diff --git a/.github/actions/build-hatch/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-hatch/action.yml
index 764dc9dc..eec6df79 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-hatch/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-hatch/action.yml
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
 
-    - name: Build artifacts
+    - name: "Build artifacts"
       run: ${{ inputs.build-command }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-dir }}
 
-    - name: Check artifacts
+    - name: "Check artifacts"
       run: ${{ inputs.check-command }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-dir }}
 
-    - name: Upload artifacts
+    - name: "Upload artifacts"
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.archive-name}}
diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
index c1346823..e7d92979 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Publish - PyPI
+name: "Publish - PyPI"
 description: Publish artifacts saved during build step to PyPI
 
 inputs:
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
 
-    - name: Download artifacts
+    - name: "Download artifacts"
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.archive-name }}
         path: .
 
-    - name: Publish artifacts to PyPI
+    - name: "Publish artifacts to PyPI"
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with:
         repository-url: ${{ inputs.repository-url }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
index d863d659..8b47a555 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-name: Publish results
+name: "Publish - Test Results"
+description: Publish test results with a unique archive name
 
 inputs:
   file-name:
     description: File type for file name stub (e.g. "unit-tests")
     required: true
   python-version:
-    description: Python version for the file name stub (e.g. "3.8")
+    description: Python version for the archive name stub (e.g. "3.8")
     required: true
   source-file:
     description: File to be uploaded
@@ -14,12 +15,13 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - name: Get timestamp
+    - name: "Get timestamp"
       id: timestamp
       run: echo "ts=$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT #no colons allowed for artifacts
       shell: bash
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+    - name: "Publish test results to archive"
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.file-name }}_python-${{ inputs.python-version }}_${{ steps.timestamp.outputs.ts }}.csv
         path: ${{ inputs.source-file }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-hatch/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-hatch/action.yml
index 7b7780ef..db078778 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-hatch/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-hatch/action.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Setup - `hatch`
+name: "Setup - `hatch`"
 description: Setup a python environment with `hatch` installed
 
 inputs:
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+    - name: "Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}"
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
 
-    - name: Install dev dependencies
+    - name: "Install dev dependencies"
       run: ${{ inputs.setup-command }}
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 33d94ff4..096bf6b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # **what?**
-# Verifies python build on all code commited to the repository. This workflow
+# Verifies python build on all code committed to the repository. This workflow
 # should not require any secrets since it runs for PRs from forked repos. By
 # default, secrets are not passed to workflows running from a forked repos.
 
@@ -19,8 +19,22 @@ on:
   merge_group:
     types: [checks_requested]
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      package:
+        type: choice
+        description: Choose what to publish
+        options:
+          - dbt-adapters
+          - dbt-tests-adapter
+      changelog_path:
+        description: "Path to changelog file"
+        required: true
+        type: string
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
+      package:
+        type: string
+        description: Choose what to publish
       changelog_path:
         description: "Path to changelog file"
         required: true
@@ -30,7 +44,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 
 # will cancel previous workflows triggered by the same event and for the same ref for PRs or same SHA otherwise
 concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ contains(github.event_name, 'pull_request') && github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.sha }}
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ contains(github.event_name, 'pull_request') && github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.sha }}-${{ inputs.package }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 defaults:
@@ -39,7 +53,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Build, Test and publish to PyPi
+    name: "Build, Test and publish to PyPi"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
@@ -47,27 +61,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Check out repository"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup `hatch`
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-hatch
-
-      - name: Build `dbt-adapters`
-        if: ${{ inputs.package == 'dbt-adapters' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-hatch
-
-      - name: Build `dbt-tests-adapter`
-        if: ${{ inputs.package == 'dbt-tests-adapter' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-hatch
-        with:
-          working-dir: "./dbt-tests-adapter/"
-
-      - name: Setup `hatch`
+      - name: "Setup `hatch`"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-hatch
 
-      - name: Build `dbt-adapters`
+      - name: "Build `dbt-adapters`"
         if: ${{ inputs.package == 'dbt-adapters' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-hatch
 
-      - name: Build `dbt-tests-adapter`
+      - name: "Build `dbt-tests-adapter`"
         if: ${{ inputs.package == 'dbt-tests-adapter' }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-hatch
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-existence.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-existence.yml
index d778f565..87759111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog-existence.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-existence.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # and when new code is pushed to the branch.  The action will get
 # skipped if the 'Skip Changelog' label is present is any of the labels.
 
