diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-update-readme.yaml
similarity index 91%
rename from .github/workflows/update-readme.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/auto-update-readme.yaml
index 562366f..e803ea4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-update-readme.yaml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ jobs:
       # XXX ansible installed within GitHub Runner via pipx, which doesn't support direct installation from a file
       # like pip does. See https://github.com/pypa/pipx/issues/934
       - name: install repo-ansible dependencies
-        run: xargs pipx inject ansible-core jsonschema
+        run: pipx inject ansible-core jsonschema
 
       - name: generate schema README table (markdown partial)
         run: python3 library/schema_to_docs_partial.py
 
       - name: run ansible playbook
-        run: ansible-playbook playbook-cwd.yaml
+        run: ansible-playbook apply.yaml
         env:
           ANSIBLE_DISPLAY_OK_HOSTS: 0
           ANSIBLE_DISPLAY_SKIPPED_HOSTS: 0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e80ec5d..c7e41ba 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ ENV ANSIBLE_DISPLAY_OK_HOSTS=0
 ENV ANSIBLE_DISPLAY_SKIPPED_HOSTS=0
 
 # Set the default command to run when the container starts
-CMD ansible-playbook -ilocalhost, /opt/repo-ansible/playbook-cwd.yaml
+CMD ansible-playbook -ilocalhost, /opt/repo-ansible/apply.yaml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b476af..88852b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ docker pull ghcr.io/linkorb/repo-ansible:latest
 docker run --rm -v "$PWD":/app ghcr.io/linkorb/repo-ansible:latest
 ```
 
-> This command will execute the repo-ansible playbook-cwd.yaml in your current directory and report on the tasks
+> This command will execute the repo-ansible apply.yaml in your current directory and report on the tasks
 > that reported changes throughout the execution.
 
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $ pip3 install jsonschema
 
 
 ```shell
-/your-repository $ ansible-playbook /tmp/repo-ansible/playbook-cwd.yaml
+/your-repository $ ansible-playbook /tmp/repo-ansible/apply.yaml
 
 PLAY [localhost] **************************************************************************
 
diff --git a/playbook-cwd.yaml b/apply.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from playbook-cwd.yaml
rename to apply.yaml
diff --git a/playbook-all.yaml b/bulk-apply.yaml
similarity index 95%
rename from playbook-all.yaml
rename to bulk-apply.yaml
index 22a52c6..8d01974 100644
--- a/playbook-all.yaml
+++ b/bulk-apply.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 - hosts: all
   connection: local
-  strategy: free
   vars:
     base_path: "{{ lookup('env', 'REPO_ANSIBLE_BASE_PATH') or (playbook_dir + '/workspace') }}"
     repo_path: "{{ base_path }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}"
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@
         repository: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
         destination: "{{ repo_path }}"
       when: not skip_checkout
+      tags: checkout
 
     - import_tasks: tasks/version-migrations.yaml
     - import_tasks: tasks/retrieve-validate-repo-data.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
     - import_tasks: tasks/pull-request.yaml
       when: changes == 'pull-request'
+      tags: commit-changes
 
     - import_tasks: tasks/push.yaml
       when: changes == 'push'
+      tags: commit-changes
diff --git a/docs/BulkOperations.md b/docs/BulkOperations.md
index 044a917..8f981a1 100644
--- a/docs/BulkOperations.md
+++ b/docs/BulkOperations.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
-The repository contains playbooks that can simultaneously operate across multiple repositories (e.g., `playbook-all.yaml`).
+The repository contains the bulk-apply playbook that can simultaneously operate across multiple repositories.
 
 These bulk operations require an inventory file that makes up the "hosts" upon which it should operate. In this
-context, the hosts are the names of the repositories, which should be in an automatic fashion: checked out, modified per
-their `repo.yaml` configuration file, and push these changes upstream.
+context, the hosts are the repository names, which will be: checked out, modified per
+their `repo.yaml` configuration file, and commited back upstream.
 
 **Install the [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/) and [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) dependencies.**
 
@@ -20,17 +20,25 @@ gh search repos --owner=linkorb --limit=1000 \
   | tee generated-inventory.ini
 ```
 
-> **Note** `generated-inventory.ini` is part of `.gitignore` to avoid accidental file commits.
+> **Note** `generated-inventory.ini` file is part of `.gitignore` to avoid accidental file commits.
 
-> An entry within the inventory is of the form `REPOSITORY_NAME ansible_host=localhost`
+> An entry within the inventory follows the form `REPOSITORY_NAME ansible_host=localhost`
 
-#### Run a playbook in bulk
 
-You can selectively run the playbooks defined within this repository. For example you
-could check them all out within the `./workspace/` directory (by default) using:
+#### Bulk apply repo-ansible
+
+
+```shell
+ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini bulk-apply.yaml
+```
+
+#### Running select sections of bulk-apply.yaml
+
+For example you can check out all repositories defined in the inventory to the `./workspace/` directory using:
 
 ```shell
-ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini playbook-checkout.yaml
+ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini \
+  --tags checkout bulk-apply.yaml
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]
@@ -40,22 +48,24 @@ ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini playbook-checkout.yaml
 > `REPO_ANSIBLE_BASE_PATH` environment variable.
 
