diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
index 9f98c75..0b757c8 100644
--- a/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/.Rbuildignore
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ $run_dev.*
 ^LICENSE\.md$
 ^README\.Rmd$
 ^app\.R$
+^R/_disable_autoload\.R$
 ^rsconnect$
+^\.rscignore$
 ^\.github$
 ^deploy$
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-renv.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-renv.yml
index daa2f09..899373e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-renv.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-renv.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron:  '0 0 1 * *'
 
+# Avoid concurrent deployments from both workflows by running one at a time
+# (specific for ShinyCICD maintenance)
+concurrency:
+  group: shinyapps-${{ github.ref }}
+
 jobs:
   CI-CD:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       # single OS and R version, aligned with the target deployment environment
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'release'}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest, r: 'renv'}
 
     env:
       # Access token for GitHub
@@ -43,18 +48,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
-          # Enable RStudio Package Manager to speed up package installation
-          use-public-rspm: true
+          # No RStudio Package Manager to respect renv.lock
+          use-public-rspm: false
 
       - name: Install system dependencies
         # This is not taken care of (yet) by r-lib/actions/setup-renv
-        # Package distro used to get the distro for the used ubuntu-latest
+        # See https://github.com/r-lib/actions/issues/785
         run: |
-          Rscript -e "install.packages(c('remotes', 'distro'))"
-          while read -r cmd
-          do
-            eval sudo $cmd
-          done < <(Rscript -e 'writeLines(with(distro::distro(), remotes::system_requirements(id, short_version)))')
+          # We rely on pkgdepends from the library embedded in pak
+          install.packages("pak", repos = "https://r-lib.github.io/p/pak/stable/")
+          install.packages("jsonlite")
+          .libPaths(c(system.file("library", package = "pak"), .libPaths()))
+          pkgdepends::new_pkg_installation_proposal(
+            names(jsonlite::read_json("renv.lock")$Packages), config = list(dependencies = FALSE)
+          )$solve()$install_sysreqs()
+        shell: Rscript {0}
 
       - name: Activate renv and restore packages with cache
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-renv@v2
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy to shinyapps.io
         # Continuous deployment only for pushes to the main / master branch
-        if: false && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master')
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
         env:
           SHINYAPPS_ACCOUNT: ${{ secrets.SHINYAPPS_ACCOUNT }}
           SHINYAPPS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SHINYAPPS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 7c59219..ddd662a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron:  '0 0 1 * *'
 
+# Avoid concurrent deployments from both workflows by running one at a time
+# (specific for ShinyCICD maintenance)
+concurrency:
+  group: shinyapps-${{ github.ref }}
+
 jobs:
   CI-CD:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
diff --git a/.rscignore b/.rscignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3c59a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rscignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+renv.lock
diff --git a/R/_disable_autoload.R b/R/_disable_autoload.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8c9436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/_disable_autoload.R
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Disabling shiny autoload
+
+# See ?shiny::loadSupport for more information
diff --git a/R/app_server.R b/R/app_server.R
index 1de0b84..c4575da 100644
--- a/R/app_server.R
+++ b/R/app_server.R
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 app_server <- function(input, output, session) {
   output$distPlot <- renderPlot({
     # generate bins based on input$bins from ui.R
-    x    <- faithful[, 2]
+    x    <- datasets::faithful[, 2]
     bins <- seq(min(x), max(x), length.out = input$bins + 1)
 
     # draw the histogram with the specified number of bins
diff --git a/ShinyCICD.Rproj b/ShinyCICD.Rproj
index 497f8bf..aad884d 100644
--- a/ShinyCICD.Rproj
+++ b/ShinyCICD.Rproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version: 1.0
 
-RestoreWorkspace: Default
-SaveWorkspace: Default
+RestoreWorkspace: No
+SaveWorkspace: No
 AlwaysSaveHistory: Default
 
