diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index 7398b6b..00febc4 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-## SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
-## SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+---
 coverage:
   range: 50..80
   round: down
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2fb3c9e..8764f8b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
+      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every day
       interval: "daily"
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
 
   - package-ecosystem: gomod
     directory: /
@@ -22,5 +23,6 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
-      prefix: "feat"
+      prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8d08653..1464ffe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ jobs:
     uses: xmidt-org/shared-go/.github/workflows/ci.yml@c9c75b3fd850c64594bcdc7181b4f7557675faed # v4.4.0
     with:
       release-type:   program
+      yaml-lint-skip: false
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index cbd4c0b..2f1e341 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ linters:
     - bodyclose
     - dupl
     - errorlint
-  
+
     - goconst
     - gosec
     - misspell
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ linters-settings:
     # Report non-wrapping error creation using fmt.Errorf
     errorf: false
   misspell:
-    locale: US
\ No newline at end of file
+    locale: US
diff --git a/.release/docker/petasos_spruce.yaml b/.release/docker/petasos_spruce.yaml
index 9c7153d..1bad609 100644
--- a/.release/docker/petasos_spruce.yaml
+++ b/.release/docker/petasos_spruce.yaml
@@ -308,6 +308,6 @@ tracing:
   # so that trace information is not written to stdout.
   # skipTraceExport: true
 
-  # endpoint is where trace information should be routed. Applies to otlp, zipkin, and jaegar. OTLP/gRPC uses port 4317 by default. 
+  # endpoint is where trace information should be routed. Applies to otlp, zipkin, and jaegar. OTLP/gRPC uses port 4317 by default.
   # OTLP/HTTP uses port 4318 by default.
   endpoint: (( grab $TRACING_PROVIDER_ENDPOINT || "http://zipkin:9411/api/v2/spans" ))
diff --git a/.release/helm/petasos/values.yaml b/.release/helm/petasos/values.yaml
index 1723ea0..d3839e2 100644
--- a/.release/helm/petasos/values.yaml
+++ b/.release/helm/petasos/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-## SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
-## SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # Default values for xmitd-talaria.
-
+---
 petasos:
   # docker image used
   image: xmidt/petasos
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ pprof:
 metric:
   address:
     host: ""
-    port: "6403"  
+    port: "6403"
 
 # Pull secret used when images are stored in a private repository
 # imagePullSecretName:
-
-
diff --git a/.yamllint.yml b/.yamllint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c27835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yamllint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+---
+
+extends: default
+
+ignore:
+  - .release/helm/petasos/templates/petasos.yaml
+
+rules:
+  braces:
+    level: warning
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+  brackets:
+    level: warning
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+  colons:
+    level: warning
+    max-spaces-after: -1
+  commas:
+    level: warning
+  comments: disable
+  comments-indentation: disable
+  document-start:
+    present: true
+  empty-lines:
+    max: 2
+  hyphens:
+    max-spaces-after: 1
+  indentation:
+    level: error
+    indent-sequences: consistent
+  line-length:
+    level: warning
+    max: 90
+    allow-non-breakable-words: true
+    allow-non-breakable-inline-mappings: true
+  truthy:
+    allowed-values:
+      - 'true'
+      - 'false'
diff --git a/petasos.yaml b/petasos.yaml
index 246b71d..5dd00ca 100644
--- a/petasos.yaml
+++ b/petasos.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-## SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
-## SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 ---
 # The unique fully-qualified-domain-name of the server.  It is provided to
 # the X-petasos-Server header for showing what server fulfilled the request
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ tracing:
   # so that trace information is not written to stdout.
   # skipTraceExport: true
 
-  # endpoint is where trace information should be routed. Applies to otlp, zipkin, and jaegar. OTLP/gRPC uses port 4317 by default. 
+  # endpoint is where trace information should be routed. Applies to otlp, zipkin, and jaegar. OTLP/gRPC uses port 4317 by default.
   # OTLP/HTTP uses port 4318 by default.
   # endpoint: "http://localhost:9411/api/v2/spans"
-