diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 7a38c5d..3b339ed 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ inputs:
     required: true
 runs:
   using: "docker"
-  image: docker://cognite/extpipes-cli:v3.0.0-beta1
+  image: docker://cognite/extpipes-cli:v3.0.0-beta2
   env:
     CDF_TOKEN_URL: ${{ inputs.token-url }}
     CDF_PROJECT: ${{ inputs.cdf-project-name }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0299e48..a5708af 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 # matching the name of the "script" hook, used from Dockerfile
 name = "extpipes-cli"
-version = "3.0.0-beta1"
+version = "3.0.0-beta2"
 description = "A CLI to deploy CDF Extraction Pipelines"
 authors = ["Peter Arwanitis <peter.arwanitis@cognite.com>", "Tugce Ozgur Oztetik <tugce.oztetik@cognite.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
@@ -55,12 +55,3 @@ extpipes-cli = "extpipes.__main__:main"
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry>=0.12"]
 build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
-
-# 231005 pa: deact semver
-# [tool.semantic_release]
-# version_toml = [
-# "pyproject.toml:tool.poetry.version"
-# ]
-version_variable = [
-    "src/extpipes/__init__.py:__version__",
-]
diff --git a/src/extpipes/__init__.py b/src/extpipes/__init__.py
index 39f9f42..d956949 100644
--- a/src/extpipes/__init__.py
+++ b/src/extpipes/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "3.0.0-beta1"
+__version__ = "3.0.0-beta2"
diff --git a/src/extpipes/__main__.py b/src/extpipes/__main__.py
index c8901b2..f1d2f1a 100644
--- a/src/extpipes/__main__.py
+++ b/src/extpipes/__main__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # ## dependencies are validated
 # * `schedule` only supports: `On trigger | Continuous | <cron expression> | null`
 
-from typing import Dict, Optional
+from typing import Optional
 
 import click
 from click import Context
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def extpipes_cli(
     help="Delete extpipes which are not specified in config-file",
 )
 @click.pass_obj
-def deploy(obj: Dict, config_file: str, automatic_delete: bool = True) -> None:
+def deploy(obj: dict, config_file: str, automatic_delete: bool = True) -> None:
     click.echo(click.style("Deploying Extraction Pipelines...", fg="green"))
 
     try:
diff --git a/src/extpipes/app_config.py b/src/extpipes/app_config.py
index 73350d0..9622b30 100644
--- a/src/extpipes/app_config.py
+++ b/src/extpipes/app_config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 from enum import ReprEnum  # new in 3.11
-from typing import Annotated, Dict, Optional, Set
+from typing import Annotated, Optional
 
 from jinja2 import Environment, meta
 from pydantic import Field, StringConstraints, field_validator, model_validator
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ class Pipeline(Model):
     schedule: Annotated[str, StringConstraints(pattern=CRON_OR_FIXED_PATTERN)]
     contacts: list[Contact] = Field(default=list())
     source: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
-    metadata: Dict[str, str] = Field(default=dict())
+    metadata: dict[str, str] = Field(default=dict())
     documentation: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
-    created_by: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
+    created_by: Optional[str] = Field(default=f"dataops - extpipes-cli@v{__version__}")
     raw_tables: list[RawTable] = Field(default=list())
-    extpipe_config: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = Field(default=None)
+    extpipe_config: Optional[dict[str, str]] = Field(default=None)
 
     @field_validator("metadata")
     @classmethod
-    def ensure_metadata_to_have_version(cls, v: Dict[str, str]) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    def ensure_metadata_to_have_version(cls, v: dict[str, str]) -> dict[str, str]:
         if "Dataops_created" not in v:
             v["Dataops_created"] = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
         if "Dataops_source" not in v:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def check_pattern_condition(self) -> "ExtpipesConfig":
                 logging.error(f"## Misconfigured pipelines name: {misconfigured}")
                 raise ValueError("With pattern provider, pipelines should not have names defined.")
 
-            def extract_jinja_variables(template: str) -> Set[str]:
+            def extract_jinja_variables(template: str) -> set[str]:
                 env = Environment()
                 parsed_content = env.parse(template)
                 # Extract all variables from the parsed content
diff --git a/src/extpipes/app_container.py b/src/extpipes/app_container.py
index 1aa02b9..2c5c1f4 100644
--- a/src/extpipes/app_container.py
+++ b/src/extpipes/app_container.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging.config
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, Optional, Type
+from typing import Optional, Type
 
 from dependency_injector import containers, providers
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def init_container(
     return container
 