 EnableCodeIndexing: Yes
diff --git a/deploy/deploy-shinyapps.R b/deploy/deploy-shinyapps.R
index 38a13e4..efe8248 100644
--- a/deploy/deploy-shinyapps.R
+++ b/deploy/deploy-shinyapps.R
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 # deploy/deploy-shinyapps.R
 # usethis::use_build_ignore("deploy")
-rsconnect::setAccountInfo(
-  Sys.getenv("SHINYAPPS_ACCOUNT"),
-  Sys.getenv("SHINYAPPS_TOKEN"),
-  Sys.getenv("SHINYAPPS_SECRET")
+if (!interactive()) {
+  rsconnect::setAccountInfo(
+    Sys.getenv("SHINYAPPS_ACCOUNT"),
+    Sys.getenv("SHINYAPPS_TOKEN"),
+    Sys.getenv("SHINYAPPS_SECRET")
+  )
+}
+# Add here any additional files/directories the app needs
+app_files = c(
+  "app.R",
+  "DESCRIPTION",
+  "NAMESPACE",
+  "R/",
+  "inst/"
+)
+rsconnect::deployApp(
+  appName = "ShinyCICD", appFiles = app_files, forceUpdate = TRUE
 )
-rsconnect::deployApp(appName = "ShinyCICD")
diff --git a/renv.lock b/renv.lock
index b1b6e4b..d4a419d 100644
--- a/renv.lock
+++ b/renv.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "R": {
-    "Version": "4.2.2",
+    "Version": "4.3.2",
     "Repositories": [
       {
         "Name": "CRAN",
@@ -14,499 +14,433 @@
       "Version": "2.5.1",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "470851b6d5d0ac559e9d01bb352b4021",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "470851b6d5d0ac559e9d01bb352b4021"
     },
     "Rcpp": {
       "Package": "Rcpp",
-      "Version": "1.0.9",
+      "Version": "1.0.12",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "e9c08b94391e9f3f97355841229124f2",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "methods",
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "5ea2700d21e038ace58269ecdbeb9ec0"
     },
     "askpass": {
       "Package": "askpass",
-      "Version": "1.1",
+      "Version": "1.2.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "e8a22846fff485f0be3770c2da758713",
       "Requirements": [
         "sys"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "cad6cf7f1d5f6e906700b9d3e718c796"
     },
     "attempt": {
       "Package": "attempt",
       "Version": "0.3.1",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "d7421bb5dfeb2676b9e4a5a60c2fcfd2",
       "Requirements": [
         "rlang"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "d7421bb5dfeb2676b9e4a5a60c2fcfd2"
     },
     "base64enc": {
       "Package": "base64enc",
       "Version": "0.1-3",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "543776ae6848fde2f48ff3816d0628bc",
-      "Requirements": []
-    },
-    "brew": {
-      "Package": "brew",
-      "Version": "1.0-8",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "d69a786e85775b126bddbee185ae6084",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "543776ae6848fde2f48ff3816d0628bc"
     },
     "brio": {
       "Package": "brio",
-      "Version": "1.1.3",
+      "Version": "1.1.4",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "976cf154dfb043c012d87cddd8bca363",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "68bd2b066e1fe780bbf62fc8bcc36de3"
     },
     "bslib": {
       "Package": "bslib",
-      "Version": "0.4.2",
+      "Version": "0.6.1",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "a7fbf03946ad741129dc81098722fca1",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "base64enc",
         "cachem",
+        "grDevices",
         "htmltools",
         "jquerylib",
         "jsonlite",
+        "lifecycle",
         "memoise",
         "mime",
         "rlang",
         "sass"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "c0d8599494bc7fb408cd206bbdd9cab0"
     },
     "cachem": {
       "Package": "cachem",
-      "Version": "1.0.6",
+      "Version": "1.0.8",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "648c5b3d71e6a37e3043617489a0a0e9",
       "Requirements": [
         "fastmap",
         "rlang"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "c35768291560ce302c0a6589f92e837d"
     },
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       "Version": "3.7.3",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "9b2191ede20fa29828139b9900922e51",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "R6",
-        "processx"
-      ]
+        "processx",
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "9b2191ede20fa29828139b9900922e51"
     },
     "cli": {
       "Package": "cli",
-      "Version": "3.6.0",
+      "Version": "3.6.2",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "3177a5a16c243adc199ba33117bd9657",
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-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "3f038e5ac7f41d4ac41ce658c85e3042",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R",
+        "utils"
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       "Source": "Repository",
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-      "Version": "0.3.1",
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       "Source": "Repository",
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-      "Source": "Repository",
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       "Requirements": [
-        "askpass",
-        "curl",
-        "jsonlite",
-        "openssl",
-        "sys"
-      ]
+        "grDevices",
+        "methods",
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "e8a1e41acf02548751f45c718d55aa6a"
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "e4f97056611e8e6b8b852d13b7400cf1",
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+      "Requirements": [
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+      ],
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "6b9602c7ebbe87101a9c8edb6e8b6d21",
       "Requirements": [
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         "R6",
         "cli",
-        "rprojroot"
-      ]
+        "utils"
+      ],
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+        "R",
+        "crayon",
+        "methods",
+        "stats",
+        "tools",
+        "utils"
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-      "Hash": "4b68aa51edd89a0e044a66e75ae3cc6c",
-      "Requirements": []
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       "Source": "Repository",
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+        "grDevices",
+        "utils"
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       "Source": "Repository",
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-      "Hash": "c5a628c2570aa86a96cc6ef739d8bfda",
       "Requirements": [
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         "htmltools",
         "rlang"
-      ]
+      ],
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-        "crayon",
-        "desc",
-        "fs",
         "here",
         "htmltools",
-        "pkgload",
-        "roxygen2",
-        "rstudioapi",
+        "rlang",
         "shiny",
-        "usethis",
+        "utils",
         "yaml"
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-        "rlang"
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+        "grDevices",
+        "rlang",
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-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "6154ec2223172bce8162d4153cda21f7",
-      "Requirements": []
+        "promises",
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "d23d2879001f3d82ee9dc38a9ef53c4c"
