diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index be4e9ea..e41dc00 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run-dbt-postgres"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run_dbt_snowflake"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run_dbt_bigquery"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run_dbt_redshift"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run_dbt_databricks"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/maintainer_pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/maintainer_pull_request_template.md
index 99c450c..0899dc6 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/maintainer_pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/maintainer_pull_request_template.md
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ Before marking this PR as "ready for review":
 
 ## PR Overview 
 **Package version introduced in this PR:** 
- 
+- 
+
 **This PR addresses the following Issue/Feature(s):**
 <!-- Add Issue # or internal ticket reference -->
+- 
 
 **Summary of changes:**  
 <!-- 1-2 sentences describing PR changes. -->
-
+- 
 
 ### Submission Checklist  
 - [ ] Alignment meeting with the reviewer (if needed)  
@@ -27,9 +29,10 @@ Before marking this PR as "ready for review":
   - [ ] **Validation Steps:** Check for unintentional effects (e.g., add/run consistency & integrity tests)
   - [ ] **Testing Instructions:** Confirm the change addresses the issue(s)
   - [ ] **Focus Areas:** Complex logic or queries that need extra attention  
+- [ ] Merge any relevant open PRs into this PR
 
 ### Changelog  
 <!-- Recommend drafting changelog notes, then refining via ChatGPT using:  
 "Draft a changelog entry based on the following notes." -->
 - [ ] Draft changelog for PR  
-- [ ] Final changelog for release review
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+- [ ] Final changelog for release review
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 8ed5853..e0a7100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types:
       - closed
-    branches:
-      - main
+      - labeled
 
 jobs:
-  call-workflow-passing-data:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged
+  release:
+    if: |
+      (github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'main') ||
+      github.event.label.name == 'pre-release'
     uses: fivetran/dbt_package_automations/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml@main
-    secrets: inherit
\ No newline at end of file
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b185e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: 'generate dbt docs'
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - labeled
+
+jobs:
+  generate-docs:
+    if: github.event.label.name == 'docs:ready'
+    uses: fivetran/dbt_package_automations/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml@main
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      schema_var_name: linkedin_schema
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b29589..06f4e77 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,73 @@
-target/
-env/
+# dbt
+**/package-lock.yml
+package-lock.yml
+.dbt/
 dbt_modules/
+dbt_packages/
 logs/
+profiles.yml
+target/
+*.log
+
+# IDE files
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*~
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# OS generated files
+**/.DS_Store
 .DS_Store
-dbt_packages/
-package-lock.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+._*
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+
+# Python
+*.egg
+*.egg-info/
+*.py[cod]
+*.so
+*$py.class
+.Python
+__pycache__/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.env
+.installed.cfg
+lib/
+lib64/
+MANIFEST
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+
+# Secrets and credentials
+.env.*
+.secrets
+credentials.json
+service-account.json
+
+# Temporary files
+.cache/
+*.temp
+*.tmp
+
+# Virtual environments
+.conda/
+.env
+.venv
+ENV/
+env/
+env.bak/
+venv/
+venv.bak/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce5ce56..545dd5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # dbt_linkedin v1.0.0
+
 [PR #50](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_linkedin/pull/50) includes the following updates:
 
 ## Breaking Changes
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@
 ### Schema Configuration Updates
 - Some customizations have changed, refer to the [README](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_linkedin/blob/main/README.md) for details.
 
+## Under the Hood
+- Updated conditions in `.github/workflows/auto-release.yml`.
+- Added `.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml`.
+
 # dbt_linkedin v0.12.0
 
 [PR #45](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_linkedin/pull/45) includes the following updates:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1838d40..605cf4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ models:
 If an individual source table has a different name than the package expects, add the table name as it appears in your destination to the respective variable. This is not available when running the package on multiple unioned connections.
 
 > IMPORTANT: See this project's [`dbt_project.yml`](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_linkedin/blob/main/dbt_project.yml) variable declarations to see the expected names.
-    
+
 ```yml
 # dbt_project.yml
 vars:
diff --git a/integration_tests/ci/sample.profiles.yml b/integration_tests/ci/sample.profiles.yml
index 49b9b5d..75b3d05 100644
--- a/integration_tests/ci/sample.profiles.yml
+++ b/integration_tests/ci/sample.profiles.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 # HEY! This file is used in the dbt package integrations tests with Buildkite.
 # You should __NEVER__ check credentials into version control. Thanks for reading :)
 
-config:
-    send_anonymous_usage_stats: False
-    use_colors: True
-
 integration_tests:
   target: redshift
   outputs:
diff --git a/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml b/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
index b57ce01..464b4e1 100644
--- a/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ seeds:
 dispatch:
   - macro_namespace: dbt_utils
     search_order: ['spark_utils', 'dbt_utils']
+
+flags:
+  send_anonymous_usage_stats: False
+  use_colors: True
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