diff --git a/samples/default/data/.gitignore b/samples/default/data/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a0fbef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/default/data/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+*.bck
diff --git a/samples/default/data/attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv b/samples/default/data/attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv
index 5f22d35..6420ac5 100755
Binary files a/samples/default/data/attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv and b/samples/default/data/attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv differ
diff --git a/samples/default/data/manifest.json b/samples/default/data/manifest.json
index 035e3bd..6b5be43 100755
--- a/samples/default/data/manifest.json
+++ b/samples/default/data/manifest.json
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
   "Pages": [
     {
       "Title": "Default Sample~",
+      "Id": "789703435",
+      "Version": 2,
       "Hash": "4E4884BA3DEB5FE39C86E41507F3335C37A6D12895236D673BFA1C101ADAF6FF",
-      "Id": "789703362",
-      "Version": 1,
       "_Ref": "pages/Default+Sample~.xml",
       "Ref": "pages/Default+Sample~.xml"
     },
     {
       "Title": "Cats",
       "AncestorTitle": "Default Sample~",
-      "Hash": "7AC678181A472E7F1B962566E9F9CACA1B5C35C055775692970A101B3C70985A",
-      "Id": "789703374",
+      "Id": "789703436",
       "Version": 2,
+      "Hash": "7AC678181A472E7F1B962566E9F9CACA1B5C35C055775692970A101B3C70985A",
       "_Ref": "pages/Cats.xml",
       "Ref": "pages/Cats.xml"
     }
@@ -23,31 +23,31 @@
       "Name": "pexels-just-a-couple-photos-3777622.jpg",
       "ContainerPageTitle": "Cats",
       "MimeType": "image/jpeg",
+      "Id": "789703437",
+      "Version": 2,
+      "Hash": "FF90EF756F8C28433CF74AA039ABC0681FAE17D7A925498F00ACB9774AC8FF31",
       "_Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-just-a-couple-photos-3777622.jpg",
-      "Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-just-a-couple-photos-3777622.jpg",
-      "Id": null,
-      "Version": null,
-      "Hash": "FF90EF756F8C28433CF74AA039ABC0681FAE17D7A925498F00ACB9774AC8FF31"
+      "Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-just-a-couple-photos-3777622.jpg"
     },
     {
       "Name": "pexels-sami-aksu-14356302.jpg",
       "ContainerPageTitle": "Cats",
       "MimeType": "image/jpeg",
+      "Id": "789703438",
+      "Version": 2,
+      "Hash": "4A0DF56CAC53F413371CDB7FA1A8F66455B0060D0B5F9D41B2468DE08D11C7EF",
       "_Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-sami-aksu-14356302.jpg",
-      "Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-sami-aksu-14356302.jpg",
-      "Id": null,
-      "Version": null,
-      "Hash": "4A0DF56CAC53F413371CDB7FA1A8F66455B0060D0B5F9D41B2468DE08D11C7EF"
+      "Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-sami-aksu-14356302.jpg"
     },
     {
       "Name": "objects.inv",
       "ContainerPageTitle": "Default Sample~",
       "MimeType": "application/octet-stream",
+      "Id": "789703439",
+      "Version": 2,
+      "Hash": "859FE623C6E8E8D9F87EC680EACB24A3AB6C29622812ABA43DB8AFE43D58E749",
       "_Ref": "attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv",
-      "Ref": "attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv",
-      "Id": null,
-      "Version": null,
-      "Hash": "24FD5FA3627643C373552861775BF930B7AF5195376E481F9919FB08E06C0CA6"
+      "Ref": "attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/samples/default/data/manifest.json.bck b/samples/default/data/manifest.json.bck
index 035e3bd..69f2a04 100755
--- a/samples/default/data/manifest.json.bck
+++ b/samples/default/data/manifest.json.bck
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
   "Pages": [
     {
       "Title": "Default Sample~",
-      "Hash": "4E4884BA3DEB5FE39C86E41507F3335C37A6D12895236D673BFA1C101ADAF6FF",
-      "Id": "789703362",
-      "Version": 1,
       "_Ref": "pages/Default+Sample~.xml",
-      "Ref": "pages/Default+Sample~.xml"
+      "Ref": "pages/Default+Sample~.xml",
+      "Id": "789703435",
+      "Version": 2,
+      "Hash": "4E4884BA3DEB5FE39C86E41507F3335C37A6D12895236D673BFA1C101ADAF6FF"
     },
     {
       "Title": "Cats",
       "AncestorTitle": "Default Sample~",
-      "Hash": "7AC678181A472E7F1B962566E9F9CACA1B5C35C055775692970A101B3C70985A",
-      "Id": "789703374",
-      "Version": 2,
       "_Ref": "pages/Cats.xml",
-      "Ref": "pages/Cats.xml"
+      "Ref": "pages/Cats.xml",
+      "Id": "789703436",
+      "Version": 2,
+      "Hash": "7AC678181A472E7F1B962566E9F9CACA1B5C35C055775692970A101B3C70985A"
     }
   ],
   "Attachments": [
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
       "MimeType": "image/jpeg",
       "_Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-just-a-couple-photos-3777622.jpg",
       "Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-just-a-couple-photos-3777622.jpg",
-      "Id": null,
-      "Version": null,
+      "Id": "789703437",
+      "Version": 2,
       "Hash": "FF90EF756F8C28433CF74AA039ABC0681FAE17D7A925498F00ACB9774AC8FF31"
     },
     {
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
       "MimeType": "image/jpeg",
       "_Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-sami-aksu-14356302.jpg",
       "Ref": "attachments/Cats/pexels-sami-aksu-14356302.jpg",
-      "Id": null,
-      "Version": null,
+      "Id": "789703438",
+      "Version": 2,
       "Hash": "4A0DF56CAC53F413371CDB7FA1A8F66455B0060D0B5F9D41B2468DE08D11C7EF"
     },
     {
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
       "MimeType": "application/octet-stream",
       "_Ref": "attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv",
       "Ref": "attachments/Default+Sample~/objects.inv",
-      "Id": null,
-      "Version": null,
-      "Hash": "24FD5FA3627643C373552861775BF930B7AF5195376E481F9919FB08E06C0CA6"
+      "Id": "789703439",
+      "Version": 2,
+      "Hash": "859FE623C6E8E8D9F87EC680EACB24A3AB6C29622812ABA43DB8AFE43D58E749"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/samples/default/run.ps1 b/samples/default/run.ps1
index c4e7714..0dcec84 100755
--- a/samples/default/run.ps1
+++ b/samples/default/run.ps1
@@ -9,10 +9,20 @@
         integration test.
 #>
 Param(
-    [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Hostname,
-    [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $Space,
-    [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String] $PersonalAccessToken,
-    [Parameter()] [String] $ManifestFile = "$PSScriptRoot/data/manifest.json"
+    # Confluence instance hostname
+    [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String]$Hostname,
+    # Confluence space id
+    [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String]$Space,
+    # Confluence personal access token
+    [Parameter(Mandatory)] [String]$PersonalAccessToken,
+    # Manifest file location
+    [Parameter()] [String]$ManifestFile = "$PSScriptRoot/data/manifest.json",
+    # flag for forcing update of pages and attachments, should they already
+    # exist
+    [Parameter()] [Switch]$Force,
+    # flag for exiting immediately upon any failure, the default behavior is to
+    # just skip the failure and continue
+    [Parameter()] [Switch]$Strict
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
@@ -37,23 +47,30 @@ $connection = Initialize-Connection `
 
