diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
index bc33d4c38a..a88b99ca17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_release.yml
@@ -35,36 +35,18 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
         persist-credentials: false
 
-    - name: Append PDK to Gemfile
-      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
-      run: |
-        echo "gem 'pdk'" >> Gemfile
-
-    - name: Activate Ruby 2.7
-      uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+    - name: "PDK Release prep"
+      uses: docker://puppet/pdk:nightly
       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 Bundler Setup time"
-      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
-      run: |
-        buildevents step $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID $STEP_START 'Bundler Setup'
-        echo STEP_ID="auto_release_setup" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo STEP_START=$(date +%s) >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        args: 'release prep --force'
+      env:
+        CHANGELOG_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-    - name: "PDK Release prep"
+    - name: "Get Version"
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
+      id: gv
       run: |
-        buildevents cmd $TRACE_ID $STEP_ID 'pdk release prep' -- bundle exec pdk release prep --force 
+        echo "::set-output name=ver::$(cat metadata.json | jq .version | tr -d \")"
 
     - name: "Commit changes"
       if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
@@ -72,13 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
         git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
         git add .
-        git commit -m "Auto-Release prep"
-
-    - name: "Get Version"
-      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'puppetlabs' }}
-      id: gv
-      run: |
-        echo "::set-output name=ver::$(cat metadata.json | jq .version)"
+        git commit -m "Release prep v${{ steps.gv.outputs.ver }}"
 
     - name: Create Pull Request
       id: cpr
@@ -90,6 +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)"
         labels: "maintenance"
 
     - name: PR outputs
@@ -97,3 +74,8 @@ jobs:
       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 8dcd675f4b..8f782e7415 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ 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.
@@ -404,6 +407,8 @@ 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 b82a40cf8e..3ffd1198f7 100644
--- a/.sync.yml
+++ b/.sync.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
         - puppet6
         provision_list:
         - travis_ub_6
-    - collection:
-        puppet_collection:
-        - puppet5
-        provision_list:
-        - travis_ub_5
   simplecov: true
   notifications:
     slack:
@@ -50,3 +45,5 @@ 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 8ee33917e3..ecea11d0ae 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,39 +38,6 @@ jobs:
       script: ["travis_wait 45 bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:parallel"]
       services: docker
       stage: acceptance
-    - before_script:
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[travis_ub_5]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_agent[puppet5]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake litmus:install_module"
-      env:
-        PLATFORMS: travis_ub_5_puppet5
-        BUNDLE_WITH: system_tests
-      rvm: 2.5.7
-      script: ["travis_wait 45 bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:parallel"]
-      services: docker
-      stage: acceptance
-    - before_script:
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[travis_deb]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_agent[puppet5]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake litmus:install_module"
-      env:
-        PLATFORMS: travis_deb_puppet5
-        BUNDLE_WITH: system_tests
-      rvm: 2.5.7
-      script: ["travis_wait 45 bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:parallel"]
-      services: docker
-      stage: acceptance
-    - before_script:
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[travis_el7]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_agent[puppet5]'"
-      - "bundle exec rake litmus:install_module"
-      env:
-        PLATFORMS: travis_el7_puppet5
-        BUNDLE_WITH: system_tests
-      rvm: 2.5.7
-      script: ["travis_wait 45 bundle exec rake litmus:acceptance:parallel"]
-      services: docker
-      stage: acceptance
     - before_script:
       - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:provision_list[travis_deb]'"
       - "bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_agent[puppet6]'"
@@ -96,10 +63,6 @@ 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/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 0cb22b5baf..2a395b0239 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
   "requirements": [
     {
       "name": "puppet",
-      "version_requirement": ">= 5.5.10 < 8.0.0"
+      "version_requirement": ">= 6.0.0 < 8.0.0"
     }
   ],
   "pdk-version": "1.18.1",
   "template-url": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/pdk-templates#main",
-  "template-ref": "heads/main-0-gec9c129"
+  "template-ref": "heads/main-0-g44cc7ed"
 }
diff --git a/provision.yaml b/provision.yaml
index fcf0a18424..8f49cafadb 100644
--- a/provision.yaml
+++ b/provision.yaml
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ travis_deb:
   - litmusimage/debian:8
   - litmusimage/debian:9
   - litmusimage/debian:10
-travis_ub_5:
-  provisioner: docker
-  images:
-  - litmusimage/ubuntu:14.04
-  - litmusimage/ubuntu:16.04
-  - litmusimage/ubuntu:18.04
 travis_ub_6:
   provisioner: docker
   images:
@@ -37,27 +31,6 @@ travis_el8:
   provisioner: docker
   images:
   - litmusimage/centos:8
-release_checks_5:
-  provisioner: abs
-  images:
-  - redhat-6-x86_64
-  - redhat-7-x86_64
-  - redhat-8-x86_64
-  - centos-6-x86_64
-  - centos-7-x86_64
-  - centos-8-x86_64
-  - oracle-5-x86_64
-  - oracle-6-x86_64
-  - oracle-7-x86_64
-  - scientific-6-x86_64
-  - scientific-7-x86_64
-  - debian-8-x86_64
-  - debian-9-x86_64
-  - debian-10-x86_64
-  - sles-12-x86_64
-  - ubuntu-1404-x86_64
-  - ubuntu-1604-x86_64
-  - ubuntu-1804-x86_64
 release_checks_6:
   provisioner: abs
   images: