diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20230703-190419.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20230703-190419.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d736196a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20230703-190419.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: "Dependencies"
+body: "Update pip-tools requirement from ~=6.13 to ~=6.14"
+time: 2023-07-03T19:04:19.00000Z
+custom:
+  Author: dependabot[bot]
+  PR: 517
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-001056.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-001056.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79b205caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-001056.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Fix regression in redshift-connector==2.0.912
+time: 2023-07-06T00:10:56.337407-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: mikealfare
+  Issue: "518"
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-012233.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-012233.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc28b2eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-012233.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Fixed unit test that broke following dbt clone work
+time: 2023-07-06T01:22:33.840137-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: mikealfare
+  Issue: "518"
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-123329.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-123329.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afda869d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230706-123329.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: cast the port as an int
+time: 2023-07-06T12:33:29.799921-07:00
+custom:
+  Author: jiezhen-chen
+  Issue: "518"
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 3ba410716..a3c340cc3 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,26 +1,35 @@
 resolves #
+[docs](https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com/issues/new/choose) dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com/#
 
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   See CONTRIBUTING.md for more information.
 
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+  Include the number of the docs issue that was opened for this PR. If
+  this change has no user-facing implications, "N/A" suffices instead. New
+  docs tickets can be created by clicking the link above or by going to
+  https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com/issues/new/choose.
 -->
 
-### Description
+### Problem
 
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-  Describe the Pull Request here. Add any references and info to help reviewers
-  understand your changes. Include any tradeoffs you considered.
+  Describe the problem this PR is solving. What is the application state
+  before this PR is merged?
+-->
+
+### Solution
+
+<!---
+  Describe the way this PR solves the above problem. Add as much detail as you
+  can to help reviewers understand your changes. Include any alternatives and
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 ### Checklist
 
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-- [ ] I have signed the [CLA](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/contributor-license-agreements)
+- [ ] I have read [the contributing guide](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) and understand what's expected of me
 - [ ] I have run this code in development and it appears to resolve the stated issue
 - [ ] This PR includes tests, or tests are not required/relevant for this PR
-- [ ] I have [opened an issue to add/update docs](https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com/issues/new/choose), or docs changes are not required/relevant for this PR
-- [ ] I have run `changie new` to [create a changelog entry](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#Adding-CHANGELOG-Entry)
+- [ ] This PR has no interface changes (e.g. macros, cli, logs, json artifacts, config files, adapter interface, etc) or this PR has already received feedback and approval from Product or DX
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/redshift/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/redshift/connections.py
index cd653d781..9b4363b42 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/redshift/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/redshift/connections.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def get_connect_method(self):
         kwargs = {
             "host": self.credentials.host,
             "database": self.credentials.database,
-            "port": self.credentials.port if self.credentials.port else 5439,
+            "port": int(self.credentials.port) if self.credentials.port else int(5439),
             "auto_create": self.credentials.autocreate,
             "db_groups": self.credentials.db_groups,
             "region": self.credentials.region,
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index bed71ec05..f4e1ecdae 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ flaky~=3.7
 freezegun~=1.2
 ipdb~=0.13.13
 mypy==1.4.1  # patch updates have historically introduced breaking changes
-pip-tools~=6.13
+pip-tools~=6.14
 pre-commit~=3.3
 pre-commit-hooks~=4.4
 pytest~=7.4
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_context.py b/tests/unit/test_context.py
index 542387c0d..31c436d82 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_context.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_context.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ def mock_model():
         raw_sql="",
         description="",
         columns={},
+        defer_relation=None,
     )