diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 2710494..636c4be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -17,26 +17,27 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         cip:
-          - tag: "static"
-          - tag: "5.37"
+          - tag: "5.41"
 
-          - tag: "5.36"
+          - tag: "5.40"
             env: ALIEN_DOWNLOAD_RULE=warn
-          - tag: "5.36"
+          - tag: "5.40"
             env: ALIEN_DOWNLOAD_RULE=default
-          - tag: "5.36"
+          - tag: "5.40"
             env: ALIEN_DOWNLOAD_RULE=digest
-          - tag: "5.36"
+          - tag: "5.40"
             env: ALIEN_DOWNLOAD_RULE=encrypt
-          - tag: "5.36"
+          - tag: "5.40"
             env: ALIEN_DOWNLOAD_RULE=digest_or_encrypt
-          - tag: "5.36"
+          - tag: "5.40"
             env: ALIEN_DOWNLOAD_RULE=digest_and_encrypt
-          - tag: "5.36"
+          - tag: "5.40"
             env: ALIEN_INSTALL_NETWORK=0
-          - tag: "5.36"
+          - tag: "5.40"
             env: ALIEN_INSTALL_NETWORK=1
 
+          - tag: "5.38"
+          - tag: "5.36"
           - tag: "5.34"
           - tag: "5.32"
           - tag: "5.30"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static.yml b/.github/workflows/static.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cba7de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/static.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: static
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+    tags-ignore:
+      - '*'
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  perl:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    env:
+      CIP_TAG: static
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Bootstrap CIP
+        run: |
+          curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/uperl/cip/main/bin/github-bootstrap | bash
+
+      - name: Build + Test
+        run: |
+          cip script
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7c66ea4..c818a8c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 *.swp
 .DS_Store
 *.bak
+/.build
+*.old
+*.orig
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578c5ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "pls.perlcritic.perlcriticrc": "perlcriticrc",
+    "pls.inc": [
+        "$ROOT_PATH/lib"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72d93af..5d0f474 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Alien::Base::ModuleBuild ![linux](https://github.com/PerlAlien/Alien-Base-ModuleBuild/workflows/linux/badge.svg) ![windows](https://github.com/PerlAlien/Alien-Base-ModuleBuild/workflows/windows/badge.svg) ![macos](https://github.com/PerlAlien/Alien-Base-ModuleBuild/workflows/macos/badge.svg)
+# Alien::Base::ModuleBuild ![static](https://github.com/PerlAlien/Alien-Base-ModuleBuild/workflows/static/badge.svg) ![linux](https://github.com/PerlAlien/Alien-Base-ModuleBuild/workflows/linux/badge.svg) ![windows](https://github.com/PerlAlien/Alien-Base-ModuleBuild/workflows/windows/badge.svg) ![macos](https://github.com/PerlAlien/Alien-Base-ModuleBuild/workflows/macos/badge.svg)
 
 A Module::Build subclass for building Alien:: modules and their libraries
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Alberto Simões (ambs)
 
 # COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
 
-This software is copyright (c) 2012-2022 by Joel A Berger.
+This software is copyright (c) 2012-2024 by Joel A Berger.
 
 This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
diff --git a/dist.ini b/dist.ini
index b0aa821..34c0685 100644
--- a/dist.ini
+++ b/dist.ini
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ author           = Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org>
 author           = Joel A Berger <joel.a.berger@gmail.com>
 license          = Perl_5
 copyright_holder = Joel A Berger
-copyright_year   = 2012-2022
+copyright_year   = 2012-2024
 version          = 1.17
 
 [@Author::Plicease]
-:version      = 2.69
+:version      = 2.79
 release_tests = 1
 github_user   = PerlAlien
 installer     = ModuleBuild
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ diag          = +LWP::UserAgent
 diag          = +Digest::SHA
 diag          = +Acme::Alien::DontPanic
 diag          = +Acme::Alien::DontPanic2
-workflow      = linux
-workflow      = windows
-workflow      = macos
+
+workflow = static
+workflow = linux
+workflow = windows
+workflow = macos
 
 [Prereqs]
 Module::Build           = 0.4004