diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index cf7a39f..0000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
-# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
-# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
-# https://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
-
-version: 2
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip" # See documentation for possible values
-    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 51d5ddf..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
-# to commit it to your repository.
-#
-# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
-# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
-#
-# ******** NOTE ********
-# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
-# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
-# supported CodeQL languages.
-#
-name: "CodeQL"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ main ]
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '30 5 * * 4'
-
-jobs:
-  analyze:
-    name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        language: [ 'python' ]
-        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python' ]
-        # Learn more:
-        # https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning#changing-the-languages-that-are-analyzed
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
-      with:
-        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
-        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
-        # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
-
-    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
-    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
-    - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
-
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
-
-    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
-    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
-    #    uses a compiled language
-
-    #- run: |
-    #   make bootstrap
-    #   make release
-
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
index 52ec8fc..45e57b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ jobs:
     - name: Get version from tag
       id: get_version
       run: |
-        # Strip 'v' prefix if present
-        VERSION_TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
-        echo "VERSION=$VERSION_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "Using version for build: $VERSION_TAG"
+        echo "Original GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+        # Extract actual tag from ref (e.g., refs/tags/v1.2.3 -> v1.2.3 or 1.2.3)
+        TAG_FROM_REF="${GITHUB_REF_NAME##*/}"
+        echo "Extracted tag from ref: $TAG_FROM_REF"
+        # Strip 'v' prefix if present (e.g., v1.2.3 -> 1.2.3)
+        FINAL_VERSION="${TAG_FROM_REF#v}"
+        echo "Final version for build: $FINAL_VERSION"
+        echo "VERSION=$FINAL_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     - name: Update version in setup.py
       run: |