diff --git a/Dockerfile.voltha-onos b/Dockerfile.voltha-onos
index 0be750d..a884996 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.voltha-onos
+++ b/Dockerfile.voltha-onos
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2018-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2018-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # 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/Makefile b/Makefile
index 418688a..3ff200a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#
-# Copyright 2016-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2016-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -12,11 +13,22 @@
 # 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.
-#
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.PHONY: help
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+TOP         ?= .
+MAKEDIR     ?= $(TOP)/makefiles
 
 # set default shell
 SHELL = bash -e -o pipefail
 
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(MAKEDIR)/include.mk
+
 # Variables
 VERSION                  ?= $(shell cat ./VERSION)
 
@@ -41,12 +53,11 @@
 .PHONY: docker-build
 
 # For each makefile target, add ## <description> on the target line and it will be listed by 'make help'
-help: ## Print help for each Makefile target
-	@echo "Usage: make [<target>]"
-	@echo "where available targets are:"
+help :: ## Print help for each Makefile target
 	@echo
-	@grep '^[[:alpha:]_-]*:.* ##' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) \
-		| sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS=":.* ## "}; {printf "%-25s : %s\n", $$1, $$2};'
+	@grep --no-filename '^[[:alpha:]_-]*:.* ##' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) \
+	    | sort \
+	    | awk 'BEGIN {FS=":.* ## "}; {printf "  %-25s : %s\n", $$1, $$2};'
 
