diff --git a/.github/license-reminder.md b/.github/license-reminder.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fb1c3a3..00000000
--- a/.github/license-reminder.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-It's a new year! 🎉 🎆 
-Please update the LICENSE file to include the current year (e.g., 2025).
-This helps keep the copyright notice accurate.
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 43a37033..dc222018 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,58 +1,95 @@
 <!--- Please provide a general summary of your changes in the title above -->
 
-## Pull request type
-
+# Pull request type
 <!-- Please try to limit your pull request to one type, submit multiple pull requests if needed -->
 
+**🚨 Jekyll Precheck Verify blog(s), page(s) before merge 🚨**
+- [ ] title
+- [ ] tags
+- [ ] categories
+- [ ] date
+
+<!-
+IS#9999 – Issue created independently of a Pull Request
+PR#9999 – Issue created from a Pull Request
+-->
+Pull Request/Issue Number: N/A
+
 Please check the type of change your PR introduces:
 
-- [ ] New blog post 
-- [ ] Bugfix
+- [ ] New blog post(s)
+- [ ] Bugfix(es)
+- [ ] Code change(s)
 - [ ] Jekyll change(s)
 - [ ] Liquid change(s)
 - [ ] Markdown change(s)
 - [ ] YAML change(s)
 - [ ] Build error(s)
-- [ ] Feature
+- [ ] Feature(s)
 - [ ] Code style update (formatting, renaming)
 - [ ] Refactoring (no functional changes, no api changes)
-- [ ] Build related changes
-- [ ] Documentation content changes
+- [ ] Build related change(s)
+- [ ] Documentation content change(s)
 - [ ] Other (please describe):
 
-## Language 
+## Language(s)
 
+- [ ] Assembler
 - [ ] awk
 - [ ] C/C++/C#
+- [ ] HTML
+- [ ] Javascript
+- [ ] Jekyll
+- [ ] Liquid
+- [ ] Markdown
 - [ ] Ruby
-- [ ] Python 
-
-## Files added
-
-- 
+- [ ] Python
+- [ ] YAML
 
-## Files modified 
+## Operating System(s)
 
-- 
-
-## Files deleted 
-
-- 
+- [ ] Linux
+- [ ] Unix
+- [ ] Solaris
+- [ ] Windows
 
 ## What is the current behavior?
-
 <!-- Please describe the current behavior that you are modifying, or link to a relevant issue -->
 
-Issue Number: N/A
+-
 
 ## What is the new behavior?
-
 <!-- Please describe the behavior or changes that are being added by this PR -->
 
 -
+
+## Files Added
+
 -
+
+## Files Modified
+
+-
+
+## Files Deleted
+
 -
 
 ## Other information
+<!-- Any other information that is important to this PR such as screenshots of how the component looks before and after the change -->
+
+-
 
