diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 460488f..f9352a6 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ steps:
   - label: ":sparkles: Lint"
     plugins:
       - plugin-linter#v3.3.0:
+          id: custom-checkout
 
   - label: ":shell: Shellcheck"
     plugins:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3287816..1962add 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ A Buildkite plugin for customizing repository checkouts in your pipeline. This p
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - label: "Skip checkout"
-    command: echo "Skipping checkout"
+    command: 'echo "Skipping checkout"'
     plugins:
-      - https://github.com/buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout-buildkite-plugin.git:
+      - buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout#v1.0.0:
           skip_checkout: true
 ```
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "Custom repository checkout"
     command: "buildkite-agent pipeline upload"
     plugins:
-      - https://github.com/buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout-buildkite-plugin.git:
+      - buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout#v1.0.0:
           skip_checkout: true
           repos:
             - url: "https://github.com/org/repo.git"
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ Each repository in the `repos` list can have the following options:
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - label: "Skip checkout"
-    command: "echo "Skipping checkout"
+    command: 'echo "Skipping checkout"'
     plugins:
-      - https://github.com/buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout-buildkite-plugin.git:
+      - buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout#v1.0.0:
           skip_checkout: true
 ```
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "Custom checkout"
     command: "buildkite-agent pipeline upload"
     plugins:
-      - https://github.com/buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout-buildkite-plugin.git:
+      - buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout#v1.0.0:
           skip_checkout: true
           repos:
             - url: "https://github.com/org/repo.git"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ steps:
   - label: "Multiple repos"
     command: "./script.sh"
     plugins:
-      - https://github.com/buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout-buildkite-plugin.git:
+      - buildkite-plugins/custom-checkout#v1.0.0:
           skip_checkout: true
           repos:
             - url: "https://github.com/org/repo1.git"
diff --git a/hooks/checkout b/hooks/checkout
index c1895a7..1334eec 100755
--- a/hooks/checkout
+++ b/hooks/checkout
@@ -5,15 +5,23 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 # Functions
 log_section() {
-  echo -e "\n--- $1"
+  echo -e "\n🔷 --- $1"
 }
 
 log_info() {
-  echo -e "INFO: $1"
+  echo -e "\033[36mℹ️  INFO:\033[0m $1"
+}
+
+log_success() {
+  echo -e "\033[32m✅ SUCCESS:\033[0m $1"
+}
+
+log_warning() {
+  echo -e "\033[33m⚠️  WARNING:\033[0m $1"
 }
 
 log_error() {
-  echo -e "ERROR: $1" >&2
+  echo -e "\033[31m❌ ERROR:\033[0m $1" >&2
 }
 
 check_required_env() {
@@ -115,11 +123,11 @@ log_section ":open_file_folder: Setting up workspace"
 
 # Check for skip checkout
 if [[ "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_CUSTOM_CHECKOUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
-  log_info "Skipping default checkout as per configuration."
+  log_warning "🚫 Skipping default checkout as per configuration."
   
   # If we're just skipping checkout and no repos are specified, exit successfully
   if [[ -z "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_CUSTOM_CHECKOUT_REPOS_0:-}" && -z "${BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_CUSTOM_CHECKOUT_REPOS_0_URL:-}" ]]; then
-    log_info "No repositories configured for checkout, skipping repository checkout"
+    log_info "📝 No repositories configured for checkout, skipping repository checkout"
     exit 0
   fi
 fi
@@ -162,15 +170,13 @@ while true; do
   
   REPO_REF_VAR="BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_CUSTOM_CHECKOUT_REPOS_${REPOS_COUNT}_REF"
   REPO_SSH_KEY_VAR="BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_CUSTOM_CHECKOUT_REPOS_${REPOS_COUNT}_SSH_KEY_PATH"
-  REPO_CLONE_FLAGS_VAR="BUILDKITE_PLUGIN_CUSTOM_CHECKOUT_REPOS_${REPOS_COUNT}_CLONE_FLAGS"
-
   REPO_REF="${!REPO_REF_VAR:-}"
   REPO_SSH_KEY_PATH="${!REPO_SSH_KEY_VAR:-}"
   REPO_CLONE_FLAGS=()
   
   if clone_repository "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_REF" "$REPO_SSH_KEY_PATH" "$BUILDKITE_BUILD_CHECKOUT_PATH" "${REPO_CLONE_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_CLONE_FLAGS[@]}"}"; then
     CLONE_SUCCESS=true
-    log_info "Successfully cloned repository $REPO_URL"
+    log_success "Successfully cloned repository $REPO_URL"
   else
     log_error "Failed to clone repository $REPO_URL"
     exit 1