diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
index d9f800e..a55d655 100644
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,60 @@
 # .github/release.yml
-
 changelog:
   exclude:
     labels:
       - ignore-for-release
     authors:
       - octocat
-      - hmpps-bot
   categories:
-    - title: Breaking Changes 🛠
+    - title: Exciting New Features and Enhancements ✨
       labels:
-        - Semver-Major
-        - breaking-change
-    - title: Exciting New Features 🎉
+        - ✨_gitmoji
+        - ⚡_gitmoji
+        - 🚀_gitmoji
+        - 🎉_gitmoji
+        - 🥚_gitmoji
+    - title: Security Fixes 🔒
       labels:
-        - Semver-Minor
-        - enhancement
+        - 🔒_gitmoji
+        - 🛡️_gitmoji
+        - 🛂_gitmoji
+        - 🔐_gitmoji
+    - title: Bug Fixes 🐛
+      labels:
+        - 🐛_gitmoji
+        - 🚑_gitmoji
+        - 🩹_gitmoji
+    - title: Documentation 📚
+      labels:
+        - 📚_gitmoji
+        - 📝_gitmoji
+        - 💡_gitmoji
+        - 📄_gitmoji
+    - title: Typo Corrections 📝
+      labels:
+        - 📝_gitmoji
+        - 📚_gitmoji
+    - title: Breaking Changes 💥
+      labels:
+        - 💥_gitmoji
+    - title: Refactor ♻️
+      labels:
+        - ♻️_gitmoji
+        - ⚰️_gitmoji
+        - 🗑️_gitmoji
+        - 🚚_gitmoji
+    - title: Work In Progress 🚧
+      labels:
+        - 🚧_gitmoji
+        - 🍺_gitmoji
+        - 💩_gitmoji
+    - title: Dependency Updates 📦
+      labels:
+        - ➕_gitmoji
+        - ➖_gitmoji
+        - 📌_gitmoji
+        - ⬆️_gitmoji
+        - ⬇️_gitmoji
     - title: Other Changes
       labels:
         - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 057fe5e..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
-# to commit it to your repository.
-#
-# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
-# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
-#
-# ******** NOTE ********
-# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
-# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
-# supported CodeQL languages.
-#
-name: "CodeQL"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "main", "dev" ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main", "dev" ]
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '27 17 * * 4'
-
-jobs:
-  analyze:
-    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
-    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
-    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
-    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
-    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners (GitHub.com only)
-    # Consider using larger runners or machines with greater resources for possible analysis time improvements.
-    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }}
-    permissions:
-      # required for all workflows
-      security-events: write
-
-      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
-      packages: read
-
-      # only required for workflows in private repositories
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-        - language: python
-          build-mode: none
-        # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift'
-        # Use `c-cpp` to analyze code written in C, C++ or both
-        # Use 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
-        # Use 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
-        # To learn more about changing the languages that are analyzed or customizing the build mode for your analysis,
-        # see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/customizing-your-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning.
-        # If you are analyzing a compiled language, you can modify the 'build-mode' for that language to customize how
-        # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-      with:
-        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
-        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
-        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
-
-        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
-        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
-
-    # If the analyze step fails for one of the languages you are analyzing with
-    # "We were unable to automatically build your code", modify the matrix above
-    # to set the build mode to "manual" for that language. Then modify this step
-    # to build your code.
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
-    - if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        echo 'If you are using a "manual" build mode for one or more of the' \
-          'languages you are analyzing, replace this with the commands to build' \
-          'your code, for example:'
-        echo '  make bootstrap'
-        echo '  make release'
-        exit 1
-
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
-      with:
-        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"