diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"dbt.queryLimit": 500
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/answers/package-lock.yml b/answers/package-lock.yml
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index 0000000000..30af95ca39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/answers/package-lock.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+packages:
+- package: dbt-labs/dbt_utils
+  version: 1.1.1
+- package: calogica/dbt_expectations
+  version: 0.10.1
+- package: dbt-labs/codegen
+  version: 0.12.1
+- package: calogica/dbt_date
+  version: 0.10.0
+sha1_hash: 1f6859dfa92277b8f9d2c4a68de169e692440983
diff --git a/answers/packages.yml b/answers/packages.yml
index e091e30bab..ec1158dd13 100644
--- a/answers/packages.yml
+++ b/answers/packages.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 packages:
   - package: dbt-labs/dbt_utils
-    version: 1.0.0
+    version: 1.1.1
 
   - package: calogica/dbt_expectations
-    version: [">=0.8.0", "<0.9.0"]
+    version: [">=0.8.0", "<2.0.0"]
 
   - package: dbt-labs/codegen
-    version: 0.9.0
+    version: 0.12.1
diff --git a/lessons/.gitignore b/lessons/.gitignore
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+++ b/lessons/.gitignore
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+
+target/
+dbt_packages/
+logs/
diff --git a/lessons/README.md b/lessons/README.md
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+++ b/lessons/README.md
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+Welcome to your new dbt project!
+
+### Using the starter project
+
+Try running the following commands:
+- dbt run
+- dbt test
+
+
+### Resources:
+- Learn more about dbt [in the docs](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/introduction)
+- Check out [Discourse](https://discourse.getdbt.com/) for commonly asked questions and answers
+- Join the [chat](https://community.getdbt.com/) on Slack for live discussions and support
+- Find [dbt events](https://events.getdbt.com) near you
+- Check out [the blog](https://blog.getdbt.com/) for the latest news on dbt's development and best practices
diff --git a/lessons/analyses/.gitkeep b/lessons/analyses/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/lessons/dbt_project.yml b/lessons/dbt_project.yml
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+++ b/lessons/dbt_project.yml
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+
+# Name your project! Project names should contain only lowercase characters
+# and underscores. A good package name should reflect your organization's
+# name or the intended use of these models
+name: 'lessons'
+version: '1.0.0'
+config-version: 2
+
+# This setting configures which "profile" dbt uses for this project.
+profile: 'lessons'
+
+# These configurations specify where dbt should look for different types of files.
+# The `model-paths` config, for example, states that models in this project can be
+# found in the "models/" directory. You probably won't need to change these!
+model-paths: ["models"]
+analysis-paths: ["analyses"]
+test-paths: ["tests"]
+seed-paths: ["seeds"]
+macro-paths: ["macros"]
+snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"]
+
+clean-targets:         # directories to be removed by `dbt clean`
+  - "target"
+  - "dbt_packages"
+
+
+# Configuring models
+# Full documentation: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/configuring-models
+
+# In this example config, we tell dbt to build all models in the example/
+# directory as views. These settings can be overridden in the individual model
+# files using the `{{ config(...) }}` macro.
+models:
+  lessons:
+    # Config indicated by + and applies to all files under models/example/
+    example:
+      +materialized: view
diff --git a/lessons/macros/.gitkeep b/lessons/macros/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/lessons/seeds/.gitkeep b/lessons/seeds/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/lessons/snapshots/.gitkeep b/lessons/snapshots/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/lessons/tests/.gitkeep b/lessons/tests/.gitkeep
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