diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e685cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] No clinical data accessed, referenced, or inferred — synthetic only
+- [ ] PR has a right label — AI generated (not recommended), AI supported, no AI
+- [ ] PR has a connected task linked
+- [ ] New/changed functions have roxygen2 documentation
+- [ ] Please make sure that language is correct
+- [ ] New functionality has corresponding tests
+- [ ] NEWS.md updated (if user-facing change)
+- [ ] PR description should include some example code
+- [ ] Branch is up to date with the target branch (no merge conflicts)
+- [ ] Any new dependencies in DESCRIPTION are justified and discussed
+- [ ] @examples updated in roxygen2 if function behaviour changed
+
+## Summary
+
+<!-- Brief description of what this PR does -->
diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 722fa8e..0e21f77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-1'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-2'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-3'}
+          # - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-2'}
+          # - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-3'}
           # - {os: ubuntu-latest,  r: 'oldrel-4'}
 
     env:
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index b95b7b4..37b1a02 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: gridify
 Title: Enrich Figures and Tables with Custom Headers and Footers and More
-Version: 0.8.1
+Version: 0.8.1.9000
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Maciej", "Nasinski", , "Maciej.Nasinski@ucb.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Alexandra", "Wall", , "Alexandra.Wall@ucb.com", role = "aut"),
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Authors@R: c(
     person("Eilis", "Meldrum-Dolan", , "Eilis.Meldrum-Dolan@ucb.com", role = "ctb"),
     person("Gary", "Cao", , "Gary.Cao@ucb.com", role = "ctb"),
     person("Monika", "Beh", , "Monika.Beh@ucb.com", role = "ctb"),
+    person("Bethany", "George", , "Bethany.George@ucb.com", role = "ctb"),
     person("UCB S.A., Belgium", role = c("cph", "fnd"))
   )
 Description: A simple and flexible tool designed to create enriched figures and tables by providing a way to add text 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 61188a1..5b93988 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# gridify 0.8.1.9000
+
 # gridify 0.8.1
 
 ## New features
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68061af..cd0a8c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 [![pharmaverse gridify Badge](http://pharmaverse.org/shields/gridify.svg)](https://pharmaverse.org)
 [![CRAN status](https://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/gridify)](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=gridify)
 [![status: active](https://github.com/GIScience/badges/raw/master/status/active.svg)](https://github.com/GIScience/badges#active)
-
+[![Dependencies](https://tinyverse.netlify.app/badge/gridify)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=gridify)
 
 ## Overview