diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9ecf8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for go modules
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    target-branch: "main"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore"
+      include: "scope"
+    labels:
+      - "Type: Maintenance"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/projectdiscovery/*"
+
+#  # Maintain dependencies for docker
+#  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+#    directory: "/"
+#    schedule:
+#      interval: "weekly"
+#    target-branch: "dev"
+#    commit-message:
+#      prefix: "chore"
+#      include: "scope"
+#    labels:
+#      - "Type: Maintenance"
+#
+#  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+#  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+#    directory: "/"
+#    schedule:
+#      interval: "weekly"
+#    target-branch: "dev"
+#    commit-message:
+#      prefix: "chore"
+#      include: "scope"
+#    labels:
+#      - "Type: Maintenance"
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diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..596ba07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    authors:
+      - dependabot
+  categories:
+    - title: 🎉 New Features
+      labels:
+        - "Type: Enhancement"
+    - title: 🐞 Bugs Fixes
+      labels:
+        - "Type: Bug" 
+    - title: 🔨 Maintenance
+      labels:
+        - "Type: Maintenance" 
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index dd68bf9c..db524608 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - dev
+      - main
     paths:
       - '**.go'
       - '**.mod'
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-12]
-        go-version: [1.19.x, 1.20.x]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
+        go-version: [1.20.x]
     steps:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 90c913a9..8cbfee66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - dev
+      - main
     paths:
       - '**.go'
       - '**.mod'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dep-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dep-auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc26472d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dep-auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: 🤖 dep auto merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
+  repository-projects: write
+
+jobs:
+  automerge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_PAT }}
+
+      - uses: ahmadnassri/action-dependabot-auto-merge@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_PAT }}
+          target: all
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-test.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-test.yml
index 44158a33..a276e024 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-test.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - dev
+      - main
     paths:
       - '**.go'
       - '**.mod'
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19
+          go-version: 1.20.x
           cache: true
 
       - name: Run golangci-lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-binary.yml b/.github/workflows/release-binary.yml
index 12382a7d..a4b181dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-binary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-binary.yml
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
     steps:
-      - name: "Check out code"
+      - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: 
           fetch-depth: 0
       
-      - name: "Set up Go"
+      - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with: 
-          go-version: 1.19
+          go-version: 1.20.x
           cache: true
       
       - name: "Create release on GitHub"
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
         with: 
-          args: "release --rm-dist"
+          args: "release --clean"
           version: latest
           workdir: .
         env: 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-test.yml b/.github/workflows/release-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b1f37f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: 🔨 Release Test
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.mod'
+      - '**.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with: 
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.20.x
+      
+      - name: release test
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
+        with:
+          args: "release --clean --snapshot"
+          version: latest
+          workdir: .
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diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index a27d2141..e84b342f 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ builds:
     - arm64
 
   ignore:
+    - goos: darwin
+      goarch: 386
     - goos: windows
       goarch: arm
     - goos: windows
@@ -26,8 +28,7 @@ builds:
 
 archives:
 - format: zip
-  replacements:
-      darwin: macOS
+  name_template: '{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ if eq .Os "darwin" }}macOS{{ else }}{{ .Os }}{{ end }}_{{ .Arch }}'
 
 checksum:
   algorithm: sha256
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ announce:
     enabled: true
     channel: '#release'
     username: GoReleaser
-    message_template: '{{ .ProjectName }} {{ .Tag }} is out! Check it out at {{ .ReleaseURL }}'
+    message_template: 'New Release: {{ .ProjectName }} {{.Tag}} is published! Check it out at {{ .ReleaseURL }}'
 
   discord:
     enabled: true
diff --git a/inputs_test.go b/inputs_test.go
index 56277105..98d853a1 100644
--- a/inputs_test.go
+++ b/inputs_test.go
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ func TestExtractVar(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{statement: "{{sub}}.something.{{tld}}", expected: []string{"sub", "tld"}},
 		{statement: "{{sub}}.{{sub1}}.{{sub2}}.{{root}}", expected: []string{"sub", "sub1", "sub2", "root"}},
-		{statement: "no variables", expected: []string{}},
+		{statement: "no variables", expected: nil},
 	}
 	for _, v := range testcases {
-		require.Equal(t, v.expected, getAllVars(v.statement))
+		actual := getAllVars(v.statement)
+		require.Equal(t, v.expected, actual)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/runner/banner.go b/internal/runner/banner.go
index 201d05db..a2f6f753 100644
--- a/internal/runner/banner.go
+++ b/internal/runner/banner.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var banner = `
 /_/ |_/_/\__/\__/_/ /_/|_|  				 
 `
 
-var version = "v0.0.2"
+var version = "v0.0.3"
 
 // showBanner is used to show the banner to the user
 func showBanner() {
diff --git a/mutator_test.go b/mutator_test.go
index b62fb44c..4471457d 100644
--- a/mutator_test.go
+++ b/mutator_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package alterx
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"math"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func TestMutatorResults(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	opts.Patterns = testConfig.Patterns
 	opts.Payloads = testConfig.Payloads
+	opts.MaxSize = math.MaxInt
 	m, err := New(opts)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	var buff bytes.Buffer