 Write-Host "fetching pages metadata..."
 
-# unidirectionally synchronize all remote metadata to local (in-memory) manifest
+# unidirectionally synchronize all remote metadata to local (in-memory)
+# manifest. If locally cached metadata is sufficient, it will skip getting the
+# data from the remote, unless the -Force switch is specified.
 $manifest.Manifest.Pages = Get-PageMeta `
                                -Host $Hostname `
                                -Manifest $manifest.Manifest.Pages `
                                -Space $Space `
+                               -Force:$Force `
+                               -Strict:$Strict
 
 Write-Host "publishing pages ($($manifest.Manifest.Pages.Count))..."
 
 # publish all pages listed in manifest
 Publish-Pages `
     -Manifest $manifest `
-    -Connection $connection
+    -Connection $connection `
+    -Force:$Force `
+    -Strict:$Strict
 
 Write-Host "fetching attachments metadata..."
 
 # unidirectionally synchronize all remote attachment metadata to local 
-# (in-memory) manifest
+# (in-memory) manifest. If locally cached metadata is sufficient, it will skip 
+# getting the data from the remote, unless the -Force switch is specified.
 $manifest.Manifest.Attachments = Get-AttachmentMeta `
                                      -Host $Hostname `
                                      -Manifest $manifest.Manifest.Attachments `
@@ -61,14 +78,17 @@ $manifest.Manifest.Attachments = Get-AttachmentMeta `
                                      -PagesManifest $manifest.Manifest.Pages `
                                      -PagesIndex $manifest.Index.Pages `
                                      -Space $Space `
-                                     -Force
+                                     -Force:$Force `
+                                     -Strict:$Strict
 
 Write-Host "publishing attachments ($($manifest.Manifest.Attachments.Count))..."
 
 # publish all pages listed in manifest
 Publish-Attachments `
     -Manifest $manifest `
-    -Connection $connection
+    -Connection $connection `
+    -Force:$Force `
+    -Strict:$Strict
 
 Write-Host "dumping manifest to filesystem..."