diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
index ddb3e480..31694f9e 100644
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,16 @@ changelog:
   exclude:
     authors:
       - dependabot
+  categories:
+    - title: Enhancements
+      labels:
+        - enhancement
+    - title: Bug Fixes
+      labels:
+        - bug
+    - title: Documentation
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c44a035c..a534e0cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -960,13 +960,7 @@ CraftingTweaks Json:
 
 By default, the server configuration will be created and set based on the following environment variables, but only the first time the server is started. If the `server.properties` file already exists, the values in them will not be changed.
 
-If you would like to override the server configuration each time the container starts up, you can set the `OVERRIDE_SERVER_PROPERTIES` environment variable like:
-
-    docker run -d -e OVERRIDE_SERVER_PROPERTIES=true ...
-
-This will reset any manual configuration of the `server.properties` file, so if you want to make any persistent configuration changes you will need to make sure you have properly set the proper environment variables in your container configuration.
-
-In the opposite case, you can skip the startup script's creation of `server.properties`, by setting `SKIP_SERVER_PROPERTIES` to "true".
+If you prefer to manually manage the `server.properties` file, set `OVERRIDE_SERVER_PROPERTIES` to "false". Similarly, you can entirely skip the startup script's creation of `server.properties` by setting `SKIP_SERVER_PROPERTIES` to "true".
 
 > NOTE: to clear a server property, set the variable to an empty string, such as `-e RESOURCE_PACK=""`. A variables that maps to a server property that is unset, is ignored and the existing `server.property` is left unchanged. 
 
diff --git a/scripts/start-setupServerProperties b/scripts/start-setupServerProperties
index bdd6ac6e..427f7390 100755
--- a/scripts/start-setupServerProperties
+++ b/scripts/start-setupServerProperties
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 : "${SERVER_PROPERTIES:=/data/server.properties}"
 : "${ENABLE_RCON:=true}"
+: "${OVERRIDE_SERVER_PROPERTIES:=true}"
+: "${SKIP_SERVER_PROPERTIES:=false}"
 
 # FUNCTIONS
 function setServerPropValue {
@@ -208,22 +210,14 @@ if [[ ${TYPE} == "CURSEFORGE" ]]; then
   log "detected FTB, changing properties path to ${SERVER_PROPERTIES}"
 fi
 
-if ! isTrue "${SKIP_SERVER_PROPERTIES:-false}"; then
+if ! isTrue "${SKIP_SERVER_PROPERTIES}"; then
   if [ ! -e "$SERVER_PROPERTIES" ]; then
     log "Creating server properties in ${SERVER_PROPERTIES}"
     customizeServerProps
-  elif [ -n "${OVERRIDE_SERVER_PROPERTIES}" ]; then
-      case ${OVERRIDE_SERVER_PROPERTIES^^} in
-        TRUE|1)
-          log "Updating server properties in ${SERVER_PROPERTIES}"
-          customizeServerProps
-          ;;
-        *)
-          log "server.properties already created, skipping"
-          ;;
-      esac
+  elif isTrue "${OVERRIDE_SERVER_PROPERTIES}"; then
+    customizeServerProps
   else
-    log "server.properties already created, skipping"
+    log "server.properties already created and managed manually"
   fi
 else
   log "Skipping setup of server.properties"