Johanna Basevi developed a CI/CD automation improvement for the ACCESS-NRI/access-esm1.6-configs repository, focusing on generating initial checksums through an updated GitHub Actions workflow. She implemented cross-repository automation by referencing the latest workflow version from access-nri/model-config-tests, ensuring alignment with the main branch for consistent configuration and testing. Using YAML and GitHub Actions, Johanna enhanced build reproducibility and reduced configuration drift by automating checksum generation across environments. While the work addressed a single feature and did not involve bug fixes, it demonstrated a solid understanding of CI/CD best practices and contributed to more reliable and maintainable build processes.