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-      "Hash": "5aab57a3bd297eee1c1d862735972182",
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-      ]
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+      "Hash": "5aab57a3bd297eee1c1d862735972182"
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-        "stringr",
-        "xfun",
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-      "Hash": "001cecbeac1cff9301bdc3775ee46a86",
       "Requirements": [
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         "cli",
         "glue",
         "rlang"
-      ]
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "7ce2733a9826b3aeb1775d56fd305472",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R"
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+      "Hash": "7ce2733a9826b3aeb1775d56fd305472"
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-      "Hash": "e2817ccf4a065c5d9d7f2cfbe7c1d78c",
       "Requirements": [
         "cachem",
         "rlang"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "e2817ccf4a065c5d9d7f2cfbe7c1d78c"
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "18e9c28c1d3ca1560ce30658b22ce104",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "tools"
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+      "Hash": "18e9c28c1d3ca1560ce30658b22ce104"
     },
     "openssl": {
       "Package": "openssl",
-      "Version": "2.0.5",
+      "Version": "2.1.1",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "b04c27110bf367b4daa93f34f3d58e75",
       "Requirements": [
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-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "2a0dc8c6adfb6f032e4d4af82d258ab5"
     },
     "packrat": {
       "Package": "packrat",
-      "Version": "0.9.0",
+      "Version": "0.9.2",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "2735eb4b51c302014f53acbb3c80a65f",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R",
+        "tools",
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "55ddd2d4a1959535f18393478b0c14a6"
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     "pillar": {
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-      "Version": "1.8.1",
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "f2316df30902c81729ae9de95ad5a608",
       "Requirements": [
         "cli",
         "fansi",
@@ -514,199 +448,205 @@
         "lifecycle",
         "rlang",
         "utf8",
+        "utils",
         "vctrs"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "15da5a8412f317beeee6175fbc76f4bb"
+    },
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+      "Version": "1.4.3",
+      "Source": "Repository",
+      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R",
+        "R6",
+        "callr",
+        "cli",
+        "desc",
+        "processx"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "c0143443203205e6a2760ce553dafc24"
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "01f28d4278f15c76cddbea05899c5d6f",
-      "Requirements": []
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+        "utils"
+      ],
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     "pkgload": {
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "6b0c222c5071efe0f3baf3dae9aa40e2",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "cli",
         "crayon",
         "desc",
         "fs",
         "glue",
+        "methods",
+        "pkgbuild",
         "rlang",
         "rprojroot",
+        "utils",
         "withr"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "903d68319ae9923fb2e2ee7fa8230b91"
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "a555924add98c99d2f411e37e7d25e9f",
-      "Requirements": []
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-      "Version": "3.8.0",
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "a33ee2d9bf07564efb888ad98410da84",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "R6",
-        "ps"
-      ]
+        "ps",
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "82d48b1aec56084d9438dbf98087a7e9"
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       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "4ab2c43adb4d4699cf3690acd378d75d",
       "Requirements": [
         "R6",
         "Rcpp",
+        "fastmap",
         "later",
         "magrittr",
-        "rlang"
-      ]
+        "rlang",
+        "stats"
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       "Source": "Repository",
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       "Requirements": [
-        "cli",
-        "lifecycle",
-        "magrittr",
-        "rlang",
-        "vctrs"
-      ]
+        "R",
+        "utils"
+      ],
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-      "Hash": "5e3c5dc0b071b21fa128676560dbe94d",
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+        "R"
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-      "Hash": "76c9e04c712a05848ae7a23d2f170a40",
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         "tibble"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "76c9e04c712a05848ae7a23d2f170a40"
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       "Package": "renv",
-      "Version": "0.16.0",
+      "Version": "1.0.3",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "c9e8442ab69bc21c9697ecf856c1e6c7",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "41b847654f567341725473431dd0d5ab"
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-    "roxygen2": {
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-      "Version": "7.2.3",
+      "Version": "1.1.3",
       "Source": "Repository",
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       "Requirements": [
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-        "brew",
-        "cli",
-        "commonmark",
-        "cpp11",
-        "desc",
-        "knitr",
-        "pkgload",
-        "purrr",
-        "rlang",
-        "stringi",
-        "stringr",
-        "withr",
-        "xml2"
-      ]
+        "R",
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "42548638fae05fd9a9b5f3f437fbbbe2"
     },
     "rprojroot": {
       "Package": "rprojroot",
-      "Version": "2.0.3",
+      "Version": "2.0.4",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "1de7ab598047a87bba48434ba35d497d",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "4c8415e0ec1e29f3f4f6fc108bef0144"
     },
     "rsconnect": {
       "Package": "rsconnect",
-      "Version": "0.8.29",
+      "Version": "1.2.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "fe178fc15af80952f546aafedf655b36",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
+        "cli",
         "curl",
         "digest",
         "jsonlite",
+        "lifecycle",
         "openssl",
         "packrat",
+        "renv",
+        "rlang",
         "rstudioapi",
+        "tools",
         "yaml"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "c064d4993aedbf6c383041d1606aabeb"
     },
     "rstudioapi": {
       "Package": "rstudioapi",
-      "Version": "0.14",
+      "Version": "0.15.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "690bd2acc42a9166ce34845884459320",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Hash": "5564500e25cffad9e22244ced1379887"
     },
     "sass": {
       "Package": "sass",
-      "Version": "0.4.4",