-<!-- Any other information that is important to this PR such as screenshots of how the component looks before and after the change -->
\ No newline at end of file
+## Hardware
+
+- [ ] ARM
+- [ ] DEC PDP-8
+- [ ] DEC PDP-11
+- [ ] DEC VAX
+- [ ] DEC VAXStation
+- [ ] Intel 8080
+- [ ] Intel Core
+- [ ] Motorola 68000
+- [ ] Raspberry Pi
+- [ ] RISC/V
+- [ ] Sun SPARCStation
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/quarterlyRelease.md b/.github/quarterlyRelease.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ba6229e..00000000
--- a/.github/quarterlyRelease.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Create a quarterly release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/GitHubActionPermissions.md b/.github/workflows/GitHubActionPermissions.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a495a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/GitHubActionPermissions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+permissions:
+  actions: read|write|none
+  checks: read|write|none
+  contents: read|write|none
+  deployments: read|write|none
+  issues: read|write|none
+  packages: read|write|none
+  pull-requests: read|write|none
+  repository-projects: read|write|none
+  security-events: read|write|none
+  statuses: read|write|none
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index f44682e7..e6724abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        jekyll: ["~> 4.3.4"]
+        jekyll: ["~> 4.3.4", "~>4.4.1"]
     env:
       JEKYLL_VERSION: ${{ matrix.jekyll }}
     steps:
-      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+      - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Set Up Ruby 3.4.7
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ae195bbe749a7cef685ac729197124a48305c1cb # v1.276.0
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@4c24fa5ec04b2e79eb40571b1cee2a0d2b705771 # v1.278.0
         with:
           ruby-version: 3.4.7
           bundler-cache: true
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: script/cibuild
+      # - name: Run tests
+      #   run: script/cibuild
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index bc82a95a..68c60919 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -9,92 +9,70 @@
 # the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
 # supported CodeQL languages.
 #
-name: "CodeQL Advanced"
+name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main", "main*" ]
+    branches: ["main"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main", "main*" ]
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: ["main"]
   schedule:
-    - cron: '43 4 * * 3'
+    - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
-    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
-    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
-    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
-    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
-    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners (GitHub.com only)
-    # Consider using larger runners or machines with greater resources for possible analysis time improvements.
-    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      # required for all workflows
-      security-events: write
-
-      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
-      packages: read
-
-      # only required for workflows in private repositories
       actions: read
       contents: read
+      security-events: write
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        include:
-        - language: ruby
-          build-mode: none
-        # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift'
-        # Use `c-cpp` to analyze code written in C, C++ or both
-        # Use 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
-        # Use 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
-        # To learn more about changing the languages that are analyzed or customizing the build mode for your analysis,
-        # see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/customizing-your-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning.
-        # If you are analyzing a compiled language, you can modify the 'build-mode' for that language to customize how
-        # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
+        language: ["ruby"]
+        # CodeQL supports [ $supported-codeql-languages ]
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
     steps:
-    - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7 # v4.31.9
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
 
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+      # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+      - name: Autobuild
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7 # v4.31.9
 
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7 # v3.29.5
-      with:
-        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
-        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
-        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+      # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+      # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
 
-        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
-        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+      #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+      #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
 
-    # If the analyze step fails for one of the languages you are analyzing with
-    # "We were unable to automatically build your code", modify the matrix above
-    # to set the build mode to "manual" for that language. Then modify this step
-    # to build your code.
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
-    - if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        echo 'If you are using a "manual" build mode for one or more of the' \
-          'languages you are analyzing, replace this with the commands to build' \
-          'your code, for example:'
-        echo '  make bootstrap'
-        echo '  make release'
-        exit 1
+      # - run: |
+      #   echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+      #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7 # v3.29.5
-      with:
-        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7 # v4.31.9
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.txt b/.github/workflows/dependabot.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28985a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Basic `dependabot.yml` file with
+# minimum configuration for two package managers
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  # Enable version updates for npm
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    # Look for `package.json` and `lock` files in the `root` directory
+    directory: "/"
+    # Check the npm registry for updates every day (weekdays)
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "[info](sec) npm:"
+
+  # Enable version updates for Ruby
+  - package-ecosystem: "bundler"
+    # Look for `Ruby Gems` in the following directories 
+    directories: 
+      - "/"
+  #    - "_plugins"
+    # Check for updates once a week
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "[info](sec) bundler:"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+commit-message:
+      prefix: "[info](sec) gh-actions:"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index fb1ffe6c..bafd3cb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,26 @@
 #
 # This Action will scan dependency manifest files that change as part of a Pull Request,
 # surfacing known-vulnerable versions of the packages declared or updated in the PR.
-# Once installed, if the workflow run is marked as required,
-# PRs introducing known-vulnerable packages will be blocked from merging.
+# Once installed, if the workflow run is marked as required, PRs introducing known-vulnerable
+# packages will be blocked from merging.
 #
 # Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
-name: 'dependency –  Dependency Review'
-on: [pull_request]
+# Public documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/supply-chain-security/understanding-your-software-supply-chain/about-dependency-review#dependency-review-enforcement
+name: 'Dependency review'
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main", "main*" ]
 