-name: Check Changelog Entry
+name: "Check Changelog Entry"
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
index 4f5b392e..b0360386 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Code Quality
+name: "Code Quality"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    name: Code Quality
+    name: "Code Quality"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check out repository
+      - name: "Check out repository"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Setup `hatch`
+      - name: "Setup `hatch`"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-hatch
 
-      - name: Run linters
+      - name: "Run linters"
         run: hatch run lint:all
 
-      - name: Run typechecks
+      - name: "Run typechecks"
         run: hatch run typecheck:all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
index edd25172..0975fedd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # 3. If a release exists for this commit under a different tag, fail.
 # 4. If the commit is already associated with a different release, fail.
 
-name: GitHub Release
+name: "GitHub Release"
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 72c87cb7..3b85c333 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-name: Release
-run-name: Release ${{ inputs.package }}==${{ inputs.version_number }} to ${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
+name: "Release"
+run-name: "Release ${{ inputs.package }}==${{ inputs.version_number }} to ${{ inputs.deploy-to }}"
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       package:
+        description: "Choose what to publish"
         type: choice
-        description: Choose what to publish
         options:
           - dbt-adapters
           - dbt-tests-adapter
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
       deploy-to:
+        description: "Choose where to publish"
         type: choice
-        description: Choose where to publish
         options:
         - prod
         - test
@@ -25,36 +25,32 @@ on:
         description: "Nightly release to dev environment"
         type: boolean
         default: false
-        required: false
       target_branch:
         description: "The branch to release from"
         type: string
-        required: false
         default: main
 
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       package:
+        description: "Choose what to publish"
         type: string
-        description: Choose what to publish
         required: true
       version_number:
         description: "The release version number (i.e. 1.0.0b1)"
         type: string
         required: true
       deploy-to:
+        description: "Choose where to publish"
         type: string
         default: prod
-        required: false
       nightly_release:
         description: "Nightly release to dev environment"
         type: boolean
         default: false
-        required: false
       target_branch:
         description: "The branch to release from"
         type: string
-        required: false
         default: main
 
 # this is the permission that allows creating a new release
@@ -72,14 +68,26 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 jobs:
-  bump-version-generate-changelog:
-    name: "Bump package version, Generate changelog"
-    uses: dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/.github/workflows/release_prep_hatch.yml@main
+  bump-version-generate-changelog-dbt-adapters:
+    name: "Bump package version, Generate changelog - dbt-adapters"
+    uses: .github/workflows/release_prep_hatch.yml
     with:
       version_number: ${{ inputs.version_number }}
       deploy_to: ${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
       nightly_release: ${{ inputs.nightly_release }}
       target_branch: ${{ inputs.target_branch }}
+      run-unit-tests: true
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  bump-version-generate-changelog-dbt-tests-adapter:
+    name: "Bump package version, Generate changelog - dbt-tests-adapter"
+    uses: .github/workflows/release_prep_hatch.yml
+    with:
+      version_number: ${{ inputs.version_number }}
+      deploy_to: ${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
+      nightly_release: ${{ inputs.nightly_release }}
+      target_branch: ${{ inputs.target_branch }}
+      working-dir: "./dbt-tests-adapter"
     secrets: inherit
 
   log-outputs-bump-version-generate-changelog:
@@ -106,29 +114,29 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ needs.bump-version-generate-changelog.outputs.final_sha }}
 
       - name: "Setup `hatch`"
-        uses: dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/.github/actions/setup-hatch@main
+        uses: .github/actions/setup-hatch
 
       - name: "Build `dbt-adapters`"
         if: ${{ inputs.package == 'dbt-adapters' }}
-        uses: dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/.github/actions/build-hatch@main
+        uses: .github/actions/build-hatch
         with:
           changelog-path: ${{ needs.bump-version-generate-changelog.outputs.changelog_path }}
           archive-name: ${{ inputs.version_number }}-${{ inputs.package }}-${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
 
