During November 2024, Kessplas enhanced CI/CD governance for the aws/aws-cryptographic-material-providers-library and aws/aws-database-encryption-sdk-dynamodb repositories by updating GitHub Actions workflows to recognize new maintainer aliases. Focusing on YAML and leveraging CI/CD automation, Kessplas modified workflow files to ensure that only authorized maintainers could approve and trigger automated releases, thereby improving security and compliance. The updates streamlined onboarding for new maintainers and reduced the risk of unauthorized changes, supporting more efficient and reliable release cycles. No bug fixes were required, as the work centered on process consistency, maintainability, and enabling smoother collaboration across critical data-protection projects.