diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit.yml b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
index 8ea2b16..301a966 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         # Need to specify @master above to work with toolchain var
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.83.0
+          toolchain: 1.86.0
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
           cache-on-failure: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fedaa2b..09c28b0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 /target
 .env
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 10bd97c..c398458 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "TODO"
 version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
+edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT"
-# rust-version = "1.83"
 exclude = [".github/"]
 repository = "TODO"
 
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d345441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+set shell := ["bash", "-cu"]
+set dotenv-load := true
+
+# display a help message about available commands
+default:
+    @just --list --unsorted
+
+
+# run all recipes required to pass CI workflows
+ci:
+    @just fmt lint test
+
+# run unit tests
+test:
+    cargo nextest run --workspace -E "kind(lib) | kind(bin) | kind(proc-macro)"
+
+# run collection of clippy lints
+lint:
+    RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo clippy --examples --tests --benches --all-features --locked
+
+# format the code using the nightly rustfmt (as we use some nightly lints)
+fmt:
+    cargo +nightly fmt --all
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 2a73d7c..5c3068b 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [toolchain]
 channel = "stable"
-version = "1.83.0"
+version = "1.86.0"