diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 64658b2..a67dc19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   call-prepare:
     uses: leoweyr/github-release-workflow/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml@develop
+    with:
+      base-branch: 'master'
     secrets:
       ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml
index 3adbdc9..20231b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: '20'
+      base-branch:
+        description: 'Base branch name for release pull requests.'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 'master'
       commit-user-name:
         description: 'Git user name for commit'
         required: false
@@ -27,44 +32,49 @@ jobs:
   prepare-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
+      - name: 👣 Track Workflow Run
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          curl -s "https://abacus.jasoncameron.dev/hit/leoweyr/github-release-workflow-usage" > /dev/null
+
+      - name: 📂 Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Checkout Config
+      - name: 🔄 Sync Changelog Config
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: 'leoweyr/github-release-workflow'
           path: .change-log-config
           sparse-checkout: src/cliff.toml
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js
+      - name: 📦 Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ inputs.node-verions }}
 
-      - name: Set Environment Variables
+      - name: 🛠️ Set Environment Variables
         run: echo "TAG_NAME=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Create Release Branch
+      - name: 🪾 Create Release Branch
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "${{ inputs.commit-user-name }}"
           git config --global user.email "${{ inputs.commit-user-email }}"
           git checkout -b release/${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
 
-      - name: Generate Changelog Content for PR Body
+      - name: 📝 Generate Changelog Content for PR Body
         env:
           GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           npx git-cliff --config .change-log-config/src/cliff.toml --verbose --latest --strip all > pr_body_raw.md
 
-      - name: Save PR Body to File
+      - name: 📂 Save PR Body to File
         run: |
           cat pr_body_raw.md | tail -n +2 > pr_body_cleaned.md
 
-      - name: Update CHANGELOG.md File
+      - name: 📝 Update Changelog File
         env:
           GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -77,18 +87,18 @@ jobs:
              npx git-cliff --config .change-log-config/src/cliff.toml --verbose --output CHANGELOG.md
           fi
 
-      - name: Commit and Push
+      - name: 🔄 Sync Commit and Push
         run: |
           git add CHANGELOG.md
           git commit -m "release: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}"
           git push origin release/${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
 
-      - name: Create Pull Request
+      - name: 🚀 Deploy Pull Request
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           gh pr create \
             --title "release: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}" \
             --body-file pr_body_cleaned.md \
-            --base master \
+            --base ${{ inputs.base-branch }} \
             --head release/${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml
index a49fb3d..1303a71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
+      - name: 👣 Track Workflow Run
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          curl -s "https://abacus.jasoncameron.dev/hit/leoweyr/github-release-workflow-usage" > /dev/null  
+
+      - name: 📂 Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Extract Tag Name
+      - name: 🔍 Verify Release Tag Name
         id: extract_tag
         run: |
           TITLE="${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
@@ -26,12 +31,12 @@ jobs:
           VERSION_TITLE=${TAG_NAME#v}
           echo "VERSION_TITLE=$VERSION_TITLE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Create Release Body File
+      - name: 📝 Create Release Body File
         env:
           PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
         run: echo "$PR_BODY" > release_body.md
 
