diff --git a/.github/workflows/drupal-contrib-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/drupal-contrib-integration-test.yml
index a64fbea..ab61cf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/drupal-contrib-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/drupal-contrib-integration-test.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ jobs:
             drupal_version: "11"
           - project: pathauto
             drupal_version: "11"
+          - project: skipto
+            drupal_version: "12"
       fail-fast: false
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -395,6 +397,8 @@ jobs:
             drupal_version: "11"
           - project: pathauto
             drupal_version: "11"
+          - project: skipto
+            drupal_version: "12"
       fail-fast: false
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/drupal-contrib/template.tf b/drupal-contrib/template.tf
index dbf0ce1..c0a7407 100644
--- a/drupal-contrib/template.tf
+++ b/drupal-contrib/template.tf
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ data "coder_parameter" "drupal_version" {
   default      = "11"
   mutable      = true
   order        = 4
-  option {
-    name  = "11.x (stable)"
-    value = "11"
-  }
   option {
     name  = "12.x (main branch)"
     value = "12"
   }
+  option {
+    name  = "11.x (stable)"
+    value = "11"
+  }
   option {
     name  = "10.x (stable)"
     value = "10"
@@ -492,6 +492,19 @@ STATUS_HEADER
 
     cd "$PROJ_DIR" || { log_setup "✗ Cannot cd to $PROJ_DIR"; SETUP_FAILED=true; }
 
+    # Hide Coder-specific DDEV files from git status.
+    # .git/info/exclude is never committed and acts like a per-clone .gitignore.
+    # We only exclude files we generate — not web/, vendor/, etc. which are the
+    # module's own concern and may already be in its .gitignore.
+    mkdir -p .git/info
+    cat > .git/info/exclude << 'GIT_EXCLUDE_EOF'
+# Generated by coder-ddev workspace startup — do not edit.
+.ddev/.env.web
+.ddev/config.coder.yaml
+.ddev/docker-compose.coder-describe.yaml
+.ddev/config.local.yaml
+GIT_EXCLUDE_EOF
+
     # ==========================================
     # Phase 3: Issue fork checkout (if requested)
     # ==========================================
@@ -632,6 +645,11 @@ COMPOSE_EOF
         update_status "⚠ ddev-drupal-contrib addon: Warning"
       fi
 
+      # Set DRUPAL_CORE so ddev-drupal-contrib's expand-composer-json / ddev poser
+      # installs the selected major version instead of defaulting to ^11.
+      ddev dotenv set .ddev/.env.web --drupal-core "^$DRUPAL_VERSION"
+      log_setup "✓ DRUPAL_CORE set to ^$DRUPAL_VERSION"
+
       # Start DDEV
       ddev poweroff 2>&1 | tee -a "$SETUP_LOG" || true
       log_setup "Starting DDEV environment..."
@@ -663,11 +681,11 @@ COMPOSE_EOF
       fi
 
       if [ "$DRUPAL_INSTALLED" = "false" ]; then
-        # Add drush as require-dev so expand-composer-json includes it in composer.contrib.json
-        # --no-update avoids triggering plugin checks before Drupal is installed
+        # Add drush as require-dev so expand-composer-json includes it in composer.contrib.json.
+        # Direct JSON edit (not `composer require`) per ddev-drupal-contrib README.
         log_setup "Adding drush to require-dev..."
         update_status "⏳ drush: Adding to composer.json..."
-        ddev exec composer require --dev drush/drush --no-update --no-interaction >> "$SETUP_LOG" 2>&1 || true
+        jq '.["require-dev"]["drush/drush"] = "*"' composer.json > composer.json.tmp && mv composer.json.tmp composer.json
 
         # Run ddev poser: expands composer.json → composer.contrib.json (includes require-dev),
         # then runs composer install (installs Drupal + drush together), then removes composer.contrib.json
@@ -677,6 +695,10 @@ COMPOSE_EOF
         if ddev poser >> "$SETUP_LOG" 2>&1; then
           log_setup "✓ ddev poser complete ($((SECONDS - _t))s)"
           update_status "✓ ddev poser: Success"
+          # Hide the drush require-dev line from git status without touching the
+          # file — git checkout would remove drush from composer.json and break
+          # ddev restart (which rebuilds vendor/ from the restored file).
+          git update-index --skip-worktree composer.json >> "$SETUP_LOG" 2>&1 || true
         else
           log_setup "✗ ddev poser failed ($((SECONDS - _t))s)"
           update_status "✗ ddev poser: Failed"