diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
index 59c4b08d..f1b91637 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
             php${{ matrix.php }}-composer-
 
       - name: Install dependencies with composer
+        env:
+          COMPOSER_DEV_MODE=1
         run: composer install --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-progress --optimize-autoloader --ansi
 
       - name: Collect code coverage with PHPUnit
diff --git a/.laminas-ci/pre-run.sh b/.laminas-ci/pre-run.sh
index 3a38c16a..34626d54 100755
--- a/.laminas-ci/pre-run.sh
+++ b/.laminas-ci/pre-run.sh
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ JOB=$3
 PHP_VERSION=$4
 COMMAND=$(echo "${JOB}" | jq -r '.command')
 
-echo "Running $COMMAND"
+echo "Running pre-run $COMMAND"
 
 if [[ ${COMMAND} =~ phpunit ]];then
 
   apt-get install php"${PHP_VERSION}"-sqlite3
 
   cp config/autoload/local.php.dist config/autoload/local.php
-  cp config/autoload/mail.global.php.dist config/autoload/mail.global.php
   cp config/autoload/local.test.php.dist config/autoload/local.test.php
 
 fi
diff --git a/bin/composer-post-install-script.php b/bin/composer-post-install-script.php
index af2e8a93..c453f961 100644
--- a/bin/composer-post-install-script.php
+++ b/bin/composer-post-install-script.php
@@ -2,34 +2,57 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
+
+const ENVIRONMENT_DEVELOPMENT = 'development';
+const ENVIRONMENT_PRODUCTION  = 'production';
+
 // phpcs:disable PSR1.Files.SideEffects.FoundWithSymbols
 
 function copyFile(array $file): void
 {
+    if (! in_array(getEnvironment(), $file['environment'])) {
+        echo "Skipping the copy of {$file['source']} due to environment settings." . PHP_EOL;
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (is_readable($file['destination'])) {
-        echo "File {$file['destination']} already exists." . PHP_EOL;
+        echo "File {$file['destination']} already exists. Skipping..." . PHP_EOL;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (! copy($file['source'], $file['destination'])) {
+        echo "Cannot copy {$file['source']} file to {$file['destination']}" . PHP_EOL;
     } else {
-        if (! copy($file['source'], $file['destination'])) {
-            echo "Cannot copy {$file['source']} file to {$file['destination']}" . PHP_EOL;
-        } else {
-            echo "File {$file['source']} copied successfully to {$file['destination']}." . PHP_EOL;
-        }
+        echo "File {$file['source']} copied successfully to {$file['destination']}." . PHP_EOL;
     }
 }
 
+function getEnvironment(): string
+{
+    return getenv('COMPOSER_DEV_MODE') === '1' ? ENVIRONMENT_DEVELOPMENT : ENVIRONMENT_PRODUCTION;
+}
+
+// when adding files to the below array the `source` and `destination` paths must be relative to the project root folder
+// the `environment` key will indicate on what environments the file will be copied,
 $files = [
     [
         'source'      => 'config/autoload/local.php.dist',
         'destination' => 'config/autoload/local.php',
+        'environment' => [ENVIRONMENT_DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT_PRODUCTION],
     ],
     [
         'source'      => 'config/autoload/local.test.php.dist',
         'destination' => 'config/autoload/local.test.php',
+        'environment' => [ENVIRONMENT_DEVELOPMENT],
     ],
     [
         'source'      => 'vendor/dotkernel/dot-mail/config/mail.global.php.dist',
         'destination' => 'config/autoload/mail.global.php',
+        'environment' => [ENVIRONMENT_DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT_PRODUCTION],
     ],
 ];
 
+echo "Using environment setting: " . getEnvironment() . PHP_EOL;
+
 array_walk($files, 'copyFile');
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5bdc09c6..3f9c0510 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         }
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "post-install-cmd": [
+        "post-create-project-cmd": [
             "@development-enable"
         ],
         "post-update-cmd": [