 
-def init_logging(logging_config: Optional[Dict], deprecated_logger_config: Optional[Dict]):
+def init_logging(logging_config: Optional[dict], deprecated_logger_config: Optional[dict]):
     # https://docs.python.org/3/howto/logging-cookbook.html#logging-to-a-single-file-from-multiple-processes
     # from logging-cookbook examples for 'logging_config' dict
     # TODO: needed to handle missing log folders?
diff --git a/src/extpipes/commands/base.py b/src/extpipes/commands/base.py
index c30ad16..e0a925f 100644
--- a/src/extpipes/commands/base.py
+++ b/src/extpipes/commands/base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import pprint
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, Self
+from typing import Self
 
 from cognite.client import CogniteClient
 from cognite.client.exceptions import CogniteNotFoundError
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def __init__(
         dry_run: bool,
         dotenv_path: str | Path | None = None,
     ):
-
         # validate and load config according to command-mode
         ContainerCls = ContainerSelector[command]
         self.container = init_container(ContainerCls, config_path=config_path, dotenv_path=dotenv_path)
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ def validate_config(self) -> Self:
 
     def ensure_raw_tables(self):
         # RAW
-        def find_missing(existing: Dict, target: Dict) -> Dict:
+        def find_missing(existing: dict, target: dict) -> dict:
             missing = {}
 
             for key, value_list in target.items():
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ def find_missing(existing: Dict, target: Dict) -> Dict:
             return missing
 
         # build dictionary of configured dbs:tables
-        requested_raw_tables: Dict = {}
+        requested_raw_tables: dict = {}
         for pipeline in self.extpipes_config.pipelines:
             for raw_table in pipeline.raw_tables:
                 if raw_table.db_name in requested_raw_tables:
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ def find_missing(existing: Dict, target: Dict) -> Dict:
                 else:
                     requested_raw_tables[raw_table.db_name] = [raw_table.table_name]
         # get existing dbs/tables into a dict for fast lookup
-        cdf_dbs: Dict = {}
+        cdf_dbs: dict = {}
         for db_name in {_db.name for _db in self.client.raw.databases.list(limit=None)}:
             cdf_dbs[db_name] = [table.name for table in self.client.raw.tables.list(db_name=db_name, limit=None)]
 
@@ -110,4 +109,4 @@ def find_missing(existing: Dict, target: Dict) -> Dict:
         if missing:
             logging.warning(f"## Detected missing RAW tables: {pprint.pformat(missing)}")
             for _db, _tables in missing.items():
-                self.client.raw.tables.create(db_name=_db, table=_tables)
+                self.client.raw.tables.create(db_name=_db, name=_tables)
diff --git a/src/extpipes/commands/deploy.py b/src/extpipes/commands/deploy.py
index 2960a0e..5d28595 100644
--- a/src/extpipes/commands/deploy.py
+++ b/src/extpipes/commands/deploy.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import logging
-from typing import Dict
 
-from cognite.client.data_classes import ExtractionPipeline, ExtractionPipelineContact
+from cognite.client.data_classes import (
+    ExtractionPipeline,
+    ExtractionPipelineContact,
+    ExtractionPipelineList,
+)
 from jinja2 import Template
 
 from .base import CommandBase
 
 
-def _render_template(template: str, metadata: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
+def _render_template(template: str, metadata: dict[str, str]) -> str:
     # Create a new Jinja2 template from the given template string
     jinja_template = Template(template)
 
@@ -19,64 +22,75 @@ def _render_template(template: str, metadata: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
 class CommandDeploy(CommandBase):
     def command(self) -> None:
         # get existing extpipes
-        existing_extpipes = {ep.external_id: ep for ep in self.client.extraction_pipelines.list(limit=None)}
+        existing_extpipes = self.client.extraction_pipelines.list(limit=-1)
+
+        logging.debug(f"{existing_extpipes.as_external_ids()=}")
 
