diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/delete-preview.yml
index afd658a..faa83cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delete-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-preview.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Check out current repository
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index ad731e6..5a68287 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-both.yml b/.github/workflows/render-both.yml
index 8b775fc..60137fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render-both.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/render-both.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
         # Use the yaml-env-action action.
       - name: Load environment from YAML
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/send-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/send-updates.yml
index 0c4dcb9..07a0cd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/send-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/send-updates.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Login as jhudsl-robot
         run: |
-          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
-          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
+          git config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          git config --global user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
+          git config --global user.name "jhudsl-robot"
 
       - name: Get the version
         id: get_tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/starting-course.yml b/.github/workflows/starting-course.yml
index 0ab31fc..63f5851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/starting-course.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/starting-course.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Check out current repository
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-send-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/test-send-updates.yml
index 8c688eb..ffb1afc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-send-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-send-updates.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login as jhudsl-robot
         run: |
-          git config --system --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
-          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
+          git config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          git config --global user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
+          git config --global user.name "jhudsl-robot"
 
       - name: Set up test-sync.yml
         run: |
diff --git a/config_automation.yml b/config_automation.yml
index 12d9dd0..1c9d38a 100644
--- a/config_automation.yml
+++ b/config_automation.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ render-bookdown: yes
 render-leanpub: yes
 render-coursera: no
 
+## Automate the creation of Book.txt file? TRUE/FALSE?
+## This is only relevant if render-leanpub is yes, otherwise it will be ignored
+make-book-txt: TRUE
+
 # What docker image should be used for rendering?
 # The default is jhudsl/base_ottr:main
 rendering-docker-image: 'jhudsl/base_ottr:main'