diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 316fb1ad..f0c0bc32 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ updates:
       separator: '-'
     open-pull-requests-limit: 99
     target-branch: 'main'
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: 'husky'
-        versions:
-          - '>= 5'
     commit-message:
       prefix: 'chore'
       include: 'scope'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f533b4a..4367655f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ Using this template, you can build **standalone apps**, **libraries** and/or **C
 1. **Config formatting** powered by [Prettier](https://prettier.io/)
 1. **Continuous integration pipeline** powered by [GitHub Actions workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows)
 1. **Cross-platform compatibility** powered by [cross-env](https://github.com/kentcdodds/cross-env)
-1. **Dependency management** powered by [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/)
+1. **Dependency management** powered by [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/)
 1. **Distribution pipeline** powered by [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/)
 1. **Static code analysis** powered by [ESLint](https://eslint.org/)
 1. **Testing & code coverage** powered by [Jest](https://jestjs.io/)
 1. **Type checking** powered by [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
+1. **Streamlined scripts** powered by [Conventional Scripts](https://conventionalscripts.org/)
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ Using this template, you can build **standalone apps**, **libraries** and/or **C
 1. Replace all occurrences of "bennycode" with your own username (or organization name)
 2. Replace all occurrences of "ts-node-starter" with your project name (or repository name)
 3. Start writing your code in the ["src" directory](./src)
-4. Run `yarn` and be happy! 😊
+4. Run `npm install` and be happy! 😊
 
 ### Build a standalone app
 
diff --git a/lefthook.yml b/lefthook.yml
index 26d1f6af..f46e6f89 100644
--- a/lefthook.yml
+++ b/lefthook.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pre-commit:
   parallel: false
   commands:
     1_prettier:
-      run: yarn pretty-quick --staged --ignore-path .gitignore
+      run: npx pretty-quick --staged --ignore-path .gitignore
     2_eslint:
       glob: '*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'
-      run: yarn eslint {staged_files} --fix
+      run: npx eslint {staged_files} --fix
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a249bbd..35bff4e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,22 +42,22 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
-    "changelog:commit": "git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m \"docs: updated CHANGELOG.md\"",
+    "check": "npm run check:format -- --list-different && npm run check:lint",
+    "check:format": "prettier --ignore-path .gitignore --loglevel error .",
+    "check:lint": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern .",
     "clean": "rimraf .nyc_output coverage dist",
-    "debug": "node --inspect -r ts-node/register ./src/start.ts",
-    "dist": "npm run clean && npm run build",
-    "fix": "npm run fix:config && npm run fix:code",
-    "fix:code": "npm run lint:code --fix --quiet",
-    "fix:config": "npm run prettier --write",
-    "lint": "npm run lint:code && npm run lint:config",
-    "lint:code": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern .",
-    "lint:config": "npm run prettier --list-different",
+    "deploy": "exit 0",
+    "dev": "node --inspect -r ts-node/register ./src/start.ts",
+    "docs": "exit 0",
+    "fix": "npm run fix:format && npm run fix:lint",
+    "fix:format": "npm run check:format --write",
+    "fix:lint": "npm run check:lint --fix --quiet",
+    "log": "git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m \"docs: updated CHANGELOG.md\"",
     "postversion": "git push origin && git push origin --tags && npm publish --access public",
-    "prettier": "prettier --ignore-path .gitignore --loglevel error .",
     "preversion": "git checkout main && git pull && npm run && npm run test && npm run dist",
-    "release:major": "generate-changelog -M -x \"chore,test\" && npm run changelog:commit && npm version major",
-    "release:minor": "generate-changelog -m -x \"chore,test\" && npm run changelog:commit && npm version minor",
-    "release:patch": "generate-changelog -p -x \"chore,test\" && npm run changelog:commit && npm version patch",
+    "release:major": "generate-changelog -M -x \"chore,test\" && npm run log && npm version major",
+    "release:minor": "generate-changelog -m -x \"chore,test\" && npm run log && npm version minor",
+    "release:patch": "generate-changelog -p -x \"chore,test\" && npm run log && npm version patch",
     "start": "ts-node ./src/start.ts",
     "test": "npm run test:types && npm run test:unit:coverage",
     "test:types": "tsc --noEmit",