diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d5ec4ed6..8c32acf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 name: CI
 
+# yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
 on:
   pull_request: {}
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index 66127cd0..73be88dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 name: "Pull Request Labeler"
 
+# yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
 on:
   pull_request_target: {}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01efa1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+# Managed by modulesync - DO NOT EDIT
+# https://voxpupuli.org/docs/updating-files-managed-with-modulesync/
+
+name: 'Prepare Release'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Module version to be released. Must be a valid semver string without leading v. (1.2.3)'
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+  release_prep:
+    uses: 'voxpupuli/gha-puppet/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yml@v3'
+    with:
+      version: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+      allowed_owner: 'voxpupuli'
+    secrets:
+      # Configure secrets here:
+      #  https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets
+      github_pat: '${{ secrets.PCCI_PAT_RELEASE_PREP }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 93b33c2b..3db60fbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 name: Release
 
+# yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
 on:
   push:
     tags:
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
-    uses: voxpupuli/gha-puppet/.github/workflows/release.yml@v2
+    uses: voxpupuli/gha-puppet/.github/workflows/release.yml@v3
     with:
       allowed_owner: 'voxpupuli'
     secrets:
@@ -20,10 +21,3 @@ jobs:
       #  https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/encrypted-secrets
       username: ${{ secrets.PUPPET_FORGE_USERNAME }}
       api_key: ${{ secrets.PUPPET_FORGE_API_KEY }}
-
-  create-github-release:
-    name: Create GitHub Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Create GitHub release
-        uses: voxpupuli/gha-create-a-github-release@v1
diff --git a/.msync.yml b/.msync.yml
index 95e8c977..36e892e9 100644
--- a/.msync.yml
+++ b/.msync.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Managed by modulesync - DO NOT EDIT
 # https://voxpupuli.org/docs/updating-files-managed-with-modulesync/
 
-modulesync_config_version: '9.1.0'
+modulesync_config_version: '9.4.0'
diff --git a/.pmtignore b/.pmtignore
index 10b98306..a9d37aa0 100644
--- a/.pmtignore
+++ b/.pmtignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 /.github/
 /.librarian/
 /Puppetfile.lock
+/Puppetfile
 *.iml
 /.editorconfig
 /.fixtures.yml
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 7123c663..2ac98f89 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ end
 gem 'rake', :require => false
 gem 'facter', ENV['FACTER_GEM_VERSION'], :require => false, :groups => [:test]
 
-puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION'] || '~> 7.24'
+puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION'] || [">= 7.24", "< 9"]
 gem 'puppet', puppetversion, :require => false, :groups => [:test]
 
 # vim: syntax=ruby