During February 2025, Kieran Knowles enhanced the build system and dependency management for the kieranknowles1/csc8508-team-project repository. He integrated vcpkg to streamline dependency resolution and updated the .gitignore to exclude build artifacts, improving build cleanliness. Using CMake and Batch scripting, Kieran configured and documented a cross-platform toolchain file, ensuring consistent builds across different environments. He also addressed reliability in the configure step, reducing build failures and simplifying onboarding for new developers. The work established a more robust and reproducible build workflow, laying the groundwork for scalable dependency management and improving the overall maintainability of the project’s build infrastructure.