diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
index 65adfb60..920caf4d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ DAUJA
 DBp
 DBQs
 DBRUKCQg
-DEYWPOPDJc
 devkit
+DEYWPOPDJc
 Dfmno
 DGCc
 Dgoqfxz
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ LQLAn
 LSbn
 LSnz
 Luj
-LYDWlv
+LYD
 LYG
 LZPk
 Lzt
-LZZVdhxgh
+LZZ
 MAkcdl
 makepkg
 mbj
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ UZu
 Uzv
 Vam
 vbm
+Vdhxgh
 Vdk
 Veq
 Vhj
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ WIQRM
 WKZ
 Wlm
 wlu
+Wlv
 wlvil
 WNmz
 Wox
diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/line_forbidden.patterns b/.github/actions/spelling/line_forbidden.patterns
index 841471e5..92d41f57 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/line_forbidden.patterns
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/line_forbidden.patterns
@@ -7,28 +7,39 @@
 
 \b[Ll]orem [Ii]psum\b
 
-# PR links left in the release notes
+# Mondoo PR links
 \bhttps:\/\/github.com\/mondoohq\/.*\/pull\/\d*
 
+#
+# Overly formal style
+#
+
+# s.b. Whether
+\bIndicates whether\b
+\bIndicates if\b
+\bIndicates\b
+\bWhether or not\b
+\bDenotes if\b
+
 #
 # Terms to avoid
 #
 
 # s.b. Allow list
-\s[Ww]hitelist\b
-\s[Ww]hitelisting\b
-\s[Ww]hitelisted\b
-\s[Ww]hite list\b
-\s[Ww]hite listing\b
-\s[Ww]hite listed\b
+\b[Ww]hitelist\b
+\b[Ww]hitelisting\b
+\b[Ww]hitelisted\b
+\b[Ww]hite list\b
+\b[Ww]hite listing\b
+\b[Ww]hite listed\b
 
 # s.b. Block list
-\s[Bb]lacklist\b
-\s[Bb]lacklisting\b
-\s[Bb]lacklisted\b
-\s[Bb]lack list\b
-\s[Bb]lack listing\b
-\s[Bb]lack listed\b
+\b[Bb]lacklist\b
+\b[Bb]lacklisting\b
+\b[Bb]lacklisted\b
+\b[Bb]lack list\b
+\b[Bb]lack listing\b
+\b[Bb]lack listed\b
 
 #
 # Our Terms
@@ -39,7 +50,7 @@
 \sMondoo platform\b
 
 # s.b. Compliance Hub
-\s[Cc]ompliance hub\b
+\b[Cc]ompliance hub\b
 
 #
 # Compliance Terms
@@ -48,6 +59,9 @@
 # s.b. SOC 2
 \bSOC2\b
 
+# s.b. NIS2
+\bNIS 2\b
+
 # s.b. ISO 270001
 \bISO270001\b
 
@@ -67,6 +81,7 @@
 
 # s.b. Docker Hub
 \bDocker[Hh]ub\b
+\bdocker hub\b
 
 # s.b. REST API
 \b[Rr]est API\b
@@ -88,6 +103,9 @@
 # Product Names
 #
 
+# s.b. Memcached
+\bMemCached\b
+
 # s.b. Jira
 \bJIRA\b
 
@@ -197,13 +215,25 @@
 
 # s.b. SentinelOne
 \bSentinal[Oo]ne\b
-\bSentinelone\b
-\bSentinal One\b
+\bSentin[ae]lone\b
+\bSentin[ae]l One\b
 
 # s.b. CrowdStrike
 \bCrowd Strike\b
 \b[Cc]rowdstrike\b
 
+# s.b. Zendesk
+\bZenDesk\b
+
+# s.b. ServiceNow
+\bService Now\b
+\bServicenow\b
+
+# disabled due to docs false positives
+# s.b. name server
+# \bnameserver\b
+# \bnameservers\b
+
 #
 # Kubernetes Terms
 #
@@ -291,6 +321,13 @@
 \bLinked In\b
 \bLinkedin\b
 
+# s.b. Microsoft IIS
+\bIIS Server\b
+
+# s.b. Microsoft SQL Server
+\bSQL server\b
+\bMSSQL\b
+
 #
 # VMware Products
 #
@@ -460,7 +497,7 @@
 \bWorkmail\b
 
 #
-# GCP Products
+# Google Cloud Products
 #
 
 # s.b. AlloyDB
@@ -471,9 +508,11 @@
 
 # s.b. BigLake
 \bBig Lake\b
+\bBiglake\b
 
 # s.b. BigQuery
 \bBig Query\b
+\bBigquery\b
 
 # s.b. Cloud Build
 \bCloudBuild\b
@@ -533,6 +572,16 @@
 \bVMware engine\b
 \bVMWare Engine\b
 
+# s.b. Bigtable
+\bBigTable\b
+\bBig Table\b
+
+# s.b. Datastore
+\bDataStore\b
+
+# s.b. Memorystore
+\bMemoryStore\b
+
 #
 # Azure Products
 #
diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/reject.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/reject.txt
index 593ff025..804697b8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/reject.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/reject.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ Sorce
 ^wether.*
 \w*(?<!right-)click
 deets
-organisation
\ No newline at end of file
+organisation
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/spell-check.yaml
index 276c3196..1abccb45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spell-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell-check.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: check-spelling
         id: spelling
-        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@v0.0.22
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@v0.0.23
         with:
           disable_checks: noisy-file
           suppress_push_for_open_pull_request: 1
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     if: (success() || failure()) && needs.spelling.outputs.followup
     steps:
       - name: comment
-        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@v0.0.22
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@v0.0.23
         with:
           checkout: true
           task: ${{ needs.spelling.outputs.followup }}