diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index 5b8681e..f403b24 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ DeriveLineEnding: false
 DerivePointerAlignment: false
 DisableFormat: false
 EmptyLineBeforeAccessModifier: Always
-# ---
-# only in v13+
-# EmptyLineAfterAccessModifier: Leave
-# ---
+EmptyLineAfterAccessModifier: Leave
 ExperimentalAutoDetectBinPacking: false
 FixNamespaceComments: true
 IncludeBlocks: Preserve
@@ -89,10 +86,7 @@ IncludeCategories:
     CaseSensitive: false
 IncludeIsMainRegex: "(Test)?$"
 IncludeIsMainSourceRegex: ""
-# ---
-# only in v13+
-# IndentAccessModifiers: false
-# ---
+IndentAccessModifiers: false
 IndentCaseLabels: true
 IndentCaseBlocks: false
 IndentGotoLabels: false
@@ -117,15 +111,12 @@ PenaltyExcessCharacter: 1000000
 PenaltyReturnTypeOnItsOwnLine: 60
 PenaltyIndentedWhitespace: 0
 PointerAlignment: Left
-# ---
-# only in v13+
-# ReferenceAlignment: Right
-# ---
+ReferenceAlignment: Pointer
 ReflowComments: true
-# ---
-# only in v13+
-# ShortNamespaceLines: 0
-# ---
+SpacesInLineCommentPrefix:
+  Maximum: -1
+  Minimum: 0
+ShortNamespaceLines: 0
 # Sort**** is about sorting include/using statements alphabetically
 SortIncludes: false
 SortUsingDeclarations: false
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05a48fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    # Workflow files stored in the
+    # default location of `.github/workflows`
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yml b/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yml
index 2b675bf..039877c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yml
@@ -2,25 +2,20 @@ name: Arduino CLI build
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened]
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/build_arduino.yml"
       - "examples/**"
 
   push:
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/build_arduino.yml"
       - "examples/**"
 
 jobs:
-  check_formatting:
-    uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml@main
-    with:
-      ignore: '!examples|'
-      extensions: ino
 
   build:
-    needs: check_formatting
     uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/build_arduino.yaml@main
     with:
       sketch-paths: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
index aa0c40f..2cf2e51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Linux build
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened]
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - "*.h"
       - "*.cpp"
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
       - "pyRF24Mesh/*"
       - ".github/workflows/build_linux.yml"
   push:
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - "*.h"
       - "*.cpp"
@@ -34,13 +35,8 @@ env:
   BUILD_TYPE: Release
 
 jobs:
-  check_formatting:
-    uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml@main
-    with:
-      ignore: 'examples|examples_pico'
 
   using_cmake:
-    needs: check_formatting
     uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/build_linux_cmake.yaml@main
     with:
       rf24mesh-ref: ${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_platformIO.yml b/.github/workflows/build_platformIO.yml
index d63af5a..13ad585 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_platformIO.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_platformIO.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: PlatformIO build
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened]
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/build_platformIO.yml"
       - "library.json"
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - "!examples/old_backups/**"
       - "!examples/rf24_ATTiny/**"
   push:
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/build_platformIO.yml"
       - "library.json"
@@ -26,13 +27,8 @@ jobs:
     with:
       deploy-release: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
 
-  check_formatting:
-    uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml@main
-    with:
-      extensions: ino
-
   build:
-    needs: [check_formatting, validate_lib_json]
+    needs: [validate_lib_json]
     uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/build_platformio.yaml@main
     with:
       example-path: ${{ matrix.example }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_rp2xxx.yml b/.github/workflows/build_rp2xxx.yml
index f6ae05a..0ec5fdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_rp2xxx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_rp2xxx.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Pico SDK build
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/build_rp2xxx.yml"
       - "*.h"
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ on:
       - "cmake/"
       - "examples_pico/*"
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened]
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/build_rp2xxx.yml"
       - "*.h"
@@ -20,13 +21,8 @@ on:
       - "examples_pico/*"
 
 jobs:
-  check_formatting:
-    uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml@main
-    with:
-      ignore: '!examples_pico|'
 
