diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a88b99ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+name: "Auto release"
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 3 * * 6'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: 7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6 
+  HONEYCOMB_DATASET: litmus tests
+  CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+jobs:
+  auto_release:
+    name: "Automatic release prep"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    steps:
+    - name: "Honeycomb: Start recording"
+      uses: puppetlabs/kvrhdn-gha-buildevents@pdk-templates-v1
+      with:
+        apikey: ${{ env.HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY }}
+        dataset: ${{ env.HONEYCOMB_DATASET }}
+        job-status: ${{ job.status }}
+
+    - name: "Honeycomb: start first step"
+      run: |
+        echo STEP_ID="auto-release" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: "Checkout Source"
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        persist-credentials: false
+
+    - name: "PDK Release prep"
+      uses: docker://puppet/pdk:nightly
+      with:
+        args: 'release prep --force'
+      env:
+        CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: "Get Version"
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      id: gv
+      run: |
+        echo "::set-output name=ver::$(cat metadata.json | jq .version | tr -d \")"
+
+    - name: "Commit changes"
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      run: |
+        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
+        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
+        git add .
+        git commit -m "Release prep v${{ steps.gv.outputs.ver }}"
+
+    - name: Create Pull Request
+      id: cpr
+      uses: puppetlabs/peter-evans-create-pull-request@v3
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        commit-message: "Release prep v${{ steps.gv.outputs.ver }}"
+        branch: "release-prep"
+        delete-branch: true
+        title: "Release prep v${{ steps.gv.outputs.ver }}"
+        body: "Automated release-prep through [pdk-templates](https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates/blob/main/moduleroot/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml.erb)"
+        labels: "maintenance"
+
+    - name: PR outputs
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      run: |
+        echo "Pull Request Number - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
+        echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
+
+    - name: "Honeycomb: Record finish step"
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      run: |
+        buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Finished auto release workflow'
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 6a240fe7..ef988c24 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ RSpec/BeforeAfterAll:
 RSpec/HookArgument:
   Description: Prefer explicit :each argument, matching existing module's style
   EnforcedStyle: each
+RSpec/DescribeSymbol:
+  Exclude:
+  - spec/unit/facter/**/*.rb
 Style/BlockDelimiters:
   Description: Prefer braces for chaining. Mostly an aesthetical choice. Better to
     be consistent then.
@@ -405,6 +408,8 @@ Style/ExponentialNotation:
   Enabled: false
 Style/FloatDivision:
   Enabled: false
+Style/FrozenStringLiteralComment:
+  Enabled: false
 Style/GlobalStdStream:
   Enabled: false
 Style/HashAsLastArrayItem:
diff --git a/.sync.yml b/.sync.yml
index 5ddc3083..d032736f 100644
--- a/.sync.yml
+++ b/.sync.yml
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ spec/spec_helper.rb:
   unmanaged: false
 .gitpod.yml:
   unmanaged: false
+.github/workflows/auto_release.yml:
+  unmanaged: false
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 04ac5646..99f49b96 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ jobs:
     -
       env: CHECK="check:symlinks check:git_ignore check:dot_underscore check:test_file rubocop syntax lint metadata_lint"
       stage: static
-    -
-      env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 5.0" CHECK=parallel_spec
-      rvm: 2.4.5
-      stage: spec
     -
       env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 6.0" CHECK=parallel_spec
       rvm: 2.5.7
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 7659feea..666a28f5 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,6 @@ environment:
     -
       RUBY_VERSION: 25-x64
       CHECK: syntax lint metadata_lint check:symlinks check:git_ignore check:dot_underscore check:test_file rubocop
-    -
-      PUPPET_GEM_VERSION: ~> 5.0
-      RUBY_VERSION: 24
-      CHECK: parallel_spec
-    -
-      PUPPET_GEM_VERSION: ~> 5.0
-      RUBY_VERSION: 24-x64
-      CHECK: parallel_spec
     -
       PUPPET_GEM_VERSION: ~> 6.0
       RUBY_VERSION: 25
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 2a9dcaf0..8d8cd863 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   "requirements": [
     {
       "name": "puppet",
-      "version_requirement": ">=5.5.10 < 8.0.0"
+      "version_requirement": ">=6.0.0 < 8.0.0"
     }
   ],
   "tags": [
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "tsql",
     "database"
   ],
-  "pdk-version": "1.19.0.pre (47)",
+  "pdk-version": "1.18.1",
   "template-url": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates.git#main",
-  "template-ref": "heads/main-0-g1862b96"
+  "template-ref": "heads/main-0-g44cc7ed"
 }