diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
index 3a0204e..dbe5388 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: CI - Docs build check
 
 on:
   push: 
+    tags:
+      - "draft*"
+      - "rc*"
+      - "v*"
     branches:
       - main
       - draft
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 208c0a7..1d861d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build & publish docs (rc + release)
+name: Build & publish
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ permissions:
 env:
   MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
   MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT || 'true' }}
-  SKIP_DOCX: f${{ vars.SKIP_DOCX || 'false' }}e
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -36,12 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           pip install -r mkdocs/requirements.txt
 
-          # Install pandoc if not present
-          if [ "${SKIP_DOCX}" != "true" ]; then
-            if ! command -v pandoc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              sudo apt-get update
-              sudo apt-get install -y pandoc
-            fi
+          if ! command -v pandoc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            sudo apt-get update
+            sudo apt-get install -y pandoc
           fi
 
       - name: Build docs (normal + offline, strict gate)
@@ -79,7 +75,6 @@ jobs:
           OFFLINE=true mkdocs build "${FLAGS[@]}" -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" -d "${SITE_OFFLINE}"
       
       - name: Export docx
-        if: env.SKIP_DOCX != 'true'
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -131,25 +126,26 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish prerelease
         if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc') || startsWith(github.ref_name, 'draft')
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
-          prerelease: true
+          allowUpdates: true
+          artifacts: ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/site_offline/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip,${{ runner.temp }}/pandoc/${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}.docx
+          bodyFile: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-notes.md
           name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          body_path: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-notes.md
-          files: |
-            ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/site_offline/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
-            ${{ runner.temp }}/pandoc/${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}.docx
+          prerelease: true
+          replacesArtifacts: true
+          tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Publish release
         if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v')
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
+          allowUpdates: true
+          artifacts: ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/site_offline/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip,${{ runner.temp }}/pandoc/${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}.docx
+          bodyFile: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-notes.md
           name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          body_path: ${{ runner.temp }}/release-notes.md
-          files: |
-            ${{ runner.temp }}/mkdocs_out/site_offline/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+          replacesArtifacts: true
+          tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4