Worked on the Shopify/opentelemetry-ruby-contrib repository to automate dependency management for gRPC instrumentation, focusing on reducing manual maintenance and improving release workflows. Leveraged CI/CD practices and integrated Dependabot to streamline updates, enhancing the project’s security and compliance. Standardized project documentation by aligning the CHANGELOG and README with established style guidelines, making onboarding and future maintenance more efficient. Used Markdown and YAML to update and document these changes, ensuring traceability by linking updates to specific commits. The work emphasized maintainability and automation, resulting in a more robust process for managing dependencies and documentation within the repository’s collaborative development environment.