diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dde6f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+# See https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible-linting-check.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible-linting-check.yml
index 150e908..5c55ca6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-linting-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-linting-check.yml
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 name: Ansible Lint check
 
 # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: '*'
-  pull_request:
-    branches: '*'
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
+    name: Ansible Lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: 'checkout git repo'
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          lfs: true
+          submodules: false
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: 'Lint Ansible Playbook'
         uses: ansible/ansible-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          targets: "."
+          path: "."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/galaxy.yml b/.github/workflows/galaxy.yml
index adcecbd..39fa2be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/galaxy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/galaxy.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: 'release on galaxy'
-        uses: robertdebock/galaxy-action@1.2.0
+        uses: robertdebock/galaxy-action@1.2.1
         with:
           galaxy_api_key: ${{ secrets.galaxy_api_key }}
           git_branch: 'main'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml b/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
index d744e9c..361b111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: 'Yamllint'
-        uses: karancode/yamllint-github-action@v2.0.0
+        uses: karancode/yamllint-github-action@v2.1.1
         with:
           yamllint_file_or_dir: '.'
           yamllint_config_filepath: './.yamllint'
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 84d343a..ad959ce 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 galaxy_info:
   role_name: weechat
-  author: do1jlr
+  author: l3d
   description: Install and optional configure weechat via ansible
   license: "MIT"
   min_ansible_version: '2.14'
diff --git a/tasks/configure_custom_config.yml b/tasks/configure_custom_config.yml
index 43d93c7..52c9e84 100644
--- a/tasks/configure_custom_config.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure_custom_config.yml
@@ -32,13 +32,38 @@
     - weechat__custom_gen_ssh_key_pair | bool
     - ssh_key_pair.changed
 
+- name: Add git repo to save.directory globally for root
+  become: true
+  community.general.git_config:
+    name: safe.directory
+    scope: global
+    value: "{{ weechat__home_directory }}/.weechat"
+  register: save_directory
+
+- name: "Add git repo to save.directory globally for {{ weechat__user }}"
+  become: true
+  community.general.git_config:
+    file: "{{ weechat__home_directory }}/.gitconfig"
+    name: safe.directory
+    scope: file
+    value: "{{ weechat__home_directory }}/.weechat"
+  register: save_user_directory
+
+- name: "Change git repo owner to {{ weechat__user }}"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ weechat__home_directory }}/.gitconfig"
+    recurse: false
+    owner: "{{ weechat__user }}"
+  changed_when: save_user_directory.changed | bool
+
 - name: "Change git repo owner to root"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ weechat__home_directory }}/.weechat"
     recurse: true
     owner: "root"
-  changed_when: ssh_key_pair.changed
+  changed_when: ssh_key_pair.changed | bool or save_directory.changed | bool
   when: not weechat__custom_private_repo | bool
 
 - name: Clone or update private git repository
@@ -73,5 +98,5 @@
     path: "{{ weechat__home_directory }}/.weechat"
     recurse: true
     owner: "{{ weechat__user }}"
-  changed_when: ssh_key_pair.changed
+  changed_when: ssh_key_pair.changed | bool or save_directory.changed | bool
   when: not weechat__custom_private_repo | bool
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 63ae78b..2286d66 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ weechat_plugin_languages:
   lua: 'lua'
 
 # version management
-playbook_version_number: 4222  # should be over ninethousand
+playbook_version_number: 4223  # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: 'role-weechat_roles-ansible_github.com.version'
 
 weechat__debian_weechat_repo: "https://weechat.org/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main"