diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index a10b723ed..c6b4cf887 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 version: 2
 updates:
   # raise PRs for gem updates
diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
index bced958f8..cca537e5a 100644
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 changelog:
   exclude:
     labels:
+      - duplicate
+      - invalid
+      - modulesync
+      - question
       - skip-changelog
+      - wont-fix
+      - wontfix
 
   categories:
     - title: Breaking Changes 🛠
@@ -15,6 +21,19 @@ changelog:
       labels:
         - enhancement
 
+    - title: Bug Fixes 🐛
+      labels:
+        - bug
+
+    - title: Documentation Updates 📚
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+        - docs
+
+    - title: Dependency Updates ⬆️
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
+
     - title: Other Changes
       labels:
         - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c58610c95..c51cd2398 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     uses: voxpupuli/crafty/.github/workflows/release.yml@main
     with:
-      allowed_owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+      allowed_owner: voxpupuli
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f6db9af1..b90dd44c7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .bundle/
+.vendor/
 vendor/
 Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index cd617bd07..02277f523 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-source 'https://rubygems.org'
+source ENV['GEM_SOURCE'] || 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 group :release do
+  gem 'faraday-retry', '~> 2.1', require: false
   gem 'github_changelog_generator', '~> 1.16.4', require: false
 end