diff --git a/.github/.keepalive b/.github/.keepalive
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9b2c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.keepalive
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2024-03-01T00:32:10.640Z
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 5c7f09d..8eea7dc 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ branches.md
 .postinstall.json
 Makefile
 
-# Ignore `binding.gyp` file to avoid compilation of native addon when installing package:
+# Ignore files to avoid compilation of native addon when installing package:
 binding.gyp
+include.gypi
 
 # Directories #
 ###############
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 726c1ec..6a1c080 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2,17 +2,22 @@
 #
 # Contributors listed in alphabetical order.
 
+Aditya Sapra <110766802+adityacodes30@users.noreply.github.com>
+AgPriyanshu18 <113460573+AgPriyanshu18@users.noreply.github.com>
 Ali Salesi <ali_sal1381@yahoo.com>
 Amit Jimiwal <amitjimiwal45@gmail.com>
 Athan Reines <kgryte@gmail.com>
 Brendan Graetz <bguiz@users.noreply.github.com>
 Bruno Fenzl <brunofenzl@gmail.com>
+Chinmay J <86140365+JawHawk@users.noreply.github.com>
 Christopher Dambamuromo <chridam@gmail.com>
 Dan Rose <danoftheroses@gmail.com>
 Daniel Killenberger <daniel.killenberger@gmail.com>
 Dominik Moritz <domoritz@gmail.com>
 Dorrin Sotoudeh <dorrinsotoudeh123@gmail.com>
 Frank Kovacs <fran70kk@gmail.com>
+GUNJ JOSHI <gunjjoshi8372@gmail.com>
+Golden <103646877+AuenKr@users.noreply.github.com>
 Harshita Kalani <harshitakalani02@gmail.com>
 James Gelok <jdgelok@gmail.com>
 Jaysukh Makvana <jaysukhmakvana2004@gmail.com>
@@ -21,21 +26,31 @@ Joey Reed <joeyrreed@gmail.com>
 Jordan Gallivan <115050475+Jordan-Gallivan@users.noreply.github.com>
 Joris Labie <joris.labie1@gmail.com>
 Justin Dennison <justin1dennison@gmail.com>
+Karthik Prakash <116057817+skoriop@users.noreply.github.com>
+Khaldon <kahmd1444@gmail.com>
 Marcus Fantham <mfantham@users.noreply.github.com>
 Matt Cochrane <matthew.cochrane.eng@gmail.com>
+Mihir Pandit <129577900+MSP20086@users.noreply.github.com>
 Milan Raj <rajsite@users.noreply.github.com>
 Momtchil Momtchev <momtchil@momtchev.com>
 Naresh Jagadeesan <naresh.naresh000@gmail.com>
 Nithin Katta <88046362+nithinkatta@users.noreply.github.com>
 Ognjen Jevremović <ognjenjevremovic@users.noreply.github.com>
 Philipp Burckhardt <pburckhardt@outlook.com>
+Prajwal Kulkarni <prajwalkulkarni76@gmail.com>
 Pranav Goswami <goswami.4@iitj.ac.in>
+Praneki <97080887+PraneGIT@users.noreply.github.com>
+Pratik <97464067+Pratik772846@users.noreply.github.com>
 Ricky Reusser <rsreusser@gmail.com>
 Robert Gislason <gztown2216@yahoo.com>
 Roman Stetsyk <25715951+romanstetsyk@users.noreply.github.com>
+Rutam <138517416+performant23@users.noreply.github.com>
 Ryan Seal <splrk@users.noreply.github.com>
 Seyyed Parsa Neshaei <spneshaei@users.noreply.github.com>
 Shraddheya Shendre <shendreshraddheya@gmail.com>
+Shubham <shubh622005@gmail.com>
+Snehil Shah <130062020+Snehil-Shah@users.noreply.github.com>
+Spandan Barve <114365550+marsian83@users.noreply.github.com>
 Stephannie Jiménez Gacha <steff456@hotmail.com>
 Yernar Yergaziyev <yernar.yergaziyev@erg.kz>
 orimiles5 <97595296+orimiles5@users.noreply.github.com>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ce7401..44b4550 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ Copyright &copy; 2016-2024. The Stdlib [Authors][stdlib-authors].
 [npm-image]: http://img.shields.io/npm/v/@stdlib/string-base-kebabcase.svg
 [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/@stdlib/string-base-kebabcase
 
-[test-image]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string-base-kebabcase/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?branch=v0.2.1
-[test-url]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string-base-kebabcase/actions/workflows/test.yml?query=branch:v0.2.1
+[test-image]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string-base-kebabcase/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?branch=main
+[test-url]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/string-base-kebabcase/actions/workflows/test.yml?query=branch:main
 
 [coverage-image]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/stdlib-js/string-base-kebabcase/main.svg
 [coverage-url]: https://codecov.io/github/stdlib-js/string-base-kebabcase?branch=main
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b94d7bc..616eb3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
     "@stdlib/string-base-trim": "^0.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@stdlib/assert-is-string": "^0.2.0",
+    "@stdlib/assert-is-string": "^0.2.1",
     "tape": "git+https://github.com/kgryte/tape.git#fix/globby",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.1",
     "tap-min": "git+https://github.com/Planeshifter/tap-min.git",
-    "@stdlib/bench-harness": "^0.2.0"
+    "@stdlib/bench-harness": "^0.2.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.10.0",