diff --git a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/MatchingDotCallouts.yml b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/MatchingDotCallouts.yml
index 014c835..9f00f08 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/MatchingDotCallouts.yml
+++ b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/MatchingDotCallouts.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ script: |
 
   num_codeblock_callouts := 0
   num_callouts := 0
-  codeblock_callout_regex := ".+<(\\.)>"
+  codeblock_callout_regex := ".*<(\\.)>"
   callout_regex := "^<(\\.)>"
 
   for line in text.split(scope, "\n") {
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ script: |
         num_codeblock_callouts = 0
       }
     }
-  }
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+  }
diff --git a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/MatchingNumberedCallouts.yml b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/MatchingNumberedCallouts.yml
index a918ad3..61200e1 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/MatchingNumberedCallouts.yml
+++ b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/MatchingNumberedCallouts.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ script: |
 
   num_codeblock_callouts := 0
   num_callouts := 0
-  codeblock_callout_regex := ".+( <\\d+>)+"
+  codeblock_callout_regex := ".*( <\\d+>)+"
   callout_regex := "^<(\\d+)>"
 
   for line in text.split(scope, "\n") {
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ script: |
         num_codeblock_callouts = 0
       }
     }
-  }
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+  }
diff --git a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/SequentialNumberedCallouts.yml b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/SequentialNumberedCallouts.yml
index f59a208..6ae5be4 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/SequentialNumberedCallouts.yml
+++ b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/SequentialNumberedCallouts.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ script: |
   matches := []
 
   prev_num := 0
-  numbered_callout_regex := "<(\\d+)>"
-  listingblock_delim_regex := "^-{4,}$"
+  numbered_callout_regex := ".*<(\\d+)>"
+  listingblock_delim_regex := "^-{3,}$"
 
   for line in text.split(scope, "\n") {
-    //reset count if we hit a listing block delimiter 
+    //reset count if we hit a listing block delimiter
     if text.re_match(listingblock_delim_regex, line) {
       prev_num = 0
     }
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ script: |
         //start counting
         if num != prev_num+1 {
           start := text.index(scope, line)
-          matches = append(matches, {begin: start, end: start + len(line)}) 
+          matches = append(matches, {begin: start, end: start + len(line)})
         }
         prev_num = num
       }
     }
-  }
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+  }
diff --git a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidAdmonitionBlocks.yml b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidAdmonitionBlocks.yml
index 8f9905d..1b43f7d 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidAdmonitionBlocks.yml
+++ b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidAdmonitionBlocks.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ script: |
     if text.re_match(admon_delim_regex, line) {
       count += 1
       start := text.index(scope, line)
-      matches = append(matches, {begin: start, end: start + len(line)}) 
+      matches = append(matches, {begin: start, end: start + len(line)})
     } else if count > 1 {
       count = 0 // admonition block is closed, reset the count
       matches = []
     }
-  }
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+  }
diff --git a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidCodeBlocks.yml b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidCodeBlocks.yml
index 44febd5..7608d2b 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidCodeBlocks.yml
+++ b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidCodeBlocks.yml
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ scope: raw
 script: |
   text := import("text")
   matches := []
-  listingblock_delim_regex := "^-{4,}$"
+  listingblock_delim_regex := "^-{3,}$"
   count := 0
   for line in text.split(scope, "\n") {
     if text.re_match(listingblock_delim_regex, line) {
       count += 1
       start := text.index(scope, line)
-      matches = append(matches, {begin: start, end: start + len(line)}) 
+      matches = append(matches, {begin: start, end: start + len(line)})
     } else if count > 1 {
       count = 0 // listing block is closed, reset the count
       matches = []
     }
-  }
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+  }
diff --git a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidConditions.yml b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidConditions.yml
index 801bd92..54a25dc 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidConditions.yml
+++ b/.vale/styles/AsciiDoc/ValidConditions.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ link: https://docs.asciidoctor.org/asciidoc/latest/directives/ifdef-ifndef/
 scope: raw
 script: |
   text := import("text")
-  
+
   matches := []
 
   if_regex := "^(ifdef::.+\\[\\]|ifndef::.+\\[\\]|ifeval::.*)"