diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7d906b14..6057f327 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 name: "Create release and publish packages to Sonatype"
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+on: push
+
+#on:
+#  push:
+#    branches:
+#      - main
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write
@@ -34,8 +36,6 @@ jobs:
   # Once these changes are made, they are pushed to the main branch
   create-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      new-version: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.new-version }}
     needs: check-for-release-file
     if: needs.check-for-release-file.outputs.has-release == 'true'
     steps:
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ jobs:
           git fetch --tags
           LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
           python3 .github/scripts/create_release.py ${LATEST_TAG} $(pwd)
-          
-          VERSION_TAG="$(cat CHANGELOG.md | grep -m1 -o 'v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+')"
-          echo "new-version=${VERSION_TAG:1}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Generate a token
         id: generate-token
@@ -60,27 +57,27 @@ jobs:
           private-key: ${{ secrets.WELLCOME_COLLECTION_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Configure git
-        # We need to give the GitHub action full repo privileges via a PAT so that it can push the release directly into main
+        # We need to give the GitHub action full repo privileges so that it can push the release directly into main
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "GitHub on behalf of Wellcome Collection"
           git config --global user.email "wellcomedigitalplatform@wellcome.ac.uk"
           
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git
-
-      - name: Commit and push changes
-        run: |
-          git checkout main
-          git pull
-          
-          git add CHANGELOG.md build.sbt
-          git rm RELEASE.md
-          
-          NEW_TAG="v${{steps.create-release.outputs.new-version}}"
-          git commit -m "$(printf "Release: Bump version to ${NEW_TAG}\n\n[skip ci]")"
-          git tag ${NEW_TAG}
-
-          git push origin main
-          git push origin --tags
+#
+#      - name: Commit and push changes
+#        run: |
+#          git checkout main
+#          git pull
+#
+#          git add CHANGELOG.md build.sbt
+#          git rm RELEASE.md
+#
+#          NEW_TAG="$(cat CHANGELOG.md | grep -m1 -o 'v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+')"
+#          git commit -m "$(printf "Release: Bump version to ${NEW_TAG}\n\n[skip ci]")"
+#          git tag ${NEW_TAG}
+#
+#          git push origin main
+#          git push origin --tags
 
   # All sbt projects are published to Sonatype (https://central.sonatype.com/namespace/org.wellcomecollection).
   # Publishing involves several steps:
@@ -130,16 +127,8 @@ jobs:
           cache: sbt
       - name: Publish to Sonatype
         run: |
-          ARTIFACT_NAME="${{ matrix.service }}_2.12"
-          NEW_VERSION="${{needs.create-release.outputs.new-version}}"
-
-          SONATYPE_RESPONSE=$(curl "https://central.sonatype.com/solrsearch/select?q=g:org.wellcomecollection%20a:$ARTIFACT_NAME%20v:$NEW_VERSION")
-          ARTIFACT_COUNT=$(echo SONATYPE_RESPONSE | jq '.response | .numFound')
-          
-          if [[ "ARTIFACT_COUNT" -eq 0 ]]; then
-            echo "Publishing package $ARTIFACT_NAME, version $NEW_VERSION to Sonatype."
-            PGP_PASSPHRASE=${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }} sbt "project ${{ matrix.service }}" publishSigned
-            sbt "project ${{ matrix.service }}" sonatypeBundleRelease
-          else
-            echo "Package $ARTIFACT_NAME, version $NEW_VERSION already exists in Sonatype. Exiting."
-          fi
+          ARTIFACT_NAME="http_2.12"
+          NEW_VERSION=$(sbt "project http" -Dsbt.supershell=false -error "print version" | tr -d "\n")
+                    
+          SONATYPE_RESPONSE=$(curl -s "https://central.sonatype.com/solrsearch/select?q=g:org.wellcomecollection%20a:$ARTIFACT_NAME%20v:$NEW_VERSION")
+        
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4244dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+RELEASE_TYPE: minor
+
+Just testing.