diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f1db533..8c71a96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm install -g @semantic-release/commit-analyzer@12.0.0 \
           @semantic-release/release-notes-generator@13.0.0 \
-          @semantic-release/changelog@6.0.3 \
           @semantic-release/exec@6.0.3 \
-          @semantic-release/git@10.0.1 \
           @semantic-release/github@11.0.0 \
           semantic-release@23.1.1 \
           conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits@7.0.2
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index 4e854cf..bce9dc2 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -77,32 +77,27 @@
         }
       }
     ],
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/changelog",
-      {
-        "changelogFile": "CHANGELOG.md"
-      }
-    ],
     [
       "@semantic-release/exec",
       {
-        "prepareCmd": "./gradlew release -Pversion=${nextRelease.version}",
+        "prepareCmd": "./gradlew clean release -Pversion=${nextRelease.version}",
         "successCmd": "echo ${nextRelease.version} > VERSION"
       }
     ],
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/git",
-      {
-        "assets": ["build.gradle.kts", "gradle.properties", "CHANGELOG.md"],
-        "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
-      }
-    ],
     [
       "@semantic-release/github",
       {
         "assets": [
           {
             "path": "build/libs/pillarbox-monitoring-transfer.jar"
+          },
+          {
+            "path": "LICENSE",
+            "label": "License"
+          },
+          {
+            "path": "README.md",
+            "label": "Readme"
           }
         ]
       }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e7533f8..0000000
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-## [2.0.1](https://github.com/SRGSSR/pillarbox-monitoring-transfer/compare/v2.0.0...v2.0.1) (2024-10-10)
-
-
-### Enhancements and Bug Fixes 🐛
-
-* disable ktlint for the docker build step ([6d1a467](https://github.com/SRGSSR/pillarbox-monitoring-transfer/commit/6d1a467c5a62f924ae5dfef7c2a117adfca21b37))
-
-## [2.0.0](https://github.com/SRGSSR/pillarbox-monitoring-transfer/compare/v1.0.0...v2.0.0) (2024-10-10)
-
-
-### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
-
-* Updated all package names and configuration from `pillarbox.qos` to
-`pillarbox.monitoring`. This includes changes to environment variables, which now use the
-prefix `PILLARBOX_MONITORING_*` instead of `PILLARBOX_QOS_*`. Ensure that all relevant
-configurations are updated to reflect this change when deploying or running the service.
-
-### Refactor 🔩
-
-* change qos naming to monitoring ([f50a26c](https://github.com/SRGSSR/pillarbox-monitoring-transfer/commit/f50a26cb9c97179553956e362cdafdf2a6aeacc8))
-
-## 1.0.0 (2024-10-09)
-
-
-### New Features 🚀
-
-* initial setup for pillarbox-monitoring data transfer service ([62da9ba](https://github.com/SRGSSR/pillarbox-monitoring-transfer/commit/62da9ba7821e8f5a0e3a28e102f304e16fcfeb98))
-
-
-### Chore 🧹
-
-* setup project ([6a3e556](https://github.com/SRGSSR/pillarbox-monitoring-transfer/commit/6a3e556f9f262e519492c48daffce8d0d9a02aaf))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1200e7..914a565 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ Here’s a more concise description of the GitHub Actions setup without listing
 
 ### Continuous Integration
 
-This project automates its development workflow using GitHub Actions across three main workflows:
-quality checks, releases, and deployments.
+This project automates its development workflow using GitHub Actions across two main workflows:
+quality checks and releases.
 
 1. **Quality Check for Pull Requests**
    Triggered on every pull request to the `main` branch, this workflow ensures the code passes
@@ -114,12 +114,8 @@ quality checks, releases, and deployments.
 
 2. **Release Workflow**
    When changes are pushed to the `main` branch, this workflow handles versioning and releases using
-   `semantic-release`. It automatically bumps the version, generates release notes, and pushes
-   updates to the repository.
-
-3. **Deployment Workflow**
-   This workflow is triggered whenever a tag is created. It builds the Docker image for the service
-   and pushes the image to an Amazon ECR repository.
+   `semantic-release`. It automatically bumps the version, generates release notes, creates a tag,
+   and publishes a Docker image to an Amazon ECR repository.
 
 ## Contributing
 
@@ -162,7 +158,11 @@ Refer to our [Contribution Guide](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more detailed inform
 This project is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
 
 [main-entry-point]: src/main/kotlin/ch/srgssr/pillarbox/monitoring/PillarboxDataTransferApplication.kt
+
 [health-indicator]: src/main/kotlin/ch/srgssr/pillarbox/monitoring/health/BenchmarkHealthIndicator.kt
+
 [lock-manager]: src/main/kotlin/ch/srgssr/pillarbox/monitoring/concurrent/LockManager.kt
+
 [setup-service]: src/main/kotlin/ch/srgssr/pillarbox/monitoring/event/SetupService.kt
+
 [sse-client]: src/main/kotlin/ch/srgssr/pillarbox/monitoring/event/SseClient.kt
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index dbb9990..51a9136 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #Thu Oct 10 12:15:07 UTC 2024
 group=ch.srgssr.pillarbox
-version=2.0.1
+version=dev