diff --git a/.woodpecker/process-updates-redhat-8-arm64.yaml b/.woodpecker/process-updates-redhat-8-arm64.yaml
index 8a69609..4ac22c6 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/process-updates-redhat-8-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/process-updates-redhat-8-arm64.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ steps:
     volumes:
       - arm64-binaries-r-dep-cache-redhat-8:/mnt/cache
     commands:
-      # download latest package version (avoid having to rebuild image every time)
       - git clone https://pat-s:$$git_ro_token@git.devxy.io/devxy/r-pkg-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-r-pkg-binaries /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-bincraftR /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-RPostgres
       # for some reason paks pkgcache is often corrupt
@@ -61,9 +60,8 @@ steps:
       - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://gitlab.com/devxy/r-package-binaries/bincraftr.git")'
       - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraftR")'
       - mkdir -p /mnt/cache/pkgcache /mnt/cache/R-pkgs /mnt/cache/ccache /mnt/cache/packages
-      # set additional repos: important as otherwise some packages cannot be resolved (e.g. INLA). Also: setting our own binary repos so we can make use of them for dep installation at some point
       # options(future.globals.onReference = NULL): for some reason s3fs::file_delete() throws 'Error: Detected a non-exportable reference ('externalptr') in one of the globals ('FUN' of class 'function') used in the future expression' otherwise
-      - xvfb-run R -q -e "options(crayon.enabled = TRUE, Ncpus = 4, future.globals.onReference = 'error', repos = structure(c(getOption('repos'),INLA='https://inla.r-inla-download.org/R/stable'))); pkgs = tools::CRAN_package_db()[[1]][$BLOCK]; pkgs = setdiff(pkgs, c('biplotbootGUI', 'redatam', 'Rsymphony', 'PortfolioAnalytics', 'ROI.plugin.symphony', 'adea', 'RInno', 'skedastic', 'RPushbullet', 'SimNPH', 'SimDesign','simCAT', 'SIAmodules', 'shinytest2', 'shinyIRT', 'ShinyItemAnalysis', 'shiny.benchmark', 'scDIFtest', 'RSP', 'ROracle', 'ROI.plugin.qpoases', 'ROI.plugin.cplex', 'RmecabKo', 'rmarchingcubes', 'RcppMeCab', 'Rcplex', 'ravetools', 'Rbeast', 'Rblpapi', 'RcppEnsmallen', 'qtkit', 'priorCON', 'prior3D', 'PerFit', 'outlierensembles', 'nomnoml', 'mxfda', 'MultBiplotR', 'mstDIF', 'mdsr', 'makepipe', 'lordif', 'KSgeneral', 'kequate', 'jstager', 'jrt', 'irtreliability', 'irtQ', 'irtpwr', 'irtawsi', 'GRShiny', 'gpuR', 'googletraffic', 'giacR', 'gamstransfer', 'aflps', 'flow', 'filters', 'faoutlier', 'equateIRT', 'EnrichIntersect', 'EFA.dimensions', 'DFIT', 'D3mirt', 'ctgdist', 'CoTiMA', 'ConvertPar', 'clrng', 'bscui', 'BifactorIndicesCalculator', 'autoFC', 'airt')); library(bincraftR); future::plan('sequential'); options(progressr.enable = TRUE); pkgs = setdiff(pkgs, c('RInno', 'MediaNews')); progressr::handlers('cli'); progressr::handlers(global = TRUE); options(future.globals.onReference = NULL); process_cran_updates(interval = $INTERVAL, platform = 'redhat-8', process_updated = TRUE, process_new = TRUE)"
+      - xvfb-run R -q -e "options(crayon.enabled = TRUE, Ncpus = 4, future.globals.onReference = 'error', repos = structure(c(getOption('repos'),INLA='https://inla.r-inla-download.org/R/stable'))); progressr::handlers('cli'); progressr::handlers(global = TRUE); options(future.globals.onReference = NULL); bincraftR::process_cran_updates(interval = $INTERVAL, platform = 'redhat-8', process_updated = TRUE, process_new = TRUE)"
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         ### PROD
@@ -74,14 +72,6 @@ steps:
           limits:
             memory: 13Gi
             cpu: 3000m
-        # DEBUG
-        # resources:
-        #   requests:
-        #     memory: 4Gi
-        #     cpu: 2000m
-        #   limits:
-        #     memory: 4Gi
-        #     cpu: 2000m
         nodeSelector:
           kubernetes.io/arch: arm64
           node.kubernetes.io/instance-type: cax31
diff --git a/.woodpecker/process-updates-ubuntu-2204-arm64.yaml b/.woodpecker/process-updates-ubuntu-2204-arm64.yaml
