diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
index 404814091..6f1a91b48 100644
--- a/.github/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ autolabeler:
     title:
       - /fix/i
       - /bug/i
-      - /patch/i
+      - /resolve/i
   - label: docs
     files:
       - '*.md'
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ autolabeler:
       - /update/i
       - /remove/i
       - /delete/i
+  - label: optimization
+    title:
+      - /opt:/i
+      - /refactor/i
+      - /optimize/i
+      - /improve/i
+      - /update/i
+      - /remove/i
+      - /delete/i
   - label: new feature
     title:
       - /feat:/i
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ autolabeler:
   - label: chores
     title:
       - /chore/i
-      - /\bmisc\b/i
+      - /misc/i
       - /cleanup/i
       - /clean up/i
   - label: major
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 36e3b5ea5..5f1474644 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       #    echo "GHE_HOST=${GITHUB_SERVER_URL##https:\/\/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       # Drafts your next Release notes as Pull Requests are merged into "master"
-      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
         # (Optional) specify config name to use, relative to .github/. Default: release-drafter.yml
         # with:
         #   config-name: my-config.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3e964a415..3cb3e46ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         run: go test -v -race -coverprofile="codecov.report" -covermode=atomic -timeout 15m -failfast
 
       - name: Upload the code coverage report to codecov.io
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
           files: ./codecov.report
           flags: unittests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_gc_opt.yml b/.github/workflows/test_gc_opt.yml
index df99ae8e2..2660f976d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_gc_opt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_gc_opt.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         run: go test -v -race -tags=gc_opt -coverprofile="codecov.report" -covermode=atomic -timeout 15m -failfast
 
       - name: Upload the code coverage report to codecov.io
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
           files: ./codecov.report
           flags: unittests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_poll_opt.yml b/.github/workflows/test_poll_opt.yml
index 5d5ae19fc..48898fe91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_poll_opt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_poll_opt.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         run: go test -v -tags=poll_opt -coverprofile="codecov.report" -covermode=atomic -timeout 10m -failfast
 
       - name: Upload the code coverage report to codecov.io
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
           files: ./codecov.report
           flags: unittests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_poll_opt_gc_opt.yml b/.github/workflows/test_poll_opt_gc_opt.yml
index a5aef4062..61c6ab461 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_poll_opt_gc_opt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_poll_opt_gc_opt.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         run: go test -v -tags=poll_opt,gc_opt -coverprofile="codecov.report" -covermode=atomic -timeout 10m -failfast
 
       - name: Upload the code coverage report to codecov.io
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
           files: ./codecov.report
           flags: unittests
diff --git a/connection_unix.go b/connection_unix.go
index ff22a7e22..ac669d4b5 100644
--- a/connection_unix.go
+++ b/connection_unix.go
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ func (c *conn) asyncWrite(a any) (err error) {
 	}()
 
 	if !c.opened {
-		c.outboundBuffer.Release() // release all remaining bytes in the outbound buffer
 		return net.ErrClosed
 	}
 
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ func (c *conn) asyncWritev(a any) (err error) {
 	}()
 
 	if !c.opened {
-		c.outboundBuffer.Release() // release all remaining bytes in the outbound buffer
 		return net.ErrClosed
 	}