diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
index 26e3bec..8e233a0 100644
--- a/.github/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-name-template: 'v$NEXT_PATCH_VERSION'
-tag-template: 'v$NEXT_PATCH_VERSION'
+name-template: '$NEXT_PATCH_VERSION'
+tag-template: '$NEXT_PATCH_VERSION'
 categories:
   - title: 'Features'
     labels:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7853971..3d8eb7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           gem push --KEY rubygems --host https://rubygems.org *.gem
           gem push --KEY rubygems --host https://rubygems.org emass_client/ruby_client/*.gem
-      - name: Publish to GPR
-        run: |
-          gem push --KEY github --host https://rubygems.pkg.github.com/${OWNER} *.gem
-          gem push --KEY github --host https://rubygems.pkg.github.com/${OWNER} emass_client/ruby_client/*.gem
-        env:
-          OWNER: mitre
+      # - name: Publish to GPR
+      #   run: |
+      #     gem push --KEY github --host https://rubygems.pkg.github.com/${OWNER} *.gem
+      #     gem push --KEY github --host https://rubygems.pkg.github.com/${OWNER} emass_client/ruby_client/*.gem
+      #   env:
+      #     OWNER: mitre
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e73c621..d14aca3 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ PATH
   specs:
     emasser (1.0.1)
       activesupport (~> 6.1.4)
-      colorize
-      dotenv
-      emass_client
-      rubyzip
-      thor
+      colorize (~> 0.8.1)
+      dotenv (~> 2.7.6)
+      emass_client (~> 1.0)
+      rubyzip (~> 2.3.2)
+      thor (~> 1.1.0)
 
 PATH
   remote: emass_client/ruby_client
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ GEM
     dotenv (2.7.6)
     ethon (0.15.0)
       ffi (>= 1.15.0)
-    ffi (1.15.4)
+    ffi (1.15.4-x64-mingw32)
     i18n (1.8.11)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     json (2.6.1)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   bundler (~> 2.1)
   bundler-audit (~> 0.7)
-  byebug
+  byebug (~> 11.1.3)
   emass_client!
   emasser!
   rake (~> 13.0)
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   yaml (~> 0.2.0)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.2.32
+   2.3.4
diff --git a/emass_client/config.json b/emass_client/config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0769995..0000000
--- a/emass_client/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "gemName": "emass_client",
-  "gemVersion": "1.0.1"
-}
diff --git a/emass_client/swagger-codegen/config.json b/emass_client/swagger-codegen/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7118b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emass_client/swagger-codegen/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "gemName": "emass_client",
+  "gemVersion": "1.0.1",
+  "gemLicense": "Apache-2.0"
+}
diff --git a/emasser.gemspec b/emasser.gemspec
index d3dbfc0..b57d447 100644
--- a/emasser.gemspec
+++ b/emasser.gemspec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.version = Emasser::VERSION
   spec.authors = ['Amndeep Singh Mann', 'George Dias', 'Kyle Fagan', 'Robert Clark', 'Aaron Lippold']
   spec.email = ['saf@mitre.org']
+  spec.licenses = ['Apache-2.0']
 
   spec.summary = 'Provide an automated capability for invoving eMASS API endpoints'
   spec.description = 'emasser can be used as a gem or used from the command line to access eMASS via thei API.'
@@ -22,15 +23,15 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.executables = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'activesupport', '~> 6.1.4'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'colorize'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'dotenv'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rubyzip'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'emass_client'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'thor'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'colorize', '~> 0.8.1'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'dotenv', '~> 2.7.6'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rubyzip', '~> 2.3.2'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'thor', '~> 1.1.0'  
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'emass_client', '~> 1.0'
 
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 2.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler-audit', '~> 0.7'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'byebug'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'byebug', '~> 11.1.3'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~>3.10.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'yaml', '~>0.2.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.0'
diff --git a/lib/emasser/cli.rb b/lib/emasser/cli.rb
index 408cef0..474106e 100644
--- a/lib/emasser/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/emasser/cli.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ class CLI < Thor
     elsif ARGV[0].to_s.include? 'del'
       require 'emasser/delete'
       register(Emasser::Delete, 'delete', 'delete [RESOURCE]', 'Deletes resources')
+    elsif (ARGV[0].to_s.include? '-v') || (ARGV[0].to_s.include? '-V')
+      puts Emasser::VERSION.green
+      exit
+    end
+
+    def help
+      puts 'Emasser commands:'
+      puts '  emasser [get, put, post, delete, -v, or -V]'
     end
 
     def self.exit_on_failure?
diff --git a/lib/emasser/configuration.rb b/lib/emasser/configuration.rb
index 9036963..cf010cb 100644
--- a/lib/emasser/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/emasser/configuration.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ class Configuration
     def self.raise_unless_present(env)
       ENV.fetch(env) { raise Emasser::ConfigurationMissingError.new(env) }
     rescue Emasser::ConfigurationMissingError => e
-      puts e.message.red
-      puts 'See emasser environment variables requirements in emasser CLI Features'
+      if (ARGV[0].to_s.include? '-v') || (ARGV[0].to_s.include? '-V')
+        puts Emasser::VERSION.green
+      else
+        puts "\n", e.message.red
+        puts 'Create a .env file with the necessary variables, place it in the root directory where the emasser command'.yellow
+        puts 'is executed. See emasser environment variables requirements in emasser CLI Features for more information'.yellow, "\n"
+      end
       exit
     end
     # rubocop: enable Style/RaiseArgs
@@ -24,9 +29,9 @@ def self.raise_unless_present(env)
       config.key_file = raise_unless_present('EMASSER_KEY_FILE_PATH')
       config.cert_file = raise_unless_present('EMASSER_CERT_FILE_PATH')
       config.key_password = raise_unless_present('EMASSER_KEY_PASSWORD')
-      config.client_side_validation = (raise_unless_present('EMASSER_CLIENT_SIDE_VALIDATION') == 'false') ? false : true
-      config.verify_ssl = (raise_unless_present('EMASSER_VERIFY_SSL') == 'false') ? false : true
-      config.verify_ssl_host = (raise_unless_present('EMASSER_VERIFY_SSL_HOST') == 'false') ? false : true
+      config.client_side_validation = (ENV.fetch('EMASSER_CLIENT_SIDE_VALIDATION', false) == 'false') ? false : true
+      config.verify_ssl = (ENV.fetch('EMASSER_VERIFY_SSL', false) == 'false') ? false : true
+      config.verify_ssl_host = (ENV.fetch('EMASSER_VERIFY_SSL_HOST', false) == 'false') ? false : true
       config.debugging = (ENV.fetch('EMASSER_DEBUGGING', false) == 'true') ? true : false
     end
     # rubocop: enable Style/TernaryParentheses, Style/IfWithBooleanLiteralBranches