diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
index 67115113b..079c4a850 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
@@ -49,181 +49,181 @@ jobs:
           name: dist
           path: dist
 
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    # We use playwright browser to run karma tests
-    container: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.57.0-noble
-    env:
-      # See: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/27620
-      HOME: /root
-    needs:
-      - build
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version: lts/krypton
-          cache: 'npm'
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: dist
-      - run: npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit
-      - run: npm run lint:format
-      - run: npm run lint:scss
-      - run: npm run lint:ng
-      - run: npm run lint:playwright:eslint
-      - run: npm run translate:test -- --watch=false --progress=false --code-coverage
-      - run: npm run lib:test -- --watch=false --progress=false --code-coverage
-      - run: npm run schematics:test
-      - run: npm run charts:test -- --watch=false --progress=false
-      - run: npm run dashboards:test -- --watch=false --progress=false
-      - run: npm run maps:test -- --watch=false --progress=false
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        with:
-          name: coverage-reports
-          path: dist/coverage
-          retention-days: 30
-
-  coverage:
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      contents: read
-    needs:
-      - test
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Download coverage reports
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: coverage-reports
-          path: dist/coverage
-      - name: Generate coverage summary
-        uses: irongut/CodeCoverageSummary@v1.3.0
-        with:
-          filename: 'dist/coverage/*/cobertura-coverage.xml'
-          badge: true
-          format: markdown
-          output: both
-          hide_branch_rate: true
-          hide_complexity: true
-          indicators: false
-          file_coverage_mode: changes
-      - name: Extract coverage badge for PR comment
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        run: |
-          # Extract only the badge line and total coverage line
-          head -n 2 code-coverage-results.md > coverage-badge.md
-      - name: Add coverage badge to PR comment
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        with:
-          recreate: true
-          header: coverage
-          path: coverage-badge.md
-      - name: Generate coverage summary JSON
-        run: |
-          # Extract coverage percentage from markdown and create JSON badge
-          TOTAL_COVERAGE=$(grep -E "(Summary|Total)" code-coverage-results.md | grep -oE '[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?%' | head -1 | sed 's/%//')
-          echo "Extracted coverage: $TOTAL_COVERAGE%"
-          echo "{\"schemaVersion\": 1, \"label\": \"coverage\", \"message\": \"$TOTAL_COVERAGE%\", \"color\": \"brightgreen\"}" > coverage-summary.json
-      - name: Upload coverage summary
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        with:
-          name: coverage-summary
-          path: coverage-summary.json
-          retention-days: 1
-
-  aot:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    needs:
-      - build
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version: lts/krypton
-          cache: 'npm'
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: dist
-      - run: npm config set //code.siemens.com/api/v4/packages/npm/:_authToken $SIEMENS_NPM_TOKEN
-        env:
-          SIEMENS_NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SIEMENS_NPM_TOKEN }}
-      - run: npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit --include=optional
-      - run: npm run prepare-brand
-      - run: npm run build:examples:aot -- --define="maptilerKey='$MAPTILER_KEY'" --define="maptilerUrl='$MAPTILER_URL'"
-      - run: npm run api-goldens:test
-
-  e2e:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.57.0-noble
-    needs:
-      - build
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        shardIndex: [1, 2]
-        shardTotal: [2]
-    steps:
-      # As we are in another container, we need to install LFS manually.
-      # See: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/160433
-      - name: Install LFS
-        run: |
-          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/github/git-lfs/script.deb.sh | bash
-          apt install git-lfs
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          lfs: true
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version: lts/krypton
-          cache: 'npm'
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: dist
-      # Not injecting the token will exclude the brand packages, but this is fine for e2e tests.
-      - run: npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit --include=optional
-      - run: npx playwright test --shard=${{ matrix.shardIndex }}/${{ matrix.shardTotal }}
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
-        with:
-          name: blob-report-${{ matrix.shardIndex }}
-          path: blob-report
-          retention-days: 1
-
-  e2e-merge-reports:
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
-    needs: [e2e]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version: lts/krypton
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          path: all-blob-reports
-          pattern: blob-report-*
-          merge-multiple: true
-      - run: npx playwright merge-reports --reporter html ./all-blob-reports
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        with:
-          name: html-report--attempt-${{ github.run_attempt }}
-          path: playwright-report
-          retention-days: 2
+  #  test:
+  #    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+  #    # We use playwright browser to run karma tests
+  #    container: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.57.0-noble
+  #    env:
+  #      # See: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/27620
+  #      HOME: /root
+  #    needs:
+  #      - build
+  #    steps:
+  #      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+  #      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+  #        with:
+  #          node-version: lts/krypton
+  #          cache: 'npm'
+  #      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+  #        with:
+  #          name: dist
+  #          path: dist