       - name: "Build `dbt-tests-adapter`"
         if: ${{ inputs.package == 'dbt-tests-adapter' }}
-        uses: dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/.github/actions/build-hatch@main
+        uses: .github/actions/build-hatch
         with:
           changelog-path: ${{ needs.bump-version-generate-changelog.outputs.changelog_path }}
-          working-dir: "./dbt-tests-adapter/"
           archive-name: ${{ inputs.version_number }}-${{ inputs.package }}-${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
+          working-dir: "./dbt-tests-adapter/"
 
   github-release:
     name: "GitHub Release"
     # ToDo: update GH release to handle adding dbt-tests-adapter and dbt-adapter assets to the same release
     if: ${{ !failure() && !cancelled() && inputs.package == 'dbt-adapters' }}
     needs: [build-and-test, bump-version-generate-changelog]
-    uses: dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/.github/workflows/github-release.yml@main
+    uses: .github/workflows/github-release.yml
     with:
       sha: ${{ needs.bump-version-generate-changelog.outputs.final_sha }}
       version_number: ${{ inputs.version_number }}
@@ -139,6 +147,7 @@ jobs:
   pypi-release:
     name: "Publish to PyPI"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ !failure() && !cancelled() }}
     needs: [github-release]
     environment:
       name: ${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
@@ -148,9 +157,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: "Publish to PyPI"
-        uses: dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/.github/actions/publish-pypi@main
+        uses: .github/actions/publish-pypi
         with:
-          repository-url: ${{ vars.PYPI_REPOSITORY_URL }}
           archive-name: ${{ inputs.version_number }}-${{ inputs.package }}-${{ inputs.deploy-to }}
-
-
+          repository-url: ${{ vars.PYPI_REPOSITORY_URL }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_prep_hatch.yml b/.github/workflows/release_prep_hatch.yml
index 38c399d9..3c3dd296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_prep_hatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_prep_hatch.yml
@@ -33,34 +33,38 @@
 #  2. Generate the changelog (via changie) if there is no markdown file for this version
 #
 
-name: Version Bump and Changelog Generation
+name: "Version Bump and Changelog Generation"
 run-name: Bump ${{ inputs.package }}==${{ inputs.version_number }} for release to ${{ inputs.deploy_to }} and generate changelog
+
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       version_number:
-        required: true
         type: string
+        required: true
       deploy_to:
         type: string
         default: prod
-        required: false
       nightly_release:
         type: boolean
         default: false
-        required: false
       env_setup_script_path:
         type: string
-        required: false
         default: ''
+      run-unit-tests:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
       run-integration-tests:
         type: boolean
         default: false
       target_branch:
         description: "The branch to release from"
         type: string
-        required: false
         default: main
+      working-dir:
+        description: "The working directory to use for run statements"
+        type: string
+        default: "./"
     outputs:
       changelog_path:
         description: The path to the changelog for this version
@@ -103,9 +107,9 @@ jobs:
           # ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
           echo Python target version:                ${{ env.PYTHON_TARGET_VERSION }}
           echo Notification prefix:                  ${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}
+
   audit-changelog:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     outputs:
       changelog_path: ${{ steps.set_path.outputs.changelog_path }}
       exists: ${{ steps.set_existence.outputs.exists }}
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "changelog_path=$path" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           title="Changelog path"
           echo "::notice title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$changelog_path"
+
       - name: "Set Changelog Existence For Subsequent Jobs"
         id: set_existence
         run: |
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ jobs:
             does_exist=true
           fi
           echo "exists=$does_exist">> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: "[Notification] Set Changelog Existence For Subsequent Jobs"
         run: |
           title="Changelog exists"
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ jobs:
             message="Changelog file ${{ steps.set_path.outputs.changelog_path }} doesn't exist"
           fi
           echo "::notice title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$message"
+
       - name: "[DEBUG] Print Outputs"
         run: |
           echo changelog_path: ${{ steps.set_path.outputs.changelog_path }}
@@ -168,7 +175,6 @@ jobs:
 
   audit-version-in-code:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     outputs:
       up_to_date: ${{ steps.version-check.outputs.up_to_date }}
 
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.target_branch }}
 
-      - name: Setup `hatch`
+      - name: "Setup `hatch`"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-hatch
 
