diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c5d07661d..cabeb9241 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ name: .NET Desktop CI/CD
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - 'release/1.*'
-    paths-ignore:
       - 'develop'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'release/1*'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -18,54 +18,33 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
-        dotnet-version: '6.0.x' # Setze die gewünschte .NET-Version
+        dotnet-version: '5.0.100' # Setze die gewünschte .NET-Version
 
-    - name: Restore nuget packages and generate credential templates
-      run: dotnet msbuild src/Greenshot.sln /restore /t:PrepareForBuild
+    - name: Restore NuGet packages
+      run: dotnet restore src/Greenshot-Full.sln
 
-    - name: Build and package
-      run: dotnet msbuild src/Greenshot.sln /p:Configuration=Release
-      env:
-        Box13_ClientId: ${{ secrets.Box13_ClientId }}
-        Box13_ClientSecret: ${{ secrets.Box13_ClientSecret }}
-        DropBox13_ClientId: ${{ secrets.DropBox13_ClientId }}
-        DropBox13_ClientSecret: ${{ secrets.DropBox13_ClientSecret }}
-        Flickr_ClientId: ${{ secrets.Flickr_ClientId }}
-        Flickr_ClientSecret: ${{ secrets.Flickr_ClientSecret }}
-        Imgur13_ClientId: ${{ secrets.Imgur13_ClientId }}
-        Imgur13_ClientSecret: ${{ secrets.Imgur13_ClientSecret }}
-        Photobucket_ClientId: ${{ secrets.Photobucket_ClientId }}
-        Photobucket_ClientSecret: ${{ secrets.Photobucket_ClientSecret }}
-        Picasa_ClientId: ${{ secrets.Picasa_ClientId }}
-        Picasa_ClientSecret: ${{ secrets.Picasa_ClientSecret }}
+    - name: Publish single-exe x64
+      run: dotnet publish src/Greenshot/Greenshot.csproj -f net5.0-windows -c Release /p:PublishSingleFile=true /p:IncludeAllContentForSelfExtract=true /p:RuntimeIdentifier=win-x64
+
+    - name: Rename single-exe x64
+      run: |
+        Rename-Item "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\src\Greenshot\bin\Release\net5.0-windows\win-x64\publish\Greenshot.exe" "Greenshot-x64.exe"
+
+    - name: Publish single-exe x86
+      run: dotnet publish src/Greenshot/Greenshot.csproj -f net5.0-windows -c Release /p:PublishSingleFile=true /p:IncludeAllContentForSelfExtract=true /p:RuntimeIdentifier=win-x86
+
+    - name: Rename single-exe x86
+      run: |
+        Rename-Item "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\src\Greenshot\bin\Release\net5.0-windows\win-x86\publish\Greenshot.exe" "Greenshot-x86.exe"
 
     - name: Copy Files to Artifact Staging Directory
       run: |
         mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}/drop
-        Copy-Item -Path "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\installer\Greenshot-INSTALLER-*.exe" -Destination "${{ github.workspace }}/drop" -Force
+        Copy-Item -Path "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\src\Greenshot\bin\Release\net5.0-windows\win-x64\publish\Greenshot-x64.exe" -Destination "${{ github.workspace }}/drop" -Force
+        Copy-Item -Path "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\src\Greenshot\bin\Release\net5.0-windows\win-x86\publish\Greenshot-x86.exe" -Destination "${{ github.workspace }}/drop" -Force
 
     - name: Publish Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: drop
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/drop/*.exe
-
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    needs: build
-    steps:
-    - name: Download Artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: drop
-
-    - name: Create GitHub Release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-      with:
-        tag_name: v${{ github.run_number }}
-        release_name: Greenshot ${{ github.run_number }} unstable
-        draft: true
-        prerelease: true
-        files: ${{ github.workspace }}/drop/*.exe
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}