diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index c33ff7cb..da200cda 100644
--- a/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "cake.tool": {
-      "version": "3.2.0",
+      "version": "4.0.0",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-cake"
       ]
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b18bc56d..00000000
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# IF YOU DON'T ANSWER THIS TEMPLATE - THE BOT WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE YOUR ISSUE!
-
-## Please provide as much detail as possible
-* Output Window Messages
-* Your Code (small reproducible sample)
-* If there is an exception/crash - provide the full stack trace
-
-*IF BUG, INCLUDE THIS PART:*
-
-### Steps to reproduce
-
-1.
-2.
-3.
-
-Platform:
-.NET version:
-
-### Expected behaviour
-
-Tell us what should happen
-
-### Actual behaviour
-
-Tell us what happens instead
-Can you also include a screen shot?
-
-*IF IT IS A NEW FEATURE REQUEST, INCLUDE THIS PART:*
-
-### Feature description
-
-Write a description of the feature. How should it work? How should it look?
-Include some graphics if this could help!
-
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---support-request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---support-request.md
index e4d9b77e..e485a184 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---support-request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---support-request.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
-ONLY active OSS contributors OR people who buy me a coffee can ask questions here.  If you don't do either of these things - DO NOT FILE HERE OR I WILL SIMPLY REMOVE YOUR ACCOUNT :)
+ONLY active OSS contributors OR people who buy us a coffee can ask questions here. If you don't do either of these things - DO NOT FILE HERE :)
 
 Give as much details as humanly possible if you want any sort of answer!
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--bug.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--bug.md
index 6c1c323d..2990ca77 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--bug.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--bug.md
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ assignees: ''
 ## Please check all of the platforms you are having the issue on (if platform is not listed, it is not supported)
 
  - [ ] WPF
- - [ ] UWP
- - [ ] iOS
- - [ ] Android
- - [ ] .NET Standard
+ - [ ] Blazor WASM
  - [ ] .NET Core
 
 ## Component
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--thank-you.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--thank-you.md
index 18cb2c61..932c781a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--thank-you.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--thank-you.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: "❤️Thank You"
-about: Just want to say thank you, this is the guy to do it in
+about: Just want to say thank you, this is the one to do it in
 title: Thank You
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 0745d5a7..079180ad 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ None
 ### PR Checklist ###
 
 - [ ] I have included examples or tests
-- [ ] I have updated the change log
-- [ ] I am listed in the CONTRIBUTORS file
+- [ ] I have updated the change log or created a GitHub ticket with the change
+- [ ] I am listed in the CONTRIBUTORS file (if it exists)
 - [ ] Changes adhere to coding standard
 - [ ] I checked the licenses of Third Party software and discussed new dependencies with at least 1 other team member
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65cf7330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Build and test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+  
+#permissions:
+  #pull-requests: write
+  #contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: windows-latest # Required for some (WPF) projects
+  
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        id: checkout
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          
+      - name: Setup .NET Core
+        id: setup-dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@4d6c8fcf3c8f7a60068d26b594648e99df24cee3 # v4.0.0
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'    
+    
+      - name: Cake Action
+        id: cake-action
+        uses: cake-build/cake-action@a6eb054329257c9e70a6c6bf01747ad6e1d9d52b #v1.4.1
+        with:
+          target: BuildAndTest
+          arguments: |
+            IsCiBuild: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f9cde13a..c3accbe7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ build.cakeoverrides
 TestResults
 .vs/
 .sonarqube/
-.github/
 BundleArtifacts/
 
 # docker / tye
diff --git a/deployment/cake/docker-tasks.cake b/deployment/cake/docker-tasks.cake
index 79350bf3..007572d7 100644
--- a/deployment/cake/docker-tasks.cake
+++ b/deployment/cake/docker-tasks.cake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #l "docker-variables.cake"
 #l "lib-octopusdeploy.cake"
 
-#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.Docker&version=1.2.3"
+#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.Docker&version=1.3.0"
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/deployment/cake/lib-msbuild.cake b/deployment/cake/lib-msbuild.cake
index 9df7f61e..86155200 100644
--- a/deployment/cake/lib-msbuild.cake
+++ b/deployment/cake/lib-msbuild.cake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.Issues&version=3.0.0"
-#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.Issues.MsBuild&version=3.0.0"
+#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.Issues&version=4.0.0"
+#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.Issues.MsBuild&version=4.0.0"
 
 #tool "nuget:?package=MSBuild.Extension.Pack&version=1.9.1"
 
diff --git a/deployment/cake/sourcecontrol-github.cake b/deployment/cake/sourcecontrol-github.cake
index 6b06b4a3..acadfc16 100644
--- a/deployment/cake/sourcecontrol-github.cake
+++ b/deployment/cake/sourcecontrol-github.cake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #addin "nuget:?package=Cake.GitHub&version=0.1.0"
-#addin "nuget:?package=Octokit&version=9.0.0"
+#addin "nuget:?package=Octokit&version=9.1.1"
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/deployment/cake/tasks.cake b/deployment/cake/tasks.cake
index 7fa530e1..0485f277 100644
--- a/deployment/cake/tasks.cake
+++ b/deployment/cake/tasks.cake
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #l "tests.cake"
 #l "templates-tasks.cake"
 
-#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.FileHelpers&version=6.1.3"
+#addin "nuget:?package=Cake.FileHelpers&version=7.0.0"
 #addin "nuget:?package=Cake.Sonar&version=1.1.32"
 #addin "nuget:?package=MagicChunks&version=2.0.0.119"
 #addin "nuget:?package=Newtonsoft.Json&version=13.0.3"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 // It probably means the tool is not correctly installed.
 // `dotnet tool install --global dotnet-sonarscanner --ignore-failed-sources`
 //#tool "nuget:?package=MSBuild.SonarQube.Runner.Tool&version=4.8.0"
-#tool "nuget:?package=dotnet-sonarscanner&version=6.0.0"
+#tool "nuget:?package=dotnet-sonarscanner&version=6.1.0"
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------
 // BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY CODE - START
diff --git a/deployment/cake/tests-nunit.cake b/deployment/cake/tests-nunit.cake
index a9216a8e..59b559a3 100644
--- a/deployment/cake/tests-nunit.cake
+++ b/deployment/cake/tests-nunit.cake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#tool "nuget:?package=NUnit.ConsoleRunner&version=3.16.3"
+#tool "nuget:?package=NUnit.ConsoleRunner&version=3.17.0"
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------