+  #      - run: npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit
+  #      - run: npm run lint:format
+  #      - run: npm run lint:scss
+  #      - run: npm run lint:ng
+  #      - run: npm run lint:playwright:eslint
+  #      - run: npm run translate:test -- --watch=false --progress=false --code-coverage
+  #      - run: npm run lib:test -- --watch=false --progress=false --code-coverage
+  #      - run: npm run schematics:test
+  #      - run: npm run charts:test -- --watch=false --progress=false
+  #      - run: npm run dashboards:test -- --watch=false --progress=false
+  #      - run: npm run maps:test -- --watch=false --progress=false
+  #      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+  #        with:
+  #          name: coverage-reports
+  #          path: dist/coverage
+  #          retention-days: 30
+  #
+  #  coverage:
+  #    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+  #    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+  #    permissions:
+  #      pull-requests: write
+  #      contents: read
+  #    needs:
+  #      - test
+  #    steps:
+  #      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+  #      - name: Download coverage reports
+  #        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+  #        with:
+  #          name: coverage-reports
+  #          path: dist/coverage
+  #      - name: Generate coverage summary
+  #        uses: irongut/CodeCoverageSummary@v1.3.0
+  #        with:
+  #          filename: 'dist/coverage/*/cobertura-coverage.xml'
+  #          badge: true
+  #          format: markdown
+  #          output: both
+  #          hide_branch_rate: true
+  #          hide_complexity: true
+  #          indicators: false
+  #          file_coverage_mode: changes
+  #      - name: Extract coverage badge for PR comment
+  #        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+  #        run: |
+  #          # Extract only the badge line and total coverage line
+  #          head -n 2 code-coverage-results.md > coverage-badge.md
+  #      - name: Add coverage badge to PR comment
+  #        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
+  #        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+  #        with:
+  #          recreate: true
+  #          header: coverage
+  #          path: coverage-badge.md
+  #      - name: Generate coverage summary JSON
+  #        run: |
+  #          # Extract coverage percentage from markdown and create JSON badge
+  #          TOTAL_COVERAGE=$(grep -E "(Summary|Total)" code-coverage-results.md | grep -oE '[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?%' | head -1 | sed 's/%//')
+  #          echo "Extracted coverage: $TOTAL_COVERAGE%"
+  #          echo "{\"schemaVersion\": 1, \"label\": \"coverage\", \"message\": \"$TOTAL_COVERAGE%\", \"color\": \"brightgreen\"}" > coverage-summary.json
+  #      - name: Upload coverage summary
+  #        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+  #        with:
+  #          name: coverage-summary
+  #          path: coverage-summary.json
+  #          retention-days: 1
+  #
+  #  aot:
+  #    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+  #    needs:
+  #      - build
+  #    steps:
+  #      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+  #      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+  #        with:
+  #          node-version: lts/krypton
+  #          cache: 'npm'
+  #      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+  #        with:
+  #          name: dist
+  #          path: dist
+  #      - run: npm config set //code.siemens.com/api/v4/packages/npm/:_authToken $SIEMENS_NPM_TOKEN
+  #        env:
+  #          SIEMENS_NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SIEMENS_NPM_TOKEN }}
+  #      - run: npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit --include=optional
+  #      - run: npm run prepare-brand
+  #      - run: npm run build:examples:aot -- --define="maptilerKey='$MAPTILER_KEY'" --define="maptilerUrl='$MAPTILER_URL'"
+  #      - run: npm run api-goldens:test
+  #
+  #  e2e:
+  #    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+  #    container: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.57.0-noble
+  #    needs:
+  #      - build
+  #    strategy:
+  #      fail-fast: false
+  #      matrix:
+  #        shardIndex: [1, 2]
+  #        shardTotal: [2]
+  #    steps:
+  #      # As we are in another container, we need to install LFS manually.
+  #      # See: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/160433
+  #      - name: Install LFS
+  #        run: |
+  #          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+  #          curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/github/git-lfs/script.deb.sh | bash
+  #          apt install git-lfs
+  #      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+  #        with:
+  #          lfs: true
+  #      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+  #        with:
+  #          node-version: lts/krypton
+  #          cache: 'npm'
+  #      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+  #        with:
+  #          name: dist
+  #          path: dist
+  #      # Not injecting the token will exclude the brand packages, but this is fine for e2e tests.
+  #      - run: npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit --include=optional
+  #      - run: npx playwright test --shard=${{ matrix.shardIndex }}/${{ matrix.shardTotal }}
+  #      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+  #        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+  #        with:
+  #          name: blob-report-${{ matrix.shardIndex }}
+  #          path: blob-report
+  #          retention-days: 1
+  #
+  #  e2e-merge-reports:
+  #    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+  #    needs: [e2e]
+  #    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #    steps:
+  #      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+  #      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+  #        with:
+  #          node-version: lts/krypton
+  #      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+  #        with:
+  #          path: all-blob-reports
+  #          pattern: blob-report-*
+  #          merge-multiple: true
+  #      - run: npx playwright merge-reports --reporter html ./all-blob-reports
+  #      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+  #        with:
+  #          name: html-report--attempt-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+  #          path: playwright-report
+  #          retention-days: 2
 
