diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4ae585a..c8f8016 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ updates:
 - package-ecosystem: bundler
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
-    interval: weekly
-  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-
-- package-ecosystem: github-actions
-  directory: "/"
-  schedule:
-    interval: weekly
+    interval: daily
+    time: "13:00"
   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 328a0b3..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-provider-ec2/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 f036f39..e0538bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Release Gem
+name: Release
 
 on: workflow_dispatch
 
@@ -7,77 +7,25 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Get Current Version
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        id: cv
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const { data: response } = await github.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-            })
-            console.log(`The latest release is ${response.tag_name}`)
-            return response.tag_name
-          result-encoding: string
-
-      - name: Get Next Version
-        id: nv
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Get Version
+        id: gv
         run: |
-          version=$(grep VERSION lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb |rev |cut -d "'" -f2 |rev)
-          echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "Found version $version from lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb"
-
-      - name: Generate Changelog
-        uses: docker://githubchangeloggenerator/github-changelog-generator:1.16.2
-        with:
-          args: >-
-            --future-release ${{ steps.nv.outputs.version }}
-        env:
-          CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Validate Changelog
-        run : |
-          set -e
-          if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
-            echo "Here is the current git status:"
-            git status
-            echo
-            echo "The following changes were detected:"
-            git --no-pager diff
-            echo "Uncommitted PRs found in the changelog. Please submit a release prep PR of changes after running `./update-changelog`"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Generate Release Notes
-        uses: docker://githubchangeloggenerator/github-changelog-generator:1.16.2
-        with:
-          args: >-
-            --since-tag ${{ steps.cv.outputs.result }}
-            --future-release ${{ steps.nv.outputs.version }}
-            --output release-notes.md
-        env:
-          CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
+          echo "::set-output name=ver::$(grep VERSION lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb |rev |cut -d "'" -f2 |rev)"
       - name: Tag Release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
-          tag: ${{ steps.nv.outputs.version }}
+          tag: ${{ steps.gv.outputs.ver }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          bodyfile: release-notes.md
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
-
-      # This step should closely match what is used in `docker/Dockerfile` in vmpooler-deployment
+          generateReleaseNotes: true
       - name: Install Ruby jruby-9.3.6.0
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
           ruby-version: 'jruby-9.3.6.0'
-
       - name: Build gem
         run: gem build *.gemspec
-
       - name: Publish gem
         run: |
           mkdir -p $HOME/.gem
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ba273f5..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/security.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-name: Security
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  scan:
-    name: Mend Scanning
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: checkout repo content
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 1
-    - name: setup ruby
-      uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-      with:
-        ruby-version: 2.7
-    # setup a package lock if one doesn't exist, otherwise do nothing
-    - name: check lock
-      run: '[ -f "Gemfile.lock" ] && echo "package lock file exists, skipping" || bundle lock'
-    # install java
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-      with:
-        distribution: 'temurin' # See 'Supported distributions' for available options
-        java-version: '17'
-    # download mend
-    - name: download_mend
-      run: curl -o wss-unified-agent.jar https://unified-agent.s3.amazonaws.com/wss-unified-agent.jar
-    - name: run mend
-      run: java -jar wss-unified-agent.jar
-      env:
-        WS_APIKEY: ${{ secrets.MEND_API_KEY }}
-        WS_WSS_URL: https://saas-eu.whitesourcesoftware.com/agent
-        WS_USERKEY: ${{ secrets.MEND_TOKEN }}
-        WS_PRODUCTNAME: RE
