diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 44d6c6b7e..bec32fecf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ name: Lint
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'src/pages/**'
 
 jobs:
   lint:
@@ -12,15 +10,29 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Check for src/pages changes
+        id: changes
+        env:
+          BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+        run: |
+          git diff --name-only "origin/${BASE_REF}...HEAD" | grep -q '^src/pages/' \
+            && echo "changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT \
+            || echo "changed=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Lint
         id: lint
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
         run: npx --yes github:AdobeDocs/adp-devsite-utils runLint -v
 
       - name: Save PR number
         if: always()
-        run: echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" > pr-number.txt
+        env:
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        run: echo "$PR_NUMBER" > pr-number.txt
 
       - name: Upload linter report
         if: always()
@@ -30,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             linter-report.txt
             pr-number.txt
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
 
       - name: Fail if linter found errors
-        if: steps.lint.outcome == 'failure'
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true' && steps.lint.outcome == 'failure'
         run: exit 1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 530392d55..ee617094f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
-# OS and IDE generated files #
-##############################
+
+# OS
 .DS_Store
+
+# IDE
 .vscode
-.history
-.idea
-.editorconfig
-.cursor/
-.claude/
 
-# npm yarn
+# environment variables
+.env
+
+# npm
 node_modules
 package-lock.json
+
+# generated by .github/workflows/lint.yml
+linter-report.txt
+
+# Preserved from external contributors
+.idea
+.editorconfig
 yarn-error.log
 .pnp.*
 .yarn/*
-
-# keep in repo
 !.gitignore
 !.yarn.lock
 !.yarnrc.yml
@@ -24,38 +29,12 @@ yarn-error.log
 !.yarn/releases
 !.yarn/sdks
 !.yarn/versions
-
-# gatsby files
-.env
 .cache
 public
-
-# cypress
 cypress/videos
 cypress/screenshots
-
-# lerna
 lerna-debug.log
-
-# local actions
 .actrc
 .secrets
 local-test.yml
-
-# yalc
-.yalc
 yalc.lock
-
-# Linter outputs
-super-linter-output
-super-linter.log
-linter-report.txt
-
-# GitHub Actions leftovers
-github_conf
-
-# Temporary files
-tmp/
-
-# Added by update-bot
-linter-output.txt
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index deed13c01..b03f40867 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-lts/jod
+lts/krypton
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fba71bcee..ac25102f9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
   "lint": {
     "skipRules": {
       "check-frontmatter": {
-        "paths": ["src/pages/includes"]
+        "paths": [
+          "src/pages/includes"
+        ]
       }
     },
     "skipUrlPatterns": [