diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 70c57e2..824e0de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -11,51 +11,7 @@ env:
   IMAGE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.name }}
 
 jobs:
-  build-and-publish-server:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        component: ['app', 'edc']
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
-      id-token: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        run: echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login $REGISTRY -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-
-      - name: Cache Docker layers
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
-
-      - name: Build and Push Docker image
-        run: |
-          cd logging-house-server/${{ matrix.component }}
-          docker build -t $REGISTRY/${{ matrix.component }}:$IMAGE_TAG .
-          docker push $REGISTRY/${{ matrix.component }}:$IMAGE_TAG
-
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: ./Dockerfile
-          push: true
-          tags: $REGISTRY/${{ matrix.component }}:$IMAGE_TAG
-          cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache
-          cache-to: type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache
-
-
-  build-and-publish-edc-extension:
+  build-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -67,12 +23,11 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
       - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
-        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@ccb4328a959376b642e027874838f60f8e596de3
-      - name: Publish 
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@749f47bda3e44aa060e82d7b3ef7e40d953bd629
+        uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
+      - name: Publish
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
         with:
           arguments: -Pversion=${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }} publish
         env:
           USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4850a71..f09b3b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - docs/
+      - book.toml
 
 jobs:
   release: