diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a8a2f2b9..d9ba8a5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,53 @@
-name: Publish new Release
+name: Test and publish a new release
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-    branches: [master]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  SBT_CREDENTIALS: '.credentials'
 
 jobs:
-  release:
-    uses: evolution-gaming/scala-github-actions/.github/workflows/release.yml@v1
-    secrets: inherit
+  publish-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: coursier/cache-action@v6
+
+      - name: setup Java and SBT
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'oracle'
+          cache: 'sbt'
+
+      - name: setup credentials
+        run: |
+          echo "realm=Artifactory Realm" >> ${{ env.SBT_CREDENTIALS }}
+          echo "host=evolution.jfrog.io" >> ${{ env.SBT_CREDENTIALS }}
+          echo "user=github-publish" >> ${{ env.SBT_CREDENTIALS }}
+          echo "password=${{secrets.JFROG_ACCESS_TOKEN}}" >> ${{ env.SBT_CREDENTIALS }}
+
+      - name: check, test and package
+        run: sbt "clean; versionPolicyCheck; +all test package"
+
+      - name: publish on JFrog Artifactory
+        run: sbt "+publish"
+
+      - name: cleanup credentials
+        if: always()
+        run: rm -rf ${{ env.SBT_CREDENTIALS }}
+
+      - name: delete tag
+        if: failure()
+        run: git push --delete origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 0a87448d..45ed2561 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
   scalaVersion := crossScalaVersions.value.head,
   crossScalaVersions := Seq("2.13.12", "3.3.1", "2.12.18"),
   licenses := Seq(("MIT", url("https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"))),
-  releaseCrossBuild := true,
   Compile / doc / scalacOptions += "-no-link-warnings",
   scalacOptions ++= crossSettings(
     scalaVersion.value,
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 81fabaa3..af3bcc76 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "2.0.9")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-coveralls" % "1.3.11")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-dynver" % "5.0.1")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.evolution" % "sbt-scalac-opts-plugin" % "0.0.9")
 
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c5e7121..00000000
--- a/version.sbt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ThisBuild / version := "17.1.1-SNAPSHOT"