         # get requested from config
-        requested_extpipes = {
-            pipeline.external_id: ExtractionPipeline(  # key  # value
-                external_id=pipeline.external_id
-                if pipeline.external_id
-                else _render_template(self.naming_pattern, pipeline.metadata),
-                name=pipeline.name if pipeline.name else _render_template(self.naming_pattern, pipeline.metadata),
-                description=pipeline.description,
-                data_set_id=self.data_sets_in_scope.get(pipeline.data_set_external_id).id,  # type: ignore
-                raw_tables=[{"dbName": _t.db_name, "tableName": _t.table_name} for _t in pipeline.raw_tables],
-                schedule=pipeline.schedule,
-                contacts=[
-                    ExtractionPipelineContact(
-                        name=_c.name, email=_c.email, role=_c.role, send_notification=_c.send_notification
-                    )
-                    for _c in [*pipeline.contacts, *self.default_contacts]
-                ],
-                metadata=pipeline.metadata,
-                created_by=self.client._config.client_name,
-            )
-            for pipeline in self.extpipes_config.pipelines
-        }
+        requested_extpipes = ExtractionPipelineList(
+            [
+                ExtractionPipeline(  # key  # value
+                    external_id=pipeline.external_id
+                    if pipeline.external_id
+                    else _render_template(self.naming_pattern, pipeline.metadata),
+                    name=pipeline.name if pipeline.name else _render_template(self.naming_pattern, pipeline.metadata),
+                    description=pipeline.description,
+                    data_set_id=self.data_sets_in_scope.get(pipeline.data_set_external_id).id,  # type: ignore
+                    raw_tables=[{"dbName": _t.db_name, "tableName": _t.table_name} for _t in pipeline.raw_tables],
+                    schedule=pipeline.schedule,
+                    contacts=[
+                        ExtractionPipelineContact(
+                            name=_c.name, email=_c.email, role=_c.role, send_notification=_c.send_notification
+                        )
+                        for _c in [*pipeline.contacts, *self.default_contacts]
+                    ],
+                    metadata=pipeline.metadata,
+                    created_by=pipeline.created_by,
+                )
+                for pipeline in self.extpipes_config.pipelines
+            ]
+        )
+
+        logging.debug(f"{requested_extpipes.as_external_ids()=}")
+
         # Cognite SDK v6.30.1 does NOT support UPSERT (with ExtractionPipelines)
         # build 3 lists create/update/delete
-        create_extpipes = [
-            extpipe
-            for external_id, extpipe in requested_extpipes.items()
-            if external_id not in existing_extpipes.keys()
-        ]
-
-        update_extpipes = [
-            extpipe for external_id, extpipe in requested_extpipes.items() if external_id in existing_extpipes.keys()
-        ]
+        create_extpipes = ExtractionPipelineList(
+            [
+                extpipe
+                for extpipe in requested_extpipes
+                if extpipe.external_id not in existing_extpipes.as_external_ids()
+            ]
+        )
+
+        update_extpipes = ExtractionPipelineList(
+            [extpipe for extpipe in requested_extpipes if extpipe.external_id in existing_extpipes.as_external_ids()]
+        )
 
         delete_extpipes = [
-            external_id for external_id in existing_extpipes.keys() if external_id not in requested_extpipes.keys()
+            external_id
+            for external_id in existing_extpipes.as_external_ids()
+            if external_id not in requested_extpipes.as_external_ids()
         ]
 
         if create_extpipes:
-            logging.info(f"## Extraction pipelines to create:  {[extpipe.external_id for extpipe in create_extpipes]}")
+            logging.info(f"Extraction pipelines to create:  {create_extpipes.as_external_ids()}")
         if update_extpipes:
-            logging.info(f"## Extraction pipelines to update:  {[extpipe.external_id for extpipe in update_extpipes]}")
+            logging.info(f"Extraction pipelines to update:  {update_extpipes.as_external_ids()}")
         if self.extpipes_config.features.automatic_delete and delete_extpipes:
-            logging.info(f"## Extraction pipelines to delete:  {[extpipe.external_id for extpipe in update_extpipes]}")
+            logging.info(f"Extraction pipelines to delete:  {delete_extpipes}")
 
         if self.dry_run:
             logging.warning("Dry run detected. No changes to be applied to CDF.")
             return
 
-        logging.info("## Applying configuration")
+        logging.info("Applying configuration")
 
         self.ensure_raw_tables()
 
         if self.extpipes_config.features.automatic_delete and delete_extpipes:
-            logging.info(f"## Extraction pipelines to delete:  {delete_extpipes}")
             self.client.extraction_pipelines.delete(external_id=delete_extpipes)
+            logging.info(f"Extraction Pipelines deleted: {len(delete_extpipes)}")
 
         if create_extpipes:
             res = self.client.extraction_pipelines.create(create_extpipes)
diff --git a/src/extpipes/common/base_model.py b/src/extpipes/common/base_model.py
index 81085e6..078ff75 100644
--- a/src/extpipes/common/base_model.py
+++ b/src/extpipes/common/base_model.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Tuple, Type
+from typing import Type
 
 from pydantic_settings import (
     BaseSettings,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def to_hyphen_case(value: str) -> str:
 
 class Model(BaseSettings):
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
-        extra="ignore",
+        extra="forbid",
         # generate for each field an alias in hyphen-case (kebap)
         alias_generator=to_hyphen_case,
         # an aliased field may be populated by its name as given by the model attribute, as well as the alias
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def settings_customise_sources(
         env_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
         dotenv_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
         file_secret_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
-    ) -> Tuple[PydanticBaseSettingsSource, ...]:
+    ) -> tuple[PydanticBaseSettingsSource, ...]:
         # here we choose to ignore env_settings or dotenv_settings
         # to avoid unecpectd expansion of pydantic properties matching an envvar
         # all envvar expansion exlcusivly happens in the dependency-injector