During January 2025, Bugclerk focused on routine dependency maintenance for the truenas/apps repository, addressing stability and security by updating minor versions across more than fourteen applications. Working primarily with YAML and leveraging DevOps practices, Bugclerk coordinated updates across both community and stable trains, ensuring that all dependencies remained current and compatible. This disciplined approach reduced upgrade risks for downstream services by standardizing the minor version bump process. Although no new features were introduced, Bugclerk’s work demonstrated a strong command of dependency management and cross-repository coordination, resulting in improved reliability and maintainability for the broader application ecosystem.