #     else
+  #       echo '{ "warning": { "YamlLint@warning: Not installed, see instructions at https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/quickstart.html#installing-yamllint": [{}] } }'
+  #     fi
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/Sources/Checkers/Lint.swift b/Sources/Checkers/Lint.swift
index ce9644a..58206d4 100644
--- a/Sources/Checkers/Lint.swift
+++ b/Sources/Checkers/Lint.swift
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public enum Lint {
   public static func runCustomScript(check: Check, command: String) throws -> LintResults {
     let tempScriptFileUrl = URL(fileURLWithPath: "_\(check.id).tempscript")
     try command.write(to: tempScriptFileUrl, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+    try shellOut(to: "chmod", arguments: ["+x", tempScriptFileUrl.path])
 
     do {
       let output = try shellOut(to: "/bin/bash", arguments: [tempScriptFileUrl.path])
diff --git a/Sources/Configuration/Core+DefaultCodableStrategy.swift b/Sources/Configuration/Core+DefaultCodableStrategy.swift
index 65c96c8..aea7e58 100644
--- a/Sources/Configuration/Core+DefaultCodableStrategy.swift
+++ b/Sources/Configuration/Core+DefaultCodableStrategy.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extension Severity {
 }
 
 extension Regex {
+  /// Use to set the default value of `Regex` instances to `.*` in rules when users don't provide an explicit value.
   public enum DefaultToMatchAllArray: DefaultCodableStrategy {
     public static var defaultValue: [Regex] { [try! Regex(".*")] }
   }
diff --git a/Sources/Configuration/Templates/Blank.yml b/Sources/Configuration/Templates/Blank.yml
index 9d9bddf..8f5cab2 100644
--- a/Sources/Configuration/Templates/Blank.yml
+++ b/Sources/Configuration/Templates/Blank.yml
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ CustomScripts: []
   #     if which yamllint > /dev/null; then
   #       yamllint anylint.yml
   #     else
-  #       echo '{ "warning": { "YamlLint: Not installed, see instructions at https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/quickstart.html#installing-yamllint": [{}] } }'
+  #       echo '{ "warning": { "YamlLint@warning: Not installed, see instructions at https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/quickstart.html#installing-yamllint": [{}] } }'
   #     fi
diff --git a/Sources/Configuration/Templates/OpenSource.yml b/Sources/Configuration/Templates/OpenSource.yml
index 8f7f88d..3fb7dfe 100644
--- a/Sources/Configuration/Templates/OpenSource.yml
+++ b/Sources/Configuration/Templates/OpenSource.yml
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ CustomScripts:
       if which yamllint > /dev/null; then
         yamllint anylint.yml
       else
-        echo '{ "warning": { "YamlLint: Not installed, see instructions at https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/quickstart.html#installing-yamllint": [{}] } }'
+        echo '{ "warning": { "YamlLint@warning: Not installed, see instructions at https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/quickstart.html#installing-yamllint": [{}] } }'
       fi
diff --git a/Sources/Core/Extensions/Date+DefaultCodableStrategy.swift b/Sources/Core/Extensions/Date+DefaultCodableStrategy.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d72aedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Core/Extensions/Date+DefaultCodableStrategy.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import Foundation
+import BetterCodable
+
+extension Date {
+  /// Use to set the default value of `Date` instances to `Date.now` in rules when users don't provide an explicit value.
+  public enum DefaultToNow: DefaultCodableStrategy {
+    public static var defaultValue: Date { Date() }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Core/Violation.swift b/Sources/Core/Violation.swift
index b585a59..f0d3d8b 100644
--- a/Sources/Core/Violation.swift
+++ b/Sources/Core/Violation.swift
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import Foundation
+import BetterCodable
 
 /// A violation found in a check.
 public struct Violation: Codable, Equatable {
   /// The exact time this violation was discovered. Needed for sorting purposes.
-  public let discoverDate: Date
+  @DefaultCodable<Date.DefaultToNow>
+  public var discoverDate: Date
 
   /// The matched string that violates the check.
   public let matchedString: String?