diff --git a/.devcontainer/post-install.sh b/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
index a4cf55e..dce9c88 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ _mainScript_() {
     echo ""
     header "Installing shfmt"
     if ! command -v shfmt &>/dev/null; then
-        _execute_ "curl -sS https://webi.sh/shfmt | sh"
+        _execute_ -pv "curl -sS https://webi.sh/shfmt | sh"
     fi
 
     REPOS=(
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-code-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/automated-tests.yml
similarity index 82%
rename from .github/workflows/python-code-checker.yml
rename to .github/workflows/automated-tests.yml
index df8bb69..4406a6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-code-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated-tests.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 ---
-name: "Python Code Checker"
+name: "Automated Tests"
 
 on:
     workflow_dispatch:
     push:
         paths:
-            - ".github/workflows/python-code-checker.yml"
+            - ".github/workflows/automated-tests.yml"
             - ".github/actions/**"
             - "src/**"
             - "tests/**"
             - "pyproject.toml"
             - "poetry.lock"
+        branches:
+            - main
     pull_request:
-        types: [opened, reopened]
+        types:
+            - opened
+            - reopened
+            - synchronize
         paths:
-            - ".github/workflows/python-code-checker.yml"
+            - ".github/workflows/automated-tests.yml"
             - ".github/actions/**"
             - "src/**"
             - "tests/**"
@@ -62,15 +67,9 @@ jobs:
             - name: Lint with Mypy
               run: poetry run mypy src/
             - name: lint with ruff
-              run: poetry run ruff --extend-ignore=I001,D301 src/
+              run: poetry run ruff --extend-ignore=I001,D301,D401,PLR2004,PLR0913 src/
             - name: check pyproject.toml
               run: poetry run poetry check
-            - name: lint with black
-              run: poetry run black --check src/
-            - name: run vulture
-              run: poetry run vulture src/
-            - name: run interrogate
-              run: poetry run interrogate -c pyproject.toml .
 
             # ----------------------------------------------
             #    run test suite
@@ -80,6 +79,13 @@ jobs:
                   poetry run coverage run
                   poetry run coverage report
                   poetry run coverage xml
+
+            # ----------------------------------------------
+            #    confirm package builds
+            # ----------------------------------------------
+            - name: Build package
+              run: poetry build
+
             # ----------------------------------------------
             #             upload coverage stats
             # ----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/.github/workflows/devcontainer-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/devcontainer-checker.yml
index 2398cb9..52993e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devcontainer-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devcontainer-checker.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
         paths:
             - ".devcontainer/**"
             - ".github/workflows/devcontainer-checker.yml"
+        branches:
+            - main
     push:
         paths:
             - ".devcontainer/**"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 286acc6..0401c65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/obsidian-metadata.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/obsidian-metadata) ![PyPI - Python Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/obsidian-metadata) [![Python Code Checker](https://github.com/natelandau/obsidian-metadata/actions/workflows/python-code-checker.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/natelandau/obsidian-metadata/actions/workflows/python-code-checker.yml) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/natelandau/obsidian-metadata/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=3F2R43SSX4)](https://codecov.io/gh/natelandau/obsidian-metadata)
+[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/obsidian-metadata.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/obsidian-metadata) ![PyPI - Python Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/obsidian-metadata) [![Python Code Checker](https://github.com/natelandau/obsidian-metadata/actions/workflows/automated-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/natelandau/obsidian-metadata/actions/workflows/automated-tests.yml) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/natelandau/obsidian-metadata/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=3F2R43SSX4)](https://codecov.io/gh/natelandau/obsidian-metadata)
 
 # obsidian-metadata