diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a88a8386..f16239e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,84 +1,58 @@
-name: CI
+name: "ci"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - "main"
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  rubocop:
+  spec:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os:
-          - windows-latest
-          - ubuntu-latest
-        ruby: ["2.7"]
+          - "ubuntu-latest"
+        ruby:
+          - 2.5
+          - 2.7
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: "checkout"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
 
-      - name: Activate Ruby
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+      - name: "setup ruby"
+        uses: "ruby/setup-ruby@v1"
         with:
           ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
           bundler-cache: true
 
-      - name: Print Test Environment
+      - name: "bundle environment"
         run: |
-          ruby -v
-          gem -v
-          bundle -v
-          pwsh -v
+          echo ::group::bundler environment
+          bundle env
+          echo ::endgroup::
 
-      - name: Run Rubocop Tests
+      - name: "rubocop"
         run: |
-          bundle exec rake rubocop
+          bundle exec rubocop
 
-  spec:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os:
-          - windows-latest
-          - windows-2016
-          - ubuntu-latest
-          - ubuntu-20.04
-        ruby: ["2.5", "2.7"]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Activate Ruby
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-        with:
-          ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
-          bundler-cache: true
-
-      - name: Print Test Environment
-        run: |
-          ruby -v
-          gem -v
-          bundle -v
-          pwsh -v
-
-      - name: Run Spec Tests
+      - name: "spec"
         run: |
           bundle exec rake spec
 
-  acceptance-dsc:
+  acceptance:
+    needs: "spec"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os:
-          - windows-latest
-          - windows-2016
+          - "windows-latest"
+          - "windows-2019"
         puppet:
           - 6
           - 7
@@ -89,25 +63,25 @@ jobs:
             ruby: 2.7
     env:
       PUPPET_GEM_VERSION: ${{ matrix.puppet }}
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: "checkout"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
 
-      - name: Activate Ruby
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+      - name: "setup ruby"
+        uses: "ruby/setup-ruby@v1"
         with:
           ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
           bundler-cache: true
 
-      - name: Print Test Environment
+      - name: "bundle environment"
         run: |
-          ruby -v
-          gem -v
-          bundle -v
-          pwsh -v
+          echo ::group::bundler environment
+          bundle env
+          echo ::endgroup::
 
-      - name: Ensure WinRM is working
-        shell: powershell
+      - name: "setup winrm"
+        shell: "powershell"
         run: |
           Get-ChildItem WSMan:\localhost\Listener\ -OutVariable Listeners | Format-List * -Force
           $HTTPListener = $Listeners | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.Keys.Contains('Transport=HTTP') }
@@ -116,8 +90,8 @@ jobs:
             winrm e winrm/config/listener
           }
 
-      - name: Run Acceptance Tests
-        shell: powershell
+      - name: "acceptance"
+        shell: "powershell"
         run: |
           bundle exec rake dsc:acceptance:spec_prep
           bundle exec rake dsc:acceptance:spec
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeller.yml b/.github/workflows/labeller.yml
index 517ea396..975e68eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeller.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeller.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-name: community-labeller
+name: "community-labeller"
 
 on:
   issues:
     types:
-      - opened
+      - "opened"
   pull_request_target:
     types:
-      - opened
+      - "opened"
 
 jobs:
   label:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
-      - uses: puppetlabs/community-labeller@v0
-        name: Label issues or pull requests
+      - uses: "puppetlabs/community-labeller@v0"
+        name: "Label issues or pull requests"
         with:
-          label_name: community
-          label_color: '5319e7'
-          org_membership: puppetlabs
+          label_name: "community"
+          label_color: "5319e7"
+          org_membership: "puppetlabs"
           token: ${{ secrets.IAC_COMMUNITY_LABELER }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
similarity index 57%
rename from .github/workflows/publish.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release.yml
index 296e27cd..e78ac0fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,80 +1,82 @@
-name: "Publish"
+name: "release"
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  create-github-release:
-    name: Deploy GitHub Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+  github-release:
+    name: "create release"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs'
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: "checkout"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           clean: true
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Get Version
-        id: get_version
+      - name: "get version"
+        id: "get_version"
         run: |
           echo "::set-output name=version::$(jq --raw-output .version metadata.json)"
 
-      - name: Create Release
+      - name: "create release"
         run: |
-          gh release create "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version"
+          gh release create "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   publish-gem:
-    name: Deploy to rubygems
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    needs: create-github-release
+    name: "publish gem"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    needs: "github-release"
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: "checkout"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           clean: true
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Activate Ruby
+      - name: "setup ruby"
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
           ruby-version: 2.7
           bundler-cache: true
 
-      - name: Bundle Install
-        run: |
-          bundle install
-
-      - name: Build Gem
+      - name: "build"
         run: |
           bundle exec rake build
 
-      - name: Publish Gem
+      - name: "publish"
         run: |
           bundle exec rake push
         env:
           GEM_HOST_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GEM_HOST_API_KEY }}
 
   publish-module:
-    name: Deploy to Forge
+    name: "publish module"
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     needs: publish-gem
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: "checkout"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           clean: true
 
-      - name: "PDK Build"
-        uses: docker://puppet/pdk:latest
+      - name: "update readme"
+        run: |
+          mv pwshlib.md README.md
+
+      - name: "build"
+        uses: "docker://puppet/pdk:latest"
         with:
           args: 'build'
 
