diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+---
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# [NOTE] - Propogate .pre-commit-config.yaml edits to all repositories!
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# [TODO]
+#    - pre-commit yaml config exists individually within repositories.
+#    - Generally lint config and benavior is consistent for all repos.
+#    - Exclusions and bulk cleanup necessitate per-repo custom configs.
+#    - Dynamically generate this config file from common and custom
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# See https://pre-commit.com for more information
+# See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# .pre-commit-config-yaml 2024-04-10 v0.3
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# ci:
+#   skip: [sync]
+
+repos:
+  # Sync from repo
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.5.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck-precommit
+    rev: v0.10.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: shellcheck
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint.git
+    rev: v1.35.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: yamllint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## [SOURCE] REUSE License Checking
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# - repo: https://github.com/ansys/pre-commit-hooks
+#   rev: v0.2.9
+#   hooks:
+#     - id: add-license-headers
+#   args:
+# - --custom_copyright=custom copyright phrase
+# - --custom_template=template_name
+# - --custom_license=license_name
+# - --ignore_license_check
+# - --start_year=2023
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## [SOURCE] Python
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+#   rev: 22.10.0
+#   hooks:
+#     - id: black
+
+# - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/doc8
+#   rev: v1.1.1
+#   hooks:
+#     - id: doc8
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#regular-expression-syntax
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+exclude: |
+    (?x)^(
+        ^jjb/.*             |
+        ^makefiles/.*       |
+        ^lf/.*              |
+        ^.venv/.*           |
+        ^jenkins-scripts/.* |
+        ^lf-ansible/.*      |
+        ^packer/.*          |
+        ^test/.*            |
+        ^jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-physical-soak-dt-tests.groovy
+    )$
+
+# [SEE ALSO]
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.3
+1.16.4
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##----------------##
+##---]  LINT  [---##
+##----------------##
+pre-commit
+
+# [EOF]