diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 951abe5..436debc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.idea
 dynamodb-sync
 
-.idea
+dist/
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21b1251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This is an example .goreleaser.yml file with some sensible defaults.
+# Make sure to check the documentation at https://goreleaser.com
+
+version: 2
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    - rm -rf ./dist
+    - go mod tidy
+    - go generate ./...
+
+builds:
+  - env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
+    goos:
+      - linux
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+      - "^docs:"
+      - "^test:"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1f68824..3d4b585 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/thumbtack/dynamodb-sync
 go 1.22
 
 require (
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.32
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.54.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 669d017..db74b0e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.32 h1:POt81DvegnpQKM4DMDLlHz1CO6OBnEoQ1gRhYFd7QRY=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.50.32/go.mod h1:LF8svs817+Nz+DmiMQKTO3ubZ/6IaTpq3TjupRn3Eqk=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.54.1 h1:+ULL7oLC+v3T00fOMIohUarPI3SR3oyDd6FBEvgdhvs=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.54.1/go.mod h1:LF8svs817+Nz+DmiMQKTO3ubZ/6IaTpq3TjupRn3Eqk=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 35fcb3b..65c9d76 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- Copyright 2024 Thumbtack, Inc.
+ Copyright 2018-2024 Thumbtack, Inc.
 
  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/replicate.go b/replicate.go
index 59e4583..08d866c 100644
--- a/replicate.go
+++ b/replicate.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (ss *syncState) isFreshStart() bool {
 		"dst table":       ss.checkpointPK.dstTable,
 		"State Timestamp": ss.timestamp,
 	}).Info("Checking if fresh start")
-	return ss.timestamp.IsZero() || time.Now().Sub(ss.timestamp) > streamRetentionHours
+	return ss.timestamp.IsZero() || time.Since(ss.timestamp) > streamRetentionHours
 }
 
 func (ss *syncState) replicate(quit <-chan bool) {
diff --git a/stream.go b/stream.go
index f08c78e..93845df 100644
--- a/stream.go
+++ b/stream.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,10 +16,8 @@ func (ss *syncState) getStreamArn() (string, error) {
 		TableName: aws.String(ss.tableConfig.SrcTable),
 	})
 	if err != nil || describeTableResult.Table.StreamSpecification == nil {
-		return "", errors.New(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"Failed to get StreamARN for table %s. Check if stream is enabled",
-			ss.checkpointPK.sourceTable),
-		)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get StreamARN for table %s. Check if stream is enabled",
+			ss.checkpointPK.sourceTable)
 	}
 	streamArn := describeTableResult.Table.LatestStreamArn
 	logger.WithFields(logging.Fields{
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
index 8d76d7d..fd9f3a9 100644
--- a/table.go
+++ b/table.go
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ func increaseCapacity(
 		}).Error("failed to increase capacity")
 		return err
 	}
-	waitForTableUpdate(tableName, dynamo)
-	return nil
+	return waitForTableUpdate(tableName, dynamo)
 }
 
 func decreaseCapacity(
@@ -243,8 +242,7 @@ func decreaseCapacity(
 		}).Error("failed to decrease capacity")
 		return err
 	}
-	waitForTableUpdate(tableName, dynamo)
-	return nil
+	return waitForTableUpdate(tableName, dynamo)
 }
 
 func generateGsiUpdate(
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ func generateGsiUpdate(
 	return result
 }
 
-func waitForTableUpdate(tableName string, dynamo *dynamodb.DynamoDB) {
+func waitForTableUpdate(tableName string, dynamo *dynamodb.DynamoDB) error {
 	status := ""
 	statusInput := &dynamodb.DescribeTableInput{
 		TableName: aws.String(tableName),
@@ -284,20 +282,19 @@ func waitForTableUpdate(tableName string, dynamo *dynamodb.DynamoDB) {
 				"error": err,
 			}).Error("failed to get the table status")
 			// likely an internal error from DDB, nothing can be done here
-			break
+			return err
 		} else {
 			status = *output.Table.TableStatus
 			logger.WithFields(logging.Fields{
 				"table": tableName,
 			}).Debug("Updating table throughput")
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 		}
 	}
-	if status == "ACTIVE" {
-		logger.WithFields(logging.Fields{
-			"Table": tableName,
-		}).Info("Successfully updated table throughput")
-	}
+	logger.WithFields(logging.Fields{
+		"Table": tableName,
+	}).Info("Successfully updated table throughput")
+	return nil
 }
 
 // getCapacity returns the read and write capacity of the given table and its gsi
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 5622d30..9a0f427 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func getSession(region, endpoint string, httpClient *http.Client) *session.Sessi
 // parseConfigFile reads and parses the config file
 func parseConfigFile(filepath string) (configs []*syncConfig, err error) {
 	var data []byte
-	data, err = ioutil.ReadFile(filepath)
+	data, err = os.ReadFile(filepath)
 	if err == nil {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &configs)
 	}