+      "Version": "0.4.8",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "c76cbac7ca04ce82d8c38e29729987a3",
       "Requirements": [
         "R6",
         "fs",
         "htmltools",
         "rappdirs",
         "rlang"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "168f9353c76d4c4b0a0bbf72e2c2d035"
     },
     "shiny": {
       "Package": "shiny",
-      "Version": "1.7.4",
+      "Version": "1.8.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "c2eae3d8c670fa9dfa35a12066f4a1d5",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "R6",
         "bslib",
         "cachem",
@@ -716,222 +656,162 @@
         "fastmap",
         "fontawesome",
         "glue",
+        "grDevices",
         "htmltools",
         "httpuv",
         "jsonlite",
         "later",
         "lifecycle",
+        "methods",
         "mime",
         "promises",
         "rlang",
         "sourcetools",
+        "tools",
+        "utils",
         "withr",
         "xtable"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "3a1f41807d648a908e3c7f0334bf85e6"
     },
     "sourcetools": {
       "Package": "sourcetools",
-      "Version": "0.1.7",
-      "Source": "Repository",
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-      "Hash": "947e4e02a79effa5d512473e10f41797",
-      "Requirements": []
-    },
-    "stringi": {
-      "Package": "stringi",
-      "Version": "1.7.12",
+      "Version": "0.1.7-1",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "ca8bd84263c77310739d2cf64d84d7c9",
-      "Requirements": []
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-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "671a4d384ae9d32fc47a14e98bfa3dc8",
       "Requirements": [
-        "cli",
-        "glue",
-        "lifecycle",
-        "magrittr",
-        "rlang",
-        "stringi",
-        "vctrs"
-      ]
+        "R"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "5f5a7629f956619d519205ec475fe647"
     },
     "sys": {
       "Package": "sys",
-      "Version": "3.4.1",
+      "Version": "3.4.2",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "34c16f1ef796057bfa06d3f4ff818a5d",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Hash": "3a1be13d68d47a8cd0bfd74739ca1555"
     },
     "testthat": {
       "Package": "testthat",
-      "Version": "3.1.6",
+      "Version": "3.2.1",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "7910146255835c66e9eb272fb215248d",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "R6",
         "brio",
         "callr",
         "cli",
         "desc",
         "digest",
-        "ellipsis",
         "evaluate",
         "jsonlite",
         "lifecycle",
         "magrittr",
+        "methods",
         "pkgload",
         "praise",
         "processx",
         "ps",
         "rlang",
+        "utils",
         "waldo",
         "withr"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "4767a686ebe986e6cb01d075b3f09729"
     },
     "tibble": {
       "Package": "tibble",
-      "Version": "3.1.8",
+      "Version": "3.2.1",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "56b6934ef0f8c68225949a8672fe1a8f",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "fansi",
         "lifecycle",
         "magrittr",
+        "methods",
         "pillar",
         "pkgconfig",
         "rlang",
+        "utils",
         "vctrs"
-      ]
-    },
-    "usethis": {
-      "Package": "usethis",
-      "Version": "2.1.6",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "a67a22c201832b12c036cc059f1d137d",
-      "Requirements": [
-        "cli",
-        "clipr",
-        "crayon",
-        "curl",
-        "desc",
-        "fs",
-        "gert",
-        "gh",
-        "glue",
-        "jsonlite",
-        "lifecycle",
-        "purrr",
-        "rappdirs",
-        "rlang",
-        "rprojroot",
-        "rstudioapi",
-        "whisker",
-        "withr",
-        "yaml"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "a84e2cc86d07289b3b6f5069df7a004c"
     },
     "utf8": {
       "Package": "utf8",
-      "Version": "1.2.2",
+      "Version": "1.2.4",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "c9c462b759a5cc844ae25b5942654d13",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "62b65c52671e6665f803ff02954446e9"
     },
     "vctrs": {
       "Package": "vctrs",
-      "Version": "0.5.1",
+      "Version": "0.6.5",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "970324f6572b4fd81db507b5d4062cb0",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "cli",
         "glue",
         "lifecycle",
         "rlang"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "Hash": "c03fa420630029418f7e6da3667aac4a"
     },
     "waldo": {
       "Package": "waldo",
-      "Version": "0.4.0",
+      "Version": "0.5.2",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "035fba89d0c86e2113120f93301b98ad",
       "Requirements": [
+        "R",
         "cli",
         "diffobj",
         "fansi",
         "glue",
+        "methods",
         "rematch2",
         "rlang",
         "tibble"
-      ]
-    },
-    "whisker": {
-      "Package": "whisker",
-      "Version": "0.4.1",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "c6abfa47a46d281a7d5159d0a8891e88",
-      "Requirements": []
+      ],
+      "Hash": "c7d3fd6d29ab077cbac8f0e2751449e6"
     },
     "withr": {
       "Package": "withr",
-      "Version": "2.5.0",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "c0e49a9760983e81e55cdd9be92e7182",
-      "Requirements": []
-    },
-    "xfun": {
-      "Package": "xfun",
-      "Version": "0.36",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "f5baec54606751aa53ac9c0e05848ed6",
-      "Requirements": []
-    },
-    "xml2": {
-      "Package": "xml2",
-      "Version": "1.3.3",
+      "Version": "2.5.2",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "40682ed6a969ea5abfd351eb67833adc",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R",
+        "grDevices",
+        "graphics",
+        "stats"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "4b25e70111b7d644322e9513f403a272"
     },
     "xtable": {
       "Package": "xtable",
       "Version": "1.8-4",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "b8acdf8af494d9ec19ccb2481a9b11c2",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Requirements": [
+        "R",
+        "stats",
+        "utils"
+      ],
+      "Hash": "b8acdf8af494d9ec19ccb2481a9b11c2"
     },
     "yaml": {
       "Package": "yaml",
-      "Version": "2.3.6",
-      "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "9b570515751dcbae610f29885e025b41",
-      "Requirements": []
-    },
-    "zip": {
-      "Package": "zip",
-      "Version": "2.2.2",
+      "Version": "2.3.8",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Repository": "CRAN",
-      "Hash": "c42bfcec3fa6a0cce17ce1f8bc684f88",
-      "Requirements": []
+      "Hash": "29240487a071f535f5e5d5a323b7afbd"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/renv/.gitignore b/renv/.gitignore
index 63b9ec4..0ec0cbb 100644
--- a/renv/.gitignore
+++ b/renv/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-sandbox/
-cellar/
 library/
 local/
+cellar/
 lock/
 python/
+sandbox/
 staging/
diff --git a/renv/activate.R b/renv/activate.R
index 019b5a6..cb5401f 100644
--- a/renv/activate.R
+++ b/renv/activate.R
@@ -2,11 +2,27 @@
 local({
 
