diff --git a/.github/workflows/dhcr.yml b/.github/workflows/dhcr.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b63375d..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dhcr.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
-# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
-# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
-# documentation.
-
-name: publish images
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-env:
-  DOCKER_ORG: wmoim
-
-jobs:
-  # Push image to GitHub Packages.
-  # See also https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/builds/
-  push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      packages: write
-      contents: read
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        image:
-          - synop2bufr
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
-
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-
-      - name: Docker meta
-        id: metadata
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
-        with:
-          images: |
-            ${{ env.DOCKER_ORG }}/${{ matrix.image }}
-          tags: |
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
-            type=pep440,pattern={{version}}
-
-      - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2.7.0
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: Dockerfile
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
-          platforms: linux/arm64, linux/amd64
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.labels }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ghcr.yml b/.github/workflows/ghcr.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f784a5..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ghcr.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
-# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
-# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
-# documentation.
-
-name: Create and publish image to GitHub Container Registry
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-env:
-  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-  IMAGE_NAME: synop2bufr
-
-jobs:
-  # Push image to GitHub Packages.
-  # See also https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/builds/
-  push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      packages: write
-      contents: read
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Build image
-        run: docker build . --file Dockerfile --tag $IMAGE_NAME --label "runnumber=${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"
-
-      - name: Log in to registry
-        # This is where you will update the PAT to GHCR_BUILD_TOKEN
-        run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login ghcr.io -u ${{ github.repository_owner }} --password-stdin
-
-      - name: Rename image for publication
-        run: |
-          IMAGE_ID=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/$IMAGE_NAME
-
-          # Change all uppercase to lowercase
-          IMAGE_ID=$(echo $IMAGE_ID | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')
-          # Strip git ref prefix from version
-          VERSION=$(echo "${{ github.ref }}" | sed -e 's,.*/\(.*\),\1,')
-          # Strip "v" prefix from tag name
-          [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/tags/"* ]] && VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | sed -e 's/^v//')
-          # Use Docker `latest` tag convention
-          [ "$VERSION" == "main" ] && VERSION=latest
-          echo IMAGE_ID=$IMAGE_ID
-          echo VERSION=$VERSION
-          echo FULLCONTAINERNAME=$IMAGE_ID:$VERSION >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          docker tag $IMAGE_NAME $IMAGE_ID:$VERSION
-
-      - name: Push to CR
-        run: docker push ${{ env.FULLCONTAINERNAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 2009b02..c531e8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip3 install https://github.com/wmo-im/csv2bufr/archive/master.zip
         pip3 install -r requirements.txt
-        pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
-        pip3 install --no-cache-dir https://github.com/wmo-im/pymetdecoder/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.1.zip        
+        pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt   
         python3 setup.py install
     - name: run tests ⚙️
       run: |
diff --git a/synop2bufr/__init__.py b/synop2bufr/__init__.py
index a68c370..16a2902 100644
--- a/synop2bufr/__init__.py
+++ b/synop2bufr/__init__.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 from pymetdecoder import synop
 from csv2bufr import BUFRMessage
 
-__version__ = '0.6.2'
+__version__ = '0.7.0_dev'
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -1485,12 +1485,30 @@ def transform(data: str, metadata: str, year: int,
                 error_msgs = []
                 continue
 
+            def truncate_to_twenty(name: str) -> str:
+                """
+                Ensures the string is no longer than 20 characters,
+                which is the maximum length allowed for the station name
+                in the BUFR template.
+
+                Args:
+                    name (str): The station or site name.
+
+                Returns:
+                    str: This name truncated to 20 characters.
+                """
+                if len(name) <= 20:
+                    return name
+                LOGGER.info(f"Truncating station name {name} to 20 characters")
+                return name[:20]
+
             # parse WSI to get sections
             try:
                 wsi_series, wsi_issuer, wsi_issue_number, wsi_local = wsi.split("-")   # noqa
 
                 # get other required metadata
-                station_name = metadata_dict[wsi]["station_name"]
+                station_name = truncate_to_twenty(
+                    metadata_dict[wsi]["station_name"])
                 latitude = metadata_dict[wsi]["latitude"]
                 longitude = metadata_dict[wsi]["longitude"]
                 station_height = metadata_dict[wsi]["elevation"]