diff --git a/.git-hooks/commit-msg b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e0297de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+RED="\033[1;31m"
+GREEN="\033[1;32m"
+
+# Get the commit message (the parameter we're given is just the path to the
+# temporary file which holds the message).
+commit_message=$(cat "$1")
+
+if (echo "$commit_message" | grep -Eq "^(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|revert|style|test)(\([a-z \-]+\))?!?: .+$") then
+   echo "${GREEN} ✔ Commit message meets Conventional Commit standards"
+   exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "${RED}❌ Commit message does not meet the Conventional Commit standard!"
+echo "An example of a valid message is:"
+echo "  feat(login): add the 'remember me' button"
+echo "ℹ More details at: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#summary"
+exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.git-hooks/pre-commit b/.git-hooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f592f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+sasjs lint
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 2296cad..443ea0e 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ build.py
 .gitpod*
 tests/
 sasjs/
-.vscode/
 .github/
+.git-hooks/
+.vscode/
 main.dox
 make_singlefile.sh
 *.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa66941..b8fb434 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 ![Snyk Vulnerabilities for npm package](https://img.shields.io/snyk/vulnerabilities/npm/@sasjs/core)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/apm/l/atomic-design-ui.svg)](/LICENSE)
 ![GitHub top language](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/sasjs/core)
+[![GitHub closed issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/sasjs/core)](https://github.com/sasjs/core/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed)
+[![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/sasjs/core)](https://github.com/sasjs/core/issues)
 ![total lines](https://tokei.rs/b1/github/sasjs/core)
 [![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-908a85?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/sasjs/core)
 
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ When contributing to this library, it is therefore important to ensure that all
 
 ## Star Gazing
 
-If you find this library useful, help us grow our star graph!
+If you find this library useful, please leave a [star](https://github.com/sasjs/core/stargazers) and help us grow our star graph!
 
