diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/check-branch.yml
index 1e2d24a..8a3a32a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-branch.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Comment PR
-        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'next'
+        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'staging'
         uses: thollander/actions-comment-pull-request@v2
         with:
           message: |
-            We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the next branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch.
+            We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the staging branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch.
       - name: Check branch
-        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'next'
+        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'staging'
         run: |
-          echo "ERROR: We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the next branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch."
+          echo "ERROR: We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the staging branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch."
           exit 1
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/policy-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/policy-scan.yml
index 13bd362..ff25923 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/policy-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/policy-scan.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,23 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@master
       - name: Checks for License file
         run: |
-          if ! [[ -f "LICENSE" || -f "License.txt" || -f "LICENSE.md" ]]; then exit 1; fi
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+          expected_license_files=("LICENSE" "LICENSE.txt" "LICENSE.md" "License.txt")
+          license_file_found=false
+          current_year=$(date +"%Y")
+
+          for license_file in "${expected_license_files[@]}"; do
+              if  [ -f "$license_file" ]; then
+                 license_file_found=true
+                 # check the license file for the current year, if not exists, exit with error
+                  if  ! grep -q "$current_year" "$license_file"; then
+                      echo "License file $license_file does not contain the current year."
+                      exit 2
+                  fi
+                  break
+              fi        
+          done
+
+          if [ "$license_file_found" = false ]; then
+              echo "No license file found. Please add a license file to the repository."
+              exit 1
+          fi
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/secrets-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/secrets-scan.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..049c02f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/secrets-scan.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Secrets Scan
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+jobs:
+  security-secrets:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: '2'
+          ref: '${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}'
+      - run: |
+          git reset --soft HEAD~1
+      - name: Install Talisman
+        run: |
+          # Download Talisman
+          wget https://github.com/thoughtworks/talisman/releases/download/v1.37.0/talisman_linux_amd64 -O talisman
+
+          # Checksum verification
+          checksum=$(sha256sum ./talisman | awk '{print $1}')
+          if [ "$checksum" != "8e0ae8bb7b160bf10c4fa1448beb04a32a35e63505b3dddff74a092bccaaa7e4" ]; then exit 1; fi  
+
+          # Make it executable
+          chmod +x talisman
+      - name: Run talisman
+        run: |
+          # Run Talisman with the pre-commit hook
+          ./talisman --githook pre-commit
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diff --git a/.talismanrc b/.talismanrc
index 5a1ab32..8ceabf2 100644
--- a/.talismanrc
+++ b/.talismanrc
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 threshold: medium
 
 fileignoreconfig:
+- filename: .github/workflows/secrets-scan.yml
+  ignore_detectors:
+    - filecontent
 - filename: .dccache
   checksum: 56b07d2204dee34290e064faf1d244643c63998888d962d4f8b2d206d604c8d4