diff --git a/.github/scripts/test-no-error-reports.sh b/.github/scripts/test-no-error-reports.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 84c1e5d..0000000
--- a/.github/scripts/test-no-error-reports.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-RUNDIR="run"
-CRASH="crash-reports"
-SERVERLOG="server.log"
-
-if [[ -d $RUNDIR/$CRASH ]]; then
-  echo "Crash reports detected:"
-  cat $RUNDIR/$CRASH/crash*.txt
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if grep --quiet "Fatal errors were detected" $SERVERLOG; then
-  echo "Fatal errors detected:"
-  cat server.log
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if grep --quiet "The state engine was in incorrect state ERRORED and forced into state SERVER_STOPPED" $SERVERLOG; then
-  echo "Server force stopped:"
-  cat server.log
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if ! grep --quiet -Po '.+Done \(.+\)\! For help, type "help" or "\?"' $SERVERLOG; then
-  echo "Server didn't finish startup:"
-  cat server.log
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "No crash reports detected"
-exit 0
-
diff --git a/.github/scripts/test_no_error_reports b/.github/scripts/test_no_error_reports
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1fcc739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/test_no_error_reports
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# bashsupport disable=BP5006 # Global environment variables
+RUNDIR="run" \
+  CRASH="crash-reports" \
+  SERVERLOG="server.log"
+
+# enable nullglob to get 0 results when no match rather than the pattern
+shopt -s nullglob
+
+# store matches in array
+crash_reports=("$RUNDIR/$CRASH/crash"*.txt)
+
+# if array not empty there are crash_reports
+if [ "${#crash_reports[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  # get the latest crash_report from array
+  latest_crash_report="${crash_reports[-1]}"
+  {
+    printf 'Latest crash report detected %s:\n' "${latest_crash_report##*/}"
+    cat "$latest_crash_report"
+  } >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if grep --quiet --fixed-strings 'Fatal errors were detected' "$SERVERLOG"; then
+  {
+    printf 'Fatal errors detected:\n'
+    cat server.log
+  } >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if grep --quiet --fixed-strings 'The state engine was in incorrect state ERRORED and forced into state SERVER_STOPPED' \
+  "$SERVERLOG"; then
+  {
+    printf 'Server force stopped:'
+    cat server.log
+  } >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! grep --quiet --perl-regexp --only-matching '.+Done \(.+\)\! For help, type "help" or "\?"' "$SERVERLOG"; then
+  {
+    printf 'Server did not finish startup:'
+    cat server.log
+  } >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+printf 'No crash reports detected'
+exit 0
diff --git a/.github/scripts/update-version.sh b/.github/scripts/update-version.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 228e637..0000000
--- a/.github/scripts/update-version.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-if [ ! -z $(git diff --name-only HEAD HEAD~1 | grep build.gradle) ]; then
-  new_version="$(date +%s)"
-  sed --in-place "s!^//version:.*!//version: $new_version!g" build.gradle
-  git add build.gradle
-  git commit -m "[ci skip] update build script version to $new_version"
-  git push
-  echo "Updated buildscript version to $new_version"; 
-else
-  echo "Ignored buildscript version update: no changes detected"
-fi
diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_version b/.github/scripts/update_version
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3e5f752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_version
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if ! git diff --name-only HEAD HEAD~1 | grep -qF 'build.gradle'; then
+  new_version="$(date +%s)"
+  sed --in-place "s!^//version:.*!//version: $new_version!g" build.gradle
+  git add build.gradle
+  git commit -m "[ci skip] update build script version to $new_version"
+  git push
+  printf 'Updated buildscript version to %s\n' "$new_version"
+else
+  printf 'Ignored buildscript version update: no changes detected\n'
+fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 2a74327..56a1ad5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Test no errors reported during server run
       run: |
-        chmod +x .github/scripts/test-no-error-reports.sh
-        .github/scripts/test-no-error-reports.sh
+        chmod +x .github/scripts/test_no_error_reports
+        .github/scripts/test_no_error_reports
diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildscript-maintenance.yml b/.github/workflows/buildscript-maintenance.yml
index f5128e3..e973110 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildscript-maintenance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildscript-maintenance.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email "<>"
 
       - name: Ensure build script version is up to date
-        run: .github/scripts/update-version.sh
+        run: .github/scripts/update_version