diff --git a/.github/workflows/regular-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/regular-tests.yaml
index 580dee9d..b591e903 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regular-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regular-tests.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: regular tests
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - "*"
+      - "**"
 
 jobs:
   test-backend:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index cfd413c5..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-name: version release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  create_release:
-    name: Create Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
-      - name: Extract branch name
-        shell: bash
-        run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        id: extract_branch
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: 'stable'
-      - name: Create Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          target_commitish: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
-          prerelease: false
-          draft: false
-          generate_release_notes: true
-          name: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
-
-  push_release_to_registry:
-    name: Push release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
-      - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
-        with:
-          images: gtstef/filebrowser
-      - name: Strip v from version number
-        id: modify-json
-        run: |
-          JSON="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}"
-          # Use jq to remove 'v' from the version field
-          JSON=$(echo "$JSON" | sed 's/filebrowser:v/filebrowser:/')
-          echo "cleaned_tag=$JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: .
-          build-args: |
-            VERSION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.version'] }}
-            REVISION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.revision'] }}
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7
-          file: ./Dockerfile
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.modify-json.outputs.cleaned_tag }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}