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
+      - name: 🚀 Deploy GitHub Release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-used-by-repos-stats.yml b/.github/workflows/update-used-by-repos-stats.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4d1df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-used-by-repos-stats.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Update Used by Repos Stats
+
+on:
+  push:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "47 9 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  update-dependents-stats:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 🔍 Verify Dependent Repositories in GitHub Code
+        id: get-count
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.APP_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          QUERIES=(
+            'leoweyr/github-release-workflow/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml path:.github/workflows'
+            'leoweyr/github-release-workflow/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml path:.github/workflows'
+          )
+
+          ALL_REPOSITORIES=''
+
+          for QUERY in "${QUERIES[@]}"; do
+            echo "🔍 Searching for: $QUERY"
+            RESULTS=$(gh api --paginate -X GET search/code \
+              -F q="$QUERY" \
+              -F per_page=100 \
+              --jq '.items[].repository.full_name')
+
+            if [ -n "$RESULTS" ]; then
+              ALL_REPOSITORIES="$(printf '%s\n%s' "$ALL_REPOSITORIES" "$RESULTS")"
+            fi
+
+            sleep 2
+          done
+
+          ALL_REPOSITORIES=$(printf '%s\n' "$ALL_REPOSITORIES" | sed '/^$/d')
+
+          if [ -z "$ALL_REPOSITORIES" ]; then
+            COUNT=0
+          else
+            COUNT=$(printf '%s\n' "$ALL_REPOSITORIES" | sort -u | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+          fi
+          
+          echo "✅ Found $COUNT unique dependent repositories."
+          
+          printf 'TOTAL_COUNT=%s\n' "$COUNT" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: 🔄 Sync Gist Badge Data
+        uses: schneegans/dynamic-badges-action@v1.7.0
+        with:
+          auth: ${{ secrets.APP_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          gistID: 0575adecfc13c95f281dfccfe5b76063
+          filename: github-release-workflow-used-by-stats.json
+          label: Used by
+          message: ${{ env.TOTAL_COUNT }} repos
+          color: "#CCA414"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af3270b..db3a09e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,29 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+# [1.0.1](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1) (2026-03-29)
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* ensure revert commits follow conventional format in changelog ([dd5ada5](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/dd5ada5e8272905e52de6406c80e15e7687b5a66)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+* prioritize revert commits parsing to prevent misclassification as fixes ([1eaef1a](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/1eaef1a20d01fc9c1364450edf8835ec28a8cef5)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+* use type field to correctly classify revert commits in change log ([167d2d0](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/167d2d00feabc34b87df97d9813c5b1ab7a2d27e)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+* preserve original type/scope in revert commit preprocessing ([026c69b](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/026c69bca35934a55b410dfcb0967c04a45784b5)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+* **cliff:** classify build commits under DevOps ([5f388b2](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/5f388b21e821991109aa423c44000d0c1636571f)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+* make release base branch configurable via reusable workflow input ([80556c5](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/80556c58d324283358c651fee2049b8b030d62cd)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add tracker for reusable workflow usage ([86c093b](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/86c093b0a8ea79899530578d3a86c452cd1cdb4c)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+
+
+### DevOps
+
+* add update used by repos stats workflow ([1c00f3d](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/1c00f3daa4c7858d75a591fe313472e561493709)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+* stabilize reusable workflow dependency search ([4c3e192](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/4c3e1924b3628575dd60216fd88c1699834b193e)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+
+
+
 # [1.0.0] (2026-03-20)
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c376bd..6a699e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ![github-release-workflow](https://socialify.git.ci/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/image?description=1&font=KoHo&forks=1&issues=1&logo=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fleoweyr%2Fgithub-release-workflow%2Frefs%2Fheads%2Fdevelop%2Fassets%2Ficon.svg&name=1&owner=1&pattern=Formal+Invitation&pulls=1&stargazers=1&theme=Light)
 
+![Usage](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?url=https%3A%2F%2Fabacus.jasoncameron.dev%2Fget%2Fleoweyr%2Fgithub-release-workflow-usage&query=%24.value&label=Usage&color=blue&suffix=%20times)
+![Used by Stats](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/leoweyr/0575adecfc13c95f281dfccfe5b76063/raw/github-release-workflow-used-by-stats.json)
+
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > To ensure changelogs are generated correctly, all git commit messages must follow the **[Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/)** specification.
 >
diff --git a/src/cliff.toml b/src/cliff.toml
index 976cbe6..ce34785 100644
--- a/src/cliff.toml
+++ b/src/cliff.toml
@@ -58,15 +58,18 @@ conventional_commits = true
 filter_unconventional = true
 split_commits = false
 commit_preprocessors = [
-  { pattern = '^Revert "(.+)"$', replace = "revert $1" },
+  { pattern = '^Revert "([a-z]+)(\((.+)\))?: (.+)"$', replace = "revert($1:$3): $4" },
+  { pattern = '^Revert "([a-z]+): (.+)"$', replace = "revert($1): $2" },
 ]
 
 commit_parsers = [
+  { message = "^revert", group = "Revert" },
   { message = "^fix", group = "Bug Fixes" },
   { message = "^feat", group = "Features" },
   { message = "^perf", group = "Performance" },
   { message = "^refactor", group = "Refactor" },
   { message = "^test", group = "Testing" },
+  { message = "^build", group = "DevOps" },
   { message = "^ci", group = "DevOps" },
   { message = "^doc", group = "Documentation" },
   { message = "^style", group = "Styling" },
@@ -76,7 +79,6 @@ commit_parsers = [
   { message = "^chore\\(pull\\)", skip = true },
   { message = "^chore", group = "Miscellaneous Tasks" },
   { body = ".*security", group = "Security" },
-  { message = "^[Rr]evert", group = "Revert" },
 ]
 
 protect_breaking_commits = false