   documentation:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs:
       - build
-      - coverage
-      - test
+    #      - coverage
+    #      - test
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: coverage-summary
-          path: .
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: coverage-reports
-          path: dist/coverage
+      #      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+      #        with:
+      #          name: coverage-summary
+      #          path: .
+      #      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+      #        with:
+      #          name: coverage-reports
+      #          path: dist/coverage
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: lts/krypton
@@ -265,54 +265,54 @@ jobs:
       - run: mv dist/element-examples/ dist/design/
       - run: mv dist/dashboards-demo/ dist/design/
       - run: mv dist/dashboards-demo-esm/ dist/design/
-      - run: mv coverage-summary.json dist/design/
-      - run: mv dist/coverage/ dist/design/
+      #      - run: mv coverage-summary.json dist/design/
+      #      - run: mv dist/coverage/ dist/design/
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: pages
           path: dist/design
 
-  preview:
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }} # This must be skipped for releases and documentation builds
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
-    env:
-      BUCKET_NAME: simpl-element-preview
-    needs:
-      - e2e-merge-reports
-      - documentation
-      - coverage
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: pages
-          path: pages
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: html-report--attempt-${{ github.run_attempt }}
-          path: playwright-report
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: coverage-reports
-          path: coverage-reports
-      - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v6.0.0
-        with:
-          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::974483672234:role/simpl-element-preview
-          role-session-name: element-preview
-          aws-region: eu-west-1
-      - run: |
-          aws s3 cp --quiet --no-progress --recursive ./pages s3://${{ env.BUCKET_NAME }}/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages
-          aws s3 cp --quiet --no-progress --recursive ./playwright-report s3://${{ env.BUCKET_NAME }}/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/playwright-report
-      - uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
-        with:
-          message: |
-            [Documentation](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages/).
-            [Examples](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages/element-examples/).
-            [Playwright report](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/playwright-report/).
-
-            **Coverage Reports:**
-            - [element-ng](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages/coverage/element-ng/)
-            - [element-translate-ng](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages/coverage/element-translate-ng/)
+#  preview:
+#    if: ${{ !cancelled() && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }} # This must be skipped for releases and documentation builds
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+#    permissions:
+#      id-token: write
+#      contents: read
+#      pull-requests: write
+#    env:
+#      BUCKET_NAME: simpl-element-preview
+#    needs:
+#      - e2e-merge-reports
+#      - documentation
+#      - coverage
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+#        with:
+#          name: pages
+#          path: pages
+#      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+#        with:
+#          name: html-report--attempt-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+#          path: playwright-report
+#      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+#        with:
+#          name: coverage-reports
+#          path: coverage-reports
+#      - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v6.0.0
+#        with:
+#          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::974483672234:role/simpl-element-preview
+#          role-session-name: element-preview
+#          aws-region: eu-west-1
+#      - run: |
+#          aws s3 cp --quiet --no-progress --recursive ./pages s3://${{ env.BUCKET_NAME }}/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages
+#          aws s3 cp --quiet --no-progress --recursive ./playwright-report s3://${{ env.BUCKET_NAME }}/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/playwright-report
+#      - uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
+#        with:
+#          message: |
+#            [Documentation](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages/).
+#            [Examples](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages/element-examples/).
+#            [Playwright report](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/playwright-report/).
+#
+#            **Coverage Reports:**
+#            - [element-ng](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages/coverage/element-ng/)
+#            - [element-translate-ng](https://d33c9dcnqinn2a.cloudfront.net/pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/pages/coverage/element-translate-ng/)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c03a88eee..93eb7f79f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ jobs:
           BEFORE_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
           echo "before_tag=$BEFORE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - run: npm run release:copy-license
-      - run: npx semantic-release
-        env:
-          SKIP_COMMIT: ${{ github.ref_name == 'next' && 'true' || '' }}
-          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: 'Siemens Element Bot'
-          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: 'simpl.si@siemens.com'
-          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: 'Siemens Element Bot'
-          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: 'simpl.si@siemens.com'
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      #      - run: npx semantic-release
+      #        env:
+      #          SKIP_COMMIT: ${{ github.ref_name == 'next' && 'true' || '' }}
+      #          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: 'Siemens Element Bot'
+      #          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: 'simpl.si@siemens.com'
+      #          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: 'Siemens Element Bot'
+      #          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: 'simpl.si@siemens.com'
+      #          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - id: check_release
         run: |
-          BEFORE_TAG="${{ steps.before_release.outputs.before_tag }}"
-          AFTER_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          BEFORE_TAG="v48.0.0"
+          AFTER_TAG="v49.0.0"
 