 ![](https://starchart.cc/sasjs/core.svg)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d1c195f..7a6f94f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
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-      "version": "2.2.18",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/adapter/-/adapter-2.2.18.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Em4cojWXK07ePhR3ovHEwSl2zTWRjJQfeR/2k/iL8uQ7uFSsknKgE9095+MaYDhwseN+heDEMoU8+Q8QB8qU1A==",
+      "version": "2.2.19",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/adapter/-/adapter-2.2.19.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-M5G9V7GmhNmUOCEEiiPq8WeR9BTcvE1fmyEKFQDfJYuuJF7fG0OC+bZjZ/++qWkW8r3IFteu5y+Id9KswxkNCw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
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@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
       }
     },
     "@sasjs/cli": {
-      "version": "2.19.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/cli/-/cli-2.19.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-H5CmYVHqHqa2jhNW0xKIzUvZcAHomOg20AHUSETrccVdVALAsEschICnhz5PwD2ebga8UzWhwqHhGnBPjYy18A==",
+      "version": "2.22.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/cli/-/cli-2.22.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FdQUWVJ0bAj1HOwfMtChMD8v9I0r49BBcYarJ4lSMMbFWwvVgnUmuD2s5sf6quKdyPP12XM06kz3gMYO++NlPg==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "@sasjs/adapter": "2.2.18",
-        "@sasjs/core": "2.26.0",
+        "@sasjs/adapter": "2.2.19",
+        "@sasjs/core": "^2.30.6",
         "@sasjs/lint": "1.8.0",
         "@sasjs/utils": "2.12.1",
         "@types/url-parse": "1.4.3",
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
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     },
     "@sasjs/core": {
-      "version": "2.26.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/core/-/core-2.26.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CTuRksG9XSKY5nkBB+Z7Fd4pR606ZzZaPw8IcKFtJp0csPZjLEDrc/qQ91jeB6znRbMjF7/WY+JtK/Sg5ZnEDg==",
+      "version": "2.30.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/core/-/core-2.30.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OqXEGQ58Ex/6O3OHx9IVcxPAkP17H9NpX6L1/ccAKQ3alBeLKf6xXayUSuM7NtgxumxA9rKYf5R7Ijnfn4H2ow==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "@sasjs/lint": {
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
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-      "version": "2.0.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/prompts/-/prompts-2.0.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dcF5L3rU9VfpLEJIV++FEyhGhuIpJllNEwllVuJ5g8eoVqjf048tW9+spivIwjzgPbtaGAl7mIZW3cmhDAq2UQ==",
+      "version": "2.0.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/prompts/-/prompts-2.0.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Hr6osqfNg3IcQT3pJDXCsSnb0KnldY/hXeJCKJriwbZLnedN9n1e8kcZwLc25GIWULDb6h5aEyOBbf33XpZBXQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
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@@ -309,14 +309,6 @@
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-      "dependencies": {
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-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.0.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-BDP0TYCWgP3rYO0mDxsMJi6CpAs=",
-          "dev": true
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-0.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-JCP+ZnisDF2uiFLl0OW+CMmXq8w=",
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-BDP0TYCWgP3rYO0mDxsMJi6CpAs=",
       "dev": true
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@@ -355,12 +347,6 @@
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-    "commander": {
-      "version": "2.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-0SG7roYNmZKj1Re6lvVliOR8Z4E=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
@@ -573,16 +559,6 @@
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-    "findup": {
-      "version": "0.1.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/findup/-/findup-0.1.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-itkpozk7rGJ5V6fl3kYjsGsOLOs=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "colors": "~0.6.0-1",
-        "commander": "~2.1.0"
-      }
-    },
     "follow-redirects": {
       "version": "1.14.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.1.tgz",
@@ -654,20 +630,6 @@
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       }
     },
-    "ghooks": {
-      "version": "2.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ghooks/-/ghooks-2.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-/VDgQP9UiQauQstReToBv+JFZ7k=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "findup": "0.1.5",
-        "lodash.clone": "4.5.0",
-        "manage-path": "2.0.0",
-        "opt-cli": "1.5.1",
-        "path-exists": "3.0.0",
-        "spawn-command": "0.0.2"
-      }
-    },
     "glob": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.7.tgz",
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "graceful-readlink": {
-      "version": "1.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-readlink/-/graceful-readlink-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-TK+tdrxi8C+gObL5Tpo906ORpyU=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "har-schema": {
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@@ -986,18 +942,6 @@
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-    "lodash._baseclone": {
-      "version": "4.5.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash._baseclone/-/lodash._baseclone-4.5.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-zkKt4IOE711i+nfDD2GkbmhvhDQ=",
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-    "lodash.clone": {
-      "version": "4.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.clone/-/lodash.clone-4.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-GVhwRQ9aExkkeN9Lw9I9LeoZB7Y=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
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-    "manage-path": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/manage-path/-/manage-path-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-9M+EV7km7u4qg7FzUBQUvHbrlZc=",
-      "dev": true
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-    "opt-cli": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/opt-cli/-/opt-cli-1.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-BNtEexPJa5kusxaFJm9O0NlzbcI=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "commander": "2.9.0",
-        "lodash.clone": "4.3.2",
-        "manage-path": "2.0.0",
-        "spawn-command": "0.0.2-1"
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-      "dependencies": {
-        "commander": {
-          "version": "2.9.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.9.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-nJkJQXbhIkDLItbFFGCYQA/g99Q=",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "graceful-readlink": ">= 1.0.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "lodash.clone": {
-          "version": "4.3.2",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.clone/-/lodash.clone-4.3.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-5WsXa2gjp93jj38r9Y3n1ZcSAOk=",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
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-        },
-        "spawn-command": {
-          "version": "0.0.2-1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/spawn-command/-/spawn-command-0.0.2-1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-YvXpRmmBwbeW3Fkpk34RycaSG9A=",
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-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-exists/-/path-exists-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-zg6+ql94yxiSXqfYENe1mwEP1RU=",
-      "dev": true
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@@ -1436,12 +1330,6 @@
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-    "spawn-command": {
-      "version": "0.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/spawn-command/-/spawn-command-0.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-lUThpDygRfhTGqwaSMspva5iM44=",
-      "dev": true
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 820841f..5c59c4b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
     "build": "sasjs cbd -t viya",
     "docs": "sasjs doc && ./sasjs/utils/build.sh",
     "test": "sasjs test -t viya",
-    "lint": "sasjs lint"
+    "lint": "sasjs lint",
+    "postinstall": "[ -d .git ] && git config core.hooksPath ./.git-hooks || true"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@sasjs/cli": "^2.19.3",
-    "ghooks": "^2.0.4"
+    "@sasjs/cli": "^2.22.2"
   },
   "config": {
     "ghooks": {