       - name: "Check Current Version In Code"
@@ -191,6 +197,8 @@ jobs:
             is_updated=true
           fi
           echo "up_to_date=$is_updated" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-dir }}
+
       - name: "[Notification] Check Current Version In Code"
         run: |
           title="Version check"
@@ -201,14 +209,15 @@ jobs:
             message="The version in the codebase differs from the provided version"
           fi
           echo "::notice title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$message"
+
       - name: "[DEBUG] Print Outputs"
         run: |
           echo up_to_date: ${{ steps.version-check.outputs.up_to_date }}
 
   skip-generate-changelog:
+    if: needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [audit-changelog]
-    if: needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists == 'true'
 
     steps:
       - name: "Changelog Exists, Skip Generating New Changelog"
@@ -219,9 +228,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "::notice title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$message"
 
   skip-version-bump:
+    if: needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [audit-version-in-code]
-    if: needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date == 'true'
 
     steps:
       - name: "Version Already Bumped"
@@ -232,10 +241,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "::notice title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$message"
 
   create-temp-branch:
+    if: needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists == 'false' || needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date == 'false'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [audit-changelog, audit-version-in-code]
-    if: needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists == 'false' || needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date == 'false'
-
     outputs:
       branch_name: ${{ steps.variables.outputs.branch_name }}
 
@@ -270,34 +278,41 @@ jobs:
       - name: "[DEBUG] Print Outputs"
         run: |
           echo branch_name ${{ steps.variables.outputs.branch_name }}
+
   generate-changelog-bump-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [audit-changelog, audit-version-in-code, create-temp-branch]
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout ${{ github.repository }} Branch ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
-      - name: Setup `hatch`
+
+      - name: "Setup `hatch`"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-hatch
+
       - name: "Add Homebrew To PATH"
         run: |
           echo "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/sbin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
       - name: "Install Homebrew Packages"
         run: |
           brew install pre-commit
           brew tap miniscruff/changie https://github.com/miniscruff/changie
           brew install changie
+
       - name: "Set json File Name"
         id: json_file
         run: |
           echo "name=output_$GITHUB_RUN_ID.json" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: "Get Core Team Membership"
         run: |
           gh api -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" orgs/dbt-labs/teams/core-group/members > ${{ steps.json_file.outputs.name }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.IT_TEAM_MEMBERSHIP }}
+
       - name: "Set Core Team Membership for Changie Contributors exclusion"
         id: set_team_membership
         run: |
@@ -305,9 +320,11 @@ jobs:
           echo $team_list
           team_list_single=$(echo $team_list | tr '\n' ' ')
           echo "CHANGIE_CORE_TEAM=$team_list_single" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: "Delete the json File"
         run: |
           rm ${{ steps.json_file.outputs.name }}
+
       - name: "Generate Release Changelog"
         if: needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: |
@@ -322,6 +339,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           changie merge
           git status
+
       - name: "Check Changelog Created Successfully"
         if: needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: |
@@ -335,16 +353,19 @@ jobs:
             echo "::error title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$message"
             exit 1
           fi
+
       - name: "Bump Version To ${{ inputs.version_number }}"
         if: needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date == 'false'
-        run: |
-          hatch version ${{ inputs.version_number }}
+        run: hatch version ${{ inputs.version_number }}
+        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-dir }}
+
       - name: "[Notification] Bump Version To ${{ inputs.version_number }}"
         if: needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date == 'false'
         run: |
           title="Version bump"
           message="Version successfully bumped in codebase to ${{ inputs.version_number }}"
           echo "::notice title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$message"
+
       # TODO: can these 2 steps be done via hatch? probably.
       # this step will fail on whitespace errors but also correct them
       - name: "Remove Trailing Whitespace Via Pre-commit"
@@ -352,12 +373,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pre-commit run trailing-whitespace --files dbt/adapters/__about__.py CHANGELOG.md .changes/*
           git status
+
       # this step will fail on newline errors but also correct them
       - name: "Removing Extra Newlines Via Pre-commit"
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           pre-commit run end-of-file-fixer --files dbt/adapters/__about__.py CHANGELOG.md .changes/*
           git status
+
       - name: "Commit & Push Changes"
         run: |
           #Data for commit
@@ -373,27 +396,30 @@ jobs:
           git push
 
   run-unit-tests:
+    if: inputs.run-unit-tests == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [create-temp-branch, generate-changelog-bump-version]
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout ${{ github.repository }} Branch ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
+
       - name: "Setup `hatch`"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-hatch
+
       - name: "Run Unit Tests"
         run: hatch run unit-tests:all
 
   run-integration-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    needs: [create-temp-branch, generate-changelog-bump-version]
     if: inputs.run-integration-tests == true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [create-temp-branch, generate-changelog-bump-version]
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout ${{ github.repository }} Branch ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
 
