diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index f8607dd..e23cfae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           customHeaders: '{"Accept": "application/json", "Authorization": "Bearer ${{ secrets.RENDER_API_KEY }}"}'
 
       - name: Sentry Release (Staging)
-        uses: getsentry/action-release@v1
+        uses: getsentry/action-release@v2
         env:
           SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
           SENTRY_ORG: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_ORG }}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           environment: staging
           version: ${{ github.sha }}
           set_commits: auto
-          extra_args: --ignore-missing
+          ignore_missing: true
 
 
   deploy-prod:
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
           customHeaders: '{"Accept": "application/json", "Authorization": "Bearer ${{ secrets.RENDER_API_KEY }}"}'
 
       - name: Sentry Release (Production)
-        uses: getsentry/action-release@v1
+        uses: getsentry/action-release@v2
         env:
           SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
           SENTRY_ORG: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_ORG }}
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
           environment: production
           version: ${{ github.sha }}
           set_commits: auto
-          extra_args: --ignore-missing
+          ignore_missing: true #set to true
 
 
   notify:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b51fd31..b58fcde 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 # 🚀 FullStack DevSecOps Demo
 
-A production-grade fullstack pipeline showcasing modern DevSecOps practices — from secure CI/CD to observability and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).  
-This project demonstrates how to take a simple Node.js/Express app and wrap it with a battle-tested DevSecOps workflow used in real companies.
-
----
-
-## 🌟 Highlights
-
 - **CI/CD Pipeline**: GitHub Actions with linting, testing, dependency audits, Docker builds, Trivy scans, Gitleaks, CodeQL, Checkov & Terrascan
 - **Secure Containerization**: Hardened Dockerfiles with non-root users and HEALTHCHECK instructions
 - **Runtime Security**: Gitleaks (secret scanning), CodeQL (static analysis), npm audit (dependency vulnerabilities)
@@ -20,7 +13,6 @@ This project demonstrates how to take a simple Node.js/Express app and wrap it w
   - Production: auto-deploy on `main`
 - **IaC Versioning**: Full `render.yaml` and Helm manifests for portability to Kubernetes (k3s, GKE, EKS)
 
----
 
 ## 🏗️ Architecture
 
@@ -66,24 +58,11 @@ Slack messages for staging/prod deployments with build status:
 
 ---
 
-# 📊 Observability
 
-## Prometheus
-- Scrapes app `/metrics` endpoint (via `prom-client`)
-- Collects:
-  - Default Node.js process metrics
-  - `http_requests_total` counter
-  - Latency histogram
 
 🔗 **See live link here**: [Your Prometheus URL Here]
 
-## Grafana Dashboards
-Includes panels for:
-- CPU %
-- Memory usage
-- HTTP requests/sec
-- 5xx error rate
-- 95th percentile latency
+
 
 🔗 **See live link here**: [Your Grafana URL Here]
 
@@ -99,7 +78,6 @@ Includes panels for:
 - Tied to GitHub Actions release versions
 - Shows "Deployed to Staging/Prod" in release timeline
 
----
 
 
 ## 📸 Project in Action
@@ -118,19 +96,13 @@ Includes panels for:
 ### 🔔 Slack Notifications
 ![Slack Notifications](docs/images/SLACK-NOTIFY.png)
 
-### 📊 Observability with Prometheus & Grafana
-![Prometheus Dashboard](docs/images/Prometheus-dashh.png)
-
 
 
-# 🐳 Docker Hardening
-
 All service images include:
 - `HEALTHCHECK` instructions
 - Non-root user execution
 - Minimal base images (`node:18-alpine`, `alpine:3.20`, etc.)
 
----
 
 # ☸️ Kubernetes (Future-Ready)
 
@@ -176,29 +148,17 @@ Secrets managed via K8s Secret resources (Slack webhook, Grafana admin password)
 ├── .github/workflows/      # CI/CD pipelines
 ├── render.yaml             # Render IaC config
 └── Dockerfile              # App Dockerfile
-```
 
 🎯 Why This Matters
 
-| Feature                 | Benefit                                                   |
-| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Full DevSecOps pipeline | Integrated security, monitoring, and alerting             |
-| Cloud-native ready      | Helm charts → easy migration to Kubernetes                |
-| Production realism      | Error tracking, observability, secrets mgmt, IaC scanning |
-| Team collaboration      | Slack notifications + Sentry releases → transparency      |
-| Hands-on expertise      | End-to-end modern DevSecOps toolchain experience          |
-
-
-
-📬 Contact
 
 Interested in how I can bring end-to-end DevSecOps expertise to your team? Let’s connect!
 
-<div align="center">
 
-**Built with ❤️ to demonstrate modern DevSecOps practices**
 
 [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/wizzfi1/fullstack-devsecops-demo?style=social)](https://github.com/wizzfi1/fullstack-devsecops-demo)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 
+
 </div>
+
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