diff --git a/.github/workflows/_main.yml b/.github/workflows/_main.yml
index 3a10b00..b59f16e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      - run: go install github.com/rhysd/actionlint/cmd/actionlint@latest
+      - run: |
+          GOPATH="$(go env GOPATH)"
+          export PATH="${PATH}:${GOPATH}/bin"
+          actionlint
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push-images.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-push-images.yaml
index 2a8990c..94507ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push-images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push-images.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build and Push Image
+name: Reusable Build and Push Image
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create manifest
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          podman manifest create ${{ inputs.registry }}/${{ inputs.image_name }}:${{ env.tag }}
+          podman manifest create "${{ inputs.registry }}/${{ inputs.image_name }}:${{ env.tag }}"
           for arch in $(echo '${{ inputs.architectures }}' | jq -r '.[]'); do
             podman manifest add \
-              ${{ inputs.registry }}/${{ inputs.image_name }}:${{ env.tag }} \
-              ${{ inputs.registry }}/${{ inputs.image_name }}:${{ env.tag }}-${arch}
+              "${{ inputs.registry }}/${{ inputs.image_name }}:${{ env.tag }}" \
+              "${{ inputs.registry }}/${{ inputs.image_name }}:${{ env.tag }}-${arch}"
           done
 
       - name: Push To Quay
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 0350865..a8e1575 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Create release
+name: Reusable Create release
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
@@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           if [[ "${{ inputs.version }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            echo "is_prerelease=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "is_prerelease=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
-            echo "is_prerelease=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "is_prerelease=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
           if [[ "${{ inputs.version }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.0$ ]]; then
-            echo "is_dotzero=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "is_dotzero=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
-            echo "is_dotzero=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "is_dotzero=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
           XY_VERSION=$(echo ${{ inputs.version }} | awk -F. '{print substr($1,2)"."$2}')
-          echo "xy_version=${XY_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "xy_version=${XY_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         id: check_tag
 
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -70,41 +70,37 @@ jobs:
 
           # Details we need in order to create the release
           REPOSITORY=${{ inputs.repository }}
-          echo "owner=${REPOSITORY%/*}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "repo=${REPOSITORY#*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "owner=${REPOSITORY%/*}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "repo=${REPOSITORY#*/}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-          echo "sha=${SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "sha=${SHA}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
           # Always compare to latest published full release for repository
           PREV_TAG=$(gh api -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" /repos/${{ inputs.repository }}/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
-          filterfunc() { git log --pretty=format:%s ${PREV_TAG}..HEAD | grep "^\s*:$1:" | sed "s/^\s*:$1:\s*/ * /"; }
+          filterfunc() { git log --pretty=format:%s "${PREV_TAG}..HEAD" | grep "^\s*:$1:" | sed "s/^\s*:$1:\s*/ * /"; }
           # Handle scenario where no previous tag exists
           if [ -z "${PREV_TAG}" ]; then
             filterfunc() { git log --pretty=format:%s | grep "^\s*:$1:" | sed "s/^\s*:$1:\s*/ * /"; }
           fi
 
           RELEASE_DOC="${PWD}/release.md"
-          echo "release_doc=${RELEASE_DOC}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "release_doc=${RELEASE_DOC}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
           BREAKING_CHANGES="$(filterfunc warning)"
           if [ -n "${BREAKING_CHANGES}" ]; then
-            echo "## :warning: Breaking Changes" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
-            echo "${BREAKING_CHANGES}" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
-            echo "" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
+            echo -e "## :warning: Breaking Changes\n${BREAKING_CHANGES}\n\n" >> "${RELEASE_DOC}"
+            # echo "${BREAKING_CHANGES}" >> "${RELEASE_DOC}"
+            # echo "" >> "${RELEASE_DOC}"
           fi
 
           FEATURE_CHANGES="$(filterfunc sparkles)"
           if [ -n "${FEATURE_CHANGES}" ]; then
-            echo "## :sparkles: Features" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
-            echo "${FEATURE_CHANGES}" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
-            echo "" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
+            echo -e "## :sparkles: Features\n${FEATURE_CHANGES}\n\n" >> "${RELEASE_DOC}"
           fi
 
           BUG_FIXES="$(filterfunc bug)"
           if [ -n "${BUG_FIXES}" ]; then
-            echo "## :bug: Bug Fixes" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
-            echo "${BUG_FIXES}" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
-            echo "" >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
+            echo -e "## :bug: Bug Fixes\n${BUG_FIXES}\n\n" >> "${RELEASE_DOC}"
           fi
 
           # Add contributors as GitHub would have added them
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
             /repos/${{ inputs.repository }}/releases/generate-notes \
             -f tag_name="${{ inputs.version }}" \
             -f target_commitish="${{ inputs.ref }}" \
-            -f previous_tag_name="${PREV_TAG}" | jq -r '.body' | grep -Pzo '.*Contributors(.*\n)*' >> ${RELEASE_DOC}
+            -f previous_tag_name="${PREV_TAG}" | jq -r '.body' | grep -Pzo '.*Contributors(.*\n)*' >> "${RELEASE_DOC}"
 
           # TODO(djzager): More? could make this workflow accept as an argument whether or not
           # to include other types (ie. seedling, docs)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yaml
index 952f816..c2b9a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # - updates specified base images used in the Dockerfile to use the right tags
 # - updates specified go dependencies in go.mod file to point to right branches
 # - commits the results back to the originating branch
-name: Prepare repository for release
+name: Reusable Prepare repository for release
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
       id: extract-info
       run: |
         if [[ "${BRANCH_REF}" =~ ^refs/heads/release-[0-9]+.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-          BRANCH=$(echo "$BRANCH_REF" | sed "s,refs/heads/,,")
-          echo "branch=${BRANCH}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          BRANCH="${BRANCH_REF##refs/heads/}"
+          echo "branch=${BRANCH}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         else
-          echo "branch=NOOP" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "branch=NOOP" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi 
       env:
         BRANCH_REF: ${{ inputs.branch_ref }}
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Update tags of base images in Dockerfile
       if: steps.extract-info.outputs.branch != 'NOOP'
       run: |
-        for REPLACE_IMAGE in $(echo "$REPLACE_IMAGES" | jq -r '.[]'); do
-          sed -i "s,${REPLACE_IMAGE}.*$,${REPLACE_IMAGE}:${TAG}," ${DOCKERFILE}
+        for IMAGE in $(echo "$REPLACE_IMAGES" | jq -r '.[]'); do
+          sed -i "s,${IMAGE}.*$,${IMAGE}:${TAG}," "${DOCKERFILE}"
         done
       env:
         REPLACE_IMAGES: ${{ inputs.images_to_update }}
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Update dependency versions in go mod file
       if: steps.extract-info.outputs.branch != 'NOOP'
       run: |
-        for REPLACE_DEP in $(echo "$REPLACE_DEPS" | jq -r '.[]'); do
-          go get ${REPLACE_DEP}@${BRANCH}
+        for DEP in $(echo "$REPLACE_DEPS" | jq -r '.[]'); do
+          go get "${DEP}@${BRANCH}"
         done
         go mod tidy
       env: