diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approver.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-approver.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5daee84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approver.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: auto-approver
+run-name: CI for approving Renovate PRs
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "renovate/**"
+
+jobs:
+  autoapprove:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Approve PR
+        run: |
+          gh pr review --approve || true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Enable automerge if required
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'renovate/auto-')
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge --auto --merge || true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yaml b/.markdownlint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..166bb70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+# Example markdownlint configuration with all properties set to their default value
+
+# Default state for all rules
+default: true
+
+# Path to configuration file to extend
+extends: null
+
+# MD001/heading-increment : Heading levels should only increment by one level at a time : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md001.md
+MD001: true
+
+# MD003/heading-style : Heading style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md003.md
+MD003:
+  # Heading style
+  style: "consistent"
+
+# MD004/ul-style : Unordered list style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md004.md
+MD004:
+  # List style
+  style: "consistent"
+
+# MD005/list-indent : Inconsistent indentation for list items at the same level : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md005.md
+MD005: true
+
+# MD007/ul-indent : Unordered list indentation : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md007.md
+MD007:
+  # Spaces for indent
+  indent: 2
+  # Whether to indent the first level of the list
+  start_indented: false
+  # Spaces for first level indent (when start_indented is set)
+  start_indent: 2
+
+# MD009/no-trailing-spaces : Trailing spaces : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md009.md
+MD009:
+  # Spaces for line break
+  br_spaces: 2
+  # Allow spaces for empty lines in list items
+  list_item_empty_lines: false
+  # Include unnecessary breaks
+  strict: false
+
+# MD010/no-hard-tabs : Hard tabs : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md010.md
+MD010:
+  # Include code blocks
+  code_blocks: true
+  # Fenced code languages to ignore
+  ignore_code_languages: []
+  # Number of spaces for each hard tab
+  spaces_per_tab: 1
+
+# MD011/no-reversed-links : Reversed link syntax : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md011.md
+MD011: true
+
+# MD012/no-multiple-blanks : Multiple consecutive blank lines : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md012.md
+MD012:
+  # Consecutive blank lines
+  maximum: 1
+
+# MD013/line-length : Line length : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md013.md
+MD013:
+  # Number of characters
+  line_length: 80
+  # Number of characters for headings
+  heading_line_length: 80
+  # Number of characters for code blocks
+  code_block_line_length: 80
+  # Include code blocks
+  code_blocks: false
+  # Include tables
+  tables: false
+  # Include headings
+  headings: false
+  # Strict length checking
+  strict: false
+  # Stern length checking
+  stern: false
+
+# MD014/commands-show-output : Dollar signs used before commands without showing output : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md014.md
+MD014: true
+
+# MD018/no-missing-space-atx : No space after hash on atx style heading : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md018.md
+MD018: true
+
+# MD019/no-multiple-space-atx : Multiple spaces after hash on atx style heading : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md019.md
+MD019: true
+
+# MD020/no-missing-space-closed-atx : No space inside hashes on closed atx style heading : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md020.md
+MD020: true
+
+# MD021/no-multiple-space-closed-atx : Multiple spaces inside hashes on closed atx style heading : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md021.md
+MD021: true
+
+# MD022/blanks-around-headings : Headings should be surrounded by blank lines : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md022.md
+MD022:
+  # Blank lines above heading
+  lines_above: 1
+  # Blank lines below heading
+  lines_below: 1
+
+# MD023/heading-start-left : Headings must start at the beginning of the line : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md023.md
+MD023: true
+
+# MD024/no-duplicate-heading : Multiple headings with the same content : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md024.md
+MD024:
+  # Only check sibling headings
+  siblings_only: false
+
+# MD025/single-title/single-h1 : Multiple top-level headings in the same document : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md025.md
+MD025:
+  # Heading level
+  level: 1
+  # RegExp for matching title in front matter
+  front_matter_title: "^\\s*title\\s*[:=]"
+
+# MD026/no-trailing-punctuation : Trailing punctuation in heading : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md026.md
+MD026:
+  # Punctuation characters
+  punctuation: ".,;:!。，；：！"
+
+# MD027/no-multiple-space-blockquote : Multiple spaces after blockquote symbol : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md027.md
+MD027: true
+
+# MD028/no-blanks-blockquote : Blank line inside blockquote : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md028.md
+MD028: true
+
+# MD029/ol-prefix : Ordered list item prefix : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md029.md
+MD029:
+  # List style
+  style: "one_or_ordered"
+
+# MD030/list-marker-space : Spaces after list markers : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md030.md