   build:
-    needs: check_formatting
     uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/build_pico_sdk.yaml@main
     with:
       board-id: ${{ matrix.board }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang_format.yml b/.github/workflows/clang_format.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41105c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang_format.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: check code formatting
+
+on:
+    push:
+        branches: [master, v1.x]
+    pull_request:
+        branches: [master, v1.x]
+
+jobs:
+    check_formatting:
+        uses: nRF24/.github/.github/workflows/cpp_lint.yaml@main
+        with:
+          ignore: examples/old_backups|utility/RPi/bcm2835.h|utility/RPi/bcm2835.c
+          extensions: ino,c,cpp,h
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml b/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
index a81874e..502802e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doxygen.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: build Docs
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened]
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - "*.h"
       - "docs/**"
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
       - "Doxyfile"
       - "library.properties" # get lib version from here
   push:
+    branches: [master, v1.x]
     paths:
       - "*.h"
       - "docs/**"
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ on:
       - "Doxyfile"
       - "library.properties" # get lib version from here
   release:
-    branches: [master]
     types: [published, edited]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
diff --git a/RF24Mesh.h b/RF24Mesh.h
index 1df1305..a1223ea 100644
--- a/RF24Mesh.h
+++ b/RF24Mesh.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ESBMesh
 public:
     /**
      * Construct the mesh.
-     * 
+     *
      * v2.0 supports a backward compatible constructor:
      * @code
      * RF24 radio(7, 8);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class ESBMesh
      * RF52Network network1(radio1);
      * RF52Mesh mesh1(network1, radio1); // for nRF52xxx family
      * @endcode
-     * 
+     *
      * @see v2.0 supports [nrf_to_nrf Arduino library](https://github.com/TMRh20/nrf_to_nrf)
      * for nrf52 chips' internal radio.
      * @param _radio The underlying radio driver instance
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ class ESBMesh
 
 /**
  * A type definition of the template class `ESBMesh` to maintain backward compatibility.
- * 
+ *
  * ```.cpp
  * RF24 radio(7, 8);
  * RF24Network network(radio);
- * 
+ *
  * RF24Mesh mesh(radio, network);
  * // is equivalent to
  * ESBMesh<ESBNetwork<RF24>, RF24> mesh(radio, network);
diff --git a/examples_RPi/ncurses/RF24Mesh_Ncurses_Master.cpp b/examples_RPi/ncurses/RF24Mesh_Ncurses_Master.cpp
index 921cc88..34e2852 100644
--- a/examples_RPi/ncurses/RF24Mesh_Ncurses_Master.cpp
+++ b/examples_RPi/ncurses/RF24Mesh_Ncurses_Master.cpp
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 
 /*
-* RF24Mesh Master Node Monitoring Tool
-* This is a generic tool for master nodes running RF24Mesh that will display address
-* assignments, and information regarding incoming data, regardless of the specific
-* configuration details.
-*
-* Requirements: NCurses
-* Install NCurses: apt-get install libncurses5-dev
-* Setup:
-* 1: make
-* 2: sudo ./RF24Mesh_Ncurses_Master
-*
-* NOTE: DEBUG MUST BE DISABLED IN RF24Mesh_config.h
-*
-* Once configured and running, the interface will display the header information, data rate,
-* and address assignments for all connected nodes.*
-* The master node will also continuously ping each of the child nodes, one per second, while indicating
-* the results.
-*
-*/
+ * RF24Mesh Master Node Monitoring Tool
+ * This is a generic tool for master nodes running RF24Mesh that will display address
+ * assignments, and information regarding incoming data, regardless of the specific
+ * configuration details.
+ *
+ * Requirements: NCurses
+ * Install NCurses: apt-get install libncurses5-dev
+ * Setup:
+ * 1: make
+ * 2: sudo ./RF24Mesh_Ncurses_Master
+ *
+ * NOTE: DEBUG MUST BE DISABLED IN RF24Mesh_config.h
+ *
+ * Once configured and running, the interface will display the header information, data rate,
+ * and address assignments for all connected nodes.*
+ * The master node will also continuously ping each of the child nodes, one per second, while indicating
+ * the results.
+ *
+ */
 
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #include "RF24Mesh/RF24Mesh.h"