   # the requested version of renv
-  version <- "0.16.0"
+  version <- "1.0.3"
+  attr(version, "sha") <- NULL
 
   # the project directory
   project <- getwd()
 
+  # use start-up diagnostics if enabled
+  diagnostics <- Sys.getenv("RENV_STARTUP_DIAGNOSTICS", unset = "FALSE")
+  if (diagnostics) {
+    start <- Sys.time()
+    profile <- tempfile("renv-startup-", fileext = ".Rprof")
+    utils::Rprof(profile)
+    on.exit({
+      utils::Rprof(NULL)
+      elapsed <- signif(difftime(Sys.time(), start, units = "auto"), digits = 2L)
+      writeLines(sprintf("- renv took %s to run the autoloader.", format(elapsed)))
+      writeLines(sprintf("- Profile: %s", profile))
+      print(utils::summaryRprof(profile))
+    }, add = TRUE)
+  }
+
   # figure out whether the autoloader is enabled
   enabled <- local({
 
@@ -60,21 +76,75 @@ local({
 
   # load bootstrap tools   
   `%||%` <- function(x, y) {
-    if (is.environment(x) || length(x)) x else y
+    if (is.null(x)) y else x
+  }
+  
+  catf <- function(fmt, ..., appendLF = TRUE) {
+  
+    quiet <- getOption("renv.bootstrap.quiet", default = FALSE)
+    if (quiet)
+      return(invisible())
+  
+    msg <- sprintf(fmt, ...)
+    cat(msg, file = stdout(), sep = if (appendLF) "\n" else "")
+  
+    invisible(msg)
+  
+  }
+  
+  header <- function(label,
+                     ...,
+                     prefix = "#",
+                     suffix = "-",
+                     n = min(getOption("width"), 78))
+  {
+    label <- sprintf(label, ...)
+    n <- max(n - nchar(label) - nchar(prefix) - 2L, 8L)
+    if (n <= 0)
+      return(paste(prefix, label))
+  
+    tail <- paste(rep.int(suffix, n), collapse = "")
+    paste0(prefix, " ", label, " ", tail)
+  
+  }
+  
+  startswith <- function(string, prefix) {
+    substring(string, 1, nchar(prefix)) == prefix
   }
   
   bootstrap <- function(version, library) {
   
+    friendly <- renv_bootstrap_version_friendly(version)
+    section <- header(sprintf("Bootstrapping renv %s", friendly))
+    catf(section)
+  
     # attempt to download renv
-    tarball <- tryCatch(renv_bootstrap_download(version), error = identity)
-    if (inherits(tarball, "error"))
-      stop("failed to download renv ", version)
+    catf("- Downloading renv ... ", appendLF = FALSE)
+    withCallingHandlers(
+      tarball <- renv_bootstrap_download(version),
+      error = function(err) {
+        catf("FAILED")
+        stop("failed to download:\n", conditionMessage(err))
+      }
+    )
+    catf("OK")
+    on.exit(unlink(tarball), add = TRUE)
   
     # now attempt to install
-    status <- tryCatch(renv_bootstrap_install(version, tarball, library), error = identity)
-    if (inherits(status, "error"))
-      stop("failed to install renv ", version)
+    catf("- Installing renv  ... ", appendLF = FALSE)
+    withCallingHandlers(
+      status <- renv_bootstrap_install(version, tarball, library),
+      error = function(err) {
+        catf("FAILED")
+        stop("failed to install:\n", conditionMessage(err))
+      }
+    )
+    catf("OK")
+  
+    # add empty line to break up bootstrapping from normal output
+    catf("")
   
+    return(invisible())
   }
   
   renv_bootstrap_tests_running <- function() {
@@ -83,28 +153,32 @@ local({
   
   renv_bootstrap_repos <- function() {
   
+    # get CRAN repository
+    cran <- getOption("renv.repos.cran", "https://cloud.r-project.org")
+  
     # check for repos override
     repos <- Sys.getenv("RENV_CONFIG_REPOS_OVERRIDE", unset = NA)
-    if (!is.na(repos))
+    if (!is.na(repos)) {
+  
+      # check for RSPM; if set, use a fallback repository for renv
+      rspm <- Sys.getenv("RSPM", unset = NA)
+      if (identical(rspm, repos))
+        repos <- c(RSPM = rspm, CRAN = cran)
+  
       return(repos)
   
+    }
+  
     # check for lockfile repositories
     repos <- tryCatch(renv_bootstrap_repos_lockfile(), error = identity)
     if (!inherits(repos, "error") && length(repos))
       return(repos)
   
-    # if we're testing, re-use the test repositories
-    if (renv_bootstrap_tests_running())
-      return(getOption("renv.tests.repos"))
-  
     # retrieve current repos
     repos <- getOption("repos")
   
     # ensure @CRAN@ entries are resolved
-    repos[repos == "@CRAN@"] <- getOption(
-      "renv.repos.cran",
-      "https://cloud.r-project.org"
-    )
+    repos[repos == "@CRAN@"] <- cran
   
