diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6d4ea2b4e..9fcc34df8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,18 +18,23 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           ref: 'develop'
 
+      - name: get-npm-version
+        id: package-version
+        uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@main
+
       - name: Push version number
+        if: steps.package-version.outputs.current-version != github.event.inputs.version
         shell: bash
         run: |
           npm version --no-git-tag-version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
 
       - name: git add & commit & push
+        if: steps.package-version.outputs.current-version != github.event.inputs.version
         uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
         with:
           add: 'package.json package-lock.json'
           default_author: github_actions
           message: 'chore: push version number to v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'
-          tag: 'v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'
           push: true
 
   update-master-branch:
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: everlytic/branch-merge@1.1.5
         with:
-          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           source_ref: 'develop'
           target_branch: 'master'
           commit_message_template: '[Automated] Merged {source_ref} into target {target_branch}'
@@ -68,14 +73,18 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: mv ./dist/mainsail.zip ./mainsail.zip
 
+      - name: Get latest tag
+        id: latest_tag
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "TAG_NAME=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Generate a changelog
         uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v1
         id: generate-changelog
         with:
           config: ./cliff-release.toml
-          args: -vv --latest --strip header
-        env:
-          output: CHANGES.md
+          args: ${{ steps.latest_tag.outputs.TAG_NAME }}..HEAD
 
       - name: Create release and upload build
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
@@ -117,6 +126,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "TAG_NAME=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Generate a changelog
         uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v1
         id: git-cliff
@@ -131,5 +141,5 @@ jobs:
           cat CHANGELOG.md
       - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
         with:
-          commit_message: 'chore(changelog): update changelog'
+          commit_message: 'docs(changelog): update changelog'
           file_pattern: CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/cliff-release.toml b/cliff-release.toml
index 67376463f..10837c0f2 100644
--- a/cliff-release.toml
+++ b/cliff-release.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ filter_unconventional = true
 # regex for parsing and grouping commits
 commit_parsers = [
     { message = "^docs\\(changelog\\):", group = "Changelog", skip = true}, # Old redundant commits
+    { message = "^chore\\(changelog\\): update changelog", group = "Changelog", skip = true}, # Old redundant commits
+    { message = "^chore: push version number to", group = "9$Other", skip = true}, # Old redundant commits
     { message = "^feat(\\(.*\\))?:", group = "1$Features"},
     { message = "^feature(\\(.*\\))?:", group = "1$Features"},
     { message = "^fix(\\(.*\\))?:", group = "2$Bug Fixes and Improvements"},
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index 119c67124..d218985a3 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ filter_unconventional = false
 # regex for parsing and grouping commits
 commit_parsers = [
     { message = "^docs\\(changelog\\):", group = "Changelog", skip = true}, # Old redundant commits
+    { message = "^chore\\(changelog\\): update changelog", group = "Changelog", skip = true}, # Old redundant commits
+    { message = "^chore: push version number to", group = "9$Other", skip = true}, # Old redundant commits
     { message = "^feat(\\(.*\\))?:", group = "1$Features"},
     { message = "^feature(\\(.*\\))?:", group = "1$Features"},
     { message = "^fix(\\(.*\\))?:", group = "2$Bug Fixes and Improvements"},