index a6277e8..cf4ca18 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/process-updates-ubuntu-2204-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/process-updates-ubuntu-2204-arm64.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ steps:
     volumes:
       - arm64-binaries-r-dep-cache-ubuntu-2204:/mnt/cache
     commands:
-      # download latest package version (avoid having to rebuild image every time)
       - git clone https://pat-s:$$git_ro_token@git.devxy.io/devxy/r-pkg-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-r-pkg-binaries /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-bincraftR /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-RPostgres
       # for some reason paks pkgcache is often corrupt
@@ -61,12 +60,10 @@ steps:
       - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://gitlab.com/devxy/r-package-binaries/bincraftr.git")'
       - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraftR")'
       - mkdir -p /mnt/cache/pkgcache /mnt/cache/R-pkgs /mnt/cache/ccache /mnt/cache/packages
-      # set additional repos: important as otherwise some packages cannot be resolved (e.g. INLA). Also: setting our own binary repos so we can make use of them for dep installation at some point
       # options(future.globals.onReference = NULL): for some reason s3fs::file_delete() throws 'Error: Detected a non-exportable reference ('externalptr') in one of the globals ('FUN' of class 'function') used in the future expression' otherwise
-      - xvfb-run R -q -e "options(crayon.enabled = TRUE, Ncpus = 4, future.globals.onReference = 'error', repos = structure(c(getOption('repos'),INLA='https://inla.r-inla-download.org/R/stable'))); pkgs = tools::CRAN_package_db()[[1]][$BLOCK]; pkgs = setdiff(pkgs, c('biplotbootGUI', 'redatam', 'Rsymphony', 'PortfolioAnalytics', 'ROI.plugin.symphony', 'adea', 'RInno', 'skedastic', 'RPushbullet', 'SimNPH', 'SimDesign','simCAT', 'SIAmodules', 'shinytest2', 'shinyIRT', 'ShinyItemAnalysis', 'shiny.benchmark', 'scDIFtest', 'RSP', 'ROracle', 'ROI.plugin.qpoases', 'ROI.plugin.cplex', 'RmecabKo', 'rmarchingcubes', 'RcppMeCab', 'Rcplex', 'ravetools', 'Rbeast', 'Rblpapi', 'RcppEnsmallen', 'qtkit', 'priorCON', 'prior3D', 'PerFit', 'outlierensembles', 'nomnoml', 'mxfda', 'MultBiplotR', 'mstDIF', 'mdsr', 'makepipe', 'lordif', 'KSgeneral', 'kequate', 'jstager', 'jrt', 'irtreliability', 'irtQ', 'irtpwr', 'irtawsi', 'GRShiny', 'gpuR', 'googletraffic', 'giacR', 'gamstransfer', 'aflps', 'flow', 'filters', 'faoutlier', 'equateIRT', 'EnrichIntersect', 'EFA.dimensions', 'DFIT', 'D3mirt', 'ctgdist', 'CoTiMA', 'ConvertPar', 'clrng', 'bscui', 'BifactorIndicesCalculator', 'autoFC', 'airt')); library(bincraftR); future::plan('sequential'); options(progressr.enable = TRUE); pkgs = setdiff(pkgs, c('RInno', 'MediaNews')); progressr::handlers('cli'); progressr::handlers(global = TRUE); options(future.globals.onReference = NULL); process_cran_updates(interval = $INTERVAL, platform = 'ubuntu-2204', process_updated = TRUE, process_new = TRUE)"
+      - xvfb-run R -q -e "options(crayon.enabled = TRUE, Ncpus = 4, future.globals.onReference = 'error', repos = structure(c(getOption('repos'),INLA='https://inla.r-inla-download.org/R/stable'))); progressr::handlers(global = TRUE); options(future.globals.onReference = NULL); bincraftR::process_cran_updates(interval = $INTERVAL, platform = 'ubuntu-2204', process_updated = TRUE, process_new = TRUE)"
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
-        ### PROD
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: 14Gi
@@ -74,14 +71,6 @@ steps:
           limits:
             memory: 14Gi
             cpu: 3000m
-        # DEBUG
-        # resources:
-        #   requests:
-        #     memory: 4Gi
-        #     cpu: 2000m
-        #   limits:
-        #     memory: 4Gi
-        #     cpu: 2000m
         nodeSelector:
           kubernetes.io/arch: arm64
           node.kubernetes.io/instance-type: cax31
diff --git a/.woodpecker/process-updates-ubuntu-2404-arm64.yaml b/.woodpecker/process-updates-ubuntu-2404-arm64.yaml
