diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/datadog-sca.yml b/.gitea/workflows/datadog-sca.yml
index 2e4d1a781..489bcaf6f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/datadog-sca.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/datadog-sca.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 on: [push]
 
-name: Datadog Software Composition Analysis
+name: DDSCA
 
 jobs:
   software-composition-analysis:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/datadog-secrets-scanning.yml b/.gitea/workflows/datadog-secrets-scanning.yml
index 0a06b6d7e..63a37dfa2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/datadog-secrets-scanning.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/datadog-secrets-scanning.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 on: [push]
 
-name: Datadog Secrets Scanning
+name: DDSDS
 
 jobs:
   static-analysis:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/datadog-static-analysis.yml b/.gitea/workflows/datadog-static-analysis.yml
index a9188620d..f64419ad0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/datadog-static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/datadog-static-analysis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 on: [push]
 
-name: Datadog Static Analysis
+name: DDSAST
 
 jobs:
     static-analysis:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index dab98c8d0..39dea61f1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,134 +1,169 @@
 name: Scheduled Fake Commits
 
 on:
-    # Trigger the workflow on a schedule.
-    schedule:
-        # This expression means "run every 3 minutes". Useful for testing.
-        # To revert to the original 8-hour schedule, change this to '0 */8 * * *'.
-        - cron: "0 */8 * * *"
+  # Trigger the workflow on a schedule.
+  schedule:
+    # This expression means "run every 3 minutes". Useful for testing.
+    # To revert to the original 8-hour schedule, change this to '0 */8 * * *'.
+    - cron: "*/3 * * * *"
 
-    # To trigger manually for testing, you can add workflow_dispatch:
-    # workflow_dispatch:
+  # To trigger manually for testing, you can add workflow_dispatch:
+  # workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-    create_scheduled_commits:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  create_scheduled_commits:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-        steps:
-            - name: Checkout repository
-              uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  # Fetch the full history to ensure pushes work correctly
-                  fetch-depth: 0
-                  # Use a token with write access. This should be stored as a secret in your Gitea repo settings.
-                  # The default GITEA_TOKEN might not have push permissions, so a Personal Access Token is recommended.
-                  # Ensure you have a secret named GITEA_TOKEN in your repository settings.
-                  token: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }} # Replace GITEA_TOKEN with the name of your secret
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Fetch the full history to ensure pushes work correctly
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          # Use a token with write access. This should be stored as a secret in your Gitea repo settings.
+          # The default GITEA_TOKEN might not have push permissions, so a Personal Access Token is recommended.
+          # Ensure you have a secret named GITEA_TOKEN with appropriate permissions (including write:actions or api)
+          token: ${{ secrets.GLOBAL_KEY }} # Replace GITEA_TOKEN with the name of your secret
 
-            - name: Set up Git config
-              # Configure Git user details globally for the runner
-              run: |
-                  echo "setting up git config"
-                  git config --global user.name "Gitea Actions Bot"
-                  git config --global user.email "actions-bot@your-gitea-instance.com" # Replace with a suitable email
-                  echo "git config setup complete"
+      - name: Set up Git config
+        # Configure Git user details globally for the runner
+        run: |
+          echo "setting up git config"
+          git config --global user.name "Gitea Actions Bot"
+          git config --global user.email "actions-bot@your-gitea-instance.com" # Replace with a suitable email
+          echo "git config setup complete"
 
