diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release-on-main-push.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release-on-main-push.yml
index 1d4c050..c457420 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release-on-main-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release-on-main-push.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-release-on-main-push:
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[release]') }} # prevent recursive releases
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: main
-          token: ${{secrets.PAT_DEPENDABOT_PR_AUTO_MERGE}}
 
       - name: setup-jdk
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
@@ -33,15 +33,34 @@ jobs:
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
       - name: maven-build-verify
-        run: mvn --batch-mode --update-snapshots verify
+        run: mvn --batch-mode verify
 
-      - uses: qoomon/actions--setup-git@v1
+      - name: configure-git-user
+        uses: qoomon/actions--setup-git@v1
         with:
-          user: actor
+          user: bot
 
       - name: publish-on-maven-central
         run: mvn --batch-mode -P osslabz-release clean release:clean release:prepare release:perform
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
-          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
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+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: 'get-latest-tag'
+        id: 'get-latest-tag'
+        uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1"
+
+      - name: create-release-notes
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.get-latest-tag.outputs.tag }}
+
+      - name: merge-main-to-dev
+        run: |
+          git fetch --unshallow
+          git checkout dev
+          git pull
+          git merge --no-ff main -m "[release] auto-merge released main back to dev"
+          git push
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-pr-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-pr-auto-merge.yml
index dd40f8e..30be268 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-pr-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-pr-auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: dependabot-pr-auto-merge
 
-on: pull_request_target
+on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ jobs:
         run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.PAT_DEPENDABOT_PR_AUTO_MERGE}}
 
       - name: dependabot-pr-auto-merge
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.PAT_DEPENDABOT_PR_AUTO_MERGE}}
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+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-from-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release-from-tag.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index bc89d99..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-from-tag.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: release-notes-from-tag
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "*.*.*"
-
-jobs:
-  release-notes-from-tag:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: create-release-notes
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          generate_release_notes: true
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b8d217..057ddbd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>net.osslabz</groupId>
     <artifactId>mexc-client</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.1.42</version>
 
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>${osslabz.encoding}</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>${osslabz.encoding}</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-10-22T18:59:17Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-10-23T01:14:24Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
         <maven.compiler.release>${osslabz.java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/osslabz/mexc-client.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/osslabz/mexc-client.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/osslabz/mexc-client</url>
-        <tag>main</tag>
+        <tag>0.1.42</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@
             <version>5.11.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-
         <!-- default logging impl for tests -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
@@ -148,6 +146,7 @@
                             </dependency>
                         </dependencies>
                         <configuration>
+                            <!-- settings from the maven-release-plugin itself -->
                             <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                             <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
                             <releaseProfiles>osslabz-release</releaseProfiles>
@@ -155,8 +154,9 @@
                             <scmCommentPrefix>[release]</scmCommentPrefix>
                             <scmReleaseCommitComment>@{prefix} set version to @{releaseLabel}</scmReleaseCommitComment>
                             <scmDevelopmentCommitComment>@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration</scmDevelopmentCommitComment>
-                            <projectVersionPolicyId>ConventionalCommitsVersionPolicy</projectVersionPolicyId>
 
+                            <!-- settings from the conventional-commits-version-policy -->
+                            <projectVersionPolicyId>ConventionalCommitsVersionPolicy</projectVersionPolicyId>
                             <projectVersionPolicyConfig>
                                 <versionTag>([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)$</versionTag>
                             </projectVersionPolicyConfig>
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@
                     </annotationProcessorPaths>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.4.2</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/osslabz/mexc/client/MexcMapper.java b/src/main/java/net/osslabz/mexc/client/MexcMapper.java
index 479e979..d588bd5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/osslabz/mexc/client/MexcMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/osslabz/mexc/client/MexcMapper.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ ZonedDateTime epochSecondsToDate(long epochSeconds) {
 
 
     BigDecimal calcAvgPrice(RawOhlc.OhlData.OhlcContent content) {
-        return CryptoMathUtils.isLargerZero(content.getVolume()) && CryptoMathUtils.isLargerZero(content.getQuantity()) ? content.getVolume().divide(content.getQuantity(), 8, RoundingMode.HALF_UP) : BigDecimal.ZERO;
+        return CryptoMathUtils.isLargerZero(content.getVolume()) && CryptoMathUtils.isLargerZero(content.getQuantity()) ? content.getVolume().divide(content.getQuantity(), 8, RoundingMode.HALF_UP) : content.getClosePrice();
     }