+# If using a dependency submission action in this workflow this permission will need to be set to:
+#
+# permissions:
+#   contents: write
+#
+# https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/code-security/supply-chain-security/understanding-your-software-supply-chain/using-the-dependency-submission-api
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  # Write permissions for pull-requests are required for using the `comment-summary-in-pr` option, comment out if you aren't using this option
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   dependency-review:
@@ -21,7 +32,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@3c4e3dcb1aa7874d2c16be7d79418e9b7efd6261 # v4.8.2
+        # Commonly enabled options, see https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action#configuration-options for all available options.
+        with:
+          comment-summary-in-pr: always
+        #   fail-on-severity: moderate
+        #   deny-licenses: GPL-1.0-or-later, LGPL-2.0-or-later
+        #   retry-on-snapshot-warnings: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issueQuarterlyRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/issueQuarterlyRelease.yml
index 4fce4f7a..3a7fbe33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issueQuarterlyRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issueQuarterlyRelease.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ on:
     - cron: 30 5 31 12 *
   #workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   create-issue:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       issues: write
+
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
@@ -21,11 +23,25 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Create Quarterly Release
-        uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@fca9117c27cdc29c6c4db3b86c48e4115a786710 # v6.0.0
-        with:
-          title: "Issue Quarterly Release"
-          content-filepath: .github/quarterlyRelease.md
-          assignees: RalphHightower
-          labels: |
-            maintenance
-            license
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: |
+          new_issue_url=$(gh issue create \
+            --title "$TITLE" \
+            --assignee "$ASSIGNEES" \
+            --label "$LABELS" \
+            --body "$BODY")
+          if [[ $PINNED == true ]]; then
+            gh issue pin "$new_issue_url"
+          fi
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TITLE: "Maintenance: Quarterly Release"
+          ASSIGNEES: "RalphHightower"
+          LABELS: "maintenance,release – minor"
+          BODY: |
+            # Quarterly Release 
+
+            - [ ] Create Quarterly Release.
+
+          PINNED: false
+          CLOSE_PREVIOUS: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml b/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
index d14ddd15..95ab7f7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jekyll.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+      - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Setup Ruby
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ae195bbe749a7cef685ac729197124a48305c1cb # v1.276.0
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@4c24fa5ec04b2e79eb40571b1cee2a0d2b705771 # v1.278.0
         with:
           ruby-version: '3.4.7' # Not needed with a .ruby-version file
           bundler-cache: true # runs 'bundle install' and caches installed gems automatically
-          cache-version: 1 # Increment this number if you need to re-download cached gems
+          cache-version: 5 # Increment this number if you need to re-download cached gems
       - name: Setup Pages
         id: pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@983d7736d9b0ae728b81ab479565c72886d7745b # v5.0.0
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps:
-      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+      - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@d6db90164ac5ed86f2b6aed7e0febac5b3c0c03e # v4.0.5
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@d6db90164ac5ed86f2b6aed7e0febac5b3c0c03e # v4.0.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/newYearUpdateCopyright.yml b/.github/workflows/newYearUpdateCopyright.yml
index f8562bb9..cf4bc6eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/newYearUpdateCopyright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/newYearUpdateCopyright.yml
@@ -1,29 +1,40 @@
-name: newYearUpdateCopyright.yml – New Year LICENSE Reminder
-
+name: Create Issue to Update Year In Relevant Files
+# developer: @RalphHightower 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 5 1 1 *'  # Midnight EST on Jan 1 America/New_York
+    - cron: "0 5 1 1 *" # America/New_York (UTC-5:00)
   #workflow_dispatch:
 
-permissions: read-all
-
+permissions: 
+  contents: read
+ 
 jobs:
-  create-issue:
+  create_issue:
+    name: Create issue to update copyright year
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       issues: write
     steps:
-      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
+      - name: Happy New Year!
+        run: |
+          new_issue_url=$(gh issue create \
+            --title "$TITLE" \
+            --assignee "$ASSIGNEES" \
+            --label "$LABELS" \
+            --body "$BODY")
+          if [[ $PINNED == true ]]; then
+            gh issue pin "$new_issue_url"
+          fi
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TITLE: Happy New  Year! 🎆 – 🍾 Update License Year
+          ASSIGNEES: RalphHightower 
+          LABELS: "maintenance"
+          BODY: |
+            # New Year's Maintenance 
+
+            - [ ] Update LICENSE. Add new year to year's span.
 
