Worked on backend and configuration management tasks across inveniosoftware’s invenio-rdm-records and invenio-app-rdm repositories, focusing on dependency and DOI configuration improvements. Addressed upgrade friction by relaxing commonmeta-py dependency constraints in Python packaging, updating setup.cfg to support compatibility with newer library versions and facilitate smoother downstream integration. Enhanced deployment reliability by implementing a bug fix that defaults the parent_doi_required setting to False when missing, thereby improving the robustness and predictability of DOI rule enforcement. Utilized Python and cfg for dependency management and configuration updates, delivering targeted changes that improved maintainability and reduced configuration errors during upgrades and deployments.