diff --git a/.github/workflows/master-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/master-workflow.yaml
index d612b4a..d37cca5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master-workflow.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: test with ${{ matrix.py }} on linux
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install tox and pex dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install pex tox tox-gh
+          python -m pip install pex tox tox-gh setuptools_scm
+
+      - name: Save package version for later
+        run: |
+          echo "local_version=$(python -m setuptools_scm)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: versioncheck
 
       - name: Build Software
         run: |
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to TestPyPI
     needs:
     - build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     environment:
       name: testpypi
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Download all the dists
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
-        pattern: python-package-distributions-*
+        pattern: python-package-distributions-3.12
         path: dist/
         merge-multiple: true
     - name: Show downloaded packages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-linux.yaml
index 0a33388..1dd409c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-linux.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: test with ${{ matrix.py }} on linux
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         py:
+          - "3.13.0-rc.3"
           - "3.12"
           - "3.11"
           - "3.10"
@@ -35,7 +36,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install tox and pex dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install pex tox tox-gh
+          python -m pip install pex tox tox-gh setuptools_scm
+
+      - name: Save package version for later
+        run: |
+          echo "local_version=$(python -m setuptools_scm)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: versioncheck
 
       - name: Build Software
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-mac.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-mac.yaml
index f3722ac..1125e69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-mac.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-mac.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/opt/mysql-client/lib/pkgconfig
-          python -m pip install pex tox tox-gh
+          python -m pip install pex tox tox-gh setuptools_scm
+
+      - name: Save package version for later
+        run: |
+          echo "local_version=$(python -m setuptools_scm)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: versioncheck
 
       - name: Build Software
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-windows.yaml
index 3243903..649b6da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build-workflow-windows.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install tox and pex dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install pex tox tox-gh
+          python -m pip install pex tox tox-gh setuptools_scm
+
+      - name: Save package version for later
+        run: |
+          echo "local_version=$(python -m setuptools_scm)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: versioncheck
 
       - name: Build Software
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yaml
index 7e0479f..a265020 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-workflow.yaml
@@ -11,19 +11,27 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: write
 
 on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       branch:
         description: 'Branch to release'
         default: 'master'
+      tag:
+        description: tag to create (X.Y.Z)
+        default: '1.3.0'
 
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build distribution 📦
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
       CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE: Continuous Integration Build Artifacts
       CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR: Continuous Integration
+    outputs:
+      local_version: ${{ steps.versioncheck.outputs.local_version }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -32,23 +40,29 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: "3.12"
 
-    - name: Install tox and pex dependencies
+    - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install build zest.releaser pex tox tox-gh
+        python -m pip install build pex tox tox-gh setuptools_scm
 
-    - name: Prerelease
+    - name: Verify package is runnable
+      run: |
+        pip install -e .
+        python scripts/test.py -h
+
+    # Commit and push all changed files.
+    - name: GIT create tag
+      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
       run: |
         git config --global user.name "${{ env.CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR }}"
         git config --global user.email "username@users.noreply.github.com"
-        prerelease --no-input
+        git tag ${{ inputs.tag }}
+        git push --follow-tags
 
-    - name: Check pypi versions
-      uses: maybe-hello-world/pyproject-check-version@v4
+    - name: Save package version for later
+      run: |
+        echo "local_version=$(python -m setuptools_scm --strip-dev)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       id: versioncheck
-      with:
-        pyproject-path: "./pyproject.toml"
-        test-regex: "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+dev[0-9]+"
 
     - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
       run: python3 -m build
@@ -59,24 +73,16 @@ jobs:
         name: python-package-distributions
         path: dist/
 
-    - name: Build pex package
-      run: tox -e package
-      env:
-        PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ steps.versioncheck.outputs.local_version }}
-
-    # Commit and push all changed files.
-    - name: GIT create tag
+    - name: Build documentation
       run: |
-        git config --global user.name "${{ env.CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR }}"
-        git config --global user.email "username@users.noreply.github.com"
-        git tag ${{ steps.versioncheck.outputs.local_version }}
-        git push --follow-tags
+        tox -e docs
 
-    - name: Postrelease
+    - name: Build distributable packages
       run: |
-        git config --global user.name "${{ env.CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR }}"
-        git config --global user.email "username@users.noreply.github.com"
-        postrelease --no-input
+        tox -e package
+      env:
+        PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ steps.versioncheck.outputs.local_version }}
+
     - name: Store the distribution packages
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
@@ -90,7 +96,8 @@ jobs:
     #if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')  # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
     needs:
     - build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+
     environment:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/p/seriesManagementSystem
@@ -103,9 +110,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: python-package-distributions
         path: dist/
-        merge-multiple: true
+
     - name: Show downloaded packages
       run: ls -R dist/
+
     - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.10.3
       with:
@@ -119,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       and upload them to GitHub Release
     needs:
     - build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     permissions:
       contents: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for making GitHub Releases
@@ -127,12 +135,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
     - name: Download all the dists
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: python-package-distributions-incl-pex
         path: dist/
 
+    - name: Show downloaded packages
+      run: ls -R dist/
+
     - name: Sign the dists with Sigstore
       uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@v3.0.0
       with:
@@ -141,16 +153,18 @@ jobs:
           ./dist/*.whl
           ./dist/*.pex
 
-    - name: Save Tag version
-      id: version
-      run: |
-        echo "TAG_NAME=$(ls dist/ |grep whl |awk -F "-" '{print $2}'  | head -n 1 |tr -d -)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+    # If we want to use setuptools_scm here we would alos need to install the whole
+    # Python stack for this step. Hence falling back to some bash magic for getting
+    # the version.
+    # - name: Save Tag version
+    #   id: version
+    #   run: |
+    #     echo "TAG_NAME=$(ls dist/ |grep whl |awk -F "-" '{print $2}'  | head -n 1 |tr -d -)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-    - name: Create GitHub Release
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      run: >-
-        gh release create $TAG_NAME --repo '${{ github.repository }}' -F CHANGES.rst
+    # - name: Save Tag version
+    #   run: |
+    #     echo "TAG_NAME=$(python -m setuptools_scm --strip-dev)"  >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+    #   id: versioncheck
 
     - name: Upload artifact signatures to GitHub Release
       env:
@@ -159,4 +173,4 @@ jobs:
       # `dist/` contains the built packages, and the
       # sigstore-produced signatures and certificates.
       run: >-
-        gh release upload $TAG_NAME dist/** --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
+        gh release create ${{ needs.build.outputs.local_version }} --generate-notes dist/** --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e840d7f..27551a7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ package-data = {'seriesManagementSystem.etc'= ['logging.yaml', 'seriesmgmtsystem
 where = ["src"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
+local_scheme = "no-local-version"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = [