diff --git a/.ansible-lint b/.ansible-lint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e22179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ansible-lint
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+# .ansible-lint
+
+# Exclude these files from the linter
+exclude_paths:
+  - .git*
+  - plugins/
+
+# Rules that we feel should not be errors but warnings
+warn_list:
+  - yaml[line-length]
+  - var-naming[no-role-prefix]
+  - meta-runtime[unsupported-version]
+  - run-once[task]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible-lint.yml
index 7d10c2e..a24233b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-lint.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run ansible-lint
-        uses: ansible/ansible-lint@main # or version tag instead of 'main'
+        uses: ansible/ansible-lint@v24.9.2 # or version tag instead of 'main'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/updateChangelog.yml b/.github/workflows/updateChangelog.yml
index 3ad3425..2a7de01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updateChangelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updateChangelog.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8 #install the python needed
+          python-version: 3.8 # install the python needed
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae69939..aae2b71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ encounter any problems using this collection, please open an issue
 For additional details please consult the Itential Community Guide found
 [here](CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
-
 ## Code of Conduct
 
 This project is managed by the Itential community and sponsered by Itential and
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 8a2e50d..55d55eb 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ tags:
 
 # Collections that this collection requires to be installed for it to be usable. The key of the dict is the
 # collection label 'namespace.name'. The value is a version range
-# L(specifiers,https://python-semanticversion.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#requirement-specification). Multiple version
+# (specifiers,https://python-semanticversion.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#requirement-specification). Multiple version
 # range specifiers can be set and are separated by ','
 dependencies: {}
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ repository: https://github.com/itential/itential.core
 documentation: https://github.com/itential/itential.core
 
 # The URL to the homepage of the collection/project
-homepage: https://www.itential.com
+homepage: https://github.com/itential/itential.core
 
 # The URL to the collection issue tracker
 issues: https://github.com/itential/itential.core/issues
@@ -66,7 +66,18 @@ issues: https://github.com/itential/itential.core/issues
 # artifact. A pattern is matched from the relative path of the file or directory of the collection directory. This
 # uses 'fnmatch' to match the files or directories. Some directories and files like 'galaxy.yml', '*.pyc', '*.retry',
 # and '.git' are always filtered. Mutually exclusive with 'manifest'
-build_ignore: []
+build_ignore:
+  - .gitignore
+  - .gitlab-ci.yml
+  - ansible.cfg
+  - '*.log'
+  - '*.bin'
+  - '*.whl'
+  - '*.tgz'
+  - '*.gz'
+  - '*.pem'
+  - '*.cert'
+  - scripts
 
 # A dict controlling use of manifest directives used in building the collection artifact. The key 'directives' is a
 # list of MANIFEST.in style