diff --git a/.devcontainer/README.md b/.devcontainer/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc4675e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# devcontainer
+
+
+For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. 
+
+For config options, see the README at:
+https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.140.1/containers/puppet
+ 
+``` json
+{
+	"name": "Puppet Development Kit (Community)",
+	"dockerFile": "Dockerfile",
+
+	// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+	"settings": {
+		"terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+	},
+
+	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+	"extensions": [
+		"puppet.puppet-vscode",
+		"rebornix.Ruby"
+	]
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	"forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "pdk --version",
+}
+```
+
+
+
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index f1a55dc..fe7a8b1 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
-// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
-// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.140.1/containers/puppet
 {
 	"name": "Puppet Development Kit (Community)",
 	"dockerFile": "Dockerfile",
 
-	// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
 	"settings": {
-		"terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+		"terminal.integrated.profiles.linux": {
+			"bash": {
+				"path": "bash",
+			}
+		}
 	},
 
-	// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
 	"extensions": [
 		"puppet.puppet-vscode",
 		"rebornix.Ruby"
 	]
-
-	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
-	// "forwardPorts": [],
-
-	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-	// "postCreateCommand": "pdk --version",
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
index eff9693..f4aed44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: {{ secrets.HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY }}
+  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: 7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6 
   HONEYCOMB_DATASET: litmus tests
   CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
+    
     - name: "Honeycomb: Start recording"
       uses: puppetlabs/kvrhdn-gha-buildevents@pdk-templates-v1
       with:
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo STEP_ID="auto-release" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
     - name: "Checkout Source"
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -46,8 +46,14 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "::set-output name=ver::$(jq --raw-output .version metadata.json)"
 
-    - name: "Commit changes"
+    - name: "Check if a release is necessary"
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      id: check
+      run: |
+        git diff --quiet CHANGELOG.md && echo "::set-output name=release::false" || echo "::set-output name=release::true"
+
+    - name: "Commit changes"
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' && steps.check.outputs.release == 'true' }}
       run: |
         git config --local user.email "${{ github.repository_owner }}@users.noreply.github.com"
         git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create Pull Request
       id: cpr
       uses: puppetlabs/peter-evans-create-pull-request@v3
-      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' && steps.check.outputs.release == 'true' }}
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         commit-message: "Release prep v${{ steps.gv.outputs.ver }}"
@@ -73,11 +79,11 @@ jobs:
         labels: "maintenance"
 
     - name: PR outputs
-      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' && steps.check.outputs.release == 'true' }}
       run: |
         echo "Pull Request Number - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
         echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
-
+ 
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record finish step"
       if: ${{ always() }}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 11f8e03..c8fe88a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
 
+
 env:
-  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: {{ secrets.HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY }}
+  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: 7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6
   HONEYCOMB_DATASET: litmus tests
 
 jobs:
   setup_matrix:
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
     name: "Setup Test Matrix"
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.get-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
 
     steps:
+     
     - name: "Honeycomb: Start recording"
       uses: puppetlabs/kvrhdn-gha-buildevents@pdk-templates-v1
       with:
@@ -27,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo STEP_ID=setup-environment >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
     - name: Checkout Source
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
@@ -45,29 +47,27 @@ jobs:
         echo ::group::bundler environment
         buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'bundle env' -- bundle env
         echo ::endgroup::
-
+   
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Environment time"
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
       run: |
         buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Environment'
         echo STEP_ID=Setup-Acceptance-Test-Matrix >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
     - name: Setup Acceptance Test Matrix
       id: get-matrix
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
       run: |
         if [ '${{ github.repository_owner }}' == 'puppetlabs' ]; then
-          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID matrix_from_metadata -- bundle exec matrix_from_metadata_v2
+          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID matrix_from_metadata -- bundle exec matrix_from_metadata_v2 
         else
           echo  "::set-output name=matrix::{}"
         fi
-
+  
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Test Matrix time"
       if: ${{ always() }}
       run: |
         buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Test Matrix'
-
   Acceptance:
     name: "${{matrix.platforms.label}}, ${{matrix.collection}}"
     needs:
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
         buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Remove test environment'
 
   slack-workflow-status:
-    if: always()
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
     name: Post Workflow Status To Slack
     needs:
       - Acceptance
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
index 8a821ae..4ed5c6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ name: "PR Testing"
 
 on: [pull_request]
 
