diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 40183808c..ba0f2a654 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout markdown
         uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
 
-      # use  **/*.md for all markdown files in project
+      # do not use  **/*.md as this will include the third party packages
       - name: Lint markdown
         uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v11.0.0
         with:
           config: '.markdownlint.yaml'
-          globs: '*.md td.*/*.md .github/**/*.md docs/**/*.md'
+          globs: '.*.md *.md td.*/*.md .github/**/*.md docs/**/*.md'
 
   codeql:
     name: Analyze with codeql
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9cd79fd43..7b05e5f5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: irongut/EditRelease@v1.2.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          id: ${{ github.event.release.id }}
+          id: '2.0.3'
           body: 'Released to GitHub Packages.'
           files: '.release-note-template.md'
 
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yaml b/.markdownlint.yaml
index 173fb19c8..5e14f5683 100644
--- a/.markdownlint.yaml
+++ b/.markdownlint.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MD013:
   code_blocks: true
   heading_line_length: 80
   headings: true
-  line_length: 120
+  line_length: 128
   stern: true
   strict: false
   tables: true
diff --git a/.release-note-template.md b/.release-note-template.md
index d13c5beb8..aba746626 100644
--- a/.release-note-template.md
+++ b/.release-note-template.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-**Web Application**
-The web application is provided as a [.tar.gz file](https://github.com/OWASP/threat-dragon/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.1.tar.gz) or a [.zip file](https://github.com/OWASP/threat-dragon/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.2.zip) with software bills of materials ([SBOMs](https://github.com/OWASP/threat-dragon/releases/download/v2.0.2/threat-dragon-sboms.zip))  
+### Web application
 
-**Desktop version**  
-|Platform | File | checksum | 
+The web application is provided as a [.tar.gz file][tar] or a [.zip file][zip] with a software bill of materials ([SBOM][sboms])
+
+### Desktop version
+
+|Platform | File | checksum |
 |-- | -- | -- |
 |Windows NSIS installer | Threat-Dragon-ng-Setup-2.0.2.exe | latest.yml |
 |MacOS installer | Threat-Dragon-ng-2.0.2.dmg | latest-mac.yml |
@@ -10,15 +12,24 @@ The web application is provided as a [.tar.gz file](https://github.com/OWASP/thr
 |Debian package, AMD64 | threat-dragon_2.0.2_amd64.deb |  |
 |Redhat package manager, X86 64 bit | threat-dragon-2.0.2.x86_64.rpm |  |
 
-**Running on Windows**  
-Depending on the security applied in your Windows, you may need open the file properties and check the 'Unblock' checkbox to allow Threat Dragon to run  
+**Installing on Windows**  
+Depending on the security applied in your Windows, you may need to open the file properties
+and check the 'Unblock' checkbox to allow Threat Dragon to run  
+
+**Installing on MacOS**  
+Use the disk image (`.dmg`) file to install on MacOS systems, the Threat Dragon `.zip`
+is used for the automatic updates only
 
 **Selecting the Linux package to use**  
 `AppImage` can be used for most Linux distributions and hardware platforms  
-Snap image is available via [official snapcraft distribution](https://snapcraft.io/threat-dragon)  
+The Snap image is available from the [official snapcraft distribution][snap]
 `.rpm` for Red Hat Linux, AIX, CentOS, Fedora  
 `.deb` for debian based Linux, such as Ubuntu, Trisqel and Debian itself  
 
-**Docker**  
+**Docker container**  
 Pull from docker hub using `docker pull --platform linux/x86_64 owasp/threat-dragon:v2.0.2`  
 
+[sboms]: https://github.com/OWASP/threat-dragon/releases/download/v2.0.2/threat-dragon-sboms.zip
+[snap]: https://snapcraft.io/threat-dragon
+[tar]: https://github.com/OWASP/threat-dragon/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.2.tar.gz
+[zip]: https://github.com/OWASP/threat-dragon/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.2.zip