diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_autodev.yml b/.github/workflows/template_autodev.yml
index d7f61c06..1040edf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_autodev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_autodev.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Autodev
-        uses: staffbase/autodev-action@v1.5.0
+        uses: staffbase/autodev-action@v1.5.1
         with:
           base: ${{ inputs.base }}
           branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_jira_tagging.yml b/.github/workflows/template_jira_tagging.yml
index 7c7a4dd8..da05a728 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_jira_tagging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_jira_tagging.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       name:
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
         default: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
       tag-matcher:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e9fa84a..39f9e963 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ jobs:
       gitops-prod: |-
         your files
     secrets:
-      # token to access the repository
+      # optional: token to access the repository
       gitops-token: ${{ <your-gitops-token> }}
-      # username for the docker registry
+      # optional: username for the docker registry
       docker-username: ${{ <your-docker-username> }}
-      # password for the docker registry
+      # optional: password for the docker registry
       docker-password: ${{ <your-docker-password> }}
       # optional: token to pull private npm packages
       npm-token: ${{ <your-npm-token> }}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
   jira_annotate:
     uses: Staffbase/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/template_jira_tagging.yml@v1.5.0
     with:
-      # name of the service to add as label, default: name of the repository
+      # optional: name of the service to add as label, default: name of the repository
       name: 'component name'
       # optional: regex to match the tags
       tag-matcher: your regex