diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_HORNET.yml b/.github/workflows/build_HORNET.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 11f01c835..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build_HORNET.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-name: Build HORNET
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - legacy
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'documentation/**'
-      - 'nfpm/**'
-      - 'private_tangle/**'
-      - 'scripts/**'
-      - 'tools/**'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build HORNET
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
-        id: go
-
-      - name: Print Go version
-        run: go version
-
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Build HORNET
-        run: go build -v .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/build_docker.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 87952a250..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docker.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Build Docker
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - legacy
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "docker/Dockerfile"
-      - "docker-compose.yml"
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build Docker
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Build HORNET Docker image
-        run: docker build . --file docker/Dockerfile --tag hornet:latest
-
-      - name: Test HORNET Docker image
-        run: docker run --rm --name hornet hornet:latest --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q "HORNET"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql_analysis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f679abff..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql_analysis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-
-name: "CodeQL"
-
-on:
-  # Run this security check every day at 03:00 to find potential new vulnerabilities in the develop branch
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 3 * * *"
-
-jobs:
-  analyze:
-    name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-      security-events: write
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        language: [ 'go' ]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: legacy
-
-      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-      - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
-        with:
-          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-          queries: security-and-quality
-
-      # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
-      # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
-      - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
-
-      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a31cdcc2..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-name: GolangCIlint
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - legacy
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'documentation/**'
-      - 'docker/**'
-      - 'nfpm/**'
-      - 'private_tangle/**'
-      - 'scripts/**'
-      - 'tools/**'
-
-jobs:
-  golangci-lint:
-    name: GolangCI-Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: reviewdog/action-golangci-lint@v2
-        with:
-          go_version_file: go.mod
-          version: v1.53.3
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          golangci_lint_flags: "--timeout=10m"
-          reporter: github-pr-check
-          filter_mode: nofilter
-          fail_on_error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 636fd442e..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-name: Integration Tests
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - legacy
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'documentation/**'
-      - 'docker/**'
-      - 'nfpm/**'
-      - 'private_tangle/**'
-      - 'scripts/**'
-      - 'tools/**'
-
-jobs:
-
-  common:
-    name: common
-    env:
-      TEST_NAME: common
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Build HORNET image
-        run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile -t hornet:dev .
-
-      - name: Pull additional Docker images
-        run: |
-          docker pull gaiaadm/pumba:0.7.4
-          docker pull gaiadocker/iproute2:latest
-
-      - name: Run integration tests
-        run: docker compose -f integration-tests/tester/docker-compose.yml up --abort-on-container-exit --exit-code-from tester --build
-
-      - name: Create logs from tester
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          sudo chmod 777 integration-tests/logs
-          docker logs tester &> integration-tests/logs/tester.log
-
-      - name: Save logs as artifacts
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: ${{ env.TEST_NAME }}
-          path: integration-tests/logs
-
-  autopeering:
-    name: autopeering
-    env:
-      TEST_NAME: autopeering
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Build HORNET image
-        run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile -t hornet:dev .
-
-      - name: Pull additional Docker images
-        run: |
-          docker pull gaiaadm/pumba:0.7.4
-          docker pull gaiadocker/iproute2:latest
-
-      - name: Run integration tests
-        run: docker compose -f integration-tests/tester/docker-compose.yml up --abort-on-container-exit --exit-code-from tester --build
-
-      - name: Create logs from tester
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          sudo chmod 777 integration-tests/logs
-          docker logs tester &> integration-tests/logs/tester.log
-
-      - name: Save logs as artifacts
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: ${{ env.TEST_NAME }}
-          path: integration-tests/logs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 097680997..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-name: Release
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-jobs:
-  release-docker:
-    name: Release Docker
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
-
-      - name: Docker meta
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
-        with:
-          images: iotaledger/hornet
-          tags: |
-            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
-            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
-            type=semver,pattern={{major}}
-            type=match,pattern=v(\d+.\d+),suffix=-alpha,group=1,enable=${{ contains(github.ref, '-alpha') }}
-            type=match,pattern=v(\d+.\d+),suffix=-beta,group=1,enable=${{ contains(github.ref, '-beta') }}
-            type=match,pattern=v(\d+.\d+),suffix=-rc,group=1,enable=${{ contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
-
-      - name: Login to DockerHub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.IOTALEDGER_DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.IOTALEDGER_DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-
-      - name: Build and push to Dockerhub
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
-        with:
-          file: ./docker/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-
-  binaries:
-    name: Release Binaries
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: iotaledger/goreleaser-cgo-cross-compiler:1.21.0
-      volumes: [/repo]
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Release HORNET
-        run: goreleaser --clean
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk-test.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk-test.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 40ba1bd5d..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk-test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-name: Test dependencies with Snyk
-
-on:
-  # Run this check every day at 03:00 to find potential new vulnerabilities in the develop branch
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 3 * * *"
-
-jobs:
-  snyk-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-      security-events: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: legacy
-
-      - name: Build HORNET Docker image
-        run: docker build . --file docker/Dockerfile --tag hornet:latest
-
-      - name: Run Snyk to check for Golang vulnerabilities
-        uses: snyk/actions/golang@0.3.0
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          args: --org=gohornet --sarif-file-output=snyk-golang.sarif
-
-      - name: Run Snyk to check for Docker image vulnerabilities
-        uses: snyk/actions/docker@0.3.0
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          image: hornet:latest
-          # Exclude Go app vulns because those are picked up by the previous scan
-          # For Docker scans, the SARIF is created by default
-          args: --org=gohornet --file=Dockerfile --exclude-app-vulns
-      
-      - name: Upload Golang results to GitHub Code Scanning
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
-        with:
-          sarif_file: snyk-golang.sarif
-          category: snyk-golang
-
-      - name: Upload Docker results to GitHub Code Scanning
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
-        with:
-          sarif_file: snyk.sarif
-          category: snyk-docker
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_HORNET.yml b/.github/workflows/test_HORNET.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 71aacdb6c..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test_HORNET.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-name: Test HORNET
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - legacy
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'documentation/**'
-      - 'nfpm/**'
-      - 'private_tangle/**'
-      - 'scripts/**'
-      - 'tools/**'
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    name: Test HORNET
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
-        id: go
-
-      - name: Print Go version
-        run: go version
-
-      - name: Install Build Essential
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential -y
-
-      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Test HORNET
-        uses: nick-invision/retry@v2
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 5
-          max_attempts: 3
-          command: go test `go list ./... | grep -v -e integration-tests | grep -v whiteflag`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_release.yml b/.github/workflows/test_release.yml
index c0c96d02d..4b053839d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Disable dubious ownership check
-        run: git config --system --add safe.directory "${{ github.workspace }}" 
+        run: git config --system --add safe.directory "*" 
+      - name: Disable dubious ownership check
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory "*" 
 
       - name: Fetch all tags for GoReleaser
         run: git fetch --force --tags