-      - name: Create LICENSE update issue
-        uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@fca9117c27cdc29c6c4db3b86c48e4115a786710 # v6.0.0
-        with:
-          title: "Update LICENSE for the new year"
-          content-filepath: .github/license-reminder.md
-          assignees: RalphHightower
-          labels: |
-            maintenance
-            license
\ No newline at end of file
+          PINNED: false
+          CLOSE_PREVIOUS: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/permission_advisor.yml b/.github/workflows/permission_advisor.yml
index fee36ebd..d1a47f04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/permission_advisor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/permission_advisor.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   advisor:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+    - name: Harden Runner
       uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ jobs:
     - uses: GitHubSecurityLab/actions-permissions/advisor@babd69bc8d78e6cdece903dfdcfb72d4e1a4f00d # v1.0.2-beta5
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.name }}
-        count: ${{ inputs.count }}
+        count: ${{ inputs.count }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/readme-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/readme-checker.yml
index f54635c0..f0fc8d01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/readme-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/readme-checker.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+    - name: Harden Runner
       uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ jobs:
           *.md
           **/*.md
           !test/*.md
+          !_data/*.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 879a13df..14672297 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
           # for more options
-          release-type: simple
+          release-type: simple
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fdb4b33f..4480df3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
       id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
     name: release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+      - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: corepack npm audit signatures
       # pinned version updated automatically by Renovate.
       # details at https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/usage/installation#global-installation
-      - run: npx semantic-release@v24.2.0
+      - run: npx semantic-release@v24.2.3
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
-
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index f9a38c7d..9b9037d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -1,41 +1,78 @@
-name: scorecard.yml — OpenSSF Scorecard
-"on":
+# 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: scorecard.yml – Scorecard supply-chain security
+on:
+  # For Branch-Protection check. Only the default branch is supported. See
+  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#branch-protection
+  branch_protection_rule:
+  # To guarantee Maintained check is occasionally updated. See
+  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#maintained
   schedule:
-    - cron: 31 2 * * 1
+    - cron: '18 23 * * 6'
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+# Declare default permissions as read only.
 permissions: read-all
+
 jobs:
   analysis:
     name: Scorecard analysis
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
+      # Needed to upload the results to code-scanning dashboard.
       security-events: write
+      # Needed to publish results and get a badge (see publish_results below).
       id-token: write
+      # Uncomment the permissions below if installing in a private repository.
+      # contents: read
+      # actions: read
+
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - name: Checkout code
+      - name: "Checkout code"
         uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Run analysis
+
+      - name: "Run analysis"
         uses: ossf/scorecard-action@4eaacf0543bb3f2c246792bd56e8cdeffafb205a # v2.4.3
         with:
           results_file: results.sarif
           results_format: sarif
+          # (Optional) "write" PAT token. Uncomment the `repo_token` line below if:
+          # - you want to enable the Branch-Protection check on a *public* repository, or
+          # - you are installing Scorecard on a *private* repository
+          # To create the PAT, follow the steps in https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action?tab=readme-ov-file#authentication-with-fine-grained-pat-optional.
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.SCORECARD_TOKEN }}
+
+          # Public repositories:
+          #   - Publish results to OpenSSF REST API for easy access by consumers
+          #   - Allows the repository to include the Scorecard badge.
+          #   - See https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#publishing-results.
+          # For private repositories:
+          #   - `publish_results` will always be set to `false`, regardless
+          #     of the value entered here.
           publish_results: true
-      - name: Upload artifact
+
+      # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
+      # format to the repository Actions tab.
+      - name: "Upload artifact"
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
           retention-days: 5
-      - name: Upload to code-scanning
+
+      # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard (optional).
+      # Commenting out will disable upload of results to your repo's Code Scanning dashboard
+      - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
         uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@5d4e8d1aca955e8d8589aabd499c5cae939e33c7 # v3.29.5
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
index 620e75d7..d7392934 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 
-name: symantic-release.yml – Semantic Pull Request
+name: Semantic Pull Request
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ jobs:
           #
           #     [fix][test] flaky test V1_ProxyAuthenticationTest.anonymousSocketTest
           headerPattern: '^\[(\w*?)\](?:\[(.*?)\])?(?:\s*)(.*)$'
-          headerPatternCorrespondence: type, scope, subject
+          headerPatternCorrespondence: type, scope, subject
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-branches.yml
index 1b3f35a2..5a835612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-branches.yml
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ jobs:
             # include-protected-branches: false
             # include-ruleset-branches: false
             # ignore-commit-messages: ''
-            # ignore-committers: ''
+            # ignore-committers: ''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 99615d33..eb03cbef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
       - run: git config --global user.name github-actions
       - run: git config --global user.email github-actions@github.com
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5.0.0
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: npm
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
 