@@ -436,8 +462,6 @@ jobs:
         run: hatch run test:integration
 
   merge-changes-into-target-branch:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [run-unit-tests, run-integration-tests, create-temp-branch, audit-version-in-code, audit-changelog]
     if: |
         !failure() && !cancelled() &&
         inputs.deploy_to == 'prod' &&
@@ -445,6 +469,9 @@ jobs:
           needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists == 'false' ||
           needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date == 'false'
         )
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [run-unit-tests, run-integration-tests, create-temp-branch, audit-version-in-code, audit-changelog]
+
     steps:
       - name: "[Debug] Print Variables"
         run: |
@@ -452,8 +479,9 @@ jobs:
           echo inputs.deploy_to: ${{ inputs.deploy_to }}
           echo needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists: ${{ needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists }}
           echo needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date: ${{ needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date }}
+
       - name: "Checkout Repo ${{ github.repository }}"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: "Merge Changes Into ${{ inputs.target_branch }}"
         uses: everlytic/branch-merge@1.1.5
@@ -470,6 +498,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "::notice title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$message"
 
   determine-release-branch:
+    # always run this job, regardless of if the dependant jobs were skipped
+    if: ${{ !failure() && !cancelled() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       [
@@ -478,9 +508,6 @@ jobs:
         audit-changelog,
         audit-version-in-code,
       ]
-    # always run this job, regardless of if the dependant jobs were skipped
-    if: ${{ !failure() && !cancelled() }}
-
     # Get the sha that will be released.  If the changelog already exists on the input sha and the version has already been bumped,
     # then it is what we will release. Otherwise we generated a changelog and did the version bump in this workflow and there is a
     # new sha to use from the merge we just did.  Grab that here instead.
@@ -493,6 +520,7 @@ jobs:
           echo new_branch:       ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
           echo changelog_exists: ${{ needs.audit-changelog.outputs.exists }}
           echo up_to_date:       ${{ needs.audit-version-in-code.outputs.up_to_date }}
+
       - name: "Resolve Branch To Checkout"
         id: resolve_branch
         run: |
@@ -504,11 +532,13 @@ jobs:
             branch="${{ inputs.target_branch }}"
           fi
           echo "target_branch=$branch" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: "[Notification] Resolve Branch To Checkout"
         run: |
           title="Branch pick"
           message="The ${{ steps.resolve_branch.outputs.target_branch }} branch will be used for release"
           echo "::notice title=${{ env.NOTIFICATION_PREFIX }}: $title::$message"
+
       - name: "Checkout Resolved Branch - ${{ steps.resolve_branch.outputs.target_branch }}"
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -519,10 +549,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Resolve Commit SHA For Release"
         id: resolve_commit_sha
-        run: |
-          echo "release_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "release_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: "Remove Temp Branch - ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}"
         if: ${{ inputs.deploy_to == 'prod' && inputs.nightly_release == 'false' && needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name != '' }}
-        run: |
-          git push origin -d ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: git push origin -d ${{ needs.create-temp-branch.outputs.branch_name }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/resubmit-for-triage.yml b/.github/workflows/resubmit-for-triage.yml
index 385ef820..a55d77b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/resubmit-for-triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/resubmit-for-triage.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # **when?**
 # This will run when a comment is added to an issue and that issue has an `awaiting_response` label.
 
-name: Resubmit for Triage
+name: "Resubmit for Triage"
 
 on: issue_comment
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 26ff4aaa..6a5ee08c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Unit Tests
+name: "Unit Tests"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   unit:
-    name: Unit Tests
+    name: "Unit Tests"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check out repository
+      - name: "Check out repository"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Setup `hatch`
+      - name: "Setup `hatch`"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-hatch
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Run unit tests
+      - name: "Run unit tests"
         run: hatch run unit-tests:all
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Publish results
+      - name: "Publish results"
         uses: ./.github/actions/publish-results
         if: always()
         with: