diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
index a88b99ca1..affeca907 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: "PDK Release prep"
-      uses: docker://puppet/pdk:nightly
+      uses: docker://puppet/iac_release:ci
       with:
         args: 'release prep --force'
       env:
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
       id: gv
       run: |
-        echo "::set-output name=ver::$(cat metadata.json | jq .version | tr -d \")"
+        echo "::set-output name=ver::$(jq --raw-output .version metadata.json)"
 
     - name: "Commit changes"
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
       run: |
-        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
+        git config --local user.email "${{ github.repository_owner }}@users.noreply.github.com"
         git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
         git add .
         git commit -m "Release prep v${{ steps.gv.outputs.ver }}"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         branch: "release-prep"
         delete-branch: true
         title: "Release prep v${{ 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)"
+        body: "Automated release-prep through [pdk-templates](https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates/blob/main/moduleroot/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml.erb) from commit ${{ github.sha }}"
         labels: "maintenance"
 
     - name: PR outputs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index abf8e7d7a..865578cfd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,14 @@ jobs:
         echo
         echo ::endgroup::
         echo ::group::=== INVENTORY ===
-        sed -e 's/password: .*/password: "[redacted]"/' < inventory.yaml || true
+        if [ -f 'spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml' ];
+        then
+          FILE='spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml'
+        elif [ -f 'inventory.yaml' ];
+        then
+          FILE='inventory.yaml'
+        fi
+        sed -e 's/password: .*/password: "[redacted]"/' < $FILE || true
         echo ::endgroup::
 
     - name: Install agent
@@ -166,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ always() }}
       continue-on-error: true
       run: |
-        if [ -f inventory.yaml ]; then
+        if [[ -f inventory.yaml || -f spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml ]]; then
           buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'rake litmus:tear_down' -- bundle exec rake 'litmus:tear_down'
           echo ::group::=== REQUEST ===
           cat request.json || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
index fb9ff9765..69e414b55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_test.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,14 @@ jobs:
         echo
         echo ::endgroup::
         echo ::group::=== INVENTORY ===
-        sed -e 's/password: .*/password: "[redacted]"/' < inventory.yaml || true
+        if [ -f 'spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml' ];
+        then
+          FILE='spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml'
+        elif [ -f 'inventory.yaml' ];
+        then
+          FILE='inventory.yaml'
+        fi
+        sed -e 's/password: .*/password: "[redacted]"/' < $FILE || true
         echo ::endgroup::
 
     - name: Install agent
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ always() }}
       continue-on-error: true
       run: |
-        if [ -f inventory.yaml ]; then
+        if [[ -f inventory.yaml || -f spec/fixtures/litmus_inventory.yaml ]]; then
           buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'rake litmus:tear_down' -- bundle exec rake 'litmus:tear_down'
           echo ::group::=== REQUEST ===
           cat request.json || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1509f6e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: "Publish module"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  
+jobs:
+  create-github-release:
+    name: Deploy GitHub Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          clean: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Get Version
+        id: gv
+        run: |
+          echo "::set-output name=ver::$(jq --raw-output .version metadata.json)"
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        id: create_release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: "v${{ steps.gv.outputs.ver }}"
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+
+  deploy-forge:
+    name: Deploy to Forge
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          clean: true
+      - name: "PDK Build"
+        uses: docker://puppet/pdk:nightly
+        with:
+          args: 'build'
+      - name: "Push to Forge"
+        uses: docker://puppet/pdk:nightly
+        with:
+          args: 'release publish --forge-token ${{ secrets.FORGE_API_KEY }} --force'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec.yml b/.github/workflows/spec.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03e2cb8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+name: "Spec Tests"
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: 7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6
+  HONEYCOMB_DATASET: litmus tests
+
+jobs:
+  setup_matrix:
+    name: "Setup Test Matrix"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    outputs:
+      spec_matrix: ${{ steps.get-matrix.outputs.spec_matrix }}
+
+    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=setup-environment >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Checkout Source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+
+      - name: Activate Ruby 2.7
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "2.7"
+          bundler-cache: true
+
+      - name: Print bundle environment
+        if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+        run: |
+          echo ::group::bundler environment
+          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'bundle env' -- bundle env
+          echo ::endgroup::
+
+      - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Environment time"
+        if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+        run: |
+          buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Environment'
+          echo STEP_ID=Setup-Acceptance-Test-Matrix >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Setup Spec Test Matrix
+        id: get-matrix
+        run: |
+          if [ '${{ github.repository_owner }}' == 'puppetlabs' ]; then
+            buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID matrix_from_metadata -- bundle exec matrix_from_metadata_v2
+          else
+            echo  "::set-output name=spec_matrix::{}"
+          fi
+
+      - name: "Honeycomb: Record Setup Test Matrix time"
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: |
+          buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Setup Test Matrix'
+
+  Spec:
+    name: "Spec Tests (Puppet: ${{matrix.puppet_version}}, Ruby Ver: ${{matrix.ruby_version}})"
+    needs:
+      - setup_matrix
+    if: ${{ needs.setup_matrix.outputs.spec_matrix != '{}' }}
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.setup_matrix.outputs.spec_matrix)}}
+
+    env:
+      BUILDEVENT_FILE: '../buildevents.txt'
+      PUPPET_GEM_VERSION: ${{ matrix.puppet_version }}
+
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "SANITIZED_PUPPET_VERSION=$(echo '${{ matrix.puppet_version }}' | sed 's/~> //g')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - run: |
+          echo 'puppet_version=${{ env.SANITIZED_PUPPET_VERSION }}' >> $BUILDEVENT_FILE
+
+      - name: "Honeycomb: Start first step"
+        run: |
+          echo "STEP_ID=${{ env.SANITIZED_PUPPET_VERSION }}-spec" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - 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 }}
+          matrix-key: ${{ env.SANITIZED_PUPPET_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Checkout Source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: "Activate Ruby ${{ matrix.ruby_version }}"
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: ${{matrix.ruby_version}}
+          bundler-cache: true
+
+      - name: Print bundle environment
+        run: |
+          echo ::group::bundler environment
+          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'bundle env' -- bundle env
+          echo ::endgroup::
+
+      - name: Run Static & Syntax Tests
+        run: |
+          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'static_syntax_checks Puppet ${{ matrix.puppet_version }}, Ruby ${{ matrix.ruby_version }}' -- bundle exec rake syntax lint metadata_lint check:symlinks check:git_ignore check:dot_underscore check:test_file rubocop
+      
+      - name: Run parallel_spec tests
+        run: |
+          buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'rake parallel_spec Puppet ${{ matrix.puppet_version }}, Ruby ${{ matrix.ruby_version }}' -- bundle exec rake parallel_spec
diff --git a/.pdkignore b/.pdkignore
index 254808c8f..a74c4c4f3 100644
--- a/.pdkignore
+++ b/.pdkignore
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@
 /spec/
 /.vscode/
 /.sync.yml
+/.devcontainer/
diff --git a/.sync.yml b/.sync.yml
index 2fe796248..324319bc6 100644
--- a/.sync.yml
+++ b/.sync.yml
@@ -3,47 +3,9 @@
   delete: true
 ".rubocop.yml":
   include_todos: true
-".travis.yml":
-  global_env:
-    - HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY="7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6",HONEYCOMB_DATASET="litmus tests"
-  deploy_to_forge:
-    enabled: false
-  dist: trusty
-  user: puppet
-  secure: ''
-  branches:
-  - release
-  use_litmus: true
-  litmus:
-    provision_list:
-    - ---travis_el
-    - travis_deb
-    - travis_el7
-    - travis_el8
-    complex:
-    - collection:
-        puppet_collection:
-        - puppet6
-        provision_list:
-        - travis_ub_6
-  simplecov: true
-  notifications:
-    slack:
-      secure: j5y9T97u6QlDPs4eEnDNch2IGAzbfWycVcMutP3u9Klvkgqu33xtxHgyAQOW+2A/Xw2sKQs/LzIiUeQRzlNMcAPRZ0rK19sW1w5OgZGcd131HViFDfX8W7V4R41sZVNF232JekMr7RwPGIaZ9htaGsDJeJF8TaiG1Akk32LQZV8=
 appveyor.yml:
-  environment:
-    HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: 7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6
-    HONEYCOMB_DATASET: litmus tests
-  use_litmus: true
-  matrix_extras:
-  - RUBY_VERSION: 25-x64
-    ACCEPTANCE: 'yes'
-    TARGET_HOST: localhost
-  - RUBY_VERSION: 25-x64
-    ACCEPTANCE: 'yes'
-    TARGET_HOST: localhost
-    APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
-  simplecov: true
+  delete: true
+
 Gemfile:
   optional:
     ":development":
@@ -62,3 +24,10 @@ spec/spec_helper.rb:
   unmanaged: false
 .github/workflows/auto_release.yml:
   unmanaged: false
+.github/workflows/spec.yml:
+  checks: 'syntax lint metadata_lint check:symlinks check:git_ignore check:dot_underscore check:test_file rubocop'
+  unmanaged: false
+.github/workflows/release.yml:
+  unmanaged: false
+.travis.yml:
+  delete: true
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2785c8931..000000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
----
-os: linux
-dist: trusty
-language: ruby
-cache: bundler
-before_install:
-  - bundle -v
-  - rm -f Gemfile.lock
-  - "# Update system gems if requested. This is useful to temporarily workaround troubles in the test runner"
-  - "# See https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates/commit/705154d5c437796b821691b707156e1b056d244f for an example of how this was used"
-  - "# Ignore exit code of SIGPIPE'd yes to not fail with shell's pipefail set"
-  - '[ -z "$RUBYGEMS_VERSION" ] || (yes || true) | gem update --system $RUBYGEMS_VERSION'
-  - gem --version
-  - bundle -v
-script:
-  - 'SIMPLECOV=yes bundle exec rake $CHECK'
-bundler_args: --without system_tests
-rvm:
-  - 2.5.7
-env:
-  global:
-    - HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY="7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6",HONEYCOMB_DATASET="litmus tests"
-stages:
-  - static
-  - spec
-  - acceptance
-jobs:
-  fast_finish: true
-  include:
-    - bundler_args: --with system_tests
-      before_script:
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[travis_ub_6]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_agent[puppet6]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake litmus:install_module"
-      env:
-        PLATFORMS: travis_ub_6_puppet6
-      rvm: 2.5.7
-      script: ["travis_wait 45 bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:parallel"]
-      services: docker
-      stage: acceptance
-    - bundler_args: --with system_tests
-      before_script:
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[travis_deb]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_agent[puppet6]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake litmus:install_module"
-      env:
-        PLATFORMS: travis_deb_puppet6
-      rvm: 2.5.7
-      script: ["travis_wait 45 bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:parallel"]
-      services: docker
-      stage: acceptance
-    - bundler_args: --with system_tests
-      before_script:
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[travis_el7]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_agent[puppet6]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake litmus:install_module"
-      env:
-        PLATFORMS: travis_el7_puppet6
-      rvm: 2.5.7
-      script: ["travis_wait 45 bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:parallel"]
-      services: docker
-      stage: acceptance
-    - bundler_args: --with system_tests
-      before_script:
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[travis_el8]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_agent[puppet6]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake litmus:install_module"
-      env:
-        PLATFORMS: travis_el8_puppet6
-      rvm: 2.5.7
-      script: ["travis_wait 45 bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:parallel"]
-      services: docker
-      stage: acceptance
-    -
-      env: CHECK="check:symlinks check:git_ignore check:dot_underscore check:test_file rubocop syntax lint metadata_lint"
-      stage: static
-    -
-      env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 6.0" CHECK=parallel_spec
-      rvm: 2.5.7
-      stage: spec
-branches:
-  only:
-    - main
-    - /^v\d/
-    - release
-notifications:
-  email: false
-  slack:
-    secure: j5y9T97u6QlDPs4eEnDNch2IGAzbfWycVcMutP3u9Klvkgqu33xtxHgyAQOW+2A/Xw2sKQs/LzIiUeQRzlNMcAPRZ0rK19sW1w5OgZGcd131HViFDfX8W7V4R41sZVNF232JekMr7RwPGIaZ9htaGsDJeJF8TaiG1Akk32LQZV8=
-deploy:
-  provider: puppetforge
-  username: puppet
-  password:
-    secure: ""
-  on:
-    tags: true
-    all_branches: true
-    condition: "$DEPLOY_TO_FORGE = yes"
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e26acabf..000000000
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
----
-version: 1.1.x.{build}
-branches:
-  only:
-    - main
-    - release
-skip_commits:
-  message: /^\(?doc\)?.*/
-clone_depth: 10
-init:
-  - SET
-  - 'mkdir C:\ProgramData\PuppetLabs\code && exit 0'
-  - 'mkdir C:\ProgramData\PuppetLabs\facter && exit 0'
-  - 'mkdir C:\ProgramData\PuppetLabs\hiera && exit 0'
-  - 'mkdir C:\ProgramData\PuppetLabs\puppet\var && exit 0'
-environment:
-  HONEYCOMB_WRITEKEY: 7f3c63a70eecc61d635917de46bea4e6
-  HONEYCOMB_DATASET: litmus tests
-  SIMPLECOV: yes
-  matrix:
-    -
-      RUBY_VERSION: 25-x64
-      CHECK: syntax lint metadata_lint check:symlinks check:git_ignore check:dot_underscore check:test_file rubocop
-    -
-      PUPPET_GEM_VERSION: ~> 6.0
-      RUBY_VERSION: 25
-      CHECK: parallel_spec
-    -
-      PUPPET_GEM_VERSION: ~> 6.0
-      RUBY_VERSION: 25-x64
-      CHECK: parallel_spec
-    -
-      RUBY_VERSION: 25-x64
-      ACCEPTANCE: yes
-      TARGET_HOST: localhost
-    -
-      RUBY_VERSION: 25-x64
-      ACCEPTANCE: yes
-      TARGET_HOST: localhost
-      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
-for:
--
-  matrix:
-    only:
-      - ACCEPTANCE: yes
-  install:
-    - set PATH=C:\Ruby%RUBY_VERSION%\bin;%PATH%
-    - bundle install --jobs 4 --retry 2
-    - type Gemfile.lock
-  test_script:
-    - bundle exec puppet -V
-    - ruby -v
-    - gem -v
-    - bundle -v
-    - bundle exec rake spec_prep
-    - bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:localhost
-matrix:
-  fast_finish: true
-install:
-  - set PATH=C:\Ruby%RUBY_VERSION%\bin;%PATH%
-  - bundle install --jobs 4 --retry 2 --without system_tests
-  - type Gemfile.lock
-build: off
-test_script:
-  - bundle exec puppet -V
-  - ruby -v
-  - gem -v
-  - bundle -v
-  - bundle exec rake %CHECK%
-notifications:
-  - provider: Email
-    to:
-      - nobody@nowhere.com
-    on_build_success: false
-    on_build_failure: false
-    on_build_status_changed: false
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 6b4423cc0..ade6b7af6 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@
   "description": "Standard Library for Puppet Modules",
   "pdk-version": "1.18.1",
   "template-url": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates#main",
-  "template-ref": "heads/main-0-g44cc7ed"
+  "template-ref": "heads/main-0-g7be43a3"
 }