-        WS_PROJECTNAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index a5cb0a9..068495e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         ruby-version:
           - 'jruby-9.3.6.0'
-          - 'jruby-9.4.0.0'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Set up Ruby
       uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
       with:
@@ -36,9 +35,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         ruby-version:
           - 'jruby-9.3.6.0'
-          - 'jruby-9.4.0.0'
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Set up Ruby
       uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
       with:
diff --git a/.github_changelog_generator b/.github_changelog_generator
deleted file mode 100644
index 0572251..0000000
--- a/.github_changelog_generator
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-project=vmpooler-provider-ec2
-user=puppetlabs
-exclude_labels=maintenance
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 375e395..0000000
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Changelog
-
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/tree/HEAD)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/compare/0.0.2...HEAD)
-
-**Merged pull requests:**
-
-- \(RE-15111\) Migrate Snyk to Mend Scanning [\#12](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/12) ([yachub](https://github.com/yachub))
-- \(RE-14811\) Remove DIO as codeowners [\#11](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/11) ([yachub](https://github.com/yachub))
-- Add Snyk action [\#10](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/10) ([yachub](https://github.com/yachub))
-- Add release-engineering to codeowners [\#9](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/9) ([yachub](https://github.com/yachub))
-
-## [0.0.2](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/tree/0.0.2) (2022-08-02)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/compare/0.0.1...0.0.2)
-
-**Merged pull requests:**
-
-- Update version.rb [\#8](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/8) ([sbeaulie](https://github.com/sbeaulie))
-
-## [0.0.1](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/tree/0.0.1) (2022-08-02)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/compare/be877a20c5dc7b7ba839ca2c046c6407d1ed22b4...0.0.1)
-
-**Merged pull requests:**
-
-- \(DIO-3163\) Implement Cloud DNS for EC2 VMs [\#7](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/7) ([sbeaulie](https://github.com/sbeaulie))
-- \(DIO-3163\) Code improvements after initial testing in vmpooler [\#6](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/6) ([sbeaulie](https://github.com/sbeaulie))
-- Revert "Update net-ssh requirement from ~\> 6.2.0.rc2 to \>= 6.2, \< 7.1" [\#4](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/4) ([sbeaulie](https://github.com/sbeaulie))
-- Change the way we load secrets so that we do not have to pass them as… [\#3](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/3) ([sbeaulie](https://github.com/sbeaulie))
-- Update net-ssh requirement from ~\> 6.2.0.rc2 to \>= 6.2, \< 7.1 [\#2](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/2) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
-- Added aws dependency and renamed directories [\#1](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-provider-ec2/pull/1) ([sbeaulie](https://github.com/sbeaulie))
-
-
-
-\* *This Changelog was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator)*
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 75e4feb..d77da6c 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # added by slack-gitbot
-* @puppetlabs/release-engineering
\ No newline at end of file
+* @puppetlabs/dio
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c4f918..0000000
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,264 +0,0 @@
-PATH
-  remote: .
-  specs:
-    vmpooler-provider-ec2 (0.0.2)
-      aws-sdk-ec2 (~> 1)
-      net-ssh (>= 6.2, < 7.1)
-      vmpooler (~> 2.3, >= 1.3.0)
-      vmpooler-provider-gce (~> 0.4, >= 0.4.0)
-
-GEM
-  remote: https://rubygems.org/
-  specs:
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-      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 6.0)
-    ast (2.4.2)
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-    aws-sdk-core (3.185.1)
-      aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.0.2)
-      aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.651.0)
-      aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
-      jmespath (~> 1, >= 1.6.1)
-    aws-sdk-ec2 (1.412.0)
-      aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.184.0)
-      aws-sigv4 (~> 1.1)
-    aws-sigv4 (1.6.0)
-      aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.0.2)
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-
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-  vmpooler-provider-ec2!
-  yarjuf (>= 2.0)
-
-BUNDLED WITH
-   2.4.5
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d79a66..2909f3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 # vmpooler-provider-aws
 