     # add in renv.bootstrap.repos if set
     default <- c(FALLBACK = "https://cloud.r-project.org")
@@ -143,33 +217,34 @@ local({
   
   renv_bootstrap_download <- function(version) {
   
-    # if the renv version number has 4 components, assume it must
-    # be retrieved via github
-    nv <- numeric_version(version)
-    components <- unclass(nv)[[1]]
-  
-    # if this appears to be a development version of 'renv', we'll
-    # try to restore from github
-    dev <- length(components) == 4L
-  
-    # begin collecting different methods for finding renv
-    methods <- c(
-      renv_bootstrap_download_tarball,
-      if (dev)
-        renv_bootstrap_download_github
-      else c(
-        renv_bootstrap_download_cran_latest,
-        renv_bootstrap_download_cran_archive
+    sha <- attr(version, "sha", exact = TRUE)
+  
+    methods <- if (!is.null(sha)) {
+  
+      # attempting to bootstrap a development version of renv
+      c(
+        function() renv_bootstrap_download_tarball(sha),
+        function() renv_bootstrap_download_github(sha)
       )
-    )
+  
+    } else {
+  
+      # attempting to bootstrap a release version of renv
+      c(
+        function() renv_bootstrap_download_tarball(version),
+        function() renv_bootstrap_download_cran_latest(version),
+        function() renv_bootstrap_download_cran_archive(version)
+      )
+  
+    }
   
     for (method in methods) {
-      path <- tryCatch(method(version), error = identity)
+      path <- tryCatch(method(), error = identity)
       if (is.character(path) && file.exists(path))
         return(path)
     }
   
-    stop("failed to download renv ", version)
+    stop("All download methods failed")
   
   }
   
@@ -233,8 +308,6 @@ local({
     type  <- spec$type
     repos <- spec$repos
   
-    message("* Downloading renv ", version, " ... ", appendLF = FALSE)
-  
     baseurl <- utils::contrib.url(repos = repos, type = type)
     ext <- if (identical(type, "source"))
       ".tar.gz"
@@ -251,13 +324,10 @@ local({
       condition = identity
     )
   
-    if (inherits(status, "condition")) {
-      message("FAILED")
+    if (inherits(status, "condition"))
       return(FALSE)
-    }
   
     # report success and return
-    message("OK (downloaded ", type, ")")
     destfile
   
   }
@@ -314,8 +384,6 @@ local({
     urls <- file.path(repos, "src/contrib/Archive/renv", name)
     destfile <- file.path(tempdir(), name)
   
-    message("* Downloading renv ", version, " ... ", appendLF = FALSE)
-  
     for (url in urls) {
   
       status <- tryCatch(
@@ -323,14 +391,11 @@ local({
         condition = identity
       )
   
-      if (identical(status, 0L)) {
-        message("OK")
+      if (identical(status, 0L))
         return(destfile)
-      }
   
     }
   
-    message("FAILED")
     return(FALSE)
   
   }
@@ -344,8 +409,7 @@ local({
       return()
   
     # allow directories
-    info <- file.info(tarball, extra_cols = FALSE)
-    if (identical(info$isdir, TRUE)) {
+    if (dir.exists(tarball)) {
       name <- sprintf("renv_%s.tar.gz", version)
       tarball <- file.path(tarball, name)
     }
@@ -354,7 +418,7 @@ local({
     if (!file.exists(tarball)) {
   
       # let the user know we weren't able to honour their request
-      fmt <- "* RENV_BOOTSTRAP_TARBALL is set (%s) but does not exist."
+      fmt <- "- RENV_BOOTSTRAP_TARBALL is set (%s) but does not exist."
       msg <- sprintf(fmt, tarball)
       warning(msg)
   
@@ -363,10 +427,7 @@ local({
   
     }
   
-    fmt <- "* Bootstrapping with tarball at path '%s'."
-    msg <- sprintf(fmt, tarball)
-    message(msg)
-  
+    catf("- Using local tarball '%s'.", tarball)
     tarball
   
   }
@@ -393,8 +454,6 @@ local({
       on.exit(do.call(base::options, saved), add = TRUE)
     }
   
-    message("* Downloading renv ", version, " from GitHub ... ", appendLF = FALSE)
-  
     url <- file.path("https://api.github.com/repos/rstudio/renv/tarball", version)
     name <- sprintf("renv_%s.tar.gz", version)
     destfile <- file.path(tempdir(), name)
@@ -404,26 +463,105 @@ local({
       condition = identity
     )
   
-    if (!identical(status, 0L)) {
-      message("FAILED")
+    if (!identical(status, 0L))
       return(FALSE)
-    }
   
-    message("OK")
+    renv_bootstrap_download_augment(destfile)
+  
     return(destfile)
   
