diff --git a/.github/workflows/bindings-nodejs-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/bindings-nodejs-publish.yml
index 1064c8c0ef..a724ae0589 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bindings-nodejs-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bindings-nodejs-publish.yml
@@ -6,55 +6,55 @@ env:
   CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
 
 jobs:
-  publish-nodejs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  # publish-nodejs:
+    # runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: bindings/nodejs
+    # defaults:
+    #   run:
+    #     working-directory: bindings/nodejs
 
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    # steps:
+    #   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Set up Rust
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
+    #   - name: Set up Rust
+    #     uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
 
-      # Required for ledger-nano
-      - name: Install required packages
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
+    #   # Required for ledger-nano
+    #   - name: Install required packages
+    #     run: |
+    #       sudo apt-get update
+    #       sudo apt-get install libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
 
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-        with:
-          node-version: "18.x"
-          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+    #   - name: Set up Node.js
+    #     uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+    #     with:
+    #       node-version: "18.x"
+    #       registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
-      - name: Install Yarn
-        run: npm i -g yarn
+    #   - name: Install Yarn
+    #     run: npm i -g yarn
 
-      - name: Install JS dependencies
-        run: yarn
+    #   - name: Install JS dependencies
+    #     run: yarn
 
-      - name: Build project
-        run: yarn build
+    #   - name: Build project
+    #     run: yarn build
 
-      - name: Update Cargo.toml with git
-        run:  sed -i 's#path = "../core"#git = "https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk", rev = "'$GITHUB_SHA'"#g' Cargo.toml
+    #   - name: Update Cargo.toml with git
+    #     run:  sed -i 's#path = "../core"#git = "https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk", rev = "'$GITHUB_SHA'"#g' Cargo.toml
 
-      - name: Print Cargo.toml
-        run: cat Cargo.toml
+    #   - name: Print Cargo.toml
+    #     run: cat Cargo.toml
 
-      - name: Publish nodejs bindings to NPM
-        shell: sh
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        run: npm publish --access public
+    #   - name: Publish nodejs bindings to NPM
+    #     shell: sh
+    #     env:
+    #       NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+    #     run: npm publish --access public
 
   nodejs-binding-prebuild:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: publish-nodejs
+    # needs: publish-nodejs
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -72,190 +72,200 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
-      - name: Install Yarn
-        run: npm i -g yarn
+      # - name: Install Yarn
+      #   run: npm i -g yarn
+
+      # - name: Select Xcode
+      #   uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
+      #   if: matrix.os == 'macos-13'
+      #   with:
+      #     xcode-version: "14.3"
+
+      #   # Temporary fix for "ValueError: invalid mode: 'rU' while trying to load binding.gyp"
+      #   # This can be removed when "prebuild" updates "node-gyp"
+      # - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      #   uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      #   with:
+      #     python-version: "3.10"
+
+      # - name: Install Rust toolchain
+      #   uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     toolchain: stable
+      #     override: true
+
+      # # This step can be removed as soon as official Windows arm64 builds are published:
+      # # https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/2450#issuecomment-705853342
+      # - name: Install Windows arm64 node.lib
+      #   if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-2019' }}
+      #   run: |
+      #     $NodeVersion = (node --version) -replace '^.'
+      #     $NodeFallbackVersion = "16.19.0"
+      #     & .\scripts\download-node-lib-win-arm64.ps1 $NodeVersion $NodeFallbackVersion
+      #   working-directory: bindings/nodejs
 
-      - name: Select Xcode
-        uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-13'
-        with:
-          xcode-version: "14.3"
+      # - name: Install LLVM and Clang (Windows) # required for bindgen to work, see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/issues/1797
+      #   uses: KyleMayes/install-llvm-action@32c4866ebb71e0949e8833eb49beeebed48532bd
+      #   if: matrix.os == 'windows-2019'
+      #   with:
+      #     version: "11.0"
+      #     directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/llvm
 
-        # Temporary fix for "ValueError: invalid mode: 'rU' while trying to load binding.gyp"
-        # This can be removed when "prebuild" updates "node-gyp"
-      - name: Set up Python 3.10
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+      # - name: Set LIBCLANG_PATH (Windows)
+      #   if: matrix.os == 'windows-2019'
+      #   run: echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=$((gcm clang).source -replace "clang.exe")" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
+      # - name: Install gon (macOS)
+      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
+      #   # https://github.com/mitchellh/gon
+      #   run: brew install mitchellh/gon/gon
 
-      # This step can be removed as soon as official Windows arm64 builds are published:
-      # https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/2450#issuecomment-705853342
-      - name: Install Windows arm64 node.lib
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-2019' }}
-        run: |
-          $NodeVersion = (node --version) -replace '^.'
-          $NodeFallbackVersion = "16.19.0"
-          & .\scripts\download-node-lib-win-arm64.ps1 $NodeVersion $NodeFallbackVersion
-        working-directory: bindings/nodejs
+      # - name: Set deployment target (macOS)
+      #   if: matrix.os == 'macos-13'
+      #   run: echo "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.13" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Install LLVM and Clang (Windows) # required for bindgen to work, see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/issues/1797
-        uses: KyleMayes/install-llvm-action@32c4866ebb71e0949e8833eb49beeebed48532bd
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-2019'
-        with:
-          version: "11.0"
-          directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/llvm
+      # - name: Add aarch64 target (macOS)
+      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
+      #   run: rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
 
-      - name: Set LIBCLANG_PATH (Windows)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-2019'
-        run: echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=$((gcm clang).source -replace "clang.exe")" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+      # #  TODO: enable https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk/issues/97
+      # # - name: Add aarch64 target (linux)
+      # #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
+      # #   run: rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
-      - name: Install gon (macOS)
-        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
-        # https://github.com/mitchellh/gon
-        run: brew install mitchellh/gon/gon
+      # # - name: Add aarch64 target (windows)
+      # #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
+      # #   run: rustup target add aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
 
-      - name: Set deployment target (macOS)
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-13'
-        run: echo "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.13" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      # - name: Get current date
+      #   if: matrix.os == 'macos-13' || ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
+      #   run: echo "CURRENT_DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Add aarch64 target (macOS)
-        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
-        run: rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
+      # - name: Get current date
+      #   if: matrix.os == 'windows-2019'
+      #   run: echo "CURRENT_DATE=$(Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd")" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
 
-      #  TODO: enable https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk/issues/97
-      # - name: Add aarch64 target (linux)
+      # - name: Install required packages (Ubuntu)
       #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
-      #   run: rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-
-      # - name: Add aarch64 target (windows)
-      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
-      #   run: rustup target add aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
-
-      - name: Get current date
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-13' || ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
-        run: echo "CURRENT_DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Get current date
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-2019'
-        run: echo "CURRENT_DATE=$(Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd")" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
-
-      - name: Install required packages (Ubuntu)
-        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/registry
-          # Add date to the cache to keep it up to date
-          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }}
-          # Restore from outdated cache for speed
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-            ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-registry-
-      - name: Cache cargo index
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/git
-          # Add date to the cache to keep it up to date
-          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }}
-          # Restore from outdated cache for speed
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-            ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-index-
-
-      # This step is required to support macOS 10.13
-      - name: Patch librocksdb-sys (macOS)
-        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
-        run: |
-          cargo install cargo-patch
-          cp ${{ github.workspace }}/.patches/rocksdb_faligned_allocation.patch .
-          git apply --ignore-space-change --ignore-whitespace ${{ github.workspace }}/.patches/macos_cargo_toml.patch
-          cat Cargo.toml
-          cargo patch
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-        working-directory: bindings/nodejs
-
-      - name: Build Node.js prebuild (x64)
-        run: yarn run prebuild-x64
-        working-directory: bindings/nodejs
-
-      - name: Build Node.js prebuild (macos, arm64)
-        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
-        run: yarn run prebuild-macos-arm64
-        working-directory: bindings/nodejs
+      #   run: |
+      #     sudo apt-get update
+      #     sudo apt-get install libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
+
+      # - name: Cache cargo registry
+      #   uses: actions/cache@v3
+      #   with:
+      #     path: ~/.cargo/registry
+      #     # Add date to the cache to keep it up to date
+      #     key: ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }}
+      #     # Restore from outdated cache for speed
+      #     restore-keys: |
+      #       ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+      #       ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-registry-
+      # - name: Cache cargo index
+      #   uses: actions/cache@v3
+      #   with:
+      #     path: ~/.cargo/git
+      #     # Add date to the cache to keep it up to date
+      #     key: ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }}
+      #     # Restore from outdated cache for speed
+      #     restore-keys: |
+      #       ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+      #       ${{ matrix.os }}-stable-cargo-index-
+
+      # # This step is required to support macOS 10.13
+      # - name: Patch librocksdb-sys (macOS)
+      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
+      #   run: |
+      #     cargo install cargo-patch
+      #     cp ${{ github.workspace }}/.patches/rocksdb_faligned_allocation.patch .
+      #     git apply --ignore-space-change --ignore-whitespace ${{ github.workspace }}/.patches/macos_cargo_toml.patch
+      #     cat Cargo.toml
+      #     cargo patch
+
+      # - name: Install dependencies
+      #   run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      #   working-directory: bindings/nodejs
 
-      #  TODO: enable https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk/issues/97
-      # - name: Build Node.js prebuild (ubuntu/linux, arm64)
-      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
-      #   run: yarn run prebuild-linux-arm64
+      # - name: Build Node.js prebuild (x64)
+      #   run: yarn run prebuild-x64
       #   working-directory: bindings/nodejs
 
