diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b13159a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 120
+exclude = .git,__pycache__,venv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index a14ee8c..56b0aeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,46 @@ on:
       - '*'
 
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Python Linux (flake8)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install flake8
+
+      - name: Run Lint
+        run: flake8 --verbose --color auto --count --statistics --format=json --output-file=flake8-report.json || echo "::set-output name=flake8_failed::true"
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Upload Report
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: flake8-report
+          path: flake8-report.json
+          
   build_and_test:
+    name: Build and Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: lint
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
 
diff --git a/pyconfigurationmanager/__init__.py b/pyconfigurationmanager/__init__.py
index 9f32694..535a36c 100644
--- a/pyconfigurationmanager/__init__.py
+++ b/pyconfigurationmanager/__init__.py
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 ]
 __author__ = "coldsofttech"
 __description__ = """
-The pyconfigurationmanager package provides a set of utilities for managing configuration settings in 
-Python applications. It includes classes and functions for loading configuration data from files, 
+The pyconfigurationmanager package provides a set of utilities for managing configuration settings in
+Python applications. It includes classes and functions for loading configuration data from files,
 auditing configuration changes, and ensuring secure access to configuration files.
 """
 __name__ = "pyconfigurationmanager"
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.1.1"
 
 from pyconfigurationmanager.__main__ import ConfigurationManager, ConfigurationManagerError
diff --git a/tests/utilityclass.py b/tests/utilityclass.py
index 411a83a..72a8489 100644
--- a/tests/utilityclass.py
+++ b/tests/utilityclass.py
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ def delete_config(file_name: str) -> None:
             command = f'icacls "{file_name}" /inheritance:r /grant:r "%USERNAME%:F"'
             try:
                 subprocess.run(command, shell=True, check=True)
-            except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
                 pass
 
         try:
             os.remove(file_name)
-        except (PermissionError, OSError, FileNotFoundError) as e:
+        except (PermissionError, OSError, FileNotFoundError):
             pass
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ def generate_config(file_name: str, limited_permissions: bool = True, invalid_js
                 try:
                     for command in commands:
                         subprocess.run(command, shell=True, check=True)
-                except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+                except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
                     pass
             elif platform.system().lower() == 'linux':
                 try:
                     os.chmod(file_name, 0o400)
-                except (PermissionError, OSError) as e:
+                except (PermissionError, OSError):
                     pass