diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 452832a..dc65cbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,28 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     uses: haraka/.github/.github/workflows/coverage.yml@master
     secrets: inherit
 
-  test:
-    needs: [ lint, get-lts ]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
-        node-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-lts.outputs.active) }}
-      fail-fast: false
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-      name: Node ${{ matrix.node-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-      with:
-        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-    - run: npm install
-    - run: npm test
+  ubuntu:
+    needs: [ lint ]
+    uses: haraka/.github/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml@master
 
-  get-lts:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - id: get
-        uses: msimerson/node-lts-versions@v1
-    outputs:
-      active: ${{ steps.get.outputs.active }}
-      lts: ${{ steps.get.outputs.lts }}
+  windows:
+    needs: [ lint ]
+    uses: haraka/.github/.github/workflows/windows.yml@master
diff --git a/.release b/.release
index 1db5e30..029586b 160000
--- a/.release
+++ b/.release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1db5e30154db50a9d355ef711bf87a07dfe79bf1
+Subproject commit 029586bf3a8693bd8f46fd441e05ba1596578d3a
diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index b6f322b..208c6a8 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ### Unreleased
 
 
+### [1.2.1] - 2022-07-07
+
+- ci: use windows & ubuntu workflows in haraka/.github
+
+
 ### [1.2.0] - 2022-06-27
 
 - dep: replace message-stream with email-message
@@ -169,3 +174,4 @@
 [1.0.35]: https://github.com/haraka/haraka-test-fixtures/releases/tag/1.0.35
 [1.1.0]: https://github.com/haraka/haraka-test-fixtures/releases/tag/1.1.0
 [1.2.0]: https://github.com/haraka/test-fixtures/releases/tag/1.2.0
+[1.2.1]: https://github.com/haraka/test-fixtures/releases/tag/1.2.1
diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index b35b9b4..8193cd6 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Plugin {
         }
 
         try {
-            return '"use strict";' + fs.readFileSync(pi_path);
+            return `"use strict";${fs.readFileSync(pi_path)}`;
         }
         catch (err) {
             throw `Loading plugin ${this.name} failed: ${err}`;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Plugin {
     }
 
     haraka_require (name) {
-        return require('./' + name);
+        return require(`./${name}`);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/util_hmailitem.js b/lib/util_hmailitem.js
index ad1fd92..89b5204 100644
--- a/lib/util_hmailitem.js
+++ b/lib/util_hmailitem.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ exports.playTestSmtpConversation = function (hmail, socket, test, playbook, call
                 test.ok(expected.test(line), expected.description || `Expected that line works with func: ${expected.test}`);
             }
             else {
-                test.equals(expected.test + '\r\n', line, expected.description || `Expected that line equals: ${expected.test}`);
+                test.equals(`${expected.test}\r\n`, line, expected.description || `Expected that line equals: ${expected.test}`);
             }
             if (expected.end_test === true) {
                 setTimeout(function () {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ exports.playTestSmtpConversation = function (hmail, socket, test, playbook, call
         setTimeout(function () {
             let nextMessageFromServer;
             while (false != (nextMessageFromServer = getNextEntryFromPlaybook('remote', playbook))) {
-                socket.emit('line', nextMessageFromServer.line + '\r\n');
+                socket.emit('line', `${nextMessageFromServer.line}\r\n`);
             }
         }, 0);
     }
diff --git a/lib/vm_harness.js b/lib/vm_harness.js
index 9b48f3c..70a45f3 100644
--- a/lib/vm_harness.js
+++ b/lib/vm_harness.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const vm   = require('vm');
 
 /* eslint no-path-concat: "off" */
 const dir_paths = [
-    __dirname + '/../../../',  // for Haraka/tests/plugins
-    __dirname + '/',           // for haraka-test-fixtures/test
+    `${__dirname}/../../../`,  // for Haraka/tests/plugins
+    `${__dirname}/`,           // for haraka-test-fixtures/test
 ];
 
 function dot_files (element) {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function dot_files (element) {
 
 function find_haraka_lib (id) {
     for (let i = 0; i < dir_paths.length; i++) {
-        const dirPath = dir_paths[i] + id + `.js`;
+        const dirPath = `${dir_paths[i]}${id}.js`;
         // console.log('dirPath: ' + dirPath);
         try {
             const stats = fs.statSync(dirPath);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 778b013..a607384 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "haraka-test-fixtures",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Haraka Test Fixtures",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git@github.com:haraka/test-fixtures.git"