   }
   
+  # Add Sha to DESCRIPTION. This is stop gap until #890, after which we
+  # can use renv::install() to fully capture metadata.
+  renv_bootstrap_download_augment <- function(destfile) {
+    sha <- renv_bootstrap_git_extract_sha1_tar(destfile)
+    if (is.null(sha)) {
+      return()
+    }
+  
+    # Untar
+    tempdir <- tempfile("renv-github-")
+    on.exit(unlink(tempdir, recursive = TRUE), add = TRUE)
+    untar(destfile, exdir = tempdir)
+    pkgdir <- dir(tempdir, full.names = TRUE)[[1]]
+  
+    # Modify description
+    desc_path <- file.path(pkgdir, "DESCRIPTION")
+    desc_lines <- readLines(desc_path)
+    remotes_fields <- c(
+      "RemoteType: github",
+      "RemoteHost: api.github.com",
+      "RemoteRepo: renv",
+      "RemoteUsername: rstudio",
+      "RemotePkgRef: rstudio/renv",
+      paste("RemoteRef: ", sha),
+      paste("RemoteSha: ", sha)
+    )
+    writeLines(c(desc_lines[desc_lines != ""], remotes_fields), con = desc_path)
+  
+    # Re-tar
+    local({
+      old <- setwd(tempdir)
+      on.exit(setwd(old), add = TRUE)
+  
+      tar(destfile, compression = "gzip")
+    })
+    invisible()
+  }
+  
+  # Extract the commit hash from a git archive. Git archives include the SHA1
+  # hash as the comment field of the tarball pax extended header
+  # (see https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-archive.html)
+  # For GitHub archives this should be the first header after the default one
+  # (512 byte) header.
+  renv_bootstrap_git_extract_sha1_tar <- function(bundle) {
+  
+    # open the bundle for reading
+    # We use gzcon for everything because (from ?gzcon)
+    # > Reading from a connection which does not supply a 'gzip' magic
+    # > header is equivalent to reading from the original connection
+    conn <- gzcon(file(bundle, open = "rb", raw = TRUE))
+    on.exit(close(conn))
+  
+    # The default pax header is 512 bytes long and the first pax extended header
+    # with the comment should be 51 bytes long
+    # `52 comment=` (11 chars) + 40 byte SHA1 hash
+    len <- 0x200 + 0x33
+    res <- rawToChar(readBin(conn, "raw", n = len)[0x201:len])
+  
+    if (grepl("^52 comment=", res)) {
+      sub("52 comment=", "", res)
+    } else {
+      NULL
+    }
+  }
+  
   renv_bootstrap_install <- function(version, tarball, library) {
   
     # attempt to install it into project library
-    message("* Installing renv ", version, " ... ", appendLF = FALSE)
     dir.create(library, showWarnings = FALSE, recursive = TRUE)
+    output <- renv_bootstrap_install_impl(library, tarball)
+  
+    # check for successful install
+    status <- attr(output, "status")
+    if (is.null(status) || identical(status, 0L))
+      return(status)
+  
+    # an error occurred; report it
+    header <- "installation of renv failed"
+    lines <- paste(rep.int("=", nchar(header)), collapse = "")
+    text <- paste(c(header, lines, output), collapse = "\n")
+    stop(text)
+  
+  }
+  
+  renv_bootstrap_install_impl <- function(library, tarball) {
   
     # invoke using system2 so we can capture and report output
     bin <- R.home("bin")
     exe <- if (Sys.info()[["sysname"]] == "Windows") "R.exe" else "R"
-    r <- file.path(bin, exe)
+    R <- file.path(bin, exe)
   
     args <- c(
       "--vanilla", "CMD", "INSTALL", "--no-multiarch",
@@ -431,19 +569,7 @@ local({
       shQuote(path.expand(tarball))
     )
   
-    output <- system2(r, args, stdout = TRUE, stderr = TRUE)
-    message("Done!")
-  
-    # check for successful install
-    status <- attr(output, "status")
-    if (is.numeric(status) && !identical(status, 0L)) {
-      header <- "Error installing renv:"
-      lines <- paste(rep.int("=", nchar(header)), collapse = "")
-      text <- c(header, lines, output)
-      writeLines(text, con = stderr())
-    }
-  
-    status
+    system2(R, args, stdout = TRUE, stderr = TRUE)
   
   }
   
@@ -653,34 +779,62 @@ local({
   
   }
   
-  renv_bootstrap_validate_version <- function(version) {
+  renv_bootstrap_validate_version <- function(version, description = NULL) {
   
-    loadedversion <- utils::packageDescription("renv", fields = "Version")
-    if (version == loadedversion)
-      return(TRUE)
+    # resolve description file
+    #
+    # avoid passing lib.loc to `packageDescription()` below, since R will
+    # use the loaded version of the package by default anyhow. note that
+    # this function should only be called after 'renv' is loaded
+    # https://github.com/rstudio/renv/issues/1625
+    description <- description %||% packageDescription("renv")
   
-    # assume four-component versions are from GitHub; three-component
-    # versions are from CRAN
-    components <- strsplit(loadedversion, "[.-]")[[1]]
-    remote <- if (length(components) == 4L)
-      paste("rstudio/renv", loadedversion, sep = "@")
+    # check whether requested version 'version' matches loaded version of renv
+    sha <- attr(version, "sha", exact = TRUE)
+    valid <- if (!is.null(sha))
+      renv_bootstrap_validate_version_dev(sha, description)
     else
-      paste("renv", loadedversion, sep = "@")
+      renv_bootstrap_validate_version_release(version, description)
+  
+    if (valid)
+      return(TRUE)
+  
+    # the loaded version of renv doesn't match the requested version;
+    # give the user instructions on how to proceed
+    remote <- if (!is.null(description[["RemoteSha"]])) {
+      paste("rstudio/renv", description[["RemoteSha"]], sep = "@")
+    } else {
+      paste("renv", description[["Version"]], sep = "@")
+    }
+  
+    # display both loaded version + sha if available
+    friendly <- renv_bootstrap_version_friendly(
+      version = description[["Version"]],
+      sha     = description[["RemoteSha"]]
+    )
   
     fmt <- paste(
       "renv %1$s was loaded from project library, but this project is configured to use renv %2$s.",
-      "Use `renv::record(\"%3$s\")` to record renv %1$s in the lockfile.",
-      "Use `renv::restore(packages = \"renv\")` to install renv %2$s into the project library.",
+      "- Use `renv::record(\"%3$s\")` to record renv %1$s in the lockfile.",
+      "- Use `renv::restore(packages = \"renv\")` to install renv %2$s into the project library.",
       sep = "\n"
     )
-  
-    msg <- sprintf(fmt, loadedversion, version, remote)
-    warning(msg, call. = FALSE)
+    catf(fmt, friendly, renv_bootstrap_version_friendly(version), remote)
   
