diff --git a/app/models/feedback_export_request.rb b/app/models/feedback_export_request.rb
index 57d0c93d..3c3f7f22 100644
--- a/app/models/feedback_export_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/feedback_export_request.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class FeedbackExportRequest < ApplicationRecord
   validates :notification_email, :filters, presence: true
 
-  serialize :filters, Hash
+  serialize :filters, type: Hash, coder: YAML
 
   before_validation on: :create do
     filters[:to] ||= Time.zone.today
diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
index ec47b79b..3cd5a9d7 100755
--- a/bin/setup
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require "fileutils"
 APP_ROOT = File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
 
 def system!(*args)
-  system(*args) || abort("\n== Command #{args} failed ==")
+  system(*args, exception: true)
 end
 
 FileUtils.chdir APP_ROOT do
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index e938a2bd..6821a19c 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     require "support_api"
 
     # Initialize configuration defaults for originally generated Rails version.
-    config.load_defaults 7.0
+    config.load_defaults 7.1
+
+    # Please, add to the `ignore` list any other `lib` subdirectories that do
+    # not contain `.rb` files, or that should not be reloaded or eager loaded.
+    # Common ones are `templates`, `generators`, or `middleware`, for example.
+    config.autoload_lib(ignore: %w[assets tasks])
+
+    config.add_autoload_paths_to_load_path = true
 
     # Configuration for the application, engines, and railties goes here.
     #
diff --git a/config/boot.rb b/config/boot.rb
index 997563c2..988a5ddc 100644
--- a/config/boot.rb
+++ b/config/boot.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] ||= File.expand_path("../Gemfile", __dir__)
 
 require "bundler/setup" # Set up gems listed in the Gemfile.
-require "bootsnap/setup"
+require "bootsnap/setup" # Speed up boot time by caching expensive operations.
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 33a06eda..889342e3 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   # In the development environment your application's code is reloaded any time
   # it changes. This slows down response time but is perfect for development
   # since you don't have to restart the web server when you make code changes.
-  config.cache_classes = false
+  config.enable_reloading = true
 
   # Do not eager load code on boot.
   config.eager_load = false
@@ -56,14 +56,17 @@
   # Highlight code that triggered database queries in logs.
   config.active_record.verbose_query_logs = true
 
+  # Highlight code that enqueued background job in logs.
+  config.active_job.verbose_enqueue_logs = true
+
   # Raises error for missing translations.
   # config.i18n.raise_on_missing_translations = true
 
   # Annotate rendered view with file names.
   # config.action_view.annotate_rendered_view_with_filenames = true
 
-  # Uncomment if you wish to allow Action Cable access from any origin.
-  # config.action_cable.disable_request_forgery_protection = true
+  # Raise error when a before_action's only/except options reference missing actions
+  config.action_controller.raise_on_missing_callback_actions = true
 
   config.active_record.yaml_column_permitted_classes = [Symbol, Date]
 end
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 6bf5b6d5..2dd1217b 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
 
   # Code is not reloaded between requests.
-  config.cache_classes = true
+  config.enable_reloading = false
 
   # Eager load code on boot. This eager loads most of Rails and
   # your application in memory, allowing both threaded web servers
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@
   config.eager_load = true
 
   # Full error reports are disabled and caching is turned on.
-  config.consider_all_requests_local       = false
+  config.consider_all_requests_local = false
   config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
 
-  # Ensures that a master key has been made available in either ENV["RAILS_MASTER_KEY"]
-  # or in config/master.key. This key is used to decrypt credentials (and other encrypted files).
+  # Ensures that a master key has been made available in ENV["RAILS_MASTER_KEY"], config/master.key, or an environment
+  # key such as config/credentials/production.key. This key is used to decrypt credentials (and other encrypted files).
   # config.require_master_key = true
 
-  # Disable serving static files from the `/public` folder by default since
-  # Apache or NGINX already handles this.
+  # Disable serving static files from `public/`, relying on NGINX/Apache to do so instead.
   config.public_file_server.enabled = ENV["RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES"].present?
 
   # Enable serving of images, stylesheets, and JavaScripts from an asset server.
@@ -31,21 +30,31 @@
   # config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = "X-Sendfile" # for Apache
   # config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = "X-Accel-Redirect" # for NGINX
 
+  # Assume all access to the app is happening through a SSL-terminating reverse proxy.
+  # Can be used together with config.force_ssl for Strict-Transport-Security and secure cookies.
+  # config.assume_ssl = true
+
   # Force all access to the app over SSL, use Strict-Transport-Security, and use secure cookies.
   # config.force_ssl = true
 
-  # Include generic and useful information about system operation, but avoid logging too much
-  # information to avoid inadvertent exposure of personally identifiable information (PII).
-  config.log_level = ENV.fetch("RAILS_LOG_LEVEL", :info)
+  # Log to STDOUT by default
+  config.logger = ActiveSupport::Logger.new($stdout)
+    .tap  { |logger| logger.formatter = ::Logger::Formatter.new }
+    .then { |logger| ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(logger) }
 
   # Prepend all log lines with the following tags.
   config.log_tags = [:request_id]
 
+  # Info include generic and useful information about system operation, but avoids logging too much
+  # information to avoid inadvertent exposure of personally identifiable information (PII). If you
+  # want to log everything, set the level to "debug".
+  config.log_level = ENV.fetch("RAILS_LOG_LEVEL", "info")
+
   # Use a different cache store in production.
   # config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store
 