+
 env:
-  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: ${{ secrets.HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY }}
+  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: 7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6
   HONEYCOMB_DATASET: litmus tests
 
 jobs:
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.get-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
 
     steps:
+    
     - name: "Honeycomb: Start recording"
       uses: puppetlabs/kvrhdn-gha-buildevents@pdk-templates-v1
       with:
@@ -25,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo STEP_ID=setup-environment >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
     - name: Checkout Source
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
@@ -43,28 +44,31 @@ jobs:
         echo ::group::bundler environment
         buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'bundle env' -- bundle env
         echo ::endgroup::
-
+  
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Environment time"
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
       run: |
         buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Environment'
         echo STEP_ID=Setup-Acceptance-Test-Matrix >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    - name: Run validation steps
+      run: |
+        bundle exec rake validate
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
 
     - name: Setup Acceptance Test Matrix
       id: get-matrix
       run: |
         if [ '${{ github.repository_owner }}' == 'puppetlabs' ]; then
-          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID matrix_from_metadata -- bundle exec matrix_from_metadata_v2
+          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID matrix_from_metadata -- bundle exec matrix_from_metadata_v2 
         else
           echo  "::set-output name=matrix::{}"
         fi
-
+ 
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Test Matrix time"
       if: ${{ always() }}
       run: |
         buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Test Matrix'
-
   Acceptance:
     name: "${{matrix.platforms.label}}, ${{matrix.collection}}"
     needs:
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         echo 'platform=${{ matrix.platforms.image }}' >> $BUILDEVENT_FILE
         echo 'collection=${{ matrix.collection }}' >> $BUILDEVENT_FILE
         echo 'label=${{ matrix.platforms.label }}' >> $BUILDEVENT_FILE
-
+ 
     - name: "Honeycomb: Start recording"
       uses: puppetlabs/kvrhdn-gha-buildevents@pdk-templates-v1
       with:
@@ -97,7 +101,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo STEP_ID=${{ matrix.platforms.image }}-${{ matrix.collection }}-1 >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
     - name: Checkout Source
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -112,14 +115,13 @@ jobs:
         echo ::group::bundler environment
         buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'bundle env' -- bundle env
         echo ::endgroup::
-
+ 
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Environment time"
       if: ${{ always() }}
       run: |
         buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Environment'
         echo STEP_ID=${{ matrix.platforms.image }}-${{ matrix.collection }}-2 >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
     - name: Provision test environment
       run: |
         buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'rake litmus:provision ${{ matrix.platforms.image }}' -- bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision[${{matrix.platforms.provider}},${{ matrix.platforms.image }}]'
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install module
       run: |
         buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'rake litmus:install_module' -- bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_module'
-
+ 
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record deployment times"
       if: ${{ always() }}
       run: |
@@ -154,18 +156,16 @@ jobs:
         echo STEP_ID=${{ matrix.platforms.image }}-${{ matrix.collection }}-3 >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo ::endgroup::
-
     - name: Run acceptance tests
       run: |
         buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'rake litmus:acceptance:parallel' -- bundle exec rake 'litmus:acceptance:parallel'
-
+ 
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record acceptance testing times"
       if: ${{ always() }}
       run: |
         buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Run acceptance tests'
         echo STEP_ID=${{ matrix.platforms.image }}-${{ matrix.collection }}-4 >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
     - name: Remove test environment
       if: ${{ always() }}
       continue-on-error: true
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
           echo
           echo ::endgroup::
         fi
-
+ 
     - name: "Honeycomb: Record removal times"
       if: ${{ always() }}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec.yml b/.github/workflows/spec.yml
index 8c2d7c4..2f6aa53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
 
