diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-python-code.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-python-code.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f28c8d083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-python-code.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: Lint Python code
+on: 
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      # TODO[FH]: remove before PR is merged.
+      - testmain
+      - master
+jobs:
+  lint-python-code:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: psf/black@stable
+        with: 
+          src: "./source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc"
diff --git a/charts/canvas-oda/values.yaml b/charts/canvas-oda/values.yaml
index 4fbace375..88eeb7b47 100644
--- a/charts/canvas-oda/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/canvas-oda/values.yaml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ secretsmanagement-operator:
   sidecarImage: ocfork/secretsmanagement-sidecar
   sidecarVersion: 0.1.0
   #TODO[FH]: remove before PR is merged 
-  sidecarPrereleaseSuffix:
+  sidecarPrereleaseSuffix: 
   
   # TODO: add TLS to canvas-vault-hc
   vault_addr: "http://canvas-vault-hc.canvas-vault.svc.cluster.local:8200"
diff --git a/source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc/docker/trigger-build.txt b/source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc/docker/trigger-build.txt
index cbf40e8c1..aaec66610 100644
--- a/source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc/docker/trigger-build.txt
+++ b/source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc/docker/trigger-build.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 TODO[FH]: delete this file before PR is merged!
 
 SMAN OPERATOR
-change to trigger build!!
+change to trigger build!!!
diff --git a/source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc/sidecar/docker/trigger-build.txt b/source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc/sidecar/docker/trigger-build.txt
index da81beab5..69c8ad5ff 100644
--- a/source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc/sidecar/docker/trigger-build.txt
+++ b/source/operators/secretsmanagementOperator-hc/sidecar/docker/trigger-build.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 TODO[FH]: delete this file before PR is merged!
 
 SMAN SIDECAR
-change to trigger build!!
+change to trigger build!!!