   # Use a real queuing backend for Active Job (and separate queues per environment).
-  # config.active_job.queue_adapter     = :resque
+  # config.active_job.queue_adapter = :resque
   # config.active_job.queue_name_prefix = "support_api_production"
 
   config.action_mailer.perform_caching = false
@@ -66,21 +75,16 @@
   # Don't log any deprecations.
   config.active_support.report_deprecations = false
 
-  # Use default logging formatter so that PID and timestamp are not suppressed.
-  config.log_formatter = ::Logger::Formatter.new
-
-  # Use a different logger for distributed setups.
-  # require "syslog/logger"
-  # config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(Syslog::Logger.new "app-name")
-
-  if ENV["RAILS_LOG_TO_STDOUT"].present?
-    logger           = ActiveSupport::Logger.new($stdout)
-    logger.formatter = config.log_formatter
-    config.logger    = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(logger)
-  end
-
   # Do not dump schema after migrations.
   config.active_record.dump_schema_after_migration = false
 
+  # Enable DNS rebinding protection and other `Host` header attacks.
+  # config.hosts = [
+  #   "example.com",     # Allow requests from example.com
+  #   /.*\.example\.com/ # Allow requests from subdomains like `www.example.com`
+  # ]
+  # Skip DNS rebinding protection for the default health check endpoint.
+  # config.host_authorization = { exclude: ->(request) { request.path == "/up" } }
+
   config.active_record.yaml_column_permitted_classes = [Symbol, Date]
 end
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 4ae12c0c..0c5cfd94 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 Rails.application.configure do
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
 
-  config.cache_classes = false
-  config.action_view.cache_template_loading = true
+  # While tests run files are not watched, reloading is not necessary.
+  config.enable_reloading = false
 
-  # Eager loading loads your whole application. When running a single test locally,
-  # this probably isn't necessary. It's a good idea to do in a continuous integration
-  # system, or in some way before deploying your code.
+  # Eager loading loads your entire application. When running a single test locally,
+  # this is usually not necessary, and can slow down your test suite. However, it's
+  # recommended that you enable it in continuous integration systems to ensure eager
+  # loading is working properly before deploying your code.
   config.eager_load = ENV["CI"].present?
 
   # Configure public file server for tests with Cache-Control for performance.
@@ -23,12 +24,12 @@
   }
 
   # Show full error reports and disable caching.
-  config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
+  config.consider_all_requests_local = true
   config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
   config.cache_store = :null_store
 
-  # Raise exceptions instead of rendering exception templates.
-  config.action_dispatch.show_exceptions = false
+  # Render exception templates for rescuable exceptions and raise for other exceptions.
+  config.action_dispatch.show_exceptions = :rescuable
 
   # Disable request forgery protection in test environment.
   config.action_controller.allow_forgery_protection = false
@@ -55,5 +56,7 @@
   # Annotate rendered view with file names.
   # config.action_view.annotate_rendered_view_with_filenames = true
 
+  # Raise error when a before_action's only/except options reference missing actions
+  config.action_controller.raise_on_missing_callback_actions = true
   config.active_record.yaml_column_permitted_classes = [Symbol, Date]
 end
diff --git a/config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb b/config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb
index 54f47cf1..b3076b38 100644
--- a/config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #     # policy.report_uri "/csp-violation-report-endpoint"
 #   end
 #
-#   # Generate session nonces for permitted importmap and inline scripts
+#   # Generate session nonces for permitted importmap, inline scripts, and inline styles.
 #   config.content_security_policy_nonce_generator = ->(request) { request.session.id.to_s }
-#   config.content_security_policy_nonce_directives = %w(script-src)
+#   config.content_security_policy_nonce_directives = %w(script-src style-src)
 #
 #   # Report violations without enforcing the policy.
 #   # config.content_security_policy_report_only = true
diff --git a/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb b/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
index 166997c5..262e8620 100644
--- a/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
 
-# Configure parameters to be filtered from the log file. Use this to limit dissemination of
-# sensitive information. See the ActiveSupport::ParameterFilter documentation for supported
-# notations and behaviors.
+# Configure parameters to be partially matched (e.g. passw matches password) and filtered from the log file.
+# Use this to limit dissemination of sensitive information.
+# See the ActiveSupport::ParameterFilter documentation for supported notations and behaviors.
 Rails.application.config.filter_parameters += %i[
   passw secret token _key crypt salt certificate otp ssn
 ]
diff --git a/config/initializers/permissions_policy.rb b/config/initializers/permissions_policy.rb
index 00f64d71..7db3b957 100644
--- a/config/initializers/permissions_policy.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/permissions_policy.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+
 # Define an application-wide HTTP permissions policy. For further
-# information see https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2018/06/feature-policy
-#
-# Rails.application.config.permissions_policy do |f|
-#   f.camera      :none
-#   f.gyroscope   :none
-#   f.microphone  :none
-#   f.usb         :none
-#   f.fullscreen  :self
-#   f.payment     :self, "https://secure.example.com"
+# information see: https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2018/06/feature-policy
+
+# Rails.application.config.permissions_policy do |policy|
+#   policy.camera      :none
+#   policy.gyroscope   :none
+#   policy.microphone  :none
+#   policy.usb         :none
+#   policy.fullscreen  :self
+#   policy.payment     :self, "https://secure.example.com"
 # end