diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 652f0669f..62a003d85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: npm test
 
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+
       - name: Prepare release
         env:
           VERSION_BUMP: ${{ inputs.versionBump }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
index 73dda4ea0..b405ed4c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           UPDATE_LABELS: "automated pr 🔧"
           MERGE_METHOD: "squash"
           MERGE_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "pull-request-title-and-description"
+          MERGE_RETRY_SLEEP: 10000
 
       - name: Checkout code
         if: steps.automerge.outputs.mergeResult == 'merged'
@@ -143,10 +144,11 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.automerge.outputs.mergeResult == 'merged'
         run: npm install
 
-      - name: Create a clean build
+      - name: Build
         if: steps.automerge.outputs.mergeResult == 'merged'
         run: npm run build
 
+        # The prepublish script also creates a build
       - name: Publish package to npm
         if: steps.automerge.outputs.mergeResult == 'merged'
         run: |
diff --git a/.releaseconfig.json b/.releaseconfig.json
index 8864273fa..6f9d0f553 100644
--- a/.releaseconfig.json
+++ b/.releaseconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "all": true,
-  "plugins": ["iobroker", "license", "manual-review"],
-  "exec": {
-    "before_commit": "npm run build"
-  }
+  "plugins": ["iobroker", "license"]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ce30371b..174b0920c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Executes Javascript, Typescript Scripts.
 <!--
 	### **WORK IN PROGRESS**
 -->
-### 8.8.1 (2024-08-07)
+### **WORK IN PROGRESS**
 * (@GermanBluefox) updated dependencies
 
 ### 8.8.0 (2024-08-05)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18607b6c2..6042cb456 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     "@alcalzone/release-script": "^3.8.0",
     "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-iobroker": "^3.7.2",
     "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^3.7.0",
-    "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-manual-review": "^3.7.0",
     "@iobroker/adapter-dev": "^1.3.0",
     "@iobroker/types": "^6.0.10",
     "@iobroker/vis-2-widgets-react-dev": "^3.0.7",
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@
     "test": "npm run test:declarations && npm run test:javascript",
     "translate": "translate-adapter",
     "//postinstall": "node ./install/installTypings.js",
-    "prepublishOnly": "node node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js",
     "build": "node node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js",
     "release": "release-script --noPush -y",
     "update-packages": "ncu --upgrade && cd src && ncu --upgrade && cd ../src-admin && ncu --upgrade",