-      # - name: Build Node.js prebuild (windows, arm64)
-      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
-      #   run: yarn run prebuild-windows-arm64
+      # - name: Build Node.js prebuild (macos, arm64)
+      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
+      #   run: yarn run prebuild-macos-arm64
       #   working-directory: bindings/nodejs
 
-      - name: Import code signing assets (macOS)
-        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
-        env:
-          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD }}
-          MAC_CERT_BASE64: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_BASE64 }}
-          MAC_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_PASSWORD }}
-        # Based on https://github.com/Apple-Actions/import-codesign-certs/blob/master/src/security.ts
-        run: |
-          security create-keychain -p $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD signing.keychain
-          security set-keychain-settings -lut 3600 signing.keychain
-          security unlock-keychain -p $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD signing.keychain
-          echo $MAC_CERT_BASE64 | base64 -D -o signing.p12
-          security import signing.p12 -k signing.keychain -f pkcs12 -T "/usr/bin/codesign" -T "/usr/bin/security" -P $MAC_CERT_PASSWORD
-          rm signing.p12
-          security -q set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple: -k $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD signing.keychain > /dev/null
-          security -v list-keychains -s signing.keychain
-          security find-identity -vp codesigning
+      # #  TODO: enable https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk/issues/97
+      # # - name: Build Node.js prebuild (ubuntu/linux, arm64)
+      # #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
+      # #   run: yarn run prebuild-linux-arm64
+      # #   working-directory: bindings/nodejs
+
+      # # - name: Build Node.js prebuild (windows, arm64)
+      # #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
+      # #   run: yarn run prebuild-windows-arm64
+      # #   working-directory: bindings/nodejs
+
+      # - name: Import code signing assets (macOS)
+      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
+      #   env:
+      #     KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD }}
+      #     MAC_CERT_BASE64: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_BASE64 }}
+      #     MAC_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_PASSWORD }}
+      #   # Based on https://github.com/Apple-Actions/import-codesign-certs/blob/master/src/security.ts
+      #   run: |
+      #     security create-keychain -p $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD signing.keychain
+      #     security set-keychain-settings -lut 3600 signing.keychain
+      #     security unlock-keychain -p $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD signing.keychain
+      #     echo $MAC_CERT_BASE64 | base64 -D -o signing.p12
+      #     security import signing.p12 -k signing.keychain -f pkcs12 -T "/usr/bin/codesign" -T "/usr/bin/security" -P $MAC_CERT_PASSWORD
+      #     rm signing.p12
+      #     security -q set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple: -k $KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD signing.keychain > /dev/null
+      #     security -v list-keychains -s signing.keychain
+      #     security find-identity -vp codesigning
 
       - name: Prepare Github release
         id: prepare_release
+        shell: bash
+        # if: ${{ !startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
         run: |
           echo "tag_name=iota-sdk-nodejs-v$(npm pkg get version --workspaces=false | tr -d \")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-      - name: Sign and notarize index.node binary (macOS arm64)
-        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
-        env:
-          AC_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ASC_APPLE_ID }}
-          AC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ASC_PASSWORD }}
         working-directory: bindings/nodejs
-        run: |
-          TAR_NAME=sdk-v$(npm pkg get version --workspaces=false | tr -d \")-napi-v6-darwin-arm64.tar.gz
 
-          # unpack to only get the index.node
-          tar -xvf prebuilds/@iota/$TAR_NAME
+      # - name: Prepare Github release (windows)
+      #   id: prepare_release
+      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo "tag_name=iota-sdk-nodejs-v$(npm pkg get version --workspaces=false | tr -d \")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      #   working-directory: bindings/nodejs
+
+      # - name: Sign and notarize index.node binary (macOS arm64)
+      #   if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
+      #   env:
+      #     AC_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ASC_APPLE_ID }}
+      #     AC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ASC_PASSWORD }}
+      #   working-directory: bindings/nodejs
+      #   run: |
+      #     TAR_NAME=sdk-v$(npm pkg get version --workspaces=false | tr -d \")-napi-v6-darwin-arm64.tar.gz
+
+      #     # unpack to only get the index.node
+      #     tar -xvf prebuilds/@iota/$TAR_NAME
 
-          gon gon-config.json
+      #     gon gon-config.json
 
-          unzip -o binary.zip
+      #     unzip -o binary.zip
 
-          mkdir -p build/Release
+      #     mkdir -p build/Release
 
-          mv -f index.node build/Release/index.node
+      #     mv -f index.node build/Release/index.node
 
-          tar -czf prebuilds/@iota/$TAR_NAME build/Release/index.node
+      #     tar -czf prebuilds/@iota/$TAR_NAME build/Release/index.node
 
       - name: Upload prebuild to Github release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           body: https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk/blob/develop/bindings/nodejs/CHANGELOG.md
-          files: bindings/nodejs/prebuilds/@iota/*
+          # files: bindings/nodejs/prebuilds/@iota/*
           tag_name: ${{ steps.prepare_release.outputs.tag_name }}
           prerelease: true