diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7ced8bf6d..01a1c2c76 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ If you have any questions about a possible submission, feel free to open an issu
 
 For bugs or enhancement requests, please file a GitHub issue unless it's security related. When filing a bug remember that the better written the bug is, the more likely it is to be fixed. If you think you've found a security vulnerability, do not raise a GitHub issue and follow the instructions in our [security policy](./SECURITY.md).
 
-## Pull requests (PRs)
+## Contributing code
 
 We welcome your code contributions. Before submitting code via a pull request, you will need to have signed the [Oracle Contributor Agreement][OCA] (OCA) and your commits need to include the following line using the name and e-mail address you used to sign the OCA:
 
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index 56dbf679f..6dc257925 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+Copyright (c) 2022, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 
 The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ba1c4bfa..42ccefa72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ Macaron uses [SLSA requirements specifications v0.1](https://slsa.dev/spec/v0.1/
 
 To learn how to download and run Macaron, see our documentation [here](https://oracle-samples.github.io/macaron/).
 
-## How to Contribute
+## Contributing
 
-We welcome contributions! See our [contribution guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
+This project welcomes contributions from the community. Before submitting a pull request, please [review our contribution guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 ## Defining new checks
 
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ To learn how to define your own checks, see the steps in the [checks documentati
 
 We have integrated [SLSA provenance generation](https://github.com/slsa-framework/slsa-github-generator) for our Docker image and release artifacts. However, due to a strict policy regarding the use of third-party GitHub Actions, we cannot generate the provenances in this repository yet until [this issue](https://github.com/slsa-framework/slsa-github-generator/issues/2204) is resolved.
 
-## Security issue reports
+## Security
 
-Security issue reports should follow our [reporting guidelines](./SECURITY.md).
+Please consult the [security guide](./SECURITY.md) for our responsible security vulnerability disclosure process
 
 ## License
 
+Copyright (c) 20222, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 Macaron is licensed under the [Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0](./LICENSE.txt).
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index fc1b52ab2..3e8933a40 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ security features are welcome on GitHub Issues.
 
 Security updates will be released on a regular cadence. Many of our projects
 will typically release security fixes in conjunction with the
-[Oracle Critical Patch Update][3] program. Additional
+Oracle Critical Patch Update program. Additional
 information, including past advisories, is available on our [security alerts][4]
 page.
 
diff --git a/build_spec.yaml b/build_spec.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a5ffe9c4..000000000
--- a/build_spec.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2022 - 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
-# Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl/.
-
-version: 0.1
-component: build
-timeoutInSeconds: 1000
-shell: bash
-
-steps:
-- type: Command
-  name: compress the repo
-  command: |
-    tar -cvzf ${OCI_WORKSPACE_DIR}/repo.tgz ./
-outputArtifacts:
-- name: artifact
-  type: BINARY
-  location: ${OCI_WORKSPACE_DIR}/repo.tgz