diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f90d030..3183455 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 
 ## [0.5.0](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/compare/v0.4.2...v0.5.0) (2026-01-12)
 
-
 ### Features
 
-* update release management ([6c5c5ac](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/commit/6c5c5acc4a8609bb6dd3262c21a771abef182f93))
+* **Release Management**: Refined release workflow with conditional execution and updated token configuration ([6c5c5ac](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/commit/6c5c5acc4a8609bb6dd3262c21a771abef182f93))
 
-## [0.4.2] - 2025-10-01
+## [0.4.2](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/compare/v0.4.1...v0.4.2) (2025-10-01)
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 - Custom changelog parsing for meaningful release notes
 - Maintained compatibility across all supported platforms (macOS, Ubuntu, Windows)
 
-## [0.4.1] - 2025-10-01
+## [0.4.1](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1) (2025-10-01)
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 - Maintained full functionality while reducing package size
 - GitHub Actions ready for automated marketplace publishing
 
-## [0.4.0] - 2025-09-30
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0) (2025-09-30)
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 - Enhanced type annotations for esbuild plugins and configuration objects
 - Maintained full backward compatibility with existing functionality
 
-## [0.3.0] - 2025-09-30
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) (2025-09-30)
 
 ### Updated
 
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 - Enhanced build performance with latest esbuild version
 - Modernized GitHub Actions for better CI/CD reliability
 
-## [0.2.0] - 2025-09-30
+## [0.2.0](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0) (2025-09-30)
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This projec
 - Multi-platform compatibility testing
 - Security vulnerability scanning
 
-## [0.1.0] - 2025-09-30
+## [0.1.0](https://github.com/OpenForgeProject/vscode-ddev-phpstan/releases/tag/v0.1.0) (2025-09-30)
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/src/test/ddev-utils.test.ts b/src/test/ddev-utils.test.ts
index 85aa310..2bf46af 100644
--- a/src/test/ddev-utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/ddev-utils.test.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ suite('DdevUtils Test Suite', () => {
         const result = DdevUtils.hasDdevProject('/test/workspace');
 
         assert.strictEqual(result, true);
-        assert.strictEqual(existsSyncStub.calledOnce, true);
+        sinon.assert.calledOnce(existsSyncStub);
     });
 
     test('hasDdevProject returns false when .ddev/config.yaml does not exist', () => {
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ suite('DdevUtils Test Suite', () => {
         const result = DdevUtils.hasDdevProject('/test/workspace');
 
         assert.strictEqual(result, false);
+        sinon.assert.calledOnce(existsSyncStub);
     });
 
     test('isDdevRunning returns true when DDEV container is running', () => {
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ suite('DdevUtils Test Suite', () => {
         const result = DdevUtils.validateDdevTool('phpstan', '/test/workspace');
 
         assert.strictEqual(result.isValid, true);
-        assert.strictEqual(result.errorType, undefined);
+        assert.ok(result.errorType === undefined);
     });
 
     test('validateDdevTool returns error message for DDEV issues', () => {
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ suite('DdevUtils Test Suite', () => {
 
         assert.strictEqual(result.isValid, false);
         assert.strictEqual(result.errorType, 'ddev-not-running');
-        assert.ok(result.userMessage?.includes('appears to be stopped'));
+        assert.ok(result.userMessage && result.userMessage.includes('appears to be stopped'));
     });
 
     test('validateDdevTool returns tool not found message when tool is missing', () => {
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ suite('DdevUtils Test Suite', () => {
         const result = DdevUtils.execDdev(['phpstan', 'analyze'], '/test/workspace');
 
         assert.strictEqual(result, 'output');
-        assert.strictEqual(spawnSyncStub.calledOnce, true);
+        sinon.assert.calledOnce(spawnSyncStub);
         const callArgs = spawnSyncStub.firstCall.args;
         assert.strictEqual(callArgs[0], 'ddev');
         assert.deepStrictEqual(callArgs[1], ['exec', 'env', 'XDEBUG_MODE=off', 'phpstan', 'analyze']);