diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4ae585a..81e0069 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,3 @@ updates:
   schedule:
     interval: weekly
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-
-- package-ecosystem: github-actions
-  directory: "/"
-  schedule:
-    interval: weekly
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_release_prep.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_release_prep.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cacec4..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_release_prep.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-name: Automated release prep
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  auto_release_prep:
-    uses: puppetlabs/release-engineering-repo-standards/.github/workflows/auto_release_prep.yml@v1
-    secrets: inherit
-    with:
-      project-type: ruby
-      version-file-path: lib/vmpooler-dns-gcp/version.rb
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_merge.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 75b9cea..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_merge.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-name: Dependabot auto-merge
-
-on: pull_request
-
-jobs:
-  dependabot_merge:
-    uses: puppetlabs/release-engineering-repo-standards/.github/workflows/dependabot_merge.yml@v1
-    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ensure_label.yml b/.github/workflows/ensure_label.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 50a5fa8..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ensure_label.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-name: Ensure label
-
-on: pull_request
-
-jobs:
-  ensure_label:
-    uses: puppetlabs/release-engineering-repo-standards/.github/workflows/ensure_label.yml@v1
-    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5b4896c..643733f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'puppetlabs/vmpooler-dns-gcp'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Get Current Version
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
         id: cv
         with:
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
index ba273f5..666c602 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: checkout repo content
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 1
     - name: setup ruby
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: check lock
       run: '[ -f "Gemfile.lock" ] && echo "package lock file exists, skipping" || bundle lock'
     # install java
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin' # See 'Supported distributions' for available options
         java-version: '17'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 1f2f421..105fc8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         ruby-version:
           - 'jruby-9.4.3.0'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Ruby
       uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
       with:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         ruby-version:
           - 'jruby-9.4.3.0'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Ruby
       uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
       with:
diff --git a/release-prep b/release-prep
index a319a6a..562088e 100755
--- a/release-prep
+++ b/release-prep
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 # The container tag should closely match what is used in `docker/Dockerfile` in vmpooler-deployment
 #
 # Update Gemfile.lock
-docker run -t --rm \
+docker run -it --rm \
   -v $(pwd):/app \
   jruby:9.4.3.0-jdk11 \
   /bin/bash -c 'apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git make netbase && cd /app && gem install bundler && bundle install --jobs 3; echo "LOCK_FILE_UPDATE_EXIT_CODE=$?"'
 
 # Update Changelog
-docker run -t --rm -e CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN -v $(pwd):/usr/local/src/your-app \
+docker run -it --rm -e CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN -v $(pwd):/usr/local/src/your-app \
   githubchangeloggenerator/github-changelog-generator:1.16.2 \
   github_changelog_generator --future-release $(grep VERSION lib/vmpooler-dns-gcp/version.rb |rev |cut -d "'" -f2 |rev)