-- [vmpooler-provider-aws](#vmpooler-provider-aws)
-  - [Usage](#usage)
-    - [Provisioning the new nodes](#provisioning-the-new-nodes)
-    - [DNS](#dns)
-    - [Labels](#labels)
-    - [Pre-requisite](#pre-requisite)
-  - [Update the Gemfile Lock](#update-the-gemfile-lock)
-  - [Releasing](#releasing)
-  - [License](#license)
-
 This is a provider for [VMPooler](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler) allows using aws to create instances, disks,
 snapshots, or destroy instances for specific pools.
 
@@ -65,22 +55,6 @@ do not have the pool label, and can be configured to allow a specific list of un
 - An IAM user must exist in the target AWS account with permissions to create, delete vms etc
 - if using DNS see section above, and a service account with permissions to change Cloud DNS need to exist
 
-## Update the Gemfile Lock
-
-To update the `Gemfile.lock` run `./update-gemfile-lock`.
-
-Verify, and update if needed, that the docker tag in the script and GitHub action workflows matches what is used in the [vmpooler-deployment Dockerfile](https://github.com/puppetlabs/vmpooler-deployment/blob/main/docker/Dockerfile).
-
-## Releasing
-
-Follow these steps to publish a new GitHub release, and build and push the gem to <https://rubygems.org>.
-
-1. Bump the "VERSION" in `lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb` appropriately based on changes in `CHANGELOG.md` since the last release.
-2. Run `./update-gemfile-lock` to update `Gemfile.lock`.
-3. Run `./update-changelog` to update `CHANGELOG.md`.
-4. Commit and push changes to a new branch, then open a pull request against `main` and be sure to add the "maintenance" label.
-5. After the pull request is approved and merged, then navigate to Actions --> Release Gem --> run workflow --> Branch: main --> Run workflow.
-
 ## License
 
 vmpooler-provider-aws is distributed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html). See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.
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diff --git a/lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb b/lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb
index a128ca4..54be4c7 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module VmpoolerProviderEc2
-  VERSION = '0.0.2'
+  VERSION = '0.0.1'
 end
diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/providers/ec2.rb b/lib/vmpooler/providers/ec2.rb
index 2a8a647..f857f86 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/providers/ec2.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/providers/ec2.rb
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ module Vmpooler
         # check if a vm is ready by opening a socket on port 22
         # if a domain is set, it will use vn_name.domain,
         # if not then it will use the private dns name directly (AWS workaround)
-        def vm_ready?(pool_name, vm_name, redis)
+        def vm_ready?(pool_name, vm_name)
           begin
             domain_set = domain
             if domain_set.nil?
@@ -415,10 +415,9 @@ module Vmpooler
             end
             open_socket(vm_name, domain_set)
           rescue StandardError => e
-            redis.hset("vmpooler__vm__#{vm_name}", 'open_socket_error', e.to_s)
+            @logger.log('s', "[!] [#{pool_name}] '#{vm_name}' instance cannot be reached by vmpooler on tcp port 22; #{e}")
             return false
           end
-          redis.hdel("vmpooler__vm__#{vm_name}", 'open_socket_error')
           true
         end
 
diff --git a/release-prep b/release-prep
deleted file mode 100755
index 484c425..0000000
--- a/release-prep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# The container tag should closely match what is used in `docker/Dockerfile` in vmpooler-deployment
-#
-# Update Gemfile.lock
-docker run -t --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 \
-  githubchangeloggenerator/github-changelog-generator:1.16.2 \
-  github_changelog_generator --future-release $(grep VERSION lib/vmpooler-provider-ec2/version.rb |rev |cut -d "'" -f2 |rev)
diff --git a/update-gemfile-lock b/update-gemfile-lock
deleted file mode 100755
index 74e9c78..0000000
--- a/update-gemfile-lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# The container tag should closely match what is used in `docker/Dockerfile` in vmpooler-deployment
-docker run -it --rm \
-  -v $(pwd):/app \
-  jruby:9.3.6-jdk \
-  /bin/bash -c 'apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends make git && cd /app && gem install bundler && bundle install --jobs 3 && bundle update; echo "LOCK_FILE_UPDATE_EXIT_CODE=$?"'
diff --git a/vmpooler-provider-ec2.gemspec b/vmpooler-provider-ec2.gemspec
index e45a207..e084e70 100644
--- a/vmpooler-provider-ec2.gemspec
+++ b/vmpooler-provider-ec2.gemspec
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
   s.add_dependency 'aws-sdk-ec2', '~> 1'
   s.add_dependency 'net-ssh', '>= 6.2', '< 7.1'
-  s.add_dependency 'vmpooler', '>= 1.3.0', '~> 2.3'
-  s.add_dependency 'vmpooler-provider-gce', '>= 0.4.0', '~> 0.4'
+  
+  s.add_development_dependency 'vmpooler', '>= 1.3.0', '~> 2.3'
+  #s.add_development_dependency 'vmpooler-provider-gce', '>= 0.4.0', '~> 0.4'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'vmpooler-provider-gce', '>= 0.4.0', '~> 0.4'
 
   # Testing dependencies
   s.add_development_dependency 'climate_control', '>= 0.2.0'
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency 'pry'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rack-test', '>= 0.6'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '>= 3.2'
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.50.2'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.28.2'
   s.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '>= 0.11.2'
   s.add_development_dependency 'thor', '~> 1.0', '>= 1.0.1'
   s.add_development_dependency 'yarjuf', '>= 2.0'