     FALSE
   
   }
   
+  renv_bootstrap_validate_version_dev <- function(version, description) {
+    expected <- description[["RemoteSha"]]
+    is.character(expected) && startswith(expected, version)
+  }
+  
+  renv_bootstrap_validate_version_release <- function(version, description) {
+    expected <- description[["Version"]]
+    is.character(expected) && identical(expected, version)
+  }
+  
   renv_bootstrap_hash_text <- function(text) {
   
     hashfile <- tempfile("renv-hash-")
@@ -700,6 +854,12 @@ local({
     # warn if the version of renv loaded does not match
     renv_bootstrap_validate_version(version)
   
+    # execute renv load hooks, if any
+    hooks <- getHook("renv::autoload")
+    for (hook in hooks)
+      if (is.function(hook))
+        tryCatch(hook(), error = warnify)
+  
     # load the project
     renv::load(project)
   
@@ -839,14 +999,66 @@ local({
   
   }
   
+  renv_bootstrap_version_friendly <- function(version, shafmt = NULL, sha = NULL) {
+    sha <- sha %||% attr(version, "sha", exact = TRUE)
+    parts <- c(version, sprintf(shafmt %||% " [sha: %s]", substring(sha, 1L, 7L)))
+    paste(parts, collapse = "")
+  }
+  
+  renv_bootstrap_exec <- function(project, libpath, version) {
+    if (!renv_bootstrap_load(project, libpath, version))
+      renv_bootstrap_run(version, libpath)
+  }
+  
+  renv_bootstrap_run <- function(version, libpath) {
+  
+    # perform bootstrap
+    bootstrap(version, libpath)
+  
+    # exit early if we're just testing bootstrap
+    if (!is.na(Sys.getenv("RENV_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL_ONLY", unset = NA)))
+      return(TRUE)
+  
+    # try again to load
+    if (requireNamespace("renv", lib.loc = libpath, quietly = TRUE)) {
+      return(renv::load(project = getwd()))
+    }
+  
+    # failed to download or load renv; warn the user
+    msg <- c(
+      "Failed to find an renv installation: the project will not be loaded.",
+      "Use `renv::activate()` to re-initialize the project."
+    )
+  
+    warning(paste(msg, collapse = "\n"), call. = FALSE)
+  
+  }
   
   renv_json_read <- function(file = NULL, text = NULL) {
   
+    jlerr <- NULL
+  
     # if jsonlite is loaded, use that instead
-    if ("jsonlite" %in% loadedNamespaces())
-      renv_json_read_jsonlite(file, text)
+    if ("jsonlite" %in% loadedNamespaces()) {
+  
+      json <- catch(renv_json_read_jsonlite(file, text))
+      if (!inherits(json, "error"))
+        return(json)
+  
+      jlerr <- json
+  
+    }
+  
+    # otherwise, fall back to the default JSON reader
+    json <- catch(renv_json_read_default(file, text))
+    if (!inherits(json, "error"))
+      return(json)
+  
+    # report an error
+    if (!is.null(jlerr))
+      stop(jlerr)
     else
-      renv_json_read_default(file, text)
+      stop(json)
   
   }
   
@@ -960,35 +1172,9 @@ local({
   # construct full libpath
   libpath <- file.path(root, prefix)
 
-  # attempt to load
-  if (renv_bootstrap_load(project, libpath, version))
-    return(TRUE)
-
-  # load failed; inform user we're about to bootstrap
-  prefix <- paste("# Bootstrapping renv", version)
-  postfix <- paste(rep.int("-", 77L - nchar(prefix)), collapse = "")
-  header <- paste(prefix, postfix)
-  message(header)
-
-  # perform bootstrap
-  bootstrap(version, libpath)
-
-  # exit early if we're just testing bootstrap
-  if (!is.na(Sys.getenv("RENV_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL_ONLY", unset = NA)))
-    return(TRUE)
-
-  # try again to load
-  if (requireNamespace("renv", lib.loc = libpath, quietly = TRUE)) {
-    message("* Successfully installed and loaded renv ", version, ".")
-    return(renv::load())
-  }
-
-  # failed to download or load renv; warn the user
-  msg <- c(
-    "Failed to find an renv installation: the project will not be loaded.",
-    "Use `renv::activate()` to re-initialize the project."
-  )
+  # run bootstrap code
+  renv_bootstrap_exec(project, libpath, version)
 
-  warning(paste(msg, collapse = "\n"), call. = FALSE)
+  invisible()
 
 })
diff --git a/renv/settings.dcf b/renv/settings.dcf
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d48169..0000000
--- a/renv/settings.dcf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-external.libraries:
-ignored.packages:
-package.dependency.fields: Imports, Depends, LinkingTo
-r.version:
-snapshot.type: explicit
-use.cache: TRUE
-vcs.ignore.library: TRUE
-vcs.ignore.local: TRUE
diff --git a/renv/settings.json b/renv/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c1d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renv/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "bioconductor.version": null,
+  "external.libraries": [],
+  "ignored.packages": [],
+  "package.dependency.fields": [
+    "Imports",
+    "Depends",
+    "LinkingTo"
+  ],
+  "ppm.enabled": null,
+  "ppm.ignored.urls": [],
+  "r.version": null,
+  "snapshot.type": "explicit",
+  "use.cache": true,
+  "vcs.ignore.cellar": true,
+  "vcs.ignore.library": true,
+  "vcs.ignore.local": true,
+  "vcs.manage.ignores": true
+}