Worked on maintaining and stabilizing the MIT-SPARK/Awesome-DCIST-T4 repository by updating the spot_tools submodule to a newer commit, ensuring the project remained compatible with the latest spot_tools capabilities. Focused on reproducible builds and improved traceability by standardizing the dependency version bump and explicitly pinning submodule commits. This approach minimized change risk while preparing the codebase for future enhancements. The work involved Git submodule management, dependency synchronization, and careful commit documentation. Leveraged skills in Python and Git to maintain build reliability and release readiness, emphasizing auditable changes and alignment between the main repository and its dependencies throughout the development cycle.