     steps:
-      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Test
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
       - run: git config --global user.name github-actions
       - run: git config --global user.email github-actions@github.com
       - name: Use Node.js from .nvmrc
-        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5.0.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ jobs:
       - test_matrix
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     steps:
-      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/updateLabels.yml b/.github/workflows/updateLabels.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b95bf3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/updateLabels.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: updateLabels.yml – Write labels to a file when there is a change in [a] label(s)
+
+permissions:
+    contents: read
+
+on:
+  label:
+      types: [created, edited, deleted]
+  workflow_dispatch:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflows.md b/.github/workflows/workflows.md
index 4f5f310f..735fbffe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflows.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflows.md
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
+---
+layout: page
+title: GitHub Workflows
+---
+
+## Revision Date: 2025-03-06 10:39 AM
+
 | action | date | github |
 |---|---|---|
-| DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v18.0.0 | Nov 14, 2024 |[DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action: A GitHub Action to run the markdownlint-cli2 tool for linting Markdown/CommonMark files with the markdownlint library](https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action) |
-| GitHubSecurityLab/actions-permissions/advisor@v1.0.2-beta4 | Nov 22, 2024 | [GitHubSecurityLab/actions-permissions: GitHub token permissions Monitor and Advisor actions](https://github.com/GitHubSecurityLab/actions-permissions) |
-| actions/checkout@v4.2.2 | Oct 23, 2024 | [actions/checkout: Action for checking out a repo](https://github.com/actions/checkout) |
+| DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v20.0.0 | May 15, 2025 | [DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action: A GitHub Action to run the markdownlint-cli2 tool for linting Markdown/CommonMark files with the markdownlint library](https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action) |
+| GitHubSecurityLab/actions-permissions/advisor@v1.0.2-beta7 | Sep 24, 2025 | [GitHubSecurityLab/actions-permissions: GitHub token permissions Monitor and Advisor actions](https://github.com/GitHubSecurityLab/actions-permissions) |
+| actions/checkout@v5.0.0 | Aug 11, 2025 | [actions/checkout: Action for checking out a repo](https://github.com/actions/checkout) |
 | actions/configure-pages@v5.0.0 | Mar 29, 2024 | [actions/configure-pages: An action to enable Pages and extract various metadata about a site. It can also be used to configure various static site generators we support as starter workflows.](https://github.com/actions/configure-pages) |
-| actions/dependency-review-action@v4.5.0 | Nov 20, 2024 | [actions/dependency-review-action: A GitHub Action for detecting vulnerable dependencies and invalid licenses in your PRs](https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action) |
+| actions/dependency-review-action@v4.8.0 | Sep 26, 2025 | [actions/dependency-review-action: A GitHub Action for detecting vulnerable dependencies and invalid licenses in your PRs](https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action) |
 | actions/deploy-pages@4.0.5 | Mar 18, 2024 | [actions/deploy-pages: GitHub Action to publish artifacts to GitHub Pages for deployments](https://github.com/actions/deploy-pages) |
 | actions/jekyll-build-pages@v1.0.13 | Aug 6, 2024 | [actions/jekyll-build-pages: A simple GitHub Action for producing Jekyll build artifacts compatible with GitHub Pages.](https://github.com/actions/jekyll-build-pages) |
-| actions/setup-node@v4.1.0 | Oct 24, 2024 | [actions/setup-node: Set up your GitHub Actions workflow with a specific version of node.js](https://github.com/actions/setup-node) |
-| actions/upload-artifact@v4.4.3 | Oct 9, 2024 14 | [actions/upload-artifact](https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact) |
-| actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3.0.1 | Feb 7, 2024 | [actions/upload-pages-artifact: A composite action for packaging and uploading an artifact that can be deployed to GitHub Pages.](https://github.com/actions/upload-pages-artifact) |
-| amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5.5.3 | Jun 28, 2024 | [amannn/action-semantic-pull-request: A GitHub Action that ensures that your PR title matches the Conventional Commits spec](https://github.com/amannn/action-semantic-pull-request) |
