diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5cad884..dcbbea0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-example/packer_cache
\ No newline at end of file
+example/packer_cache
+.envrc
+packer-plugin-goss
+tests/debug-goss-spec.yaml
+tests/goss-spec.yaml
+tests/goss.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad85ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+default: help
+
+.PHONY: help
+help: ## list makefile targets
+	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+
+.PHONY: fmt
+fmt: ## format go files
+	gofumpt -w .
+	gci write .
+	packer fmt -recursive -write .
+
+.PHONY: build 
+build: ## build the plugin
+	go build -ldflags="-X github.com/YaleUniversity/packer-provisioner-goss/version.VersionPrerelease=dev" -o packer-plugin-goss
+
+.PHONY: install
+install: ## install the plugin
+	packer plugins install --path packer-plugin-goss github.com/YaleUniversity/goss
+
+.PHONY: local
+local: clean build install ## build and install the plugin locally
+	cd tests && packer init .
+	cd tests && packer build local.pkr.hcl
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: ## remove tmp files
+	rm -f packer-plugin-goss tests/goss.json tests/debug-goss-spec.yaml tests/goss-spec.yaml packer-plugin-goss
+
+.PHONY: generate
+generate: ## go generate
+	go generate ./...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2cfe159..b189c25 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ build {
     # Provisioner Args
     arch ="amd64" 
     download_path = "/tmp/goss-VERSION-linux-ARCH"
-    inspect = "{{ inspect_mode }}",
+    inspect = "{{ inspect_mode }}"
     password = ""
     skip_install = false
     url = "https://github.com/aelsabbahy/goss/releases/download/vVERSION/goss-linux-ARCH"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f7bd4d2..7efa7d4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/YaleUniversity/packer-provisioner-goss/provisioner/goss"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/plugin"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/version"
-
-	"github.com/YaleUniversity/packer-provisioner-goss/provisioner/goss"
 )
 
-var (
-	Version = "0.0.1"
-)
+var Version = "0.0.1"
 
 func main() {
 	pps := plugin.NewSet()
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@ func main() {
 	pps.SetVersion(version.InitializePluginVersion(Version, ""))
 
 	err := pps.Run()
-
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss.go b/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss.go
index e9a6bc9..76b6539 100644
--- a/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss.go
+++ b/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss.go
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
-
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/template/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/template/interpolate"
 )
 
 const (
+	gossVersion       = "0.4.7"
 	gossSpecFile      = "/tmp/goss-spec.yaml"
 	gossDebugSpecFile = "/tmp/debug-goss-spec.yaml"
 	linux             = "Linux"
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ type GossConfig struct {
 	// Default:   rspecish
 	Format string `mapstructure:"format"`
 
+	// Destination of the file to write the output to, only works for linux
+	OutputFile string `mapstructure:"output_file"`
+
 	// The format options to use for printing test output
 	// Available: [perfdata verbose pretty]
 	// Default:   verbose
@@ -91,8 +94,10 @@ type GossConfig struct {
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }
 
-var validFormats = []string{"documentation", "json", "json_oneline", "junit", "nagios", "nagios_verbose", "rspecish", "silent", "tap"}
-var validFormatOptions = []string{"perfdata", "verbose", "pretty"}
+var (
+	validFormats       = []string{"documentation", "json", "json_oneline", "junit", "nagios", "nagios_verbose", "rspecish", "silent", "tap"}
+	validFormatOptions = []string{"perfdata", "verbose", "pretty"}
+)
 
 // Provisioner implements a packer Provisioner
 type Provisioner struct {
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	if p.config.Version == "" {
-		p.config.Version = "0.4.2"
+		p.config.Version = gossVersion
 	}
 
 	if p.config.Arch == "" {
@@ -184,6 +189,13 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// output file only works for linux
+	if p.config.OutputFile != "" {
+		if p.config.TargetOs != linux {
+			errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, fmt.Errorf("Output file only works for linux"))
+		}
+	}
+
 	if p.config.FormatOptions != "" {
 		valid := false
 		for _, candidate := range validFormatOptions {
@@ -292,6 +304,13 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.C
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error running Goss: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	if p.config.OutputFile != "" {
+		ui.Say("\n\n\nDownloading Goss test result file")
+		if err := p.downloadTestResults(ui, comm); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if !p.config.SkipDownload {
 		ui.Say("\n\n\nDownloading spec file and debug info")
 		if err := p.downloadSpecs(ui, comm); err != nil {
@@ -304,6 +323,24 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.C
 	return nil
 }
 