+MD030:
+  # Spaces for single-line unordered list items
+  ul_single: 1
+  # Spaces for single-line ordered list items
+  ol_single: 1
+  # Spaces for multi-line unordered list items
+  ul_multi: 1
+  # Spaces for multi-line ordered list items
+  ol_multi: 1
+
+# MD031/blanks-around-fences : Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md031.md
+MD031:
+  # Include list items
+  list_items: true
+
+# MD032/blanks-around-lists : Lists should be surrounded by blank lines : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md032.md
+MD032: true
+
+# MD033/no-inline-html : Inline HTML : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md033.md
+MD033:
+  # Allowed elements
+  allowed_elements: []
+
+# MD034/no-bare-urls : Bare URL used : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md034.md
+MD034: true
+
+# MD035/hr-style : Horizontal rule style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md035.md
+MD035:
+  # Horizontal rule style
+  style: "consistent"
+
+# MD036/no-emphasis-as-heading : Emphasis used instead of a heading : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md036.md
+MD036:
+  # Punctuation characters
+  punctuation: ".,;:!?。，；：！？"
+
+# MD037/no-space-in-emphasis : Spaces inside emphasis markers : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md037.md
+MD037: true
+
+# MD038/no-space-in-code : Spaces inside code span elements : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md038.md
+MD038: true
+
+# MD039/no-space-in-links : Spaces inside link text : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md039.md
+MD039: true
+
+# MD040/fenced-code-language : Fenced code blocks should have a language specified : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md040.md
+MD040:
+  # List of languages
+  allowed_languages: []
+  # Require language only
+  language_only: false
+
+# MD041/first-line-heading/first-line-h1 : First line in a file should be a top-level heading : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md041.md
+MD041:
+  # Heading level
+  level: 1
+  # RegExp for matching title in front matter
+  front_matter_title: "^\\s*title\\s*[:=]"
+
+# MD042/no-empty-links : No empty links : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md042.md
+MD042: true
+
+# MD043/required-headings : Required heading structure : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md043.md
+# MD043:
+  # List of headings
+  #  headings: []
+  # Match case of headings
+  #  match_case: false
+
+# MD044/proper-names : Proper names should have the correct capitalization : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md044.md
+MD044:
+  # List of proper names
+  names: []
+  # Include code blocks
+  code_blocks: true
+  # Include HTML elements
+  html_elements: true
+
+# MD045/no-alt-text : Images should have alternate text (alt text) : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md045.md
+MD045: true
+
+# MD046/code-block-style : Code block style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md046.md
+MD046:
+  # Block style
+  style: "consistent"
+
+# MD047/single-trailing-newline : Files should end with a single newline character : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md047.md
+MD047: true
+
+# MD048/code-fence-style : Code fence style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md048.md
+MD048:
+  # Code fence style
+  style: "consistent"
+
+# MD049/emphasis-style : Emphasis style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md049.md
+MD049:
+  # Emphasis style
+  style: "consistent"
+
+# MD050/strong-style : Strong style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md050.md
+MD050:
+  # Strong style
+  style: "consistent"
+
+# MD051/link-fragments : Link fragments should be valid : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md051.md
+MD051: true
+
+# MD052/reference-links-images : Reference links and images should use a label that is defined : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md052.md
+MD052:
+  # Include shortcut syntax
+  shortcut_syntax: false
+
+# MD053/link-image-reference-definitions : Link and image reference definitions should be needed : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md053.md
+MD053:
+  # Ignored definitions
+  ignored_definitions:
+    - "//"
+
+# MD054/link-image-style : Link and image style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md054.md
+MD054:
+  # Allow autolinks
+  autolink: true
+  # Allow inline links and images
+  inline: true
+  # Allow full reference links and images
+  full: true
+  # Allow collapsed reference links and images
+  collapsed: true
+  # Allow shortcut reference links and images
+  shortcut: true
+  # Allow URLs as inline links
+  url_inline: true
+
+# MD055/table-pipe-style : Table pipe style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md055.md
+MD055:
+  # Table pipe style
+  style: "consistent"
+
+# MD056/table-column-count : Table column count : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.34.0/doc/md056.md
+MD056: true
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2829f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+repos:
+- repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: v4.6.0
+  hooks:
+    - id: check-added-large-files
+    - id: check-yaml
+    - id: detect-private-key
+    - id: end-of-file-fixer
+    - id: trailing-whitespace
+- repo: https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli
+  rev: v0.39.0
+  hooks:
+  - id: markdownlint
+- repo: https://github.com/renovatebot/pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: 37.353.0
+  hooks:
+    - id: renovate-config-validator
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9660370..d146f2b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,29 +6,35 @@ Please refer to
 the [rockcraft](https://canonical-craft-parts.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/index.html)
 documentations to learn how to develop a ROCK image.
 
