diff --git a/.github/workflows/nuget_release.yml b/.github/workflows/nuget_release.yml
index e72dc3a..59f51ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nuget_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nuget_release.yml
@@ -72,11 +72,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
-          NUGET_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
         run: npx semantic-release
 
+      - name: Get release version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ -f .release-version ]; then
+            echo "version=$(cat .release-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "released=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
       - name: Pack
-        run: dotnet pack --configuration Release --output nupkg
+        if: steps.version.outputs.released == 'true'
+        run: dotnet pack --configuration Release --output nupkg -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
 
       - name: Push to NuGet
+        if: steps.version.outputs.released == 'true'
         run: dotnet nuget push "nupkg/*.nupkg" --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }} --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --skip-duplicate
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1c25a4..0b97633 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -140,4 +140,6 @@ _NCrunch*
 *.vsix
 
 # BenchmarkDotNet
-BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
\ No newline at end of file
+BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
+# Semantic Release version file
+.release-version
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 64bf0c6..b126c4e 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -5,26 +5,10 @@
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/changelog",
-      {
-        "changelogFile": "CHANGELOG.md"
-      }
-    ],
     [
       "@semantic-release/exec",
       {
-        "prepareCmd": "sed -i 's/<Version>[^<]*<\\/Version>/<Version>${nextRelease.version}<\\/Version>/' Directory.Build.props"
-      }
-    ],
-    [
-      "@semantic-release/git",
-      {
-        "assets": [
-          "Directory.Build.props",
-          "CHANGELOG.md"
-        ],
-        "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+        "prepareCmd": "echo ${nextRelease.version} > .release-version"
       }
     ],
     [
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 3c2f96f..e37712c 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Version>1.1.0</Version>
+    <Version>99.99.99</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 23c081d..959b0b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
   "description": "Effect system for Trax workflows",
   "devDependencies": {
     "semantic-release": "^23.0.0",
-    "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/exec": "^6.0.0",
-    "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/github": "^9.0.0",
     "conventional-commits-parser": "^5.0.0"
   }