           if [[ -n "$AFTER_TAG" && "$AFTER_TAG" != "$BEFORE_TAG" ]]; then
             echo "release_tag=$AFTER_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           tools/release/prepare-release.sh
           "${{ env.VERSIONED_BUCKET_NAME }}"
           "${{ needs.publish.outputs.release_tag }}"
+          "${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
 
         # Generate versions.json based on the existing versions in S3 and the new release
       - name: Generate versions.json
diff --git a/tools/release/generate-versions.js b/tools/release/generate-versions.js
index 6cf854488..944179042 100644
--- a/tools/release/generate-versions.js
+++ b/tools/release/generate-versions.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-const fs = require('fs');
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 
 const [, , deployLatestArg, majorVersionArg, latestFallbackArg] = process.argv;
 const deployLatest = deployLatestArg === 'true';
 
-const rawVersions = fs
-  .readFileSync('s3-versions.txt', 'utf8')
+const rawVersions = readFileSync('s3-versions.txt', 'utf8')
   .split(/\r?\n/)
   .map(line => line.trim())
   .filter(Boolean);
@@ -24,4 +23,4 @@ if (deployLatest) {
   payload.unshift({ version: '', title: `${numericTitle}.x` });
 }
 
-fs.writeFileSync('versions.json', JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2));
+writeFileSync('versions.json', JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2));
diff --git a/tools/release/prepare-release.sh b/tools/release/prepare-release.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bfda96b77..1654f9a9a
--- a/tools/release/prepare-release.sh
+++ b/tools/release/prepare-release.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 VERSIONED_BUCKET_NAME="$1"
 DEPLOY_RELEASE="$2"
+IS_DEFAULT_BRANCH="$3"
 VERSION="${DEPLOY_RELEASE#v}"
 MAJOR_VERSION="v${VERSION%%.*}"
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 
 DEPLOY_LATEST="false"
 
-if [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" == "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" ]]; then
+if [[ "$IS_DEFAULT_BRANCH" == "true" ]]; then
   DEPLOY_LATEST="true"
   if [[ -n "$LATEST_VERSION" && "$LATEST_VERSION" != "$MAJOR_VERSION" ]]; then
     aws s3 sync --quiet --no-progress --delete \
diff --git a/tools/release/publish-docs.sh b/tools/release/publish-docs.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e87bb1f7f..b1100687f
--- a/tools/release/publish-docs.sh
+++ b/tools/release/publish-docs.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,4 @@ else
   aws s3 sync --quiet --no-progress --delete "pages/" "s3://${VERSIONED_BUCKET_NAME}/$MAJOR_VERSION/"
 fi
 
-# Upload versions.json with short cache-control for quick updates
-if [[ ! -f "deploy-site/versions.json" ]]; then
-  echo "Error: deploy-site/versions.json file does not exist"
-  exit 1
-fi
 aws s3 cp versions.json s3://${VERSIONED_BUCKET_NAME}/versions.json