diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d38fb85..77271f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -69,11 +69,23 @@ jobs:
   release:
     needs: [run_tests, i18n_translations]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CF_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CF_API_KEY }}
+      WOWI_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WOWI_API_TOKEN }}
+      WAGO_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WAGO_API_TOKEN }}
+      GITHUB_OAUTH: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
+        with:
+          packages: subversion
+          version: test_package_apt_cache
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -86,4 +98,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: npm run semantic-release
+        run: node .scipts/release.js
+
+      - name: Test
+        if: env.RELEASE_CREATED == 'true'
+        run: echo "Test"
+
+      - name: Test 2
+        if: env.RELEASE_CREATED == 'false'
+        run: echo "Test 2"
+
+      # - name: Package and release
+      #   if: env.RELEASE_CREATED == 'true'
+      #   uses: BigWigsMods/packager@v2
diff --git a/.scripts/release.js b/.scripts/release.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0614fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/release.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const semanticRelease = require("semantic-release");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+(async () => {
+  try {
+    const result = await semanticRelease.default({
+      branches: ["main"],
+      plugins: [
+        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+        "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+        "@semantic-release/github",
+      ],
+      preset: "angular",
+    });
+
+    if (result) {
+      console.log("Release created:", result);
+      console.log(`Version: ${result.nextRelease.version}`);
+
+      // Set the RELEASE_CREATED environment variable
+      fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_ENV, `RELEASE_CREATED=true\n`);
+      process.exit(0); // Success with release
+    } else {
+      console.log("No release created.");
+
+      // Set the RELEASE_CREATED environment variable
+      fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_ENV, `RELEASE_CREATED=false\n`);
+      process.exit(0); // Success, but no release
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Release failed:", err);
+    process.exit(1); // Failure
+  }
+})();