-| github/codeql-action/analyze@v2.19.4 | Dec 2, 2024 | [github/codeql-action: Actions for running CodeQL analysis](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) |
-| github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2.19.4 | Dec 2, 2024 | [github/codeql-action: Actions for running CodeQL analysis](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) |
-| github/codeql-action/init@v2.19.4 | Dec 2, 2024 | [github/codeql-action: Actions for running CodeQL analysis](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) |
-| github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2.19.4 | Dec 2, 2024 | [github/codeql-action: Actions for running CodeQL analysis](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) |
-| googleapis/release-please-action@4.1.3 | Jun 10, 2024 | [googleapis/release-please-action: automated releases based on conventional commits](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please-action)
-| googleapis/release-please@v16.15.0 | Dec 2, 2024 | [googleapis/release-please: generate release PRs based on the conventionalcommits.org spec](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) |
+| actions/setup-node@v5.0.0 | Sep 3, 2025 | [actions/setup-node: Set up your GitHub Actions workflow with a specific version of node.js](https://github.com/actions/setup-node) |
+| actions/upload-artifact@v4.6.2 | Mar 19, 2025 | [actions/upload-artifact](https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact) |
+| actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4.0.0 | Aug 14, 2025 | [actions/upload-pages-artifact: A composite action for packaging and uploading an artifact that can be deployed to GitHub Pages.](https://github.com/actions/upload-pages-artifact) |
+| amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6.1.1 | Aug 22, 2025 | [amannn/action-semantic-pull-request: A GitHub Action that ensures that your PR title matches the Conventional Commits spec](https://github.com/amannn/action-semantic-pull-request) |
+| github/codeql-action/analyze@v3.28.11 | Mar 7, 2025 | [github/codeql-action: Actions for running CodeQL analysis](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) |
+| github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3.28.11 | Mar 7, 2025 | [github/codeql-action: Actions for running CodeQL analysis](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) |
+| github/codeql-action/init@v3.28.11 | Mar 7, 2025 | [github/codeql-action: Actions for running CodeQL analysis](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) |
+| github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3.28.11 | Mar 7, 2025 | [github/codeql-action: Actions for running CodeQL analysis](https://github.com/github/codeql-action) |
+| googleapis/release-please-action@v4.3.0 | **Aug 30, 2025** | [googleapis/release-please-action: automated releases based on conventional commits](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please-action)
 | lowlighter/metrics@3.34 | Sep 12, 2023 | [lowlighter/metrics: 📊 An infographics generator with 30+ plugins and 300+ options to display stats about your GitHub account and render them as SVG, Markdown, PDF or JSON!](https://github.com/lowlighter/metrics) |
-| ossf/scorecard-action@v2.4.0 | Jul 26, 2024 | [ossf/scorecard-action: Official GitHub Action for OpenSSF Scorecard.](https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action) |
-| ruby/setup-ruby@v1.203.0 |  Dec 6, 2024 | [ruby/setup-ruby: An action to download a prebuilt Ruby and add it to the PATH in 5 seconds](https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby) |
-| step-security/harden-runner@v2.10.2 | Nov 18, 2024 | [step-security/harden-runner: Network egress filtering and runtime security for GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners](https://github.com/step-security/harden-runner) |
+| ossf/scorecard-action@v2.4.2 | May 30, 2025 | [ossf/scorecard-action: Official GitHub Action for OpenSSF Scorecard.](https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action) |
+| ruby/setup-ruby@v1.263.0 | Sep 22, 2025 | [ruby/setup-ruby: An action to download a prebuilt Ruby and add it to the PATH in 5 seconds](https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby) |
+| step-security/harden-runner@v2.13.1 | Sep 9, 2025 | [step-security/harden-runner: Network egress filtering and runtime security for GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners](https://github.com/step-security/harden-runner) |
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 0d604a04..bba83b59 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2016-2025 Ralph M. Hightower, Jr.
+   Copyright 2016-2026 Ralph M. Hightower, Jr.
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.