index d75aa40..3537bcb 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/process-updates-ubuntu-2404-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/process-updates-ubuntu-2404-arm64.yaml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ steps:
   - name: 'Warming up'
     image: busybox:latest
     failure: ignore
-    environment:
-      PLATFORM: ubuntu-2204
-      BLOCK: 21389:length(pkgs)
-      NCPUS: 2
-      STRATEGY: sequential
     commands:
       - sleep 300
       - echo "Warmed Up"
@@ -58,7 +53,6 @@ steps:
     volumes:
       - arm64-binaries-r-dep-cache-ubuntu-2404:/mnt/cache
     commands:
-      # download latest package version (avoid having to rebuild image every time)
       - git clone https://pat-s:$$git_ro_token@git.devxy.io/devxy/r-pkg-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-r-pkg-binaries /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-bincraftR /mnt/cache/R-pkgs/00LOCK-RPostgres
       # for some reason paks pkgcache is often corrupt
@@ -66,12 +60,10 @@ steps:
       - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://gitlab.com/devxy/r-package-binaries/bincraftr.git")'
       - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraftR")'
       - mkdir -p /mnt/cache/pkgcache /mnt/cache/R-pkgs /mnt/cache/ccache /mnt/cache/packages
-      # set additional repos: important as otherwise some packages cannot be resolved (e.g. INLA). Also: setting our own binary repos so we can make use of them for dep installation at some point
       # options(future.globals.onReference = NULL): for some reason s3fs::file_delete() throws 'Error: Detected a non-exportable reference ('externalptr') in one of the globals ('FUN' of class 'function') used in the future expression' otherwise
-      - xvfb-run R -q -e "options(crayon.enabled = TRUE, Ncpus = 4, future.globals.onReference = 'error', repos = structure(c(getOption('repos'),INLA='https://inla.r-inla-download.org/R/stable'))); pkgs = tools::CRAN_package_db()[[1]][$BLOCK]; pkgs = setdiff(pkgs, c('biplotbootGUI', 'redatam', 'Rsymphony', 'PortfolioAnalytics', 'ROI.plugin.symphony', 'adea', 'RInno', 'skedastic', 'RPushbullet', 'SimNPH', 'SimDesign','simCAT', 'SIAmodules', 'shinytest2', 'shinyIRT', 'ShinyItemAnalysis', 'shiny.benchmark', 'scDIFtest', 'RSP', 'ROracle', 'ROI.plugin.qpoases', 'ROI.plugin.cplex', 'RmecabKo', 'rmarchingcubes', 'RcppMeCab', 'Rcplex', 'ravetools', 'Rbeast', 'Rblpapi', 'RcppEnsmallen', 'qtkit', 'priorCON', 'prior3D', 'PerFit', 'outlierensembles', 'nomnoml', 'mxfda', 'MultBiplotR', 'mstDIF', 'mdsr', 'makepipe', 'lordif', 'KSgeneral', 'kequate', 'jstager', 'jrt', 'irtreliability', 'irtQ', 'irtpwr', 'irtawsi', 'GRShiny', 'gpuR', 'googletraffic', 'giacR', 'gamstransfer', 'aflps', 'flow', 'filters', 'faoutlier', 'equateIRT', 'EnrichIntersect', 'EFA.dimensions', 'DFIT', 'D3mirt', 'ctgdist', 'CoTiMA', 'ConvertPar', 'clrng', 'bscui', 'BifactorIndicesCalculator', 'autoFC', 'airt')); library(bincraftR); future::plan('sequential'); options(progressr.enable = TRUE); pkgs = setdiff(pkgs, c('RInno', 'MediaNews')); progressr::handlers('cli'); progressr::handlers(global = TRUE); options(future.globals.onReference = NULL); process_cran_updates(interval = $INTERVAL, platform = 'ubuntu-2404', process_updated = TRUE, process_new = TRUE)"
+      - xvfb-run R -q -e "options(crayon.enabled = TRUE, Ncpus = 4, future.globals.onReference = 'error', repos = structure(c(getOption('repos'),INLA='https://inla.r-inla-download.org/R/stable'))); progressr::handlers('cli'); progressr::handlers(global = TRUE); options(future.globals.onReference = NULL); bincraftR::process_cran_updates(interval = $INTERVAL, platform = 'ubuntu-2404', process_updated = TRUE, process_new = TRUE)"
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
-        ### PROD
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: 14Gi
@@ -79,14 +71,6 @@ steps:
           limits:
             memory: 14Gi
             cpu: 3000m
-        # DEBUG
-        # resources:
-        #   requests:
-        #     memory: 4Gi
-        #     cpu: 2000m
-        #   limits:
-        #     memory: 4Gi
-        #     cpu: 2000m
         nodeSelector:
           kubernetes.io/arch: 'arm64'
           node.kubernetes.io/instance-type: cax31