+
 env:
-  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: {{ secrets.HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY }}
+  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: 7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6
   HONEYCOMB_DATASET: litmus tests
 
 jobs:
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       spec_matrix: ${{ steps.get-matrix.outputs.spec_matrix }}
 
     steps:
+    
       - name: "Honeycomb: Start recording"
         uses: puppetlabs/kvrhdn-gha-buildevents@pdk-templates-v1
         with:
@@ -29,7 +31,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo STEP_ID=setup-environment >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Checkout Source
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
@@ -47,13 +48,16 @@ jobs:
           echo ::group::bundler environment
           buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'bundle env' -- bundle env
           echo ::endgroup::
-
       - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Environment time"
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
         run: |
           buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Environment'
           echo STEP_ID=Setup-Acceptance-Test-Matrix >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
+#       - name: Run Static & Syntax Tests
+#         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+#         run: |
+#           buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'static_syntax_checks' -- bundle exec rake syntax lint metadata_lint check:symlinks check:git_ignore check:dot_underscore check:test_file rubocop
 
       - name: Setup Spec Test Matrix
         id: get-matrix
@@ -63,12 +67,10 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo  "::set-output name=spec_matrix::{}"
           fi
-
       - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Test Matrix time"
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: |
           buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Test Matrix'
-
   Spec:
     name: "Spec Tests (Puppet: ${{matrix.puppet_version}}, Ruby Ver: ${{matrix.ruby_version}})"
     needs:
@@ -91,7 +93,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: |
           echo 'puppet_version=${{ env.SANITIZED_PUPPET_VERSION }}' >> $BUILDEVENT_FILE
-
       - name: "Honeycomb: Start first step"
         run: |
           echo "STEP_ID=${{ env.SANITIZED_PUPPET_VERSION }}-spec" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           dataset: ${{ env.HONEYCOMB_DATASET }}
           job-status: ${{ job.status }}
           matrix-key: ${{ env.SANITIZED_PUPPET_VERSION }}
-
       - name: Checkout Source
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -120,10 +120,7 @@ jobs:
           buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'bundle env' -- bundle env
           echo ::endgroup::
 
-      - name: Run Static & Syntax Tests
-        run: |
-          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'static_syntax_checks Puppet ${{ matrix.puppet_version }}, Ruby ${{ matrix.ruby_version }}' -- bundle exec rake syntax lint metadata_lint check:symlinks check:git_ignore check:dot_underscore check:test_file rubocop
-      
+
       - name: Run parallel_spec tests
         run: |
           buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'rake parallel_spec Puppet ${{ matrix.puppet_version }}, Ruby ${{ matrix.ruby_version }}' -- bundle exec rake parallel_spec
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 8f782e7..31e8248 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require:
 - rubocop-rspec
 AllCops:
   DisplayCopNames: true
-  TargetRubyVersion: '2.4'
+  TargetRubyVersion: '2.5'
   Include:
   - "**/*.rb"
   Exclude:
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 85c227f..e553525 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ group :development do
   gem "puppet-module-posix-dev-r#{minor_version}", '~> 1.0',     require: false, platforms: [:ruby]
   gem "puppet-module-win-default-r#{minor_version}", '~> 1.0',   require: false, platforms: [:mswin, :mingw, :x64_mingw]
   gem "puppet-module-win-dev-r#{minor_version}", '~> 1.0',       require: false, platforms: [:mswin, :mingw, :x64_mingw]
+  gem "voxpupuli-puppet-lint-plugins", '>= 3.0',                 require: false, platforms: [:ruby]
   gem "ruby-pwsh",                                               require: false
   gem "github_changelog_generator",                              require: false
 end
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 2906c15..0f8754e 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ end
 
 PuppetLint.configuration.send('disable_relative')
 
+
 if Bundler.rubygems.find_name('github_changelog_generator').any?
   GitHubChangelogGenerator::RakeTask.new :changelog do |config|
     raise "Set CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable eg 'export CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN=valid_token_here'" if Rake.application.top_level_tasks.include? "changelog" and ENV['CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN'].nil?
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index d11fa96..8c05498 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -109,6 +109,6 @@
   ],
   "description": "Uses a combination of keytool and Ruby openssl library to manage entries in a Java keystore.",
   "template-url": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates.git#main",
-  "template-ref": "heads/main-0-g03daa92",
-  "pdk-version": "2.1.0"
+  "template-ref": "heads/main-0-gf3911d3",
+  "pdk-version": "2.3.0"
 }