-            - name: Create and Push Commits
-              env:
-                  # Define your list of authors here. Each author should be on a new line,
-                  # formatted as "Author Name <author@email.com>".
-                  # For production, this should ideally be stored as a secret named FAKE_COMMIT_AUTHORS.
-                  # For debugging, you can define it directly here as you have done.
-                  AUTHOR_LIST: |
-                      Author One <author1@example.com>
-                      Author Two <author2@example.com>
-                      Author Three <author3@example.com>
-                      Author Four <author4@example.com>
-                      Author Five <author5@example.com>
-                      Author Six <author6@example.com>
-                      Author Seven <author7@example.com>
-                      Author Eight <author8@example.com>
-                      Author Nine <author9@example.com>
-                      Author Ten <author10@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor One <dwsauthor1@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Two <dwsauthor2@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Three <dwsauthor3@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Four <autdwshor4@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Five <autdwshor5@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Six <autdwshor6@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Seven <adwsuthor7@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Eight <adwsuthor8@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Nine <autdwshor9@example.com>
-                      DWSAuthor Ten <autdwshor10@example.com>
-                  COMMIT_COUNT: 12 # Number of commits to create
-                  SLEEP_SECONDS: 120 # Delay between commits in seconds
-                  TARGET_BRANCH: main # The branch to commit to
+      - name: Create and Push Commits and Trigger Workflows
+        id: push_commits_and_trigger # Updated ID
+        env:
+          # Define your list of authors here. Each author should be on a new line,
+          # formatted as "Author Name <author@email.com>".
+          # For production, this should ideally be stored as a secret named FAKE_COMMIT_AUTHORS.
+          # For debugging, you can define it directly here as you have done.
+          AUTHOR_LIST: |
+            Author One <author1@example.com>
+            Author Two <author2@example.com>
+            Author Three <author3@example.com>
+            Author Four <author4@example.com>
+            Author Five <author5@example.com>
+            Author Six <author6@example.com>
+            Author Seven <author7@example.com>
+            Author Eight <author8@example.com>
+            Author Nine <author9@example.com>
+            Author Ten <author10@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor One <dwsauthor1@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Two <dwsauthor2@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Three <dwsauthor3@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Four <autdwshor4@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Five <autdwshor5@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Six <autdwshor6@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Seven <adwsuthor7@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Eight <adwsuthor8@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Nine <autdwshor9@example.com>
+            DWSAuthor Ten <autdwshor10@example.com>
+          COMMIT_COUNT: 2 # Number of commits to create
+          SLEEP_SECONDS: 150 # Delay between commits in seconds
+          TARGET_BRANCH: main # The branch to commit to and trigger workflows on
+          GITEA_BASE_URL: https://git.dws.rip # Replace with your Gitea instance URL
+          REPO_OWNER: dubey # Replace with your repository owner/organization
+          REPO_NAME: WebGoat # Replace with your repository name
+          # Define a space-separated list of workflow names to trigger
+          WORKFLOW_NAMES: "DDSAST DDSDS DDSCA" # Replace with the actual names of your workflows
 
-              run: |
-                  echo "starting Create and Push Commits step"
-                  echo "AUTHOR_LIST content:"
-                  echo "$AUTHOR_LIST" # Echo the content of the variable for debugging
+        run: |
+          echo "starting Create and Push Commits and Trigger Workflows step"
+          echo "AUTHOR_LIST content:"
+          # Mask sensitive content if AUTHOR_LIST were a secret, but here it's in the workflow file for debugging
+          # echo "$AUTHOR_LIST" | sed 's/@[^>]*>/@***/g' # Example masking
 
-                  echo "reading author's list into array"
-                  # Read authors into a Bash array using readarray
-                  readarray -t authors <<< "$AUTHOR_LIST"
-                  echo "finished reading author's list into array"
+          echo "reading author's list into array"
+          # Read authors into a Bash array using readarray
+          readarray -t authors <<< "$AUTHOR_LIST"
+          echo "finished reading author's list into array"
 
-                  # Check if authors list is empty
-                  if [ ${#authors[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
-                    echo "Error: AUTHOR_LIST is empty or could not be parsed into an array."
-                    exit 1
-                  fi
+          # Check if authors list is empty
+          if [ ${#authors[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "Error: AUTHOR_LIST is empty or could not be parsed into an array."
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
-                  echo "Starting commit creation process..."
-                  echo "Authors available: ${#authors[@]}"
-                  echo "Commits to create: $COMMIT_COUNT"
-                  echo "Delay between commits: $SLEEP_SECONDS seconds"
-                  echo "Target branch: $TARGET_BRANCH"
+          # Read workflow names into a Bash array
+          IFS=' ' read -r -a workflow_array <<< "$WORKFLOW_NAMES"
+          echo "Workflows to trigger: ${workflow_array[@]}"
 
-                  # Loop to create the specified number of commits
-                  for i in $(seq 1 $COMMIT_COUNT); do
-                    # Calculate the index for the current author, cycling through the list
-                    author_index=$(( (i - 1) % ${#authors[@]} ))
-                    current_author="${authors[$author_index]}"
+          echo "Starting commit creation process..."
+          echo "Authors available: ${#authors[@]}"
+          echo "Commits to create: $COMMIT_COUNT"
+          echo "Delay between commits: $SLEEP_SECONDS seconds"
+          echo "Target branch: $TARGET_BRANCH"
 