+Please install `pre-commit` hooks to help enforce various validations:
+
+```shell
+pre-commit install
+```
+
 ## Building & Running Locally
 
 You can build the ROCK image using the following command:
 
 ```shell
-$ rockcraft pack -v
+rockcraft pack -v
 ```
 
 Assuming the [`skopeo`](https://snapcraft.io/install/skopeo/ubuntu) has been
 installed. Import the created ROCK image into Docker:
 
 ```shell
-$ sudo /snap/rockcraft/current/bin/skopeo --insecure-policy copy oci-archive:<local-rock-name>.rock docker-daemon:<image-name>:<image-tag>
+sudo /snap/rockcraft/current/bin/skopeo --insecure-policy copy oci-archive:<local-rock-name>.rock docker-daemon:<image-name>:<image-tag>
 ```
 
 Run a GLAuth container using Docker with [a minimum working config file](config/glauth.cfg):
 
 ```shell
-$ docker run -d \
-    --rm \
-    -p 127.0.0.1:3893:3893/tcp \
-    --name <container-name> \
-    <image-name>:<image-tag>
+docker run -d \
+  --rm \
+  -p 127.0.0.1:3893:3893/tcp \
+  --name <container-name> \
+  <image-name>:<image-tag>
 ```
 
 > ⚠️ **NOTE**
@@ -46,19 +52,19 @@ Before deploying the GLAuth ROCK image locally, there are several prerequisites:
   MicroK8s' [built-in registry](https://microk8s.io/docs/registry-built-in)
 
 ```shell
-$ microk8s enable registry
+microk8s enable registry
 ```
 
 - Tag the Docker image:
 
 ```shell
-$ docker tag <image-name>:<image-tag> localhost:32000/<image-name>:<image-tag>
+docker tag <image-name>:<image-tag> localhost:32000/<image-name>:<image-tag>
 ```
 
 - Push the Docker image to the local built-in registry:
 
 ```shell
-$ docker push localhost:32000/<image-name>:<image-tag>
+docker push localhost:32000/<image-name>:<image-tag>
 ```
 
 ### Deploy
@@ -68,5 +74,5 @@ the [glauth-k8s-operator](https://github.com/canonical/glauth-k8s-operator)
 charm:
 
 ```shell
-$ juju deploy glauth-k8s --resource oci-image=localhost:32000/<image-name>:<image-tag>
+juju deploy glauth-k8s --resource oci-image=localhost:32000/<image-name>:<image-tag>
 ```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b9824c..8e22cc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # GLAuth ROCKs
 
 [![Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/canonical/glauth-rock/push_main.yaml?label=Build)](https://github.com/canonical/glauth-rock/actions/workflows/push_main.yaml)
-![Ubuntu](https://img.shields.io/badge/Ubuntu-22.04-E95420?label=Ubuntu&logo=ubuntu&logoColor=white)
+![Latest Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/yaml?url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fcanonical%2Fglauth-rock%2Fmain%2Frockcraft.yaml&query=%24.version&label=Release&color=red)
 ![Postgres](https://img.shields.io/badge/postgres-%23316192.svg?logo=postgresql&logoColor=white)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/canonical/glauth-rock?label=License)](https://github.com/canonical/glauth-rock/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65c3e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "config:base",
+    ":disableDependencyDashboard",
+    ":automergeDigest",
+    ":automergePatch",
+    ":automergeMinor",
+    ":rebaseStalePrs",
+    ":semanticCommits",
+    ":semanticCommitScope(deps)",
+    "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests",
+    ":enablePreCommit"
+  ],
+  "automergeType": "pr",
+  "rebaseWhen": "behind-base-branch",
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "groupName": "github actions",
+      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "schedule": ["at any time"],
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "auto-"
+    },
+    {
+      "groupName": "pre-commit hooks",
+      "matchManagers": ["pre-commit"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "schedule": ["at any time"],
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "auto-"
+    }
+  ]
+}