 ## Docker targets
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 61fcc87..cdb98d2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.2
+5.1.3
diff --git a/app-install.sh b/app-install.sh
index 4710c8d..2e5a6d9 100755
--- a/app-install.sh
+++ b/app-install.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # 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/dependencies.xml b/dependencies.xml
index 49a8b3c..cbbb1d0 100644
--- a/dependencies.xml
+++ b/dependencies.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
-  ~ Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+  ~ Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
   ~
   ~ 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/get-local-oars.sh b/get-local-oars.sh
index 0da28ae..6dff36f 100755
--- a/get-local-oars.sh
+++ b/get-local-oars.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # 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/makefiles/consts.mk b/makefiles/consts.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95d69a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/consts.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+null        :=#
+space       := $(null) $(null)
+dot         ?= .
+
+HIDE        ?= @
+
+env-clean   = /usr/bin/env --ignore-environment
+xargs-n1    := xargs -0 -t -n1 --no-run-if-empty
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Not recommended but support (-u)ndef-less shell for pyenv activate
+## TODO: declare a pyenv shell
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+have-shell-bash := $(filter bash,$(subst /,$(space),$(SHELL)))
+$(if $(have-shell-bash),$(null),\
+  $(eval export SHELL := /bin/bash -euo pipefail))
+
+shell-pyenv := bash -eo pipefail
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/help.mk b/makefiles/help.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba51fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/help.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors (ONF) and the ONF 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: help
+help ::
+	@echo "Usage: $(MAKE) [options] [target] ..."
+#	@echo
+#	@echo "[CLEAN]"
+#	@echo "  clean                : Remove files created by the build"
+#	@echo "  distclean            : Remove build and testing artifacts and reports"
+#	@echo
+#	@echo "[LINT]"
+#	@echo "  lint                 : Shorthand for lint-style & lint-sanity"
+#	@echo "  lint-mod             : Verify the integrity of the 'mod' files"
+#	@echo "  sca                  : "
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/include.mk b/makefiles/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..084b0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+ONF_MAKE ?= $(MAKEDIR)# fix this -- two distinct makefile imports needed
+ONF_MAKE ?= $(error ONF_MAKE= is required)
+
+include $(ONF_MAKE)/consts.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKE)/help.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKE)/lint/include.mk
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/Makefile b/makefiles/lint/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2754d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-present Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := test
+
+HIDE        ?= @
+SHELL       := bash -e -o pipefail
+
+dot         ?= .
+TOP         ?= $(dot)
+MAKEDIR     ?= $(TOP)/makefiles
+
+env-clean = /usr/bin/env --ignore-environment
+
+jq          = $(env-clean) jq
+jq-args     += --exit-status
+
+YAMLLINT      = $(shell which yamllint)
+yamllint      := $(env-clean) $(YAMLLINT)
+yamllint-args := -c .yamllint
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+all:
+
+lint += lint-json
+lint += lint-yaml
+
+lint : $(lint)
+test : lint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml yaml-lint:
+ifeq ($(null),$(shell which yamllint))
+	$(error "Please install yamllint to run linting")
+endif
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -name '*.yaml' -type f -print0 \
+	    | xargs -0 -t -n1 $(yamllint) $(yamllint-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-json:
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -name '*.json' -type f -print0 \
+	    | xargs -0 -t -n1 $(jq) $(jq-args) $(dot) >/dev/null
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+pre-check:
+	@echo "[REQUIRED] Checking for linting tools"
+	$(HIDE)which jq
+	$(HIDE)which yamllint
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean:
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+todo:
+	@echo
+	@echo "USAGE: $(MAKE)"
+	@echo "[TODO]"
+	@echo "  o Update to support standard makefile target behavior:"
+	@echo "    all taget is test not default behavior for automation."
+	@echo "  o Change lint target dep from test to check -or smoke"
+	@echo "    target test sould be more involved with content validation"
+	@echo "  o Refactor lint target(s) with voltha-system-tests/makefiles"
+	@echo "  o Linting should be dependency driven,"
+	@echo "    only check when sources are modified."
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help:
+	@echo
+	@echo "USAGE: $(MAKE)"
+	@echo "  lint        perform syntax checks on source"
+	@echo "  test        perform syntax checks on source"
+	@echo "  pre-check   Verify tools and deps are available for testing"
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+	@echo "  lint-json   Syntax check .json sources"
+	@echo "  lint-yaml   Syntax check .yaml sources"
+	@echo
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a2d9ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+
+include $(ONF_MAKE)/lint/makefile.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKE)/lint/python.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKE)/lint/shell.mk
+
+ifdef YAML_FILES
+  include $(ONF_MAKE)/lint/yaml/python.mk
+else
+  include $(ONF_MAKE)/lint/yaml/yamllint.mk
+endif
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk b/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..522d027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+xargs-n1-local := $(subst -t,$(null),$(xargs-n1))#   inhibit cmd display
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+make-check-find := find . -name 'vendor' -prune
+make-check-find += -o \( -iname makefile -o -name '*.mk' \)
+make-check-find += -type f -print0
+
+make-check    := $(env-clean) $(MAKE)
+make-check-args += --dry-run
+make-check-args += --keep-going
+make-check-args += --warn-undefined-variables
+make-check-args += --no-print-directory
+
+# Quiet internal undef vars
+make-check-args += DEBUG=
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-MAKEFILE
+  lint : lint-make
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-make:
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(make-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1-local) $(make-check) $(make-check-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  lint-make                     Syntax check [Mm]akefile and *.mk'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python.mk b/makefiles/lint/python.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9252657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+python-check-find := find . -name '*venv*' -prune\
+  -o \( -name '*.py' \)\
+  -type f -print0
+
+# python-check    := $(env-clean) pylint
+python-check    := pylint
+
+# python-check-args += --dry-run
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-PYTHON
+  lint : lint-python
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-python:
