diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
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+before:
+  hooks:
+    - go mod download
+builds:
+  - env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=1
+    goos:
+      - linux
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+dockers:
+  - image_templates:
+      - ghcr.io/openchami/{{.ProjectName}}:latest
+      - ghcr.io/openchami/{{.ProjectName}}:{{ .Tag }}
+      - ghcr.io/openchami/{{.ProjectName}}:{{ .Major }}
+      - ghcr.io/openchami/{{.ProjectName}}:{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}
+    build_flag_templates:
+      - "--pull"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+    extra_files:
+      - LICENSE
+      - README.md
+archives:
+  - format: tar.gz
+    rlcp: true
+    # this name template makes the OS and Arch compatible with the results of uname.
+    name_template: >-
+      {{ .ProjectName }}_
+      {{- title .Os }}_
+      {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64
+      {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
+      {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}
+      {{- if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
+    files:
+      - LICENSE
+      - CHANGELOG.md
+      - README.md
+checksum:
+  name_template: 'checksums.txt'
+snapshot:
+  name_template: "{{ incpatch .Version }}-next"
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+      - '^docs:'
+      - '^test:'
+release:
+  github:
+    name_template: "{{.Version}}"
+    prerelease: auto
+    mode: append
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+# import config.
+# You can change the default config with `make cnf="config_special.env" build`
+cnf ?= config.env
+include $(cnf)
+export $(shell sed 's/=.*//' $(cnf))
+
+ifndef NAME
+$(error NAME is not set.  Please review and copy config.env.default to config.env and try again)
+endif
+
+ifndef VERSION
+$(error VERSION is not set.  Please review and copy config.env.default to config.env and try again)
+endif
+
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := all
+.PHONY: all
+all: ## build pipeline
+all: mod inst build spell lint test
+
+.PHONY: ci
+ci: ## CI build pipeline
+ci: all diff
+
+.PHONY: help
+help:
+	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: ## remove files created during build pipeline
+	$(call print-target)
+	rm -rf dist
+	rm -f coverage.*
+	rm -f '"$(shell go env GOCACHE)/../golangci-lint"'
+	go clean -i -cache -testcache -modcache -fuzzcache -x
+
+.PHONY: mod
+mod: ## go mod tidy
+	$(call print-target)
+	go mod tidy
+
+.PHONY: inst
+inst: ## go install tools
+	$(call print-target)
+	go install github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell@v0.3.4
+	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.52.2
+	go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser@v1.18.2
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: ## goreleaser build
+build:
+	$(call print-target)
+	goreleaser build --clean --single-target --snapshot
+
+.PHONY: docker
+docker: ## docker build
+docker:
+	$(call print-target)
+	docker build . --build-arg REGISTRY_HOST=${REGISTRY_HOST} --no-cache --pull --tag '${NAME}:${VERSION}' 
+
+.PHONY: spell
+spell: ## misspell
+	$(call print-target)
+	misspell -error -locale=US -w **.md
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: ## golangci-lint
+	$(call print-target)
+	golangci-lint run --fix
+
+.PHONY: test
+test: ## go test
+	$(call print-target)
+	go test -race -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.out -coverpkg=./... ./...
+	go tool cover -html=coverage.out -o coverage.html
+
+.PHONY: diff
+diff: ## git diff
+	$(call print-target)
+	git diff --exit-code
+	RES=$$(git status --porcelain) ; if [ -n "$$RES" ]; then echo $$RES && exit 1 ; fi
+
+
+define print-target
+    @printf "Executing target: \033[36m$@\033[0m\n"
+endef
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diff --git a/config.env b/config.env
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+## This configuration is used by the Makefile
+
+NAME=opaal
+VERSION=$(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0)