diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
similarity index 79%
rename from .github/workflows/nightly.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 1562184a..c2804fda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -5,20 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ dev, ci/** ]
 
-jobs:
-  # docs:
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   steps:
-  #     - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v5      
-  #     - uses: flucoma/actions/docs@v5
-  #       with:
-  #         target: MAKE_MAX_REF
-  # 
-  #     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-  #       with:
-  #         name: docsbuild
-  #         path: build/max_ref
-  # 
+jobs: 
   winbuild:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
@@ -64,18 +51,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: winbuild
           path: "FluidCorpusManipulation/externals"
-  
-      # - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-      #   with:
-      #     name: docsbuild
-      #     path: "FluidCorpusManipulation/docs"
       
       - name: zip
         run: zip -r FluCoMa-Max-nightly.zip "FluidCorpusManipulation"
 
-      - name: see
-        run: ls
-
       - uses: dev-drprasad/delete-tag-and-release@v0.2.0
         with:
           delete_release: true # default: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bf23e684..2dd1dbab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,16 @@
 name: Release
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      base:
-        description: 'Base branch to deploy core from'
-        required: false
-        default: 'main'
 
-jobs:
-  docs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v4
-        with:
-          branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.base }} 
-      - uses: flucoma/actions/docs@v4
-        with:
-          target: MAKE_MAX_REF
-          branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.base }} 
-
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: docsbuild
-          path: build/max_ref
-          
+jobs:          
   winbuild:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v4
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v5
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/max@v5
         with:
-          branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.base }} 
-      - uses: flucoma/actions/max@v4
+          branch: origin/dev
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -44,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
       version: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v4
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v5
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/max@v5
         with:
-          branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.base }} 
-      - uses: flucoma/actions/max@v4
+          branch: origin/dev
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -60,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
   
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [winbuild, macbuild, docs]
+    needs: [winbuild, macbuild]
 
     steps:
       - name: make parent folder
@@ -75,11 +54,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: winbuild
           path: "FluidCorpusManipulation/externals"
-  
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: docsbuild
-          path: "FluidCorpusManipulation/docs"
       
       - name: zip
         run: zip -r FluCoMa-Max-"${{ needs.macbuild.outputs.version }}".zip "FluidCorpusManipulation"