diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 42179cf3..50137b68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -35,13 +35,17 @@ jobs:
         uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v5
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Python version
+      - name: Install CLI and dependencies
         run: |
           python -VV
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          # Perform clean install without test dependencies to ensure none of test dependencies
+          # have been used in the gdk codebase.
+          pip install .
+          gdk --help
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: |
           pip install flake8
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           aws-region: us-east-1
         if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository || github.event_name == 'push'}}
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 8
           distribution: corretto
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Regression.yaml b/.github/workflows/Regression.yaml
index fed3ac0e..119b59f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Regression.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Regression.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 6
       matrix:
-        gdk-version: [ HEAD, v1.6.0, v1.5.0]
+        gdk-version: [ HEAD, v1.6.2, v1.6.1]
         python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.x]
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ matrix.gdk-version == 'HEAD' && github.ref || matrix.gdk-version }}
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install CLI and dependencies
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           role-to-assume: ${{secrets.GDK_WORKFLOW_AWS_ROLE}}
           aws-region: us-east-1
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 8
           distribution: corretto
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b59d9f48..11f8410c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Please follow the [GDK CLI public documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gre
 
 To install the latest version of CLI using this git repository and pip, run the following command
 
-`pip3 install git+https://github.com/aws-greengrass/aws-greengrass-gdk-cli.git@v1.6.1`
+`pip3 install git+https://github.com/aws-greengrass/aws-greengrass-gdk-cli.git@v1.6.2`
 
 Run `gdk --help` to check if the cli tool is successfully installed.
 
diff --git a/gdk/_version.py b/gdk/_version.py
index f49459c7..51bbb3f2 100644
--- a/gdk/_version.py
+++ b/gdk/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.6.1"
+__version__ = "1.6.2"
diff --git a/gdk/common/config/TestConfiguration.py b/gdk/common/config/TestConfiguration.py
index 08c26fe8..60fc18e9 100644
--- a/gdk/common/config/TestConfiguration.py
+++ b/gdk/common/config/TestConfiguration.py
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ def _set_gtf_config(self, test_config):
             if release_name is not None:
                 self.gtf_version = release_name
                 self.latest_gtf_version = release_name
-                logging.info("Discovered %s as latest GTF release name.", self.gtf_version)
+                logging.debug("Discovered %s as latest GTF release name.", self.gtf_version)
             else:
-                logging.info("Unable to get the latest GTF release name. Using %s as the default value.", self.gtf_version)
-                logging.debug("GTF release name was found to be None, so using default.")
+                logging.debug("GTF release name was found to be None. Using %s as the default value.", self.gtf_version)
         except Exception as e:
-            logging.info("Unable to get the latest GTF release name. Using %s as the default value.", self.gtf_version)
+            logging.debug("Unable to get the latest GTF release name. Using %s as the default value.", self.gtf_version)
             logging.debug("Exception information for GTF release name API call: %s", str(e))
         self.gtf_version = (test_config.get("gtf_version")
                             if "gtf_version" in test_config
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 12a39230..774e2207 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def get_version(rel_path):
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     license=license,
-    packages=find_packages(),
+    packages=find_packages(include=["gdk", "gdk.*"]),
     entry_points=entry_points,
     classifiers=classifiers,
     install_requires=get_requirements(),
diff --git a/uat/README.md b/uat/README.md
index 1b8547bf..ac2026ed 100644
--- a/uat/README.md
+++ b/uat/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ End-to-end setup uses `pytest` and expects test dependencies to be installed.
 To install the latest version of CLI using this git repository and pip, run the following command
 
 ```shell
-git clone https://github.com/aws-greengrass/aws-greengrass-gdk-cli.git@v1.6.1
+git clone https://github.com/aws-greengrass/aws-greengrass-gdk-cli.git@v1.6.2
 cd aws-greengrass-gdk-cli
 ```