diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 26119fa6..7ff69cd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -38,19 +38,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         env:
           GRADLE_USER_HOME: ~/.gradle
-      - name: Run Gradle build
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew clean build --continue -PartifactoryUsername="$ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME" -PartifactoryPassword="$ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD"
-      - name: Capture Test Results
-        if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: test-results
-          path: '*/build/reports/tests/**/*.*'
-          retention-days: 3
-      - name: Deploy artifacts
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew publishArtifact -PartifactoryUsername="$ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME" -PartifactoryPassword="$ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD" -PossrhUsername="$OSSRH_TOKEN_USERNAME" -PossrhPassword="$OSSRH_TOKEN_PASSWORD" --stacktrace
       - id: extract_version
         name: Extract current version
         run: |
@@ -115,17 +102,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Tag Release
         if: ${{ contains(needs.build_and_deploy.outputs.project_version, '-SNAPSHOT') || contains(needs.build_and_deploy.outputs.project_version, '-RC') || contains(needs.build_and_deploy.outputs.project_version, '-M') }}
         run: |
-          echo "Tagging $REPO@$VERSION release."
-          git tag $VERSION
+          echo "Tagging $REPO/$VERSION release."
+          git tag v$VERSION
           git push --tags origin
       - name: Create Branch and Tag Release
         if: ${{ !contains(needs.build_and_deploy.outputs.project_version, '-RC') && !contains(needs.build_and_deploy.outputs.project_version, '-M') }}
         run: |
-          echo "Tagging $REPO@$VERSION and creating release branch."
+          echo "Tagging $REPO/$VERSION and creating release branch."
           git checkout -b $VERSION
-          git commit -am "[Release $VERSION] create release branch"
+          # git commit -am "[Release $VERSION] create release branch"
           git push origin $VERSION
-          git tag $VERSION
+          git tag v$VERSION
           git push --tags origin
       - name: Install Tooling
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f729aa0f..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-name: Github Release
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      releaseVersion:
-        description: 'Version to release'
-        required: true
-        type: string
-    secrets:
-      GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN:
-        required: true
-
-jobs:
-  github-release:
-    if: github.repository == 'spring-projects-experimental/spring-pulsar'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - id: checkout-source
-        name: Checkout Source Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Set up gradle
-        uses: spring-io/spring-gradle-build-action@v1
-        with:
-          java-version: '17'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-      - name: Install Tooling
-        run: |
-          curl -sSL https://github.com/cbroglie/mustache/releases/download/v1.2.2/mustache_1.2.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz | sudo tar -C /usr/local/bin/ --no-same-owner -xzv mustache
-      - name: Create Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN}}
-          RELEASE_NOTES_ISSUES: ${{runner.temp}}/release_notes_issues.json
-          RELEASE_NOTES_FILE: ${{runner.temp}}/release_notes.md5
-        run: |
-          releaseVersion="${{ inputs.releaseVersion }}"
-          
-          gh issue list \
-            --repo spring-projects-experimental/spring-pulsar \
-            --state all --json number,title,labels \
-            --search label:aot-native \
-            --jq '{issues:map(select((.labels | length == 0) or (any(.labels[].name; startswith("automation/rlnotes")|not))) + {repo:"spring-projects-experimental/spring-pulsar"})}' \
-            > $RELEASE_NOTES_ISSUES
-
-          mustache $RELEASE_NOTES_ISSUES .github/rlnotes.mustache > $RELEASE_NOTES_FILE
-          
-          gh release create $releaseVersion \
-          --draft \
-          --title "Spring Pulsar $releaseVersion" \
-          --generate-notes \
-          --notes-file $RELEASE_NOTES_FILE