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(python-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) $(python-check) $(python-check-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  lint-python                   Syntax check python sources'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/shell.mk b/makefiles/lint/shell.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cadc084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/shell.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+shell-check-find := find .
+# vendor scripts but they really should be lintable
+shell-check-find += -name 'vendor' -prune
+shell-check-find += -o \( -name '*.sh' \)
+shell-check-find += -type f -print0
+
+# shell-check    := $(env-clean) pylint
+shell-check      := shellcheck
+
+shell-check-args += -a
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-SHELL
+  lint : lint-shell
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-shell:
+	$(shell-check) -V
+	@echo
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(shell-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) $(shell-check) $(shell-check-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  lint-shell                    Syntax check shell sources'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/yaml/.yamllint b/makefiles/lint/yaml/.yamllint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a4fc1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml/.yamllint
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---
+
+yaml-files:
+  - '*.yaml'
+  - '*.yml'
+  - '.yamllint'
+
+rules:
+  document-start: disable
+  line-length:
+    max: 160
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# .. seealso: https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/helm-repo-tools/+/refs/heads/master/yamllint.conf
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# extends: default
+#
+#rules:
+#  empty-lines:
+#    max-end: 1
+#  line-length:
+#    max: 120
+#  braces:
+#    min-spaces-inside: 0
+#    max-spaces-inside: 1
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/yaml/python.mk b/makefiles/lint/yaml/python.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..868d9b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml/python.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+YAML_FILES ?= $(error YAML_FILES= is required)
+
+lint-yaml-dep = $(addsuffix ^lint-yaml,$(YAML_FILES))
+lint-yaml-src = $(firstword $(subst ^,$(space),$(1)))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY : lint-yaml
+lint   : lint-yaml
+
+lint-yaml: $(venv-activate)
+lint-yaml: $(lint-yaml-dep)
+
+$(lint-yaml-dep):
+	$(vst-env) && yamllint -s $(call lint-yaml-src,$@)
+
+help::
+	@echo "  lint-yaml            Syntax check yaml sources"
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/yaml/todo b/makefiles/lint/yaml/todo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a9367b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml/todo
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+env-clean = /usr/bin/env --ignore-environment
+xargs-n1      := xargs -0 -t -n1 --no-run-if-empty
+
+yamllint      := $(env-clean) $(YAMLLINT)
+yamllint-args := -c .yamllint
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+lint : lint-yaml
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml:
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -name '*.yaml' -type f -print0 \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) $(yamllint) $(yamllint-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help:
+	@echo
+	@echo "USAGE: $(MAKE)"
+	@echo "  lint        perform syntax checks on source"
+	@echo "  test        perform syntax checks on source"
+	@echo "  pre-check   Verify tools and deps are available for testing"
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+	@echo "  lint-json   Syntax check .json sources"
+	@echo "  lint-yaml   Syntax check .yaml sources"
+	@echo
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/yaml/urls b/makefiles/lint/yaml/urls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8747658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml/urls
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html
+
+# [EOF]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/yaml/yamllint.helm b/makefiles/lint/yaml/yamllint.helm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c7787b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml/yamllint.helm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---
+# yamllint.conf
+
+extends: default
+
+rules:
+  empty-lines:
+    max-end: 1
+  line-length:
+    max: 120
+  braces:
+    min-spaces-inside: 0
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/yaml/yamllint.mk b/makefiles/lint/yaml/yamllint.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9556a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml/yamllint.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+yamllint      := $(env-clean) yamllint
+
+## -------------------------------
+## Add requirement(s) for checking
+## -------------------------------
+# yamllint-cfg := .yamllint
+yamllint-cfg := yamllint.helm
+yamllint-conf = $(wildcard $(yamllint-cfg) $(MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml/$(yamllint-cfg))
+yamllint-args += $(addprefix --config-file$(space),$(yamllint-conf))
+
+# yamllint-args := --no-warnings
+# yamllint-args := --strict
+
+yamllint-find := find . -name 'vendor' -prune
+yamllint-find += -o -name '*.yaml' -type f
+yamllint-find += -print0
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint lint-yaml:
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(yamllint-find) \
+	    | xargs -0 --no-run-if-empty -t -n1 $(yamllint) $(yamllint-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo "  lint-yaml                     Syntax check yaml sources"
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/python/include.mk b/makefiles/python/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f3426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/python/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifdef PYTHON_FILES
+  include $(ONF_MAKE)/python/test/include.mk
+else
+  include $(ONF_MAKE)/python/test/include.mk
+endif
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/python/test/include.mk b/makefiles/python/test/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12afc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/python/test/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF 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: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.PHONY: test-python
+# test :: test-python
+test-targets += test-python
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Gather and invoke available unit tests
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+test-python-args += -m unittest
+test-python:
+	$(PYTHON) $(test-python-args) discover -v
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo "  test-python                   Invoke python unit tests"
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/mvn_settings.sh b/mvn_settings.sh
index d044826..d7d7301 100755
--- a/mvn_settings.sh
+++ b/mvn_settings.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # 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/tests/version-check.sh b/tests/version-check.sh
index 197b15a..53bba3d 100644
--- a/tests/version-check.sh
+++ b/tests/version-check.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2021-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.