+// downloadSpecs downloads the Goss specs from the remote host to current working dir on local machine
+func (p *Provisioner) downloadTestResults(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
+	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Downloading Goss test results from %s to current dir", p.config.OutputFile))
+
+	f, err := os.Create(filepath.Base(p.config.OutputFile))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error opening: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	if err := comm.Download(p.config.OutputFile, f); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error downloading %s: %s", p.config.OutputFile, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // downloadSpecs downloads the Goss specs from the remote host to current working dir on local machine
 func (p *Provisioner) downloadSpecs(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Downloading Goss specs from, %s and %s to current dir", gossSpecFile, gossDebugSpecFile))
@@ -361,9 +398,9 @@ func (p *Provisioner) runGoss(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 			p.config.RemotePath, p.envVars(), goss, p.config.GossFile,
 			p.vars(), p.inline_vars(), gossDebugSpecFile,
 		),
-		"validate": fmt.Sprintf("cd %s && %s %s %s %s %s %s validate --retry-timeout %s --sleep %s %s %s",
+		"validate": fmt.Sprintf("cd %s && %s %s %s %s %s %s validate --retry-timeout %s --sleep %s %s %s %s",
 			p.config.RemotePath, p.enableSudo(), p.envVars(), goss, p.config.GossFile,
-			p.vars(), p.inline_vars(), p.retryTimeout(), p.sleep(), p.format(), p.formatOptions(),
+			p.vars(), p.inline_vars(), p.retryTimeout(), p.sleep(), p.format(), p.formatOptions(), p.outputFile(),
 		),
 	}
 
@@ -397,6 +434,14 @@ func (p *Provisioner) runGossCmd(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, cmd *pa
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (p *Provisioner) outputFile() string {
+	if p.config.OutputFile == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("| tee %s", p.config.OutputFile)
+}
+
 func (p *Provisioner) retryTimeout() string {
 	if p.config.RetryTimeout == "" {
 		return "0s" // goss default
@@ -479,7 +524,6 @@ func (p *Provisioner) envVars() string {
 		default:
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s=\"%s\" ", env_var, value))
 		}
-
 	}
 	return sb.String()
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss.hcl2spec.go b/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss.hcl2spec.go
index e6f13db..1a668d2 100644
--- a/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss.hcl2spec.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type FlatGossConfig struct {
 	RemotePath    *string           `mapstructure:"remote_path" cty:"remote_path" hcl:"remote_path"`
 	SkipDownload  *bool             `mapstructure:"skip_download" cty:"skip_download" hcl:"skip_download"`
 	Format        *string           `mapstructure:"format" cty:"format" hcl:"format"`
+	OutputFile    *string           `mapstructure:"output_file" cty:"output_file" hcl:"output_file"`
 	FormatOptions *string           `mapstructure:"format_options" cty:"format_options" hcl:"format_options"`
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ func (*FlatGossConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"remote_path":    &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "remote_path", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"skip_download":  &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "skip_download", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"format":         &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "format", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
+		"output_file":    &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "output_file", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"format_options": &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "format_options", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 	}
 	return s
diff --git a/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss_test.go b/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss_test.go
index 5104c84..12bed83 100644
--- a/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/goss/packer-provisioner-goss_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-//go:generate packer-sdc mapstructure-to-hcl2 -type GossConfig
-
 package goss
 
