diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 7faf3e035..6723cb70f 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 - [ ] Updated the documentation to reflect the code changes
 - [ ] Added a description of this change in the relevant `RELEASE.md` file
 - [ ] Added tests to cover my changes
+- [ ] Received approvals from at least half of the TSC (required for adding a new, non-experimental dataset)
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/CONTRIBUTING.md b/kedro-datasets/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 41454f598..8ef5ae52c 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/kedro-datasets/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def count_truthy(elements: List[Any]) -> int:
     return sum(1 for elem in elements if elem)
 ```
 
-> *Note:* We only accept contributions under the [Apache 2.0](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0) license, and you should have permission to share the submitted code.
+> *Note:* We only accept contributions under the [Apache 2.0](https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/blob/main/LICENSE.md) license, and you should have permission to share the submitted code.
 
 ### Branching conventions
 
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/README.md b/kedro-datasets/README.md
index aa4531e5b..d84b2bf7f 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/README.md
+++ b/kedro-datasets/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <!-- Note that the contents of this file are also used in the documentation, see docs/source/index.md -->
 
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/blob/main/LICENSE.md)
 [![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12-blue.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/kedro-datasets/)
 [![PyPI Version](https://badge.fury.io/py/kedro-datasets.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/kedro-datasets/)
 [![Code Style: Black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-black.svg)](https://github.com/ambv/black)
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/file_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/file_dataset.py
index 11b58bc32..8dc98b4ad 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/file_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/file_dataset.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def hashable(value):
 
             config = deepcopy(self._connection_config)
             backend_attr = config.pop("backend") if config else None
-            backend = getattr(ibis, backend_attr)
+            backend = getattr(ibis, str(backend_attr))
             cls._connections[key] = backend.connect(**config)
 
         return cls._connections[key]
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/table_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/table_dataset.py
index 7550e6266..a5744dd22 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/table_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/ibis/table_dataset.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def hashable(value):
 
             config = deepcopy(self._connection_config)
             backend_attr = config.pop("backend") if config else None
-            backend = getattr(ibis, backend_attr)
+            backend = getattr(ibis, str(backend_attr))
             cls._connections[key] = backend.connect(**config)
 
         return cls._connections[key]
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/spark/spark_streaming_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/spark/spark_streaming_dataset.py
index b1effc278..294ea35cb 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/spark/spark_streaming_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/spark/spark_streaming_dataset.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def save(self, data: DataFrame) -> None:
         (
             output_constructor.option("checkpointLocation", checkpoint)
             .option("path", save_path)
-            .outputMode(output_mode)
+            .outputMode(str(output_mode))
             .options(**self._save_args or {})
             .start()
         )
diff --git a/kedro-docker/features/docker.feature b/kedro-docker/features/docker.feature
index f3682fd30..2d54de7f3 100644
--- a/kedro-docker/features/docker.feature
+++ b/kedro-docker/features/docker.feature
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Feature: Docker commands in new projects
 
   Scenario: Execute docker run target without building image
     When I execute the kedro command "docker run"
-    Then I should get a successful exit code
+    Then I should get an error exit code
     And Standard output should contain a message including "Error: Unable to find image `project-dummy` locally."
 
   Scenario: Execute docker dive target
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ Feature: Docker commands in new projects
 
   Scenario: Execute docker dive without building image
     When I execute the kedro command "docker dive"
-    Then I should get a successful exit code
+    Then I should get an error exit code
     And Standard output should contain a message including "Error: Unable to find image `project-dummy` locally."