 The changes can be committed back upstream using either pull requests or directly pushing a commit into the
-default branch. Via specific playbooks:
+default branch.
 
 ```shell
-ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini playbook-pull-request.yaml
+ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini \
+  --tags commit-changes -e changes=pull-request bulk-apply.yaml
 ```
 
 ```shell
-ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini playbook-push.yaml
+ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini \
+  --tags commit-changes -e changes=push bulk-apply.yaml
 ```
 
-Alternatively, when `playbook-all.yaml` is executed, the `REPO_ANSIBLE_CHANGES` environment variable can be set to
+Alternatively, when `bulk-apply.yaml` is executed, the `REPO_ANSIBLE_CHANGES` environment variable can be set to
 either `pull-request`, or `push` to invoke the desired commit path to be taken (by default, this step is skipped).
 
 #### Bulk apply across repositories and create pull requests with changes
 
 ```shell
 REPO_ANSIBLE_CHANGES=pull-request \
-  ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini playbook-all.yaml
+  ansible-playbook -i generated-inventory.ini bulk-apply.yaml
 ```
diff --git a/docs/partials/readme.installation.md b/docs/partials/readme.installation.md
index faca1ce..8be828b 100644
--- a/docs/partials/readme.installation.md
+++ b/docs/partials/readme.installation.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ docker pull ghcr.io/linkorb/repo-ansible:latest
 docker run --rm -v "$PWD":/app ghcr.io/linkorb/repo-ansible:latest
 ```
 
-> This command will execute the repo-ansible playbook-cwd.yaml in your current directory and report on the tasks
+> This command will execute the repo-ansible apply.yaml in your current directory and report on the tasks
 > that reported changes throughout the execution.
 
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $ pip3 install jsonschema
 
 
 ```shell
-/your-repository $ ansible-playbook /tmp/repo-ansible/playbook-cwd.yaml
+/your-repository $ ansible-playbook /tmp/repo-ansible/apply.yaml
 
 PLAY [localhost] **************************************************************************
 
diff --git a/playbook-checkout.yaml b/playbook-checkout.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 819d39b..0000000
--- a/playbook-checkout.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-- hosts: all
-  connection: local
-  strategy: free
-  gather_facts: false
-  vars:
-    base_path: "{{ lookup('env', 'REPO_ANSIBLE_BASE_PATH') or (playbook_dir + '/workspace') }}"
-    repo_path: "{{ base_path }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-  tasks:
-    - import_tasks: tasks/checkout.yaml
-      vars:
-        repository: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-        destination: "{{ repo_path }}"
diff --git a/playbook-pull-request.yaml b/playbook-pull-request.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e55cdc0..0000000
--- a/playbook-pull-request.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-- hosts: all
-  connection: local
-  strategy: free
-  gather_facts: false
-  vars:
-    base_path: "{{ lookup('env', 'REPO_ANSIBLE_BASE_PATH') or (playbook_dir + '/workspace') }}"
-    repo_path: "{{ base_path }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-  tasks:
-    - import_tasks: tasks/retrieve-validate-repo-data.yaml
-
-    - import_tasks: tasks/pull-request.yaml
diff --git a/playbook-push.yaml b/playbook-push.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c4c421..0000000
--- a/playbook-push.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-- hosts: all
-  connection: local
-  strategy: free
-  gather_facts: false
-  vars:
-    base_path: "{{ lookup('env', 'REPO_ANSIBLE_BASE_PATH') or (playbook_dir + '/workspace') }}"
-    repo_path: "{{ base_path }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-  tasks:
-    - import_tasks: tasks/retrieve-validate-repo-data.yaml
-
-    - import_tasks: tasks/push.yaml
diff --git a/repo.yaml b/repo.yaml
index ea7066a..1baa3e6 100644
--- a/repo.yaml
+++ b/repo.yaml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ license: mit
 license_year: 2024
 name: repo-ansible
 type: other
-version: v0.11.0
+version: v0.11.1
 visibility: public