 import (
@@ -27,8 +25,7 @@ func fakeContext() interpolate.Context {
 }
 
 func TestProvisioner_Prepare(t *testing.T) {
-
-	var tests = []struct {
+	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
 		input      []interface{}
 		wantErr    bool
@@ -43,10 +40,10 @@ func TestProvisioner_Prepare(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 			wantConfig: GossConfig{
-				Version:       "0.4.2",
+				Version:       "0.4.7",
 				Arch:          "amd64",
-				URL:           "https://github.com/goss-org/goss/releases/download/v0.4.2/goss-linux-amd64",
-				DownloadPath:  "/tmp/goss-0.4.2-linux-amd64",
+				URL:           "https://github.com/goss-org/goss/releases/download/v0.4.7/goss-linux-amd64",
+				DownloadPath:  "/tmp/goss-0.4.7-linux-amd64",
 				Username:      "",
 				Password:      "",
 				SkipInstall:   false,
@@ -65,6 +62,7 @@ func TestProvisioner_Prepare(t *testing.T) {
 				RemotePath:    "/tmp/goss",
 				Format:        "",
 				FormatOptions: "",
+				OutputFile:    "",
 				ctx:           fakeContext(),
 			},
 		},
@@ -81,10 +79,10 @@ func TestProvisioner_Prepare(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 			wantConfig: GossConfig{
-				Version:      "0.4.2",
+				Version:      "0.4.7",
 				Arch:         "amd64",
-				URL:          "https://github.com/goss-org/goss/releases/download/v0.4.2/goss-alpha-windows-amd64.exe",
-				DownloadPath: "/tmp/goss-0.4.2-windows-amd64.exe",
+				URL:          "https://github.com/goss-org/goss/releases/download/v0.4.7/goss-alpha-windows-amd64.exe",
+				DownloadPath: "/tmp/goss-0.4.7-windows-amd64.exe",
 				Username:     "",
 				Password:     "",
 				SkipInstall:  false,
@@ -105,6 +103,7 @@ func TestProvisioner_Prepare(t *testing.T) {
 				RemotePath:    "/tmp/goss",
 				Format:        "",
 				FormatOptions: "",
+				OutputFile:    "",
 				ctx:           fakeContext(),
 			},
 		},
@@ -118,10 +117,10 @@ func TestProvisioner_Prepare(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 			wantConfig: GossConfig{
-				Version:       "0.4.2",
+				Version:       "0.4.7",
 				Arch:          "amd64",
-				URL:           "https://github.com/goss-org/goss/releases/download/v0.4.2/goss-windows-amd64.exe",
-				DownloadPath:  "/tmp/goss-0.4.2-windows-amd64.exe",
+				URL:           "https://github.com/goss-org/goss/releases/download/v0.4.7/goss-windows-amd64.exe",
+				DownloadPath:  "/tmp/goss-0.4.7-windows-amd64.exe",
 				Username:      "",
 				Password:      "",
 				SkipInstall:   false,
@@ -140,6 +139,7 @@ func TestProvisioner_Prepare(t *testing.T) {
 				RemotePath:    "/tmp/goss",
 				Format:        "",
 				FormatOptions: "",
+				OutputFile:    "",
 				ctx:           fakeContext(),
 			},
 		},
@@ -161,13 +161,11 @@ func TestProvisioner_Prepare(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Logf("got config= %v", p.config)
 				t.Logf("want config= %v", tt.wantConfig)
 			}
-
 		})
 	}
 }
 
 func TestProvisioner_envVars(t *testing.T) {
-
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		config GossConfig
diff --git a/tests/goss.yaml b/tests/goss.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9b8c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/goss.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+process:
+  sshd:
+    running: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/local.pkr.hcl b/tests/local.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c883c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/local.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+packer {
+  required_version = ">= 1.9.0"
+
+  required_plugins {
+    goss = {
+      version = "v0.0.1"
+      source  = "github.com/YaleUniversity/goss"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+variable "ssh_user" {
+  default = env("USER")
+}
+
+variable "ssh_password" {
+  default = env("SSH_PASSWORD")
+}
+
+variable "ssh_host" {
+  default = "127.0.0.1"
+}
+
+source "null" "local" {
+  ssh_host     = var.ssh_host
+  ssh_username = var.ssh_user
+  ssh_password = var.ssh_password
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["null.local"]
+
+  provisioner "goss" {
+    download_path = "/tmp/goss_install"
+    skip_install  = true
+    tests         = ["./goss.yaml"]
+    remote_path   = "/tmp/goss"
+    format        = "junit"
+    output_file   = "/tmp/goss.json"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file