-      - name: "Push to Forge"
-        uses: docker://puppet/pdk:latest
+      - name: "publish"
+        uses: "docker://puppet/pdk:latest"
         with:
           args: 'release publish --forge-token ${{ secrets.FORGE_API_KEY }} --force'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_prep.yml b/.github/workflows/release_prep.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f6a1707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_prep.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: "release prep"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+   inputs:
+    target:
+      description: "The target for the release. This can be a commit sha or a branch."
+      required: false
+      default: "main"
+
+jobs:
+  release_prep:
+    uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/gem_release_prep.yml@main"
+    with:
+      target: "${{ github.event.inputs.target }}"
+    secrets: "inherit"
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c97ef325..663ae18f 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
 require 'rubocop/rake_task'
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'github_changelog_generator/task'
@@ -44,61 +45,6 @@ task default: :spec
 
 YARD::Rake::YardocTask.new do |t|
 end
-
-# Executes a command locally.
-#
-# @param command [String] command to execute.
-# @return [Object] the standard out stream.
-def run_local_command(command)
-  stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3(command)
-  error_message = "Attempted to run\ncommand:'#{command}'\nstdout:#{stdout}\nstderr:#{stderr}"
-  raise error_message unless status.to_i.zero?
-
-  stdout
-end
-
-# Build the gem
-desc 'Build the gem'
-task :build do
-  gemspec_path = File.join(Dir.pwd, 'ruby-pwsh.gemspec')
-  run_local_command("bundle exec gem build '#{gemspec_path}'")
-end
-
-# Tag the repo with a version in preparation for the release
-#
-# @param :version [String] a semantic version to tag the code with
-# @param :sha [String] the sha at which to apply the version tag
-desc 'Tag the repo with a version in preparation for release'
-task :tag, [:version, :sha] do |_task, args|
-  raise "Invalid version #{args[:version]} - must be like '1.2.3'" unless args[:version] =~ /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
-
-  run_local_command('git fetch upstream')
-  run_local_command("git tag -a #{args[:version]} -m #{args[:version]} #{args[:sha]}")
-  run_local_command('git push upstream --tags')
-end
-
-# Push the built gem to RubyGems
-#
-# @param :path [String] optional, the full or relative path to the built gem to be pushed
-desc 'Push to RubyGems'
-task :push, [:path] do |_task, args|
-  raise 'No discoverable gem for pushing' if Dir.glob("ruby-pwsh*\.gem").empty? && args[:path].nil?
-  raise "No file found at specified path: '#{args[:path]}'" unless File.exist?(args[:path])
-
-  path = args[:path] || File.join(Dir.pwd, Dir.glob("ruby-pwsh*\.gem")[0])
-  run_local_command("bundle exec gem push #{path}")
-end
-
-desc 'Build for Puppet'
-task :build_module do
-  actual_readme_content = File.read('README.md')
-  FileUtils.copy_file('pwshlib.md', 'README.md')
-  # Build
-  run_local_command('pdk build --force')
-  # Cleanup
-  File.open('README.md', 'wb') { |file| file.write(actual_readme_content) }
-end
-
 # Used in vendor_dsc_module
 TAR_LONGLINK = '././@LongLink'
 
diff --git a/ruby-pwsh.gemspec b/ruby-pwsh.gemspec
index e21b569c..645d0d44 100644
--- a/ruby-pwsh.gemspec
+++ b/ruby-pwsh.gemspec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # Prevent pushing this gem to RubyGems.org. To allow pushes either set the 'allowed_push_host'
   # to allow pushing to a single host or delete this section to allow pushing to any host.
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
-
     spec.metadata['homepage_uri'] = spec.homepage
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/ruby-pwsh'
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/ruby-pwsh'
@@ -27,11 +26,14 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
       'public gem pushes.'
   end
 
-  # Specify which files should be added to the gem when it is released.
-  # The `git ls-files -z` loads the files in the RubyGem that have been added into git.
-  spec.files = Dir.chdir(File.expand_path(__dir__)) do
-    `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0").reject { |f| f.match(%r{^(test|spec|features)/}) }
-  end
+  spec.files = Dir[
+    'README.md',
+    'LICENSE',
+    '.rubocop.yml',
+    'lib/**/*',
+    'bin/**/*',
+    'spec/**/*',
+  ]
 
   spec.bindir        = 'exe'
   spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
diff --git a/spec/unit/pwsh_spec.rb b/spec/unit/pwsh_spec.rb
index ac2e8514..149148f2 100644
--- a/spec/unit/pwsh_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/pwsh_spec.rb
@@ -401,14 +401,11 @@ def close_stream(stream, style = :inprocess)
 
       context 'it should handle UTF-8' do
         # different UTF-8 widths
-        # rubocop:disable Style/AsciiComments
         # 1-byte A
         # 2-byte ۿ - http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/06ff/index.htm - 0xDB 0xBF / 219 191
         # 3-byte ᚠ - http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/16A0/index.htm - 0xE1 0x9A 0xA0 / 225 154 160
         # 4-byte 𠜎 - http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2070E/index.htm - 0xF0 0xA0 0x9C 0x8E / 240 160 156 142
         let(:mixed_utf8) { "A\u06FF\u16A0\u{2070E}" } # Aۿᚠ𠜎
-        # rubocop:enable Style/AsciiComments
-
         it 'when writing basic text' do
           code = "Write-Output '#{mixed_utf8}'"
           result = manager.execute(code)