diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_ghes.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-ghes.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/sync_ghes.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/sync-ghes.yaml
diff --git a/ci/docker-publish.yml b/ci/docker-publish.yml
index a9fd4b3..2f68e66 100644
--- a/ci/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/ci/docker-publish.yml
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ jobs:
           COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL: "true"
         # This step uses the identity token to provision an ephemeral certificate
         # against the sigstore community Fulcio instance.
-        run: cosign sign ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}@${{ steps.build-and-push.outputs.digest }}
+        run: cosign sign ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}@${{ steps.build-and-push.outputs.digest }}
diff --git a/ci/dotnet-desktop.yml b/ci/dotnet-desktop.yml
index 170b3f6..00a78c7 100644
--- a/ci/dotnet-desktop.yml
+++ b/ci/dotnet-desktop.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Remove the pfx
     - name: Remove the pfx
-      run: Remove-Item -path $env:Wap_Project_Directory\$env:Signing_Certificate
+      run: Remove-Item -path $env:Wap_Project_Directory\GitHubActionsWorkflow.pfx
 
     # Upload the MSIX package: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/upload-a-build-artifact
     - name: Upload build artifacts
diff --git a/script/validate-data/index.ts b/script/validate-data/index.ts
index 7dce3d1..4bd260d 100755
--- a/script/validate-data/index.ts
+++ b/script/validate-data/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env npx ts-node
 import { promises as fs } from "fs";
 import { safeLoad } from "js-yaml";
-import { basename, extname, join } from "path";
+import { basename, extname, join, dirname } from "path";
 import { Validator as validator } from "jsonschema";
 import { endGroup, error, info, setFailed, startGroup } from '@actions/core';
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ interface WorkflowWithErrors {
 interface WorkflowProperties {
   name: string;
   description: string;
+  creator: string;
   iconName: string;
   categories: string[];
 }
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ const propertiesSchema = {
   }
 }
 
-async function checkWorkflows(folders: string[], allowed_categories: string[]): Promise<WorkflowWithErrors[]> {
+async function checkWorkflows(folders: string[], allowed_categories: object[]): Promise<WorkflowWithErrors[]> {
   const result: WorkflowWithErrors[] = []
   const workflow_template_names = new Set()
   for (const folder of folders) {
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ async function checkWorkflows(folders: string[], allowed_categories: string[]):
   return result;
 }
 
-async function checkWorkflow(workflowPath: string, propertiesPath: string, allowed_categories: string[]): Promise<WorkflowWithErrors> {
+async function checkWorkflow(workflowPath: string, propertiesPath: string, allowed_categories: object[]): Promise<WorkflowWithErrors> {
   let workflowErrors: WorkflowWithErrors = {
     id: workflowPath,
     name: null,
@@ -104,9 +105,19 @@ async function checkWorkflow(workflowPath: string, propertiesPath: string, allow
       }
       
     }
-    if (!workflowPath.endsWith("blank.yml") && (!properties.categories || 
-      !properties.categories.some(category => allowed_categories.some(ac => ac.toLowerCase() == category.toLowerCase())))) {
-      workflowErrors.errors.push(`Workflow does not contain at least one allowed category - ${allowed_categories}`)
+    var path = dirname(workflowPath)
+    var folder_categories = allowed_categories.find( category => category["path"] == path)["categories"]
+    if (!workflowPath.endsWith("blank.yml")) {
+      if(!properties.categories || properties.categories.length == 0) {
+        workflowErrors.errors.push(`Workflow categories cannot be null or empty`)
+      } 
+      else if(!folder_categories.some(category => properties.categories[0].toLowerCase() == category.toLowerCase())) {
+        workflowErrors.errors.push(`The first category in properties.json categories for workflow in ${basename(path)} folder must be one of "${folder_categories}. Either move the workflow to an appropriate directory or change the category."`)
+      }
+    }
+
+    if(basename(path).toLowerCase() == 'deployments' && !properties.creator) {
+      workflowErrors.errors.push(`The "creator" in properties.json must be present.`)
     }
   } catch (e) {
     workflowErrors.errors.push(e.toString())
diff --git a/script/validate-data/settings.json b/script/validate-data/settings.json
index ef8ee60..852f575 100644
--- a/script/validate-data/settings.json
+++ b/script/validate-data/settings.json
@@ -5,11 +5,22 @@
     "../../deployments",
     "../../code-scanning"
   ],
-  "allowed_categories" : [
-    "Continuous integration",
-    "Deployment",
-    "Code Scanning",
-    "Dependency review",
-    "Automation"
+  "allowed_categories": [
+    {
+      "path": "../../ci",
+      "categories":  ["Continuous integration"]
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../automation",
+      "categories": ["Automation"]
+    },
+    {       
+      "path": "../../deployments",
+      "categories": ["Deployment"]
+    },
+    { 
+      "path": "../../code-scanning",
+      "categories": ["Code Scanning", "Dependency review"]
+    }
   ]
 }