-                    echo "Processing author: $current_author" # Debug echo
+          # Loop to create the specified number of commits
+          for i in $(seq 1 $COMMIT_COUNT); do
+            # Calculate the index for the current author, cycling through the list
+            author_index=$(( (i - 1) % ${#authors[@]} ))
+            current_author="${authors[$author_index]}"
 
-                    # Extract name and email from the author string
-                    # Assumes format "Name <email>"
-                    author_name=$(echo "$current_author" | sed -E 's/^(.*) <.*>$/\1/')
-                    author_email=$(echo "$current_author" | sed -E 's/^.* <(.*)>$/\1/')
+            echo "Processing author: $current_author" # Debug echo
 
-                    echo "Extracted name: $author_name, email: $author_email" # Debug echo
+            # Extract name and email from the author string
+            # Assumes format "Name <email>"
+            author_name=$(echo "$current_author" | sed -E 's/^(.*) <.*>$/\1/')
+            author_email=$(echo "$current_author" | sed -E 's/^.* <(.*)>$/\1/')
 
-                    echo "--- Creating commit $i of $COMMIT_COUNT by $author_name ---"
+            echo "Extracted name: $author_name, email: $author_email" # Debug echo
 
-                    # Configure git user for this specific commit
-                    git config user.name "$author_name"
-                    git config user.email "$author_email"
+            echo "--- Creating commit $i of $COMMIT_COUNT by $author_name ---"
 
-                    # Create a dummy change: append current timestamp and author to a file
-                    # This ensures there's always something to commit
-                    echo "$(date): Commit $i by $author_name" >> fake_commit_log.txt
+            # Configure git user for this specific commit
+            git config user.name "$author_name"
+            git config user.email "$author_email"
 
-                    # Stage the changes
-                    git add fake_commit_log.txt
+            # Create a dummy change: append current timestamp and author to a file
+            # This ensures there's always something to commit
+            echo "$(date): Commit $i by $author_name" >> fake_commit_log.txt
 
-                    # Commit the changes
-                    git commit -m "Automated commit $i by $author_name"
+            # Stage the changes
+            git add fake_commit_log.txt
 
-                    # Push the commit to the target branch
-                    # Use --set-upstream origin $TARGET_BRANCH on the first push if needed
-                    echo "Pushing commit..."
-                    git push origin HEAD:$TARGET_BRANCH
+            # Commit the changes
+            git commit -m "Automated commit $i by $author_name"
 
-                    echo "Commit $i pushed successfully."
+            # Push the commit to the target branch
+            # Use --set-upstream origin $TARGET_BRANCH on the first push if needed
+            echo "Pushing commit..."
+            git push origin HEAD:$TARGET_BRANCH
 
-                    # Wait for the specified delay before the next commit, unless it's the last one
-                    if [ $i -lt $COMMIT_COUNT ]; then
-                      echo "Waiting for $SLEEP_SECONDS seconds..."
-                      sleep $SLEEP_SECONDS
-                    fi
-                  done
+            echo "Commit $i pushed successfully."
+
+            # --- Trigger the other workflows after each successful push ---
+            echo "Triggering specified workflows on branch '$TARGET_BRANCH' for commit $i..."
+
+            # Loop through the list of workflow names and trigger each one
+            for workflow_name in "${workflow_array[@]}"; do
+              echo "Attempting to trigger workflow: $workflow_name"
+              # Construct the API URL
+              API_URL="${GITEA_BASE_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/workflows/${workflow_name}/dispatches"
+
+              # Use curl to send the API request
+              # Requires a GITEA_TOKEN with write:actions or api scope
+              curl -X POST \
+                -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GLOBAL_KEY }}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                -d '{"ref": "'"$TARGET_BRANCH"'"}' \
+                "$API_URL"
+
+              echo "Workflow trigger request sent for workflow '$workflow_name' for commit $i."
+            done
+            echo "Finished triggering workflows for commit $i."
+            # --- End Trigger ---
+
+
+            # Wait for the specified delay before the next commit, unless it's the last one
+            if [ $i -lt $COMMIT_COUNT ]; then
+              echo "Waiting for $SLEEP_SECONDS seconds before the next commit..."
+              sleep $SLEVE_SECONDS
+            fi
+          done
+
+          echo "Finished creating $COMMIT_COUNT commits and triggering workflows."
 
-                  echo "Finished creating $COMMIT_COUNT commits."