diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 1146ea5..851bd86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -27,50 +27,50 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
 
-  check-version:
-    # Only run version check for manual releases
+  check-semver:
     if: github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch
-    # if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
+
+    outputs:
+      release-version: ${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.release_version }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Get version
-        id: version
+      - name: Get latest tag
+        id: get_tag
         run: |
-          version=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
-          echo $version
-          echo "version=${version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Semver check
-        id: semver_check
-        uses: madhead/semver-utils@v4
-        with:
-          lenient: false
-          version: ${{ inputs.release-version }}
-          compare-to: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 || echo "v0.0.0")
+          echo "Latest tag: $tag"
+          echo "tag=$tag" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Semver ok
-        if: steps.semver_check.outputs.comparison-result != '>'
+      - name: Calculate next version
+        id: bump_version
         run: |
-          echo "The release version is not valid Semver (${{ inputs.release-version }}) that is greater than the current version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}."
-          exit 1
+          latest=${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.tag }}
+          # Strip the 'v' prefix
+          latest=${latest#v}
 
-  release:
-    needs: [test, check-version]
-    if: needs.check-version.result == 'success'
-    # For manual releases, also need version check ------
+          IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< "$latest"
+          patch=$((patch + 1))
+          next_version="v$major.$minor.$patch"
+
+          echo "Next version will be: $next_version"
+          echo "release_version=$next_version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-    # if: always() && needs.test.result == 'success' && (needs.check-version.result == 'success' || needs.check-version.result == 'skipped')
+  release:
+    needs: [test, check-semver]
+    if: needs.check-semver.result == 'success'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
 
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.check-semver.outputs.release-version }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the code
@@ -84,112 +84,32 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync --frozen --all-groups --python 3.12
 
-      - name: Determine version
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            echo "version=${{ inputs.release-version }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "Manual release triggered with version: ${{ inputs.release-version }}"
-          else
-            # For automatic releases, use semantic versioning
-            # Get the latest tag
-            latest_tag=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
-            echo "Latest tag: $latest_tag"
-            
-            # Remove 'v' prefix if present for calculations
-            clean_tag=${latest_tag#v}
-            
-            # Check commit messages for version bump type since last tag
-            if [ "$latest_tag" = "0.0.0" ]; then
-              commits=$(git log --pretty=format:"%s")
-            else
-              commits=$(git log ${latest_tag}..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s")
-            fi
-            
-            echo "Commits since last tag:"
-            echo "$commits"
-            
-            # Check if there are any commits
-            if [ -z "$commits" ]; then
-              echo "No new commits since last tag, skipping release"
-              echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-              exit 0
-            fi
-            
-            # Determine version bump based on conventional commits
-            if echo "$commits" | grep -qE "^feat(\(.+\))?:|^BREAKING CHANGE"; then
-              # Minor version bump for features
-              new_version=$(echo $clean_tag | awk -F. '{print ($1"."($2+1)".0")}')
-            elif echo "$commits" | grep -qE "^fix(\(.+\))?:|^perf(\(.+\))?:"; then
-              # Patch version bump for fixes
-              new_version=$(echo $clean_tag | awk -F. '{print ($1"."$2"."($3+1))}')
-            else
-              echo "No version-bumping commits found (no feat:, fix:, or perf: commits)"
-              echo "Commits found:"
-              echo "$commits"
-              echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-              exit 0
-            fi
-            
-            echo "version=$new_version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "Determined new version: $new_version"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Skip release if no version change
-        if: steps.version.outputs.skip == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "Skipping release - no version-bumping commits found"
-          exit 0
-
-      - name: Update version in pyproject.toml
-        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-        run: |
-          version="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          echo "Updating pyproject.toml to version: $version"
-
-          # Update version in pyproject.toml
-          sed -i "s/version = \"[^\"]*\"/version = \"$version\"/" pyproject.toml
-
-          # Show the change
-          echo "Updated pyproject.toml:"
-          grep 'version = ' pyproject.toml
-
       - name: Build Changelog
         id: github_release
         uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v5
         with:
-          toTag: ${{ inputs.release-version }}
+          toTag: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           configuration: ".github/changelog_config.json"
 
-      - name: Build the wheel and sdist
-        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-        run: uv build
-
       - name: Create and push git tag
         run: |
-
-          # Configure git
           git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
           git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
 
+          git tag -a "${RELEASE_VERSION}" -m "Release version ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+          git push origin "${RELEASE_VERSION}"
 
-          # Tag the release
-          git tag -a "v$version" -m "Release version $version"
-
-          # Push the changes and tags
-          git push origin main
-          git push origin "${{ inputs.release-version }}"
+      - name: Build the wheel and sdist
+        run: uv build
 
       - name: Publish package to PyPI
-        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:
           password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
           packages-dir: dist/
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
-        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@de2c0eb89ae2a093876385947365aca7b0e5f844
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          body: ${{steps.github_release.outputs.changelog}}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          body: ${{ steps.github_release.outputs.changelog }}