diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_stable.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_stable.yml
index d6d7102..3b864eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_stable.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,48 @@ jobs:
       version_file: 'ovos_PHAL_plugin_mk1/version.py'
       setup_py: 'setup.py'
       publish_release: true
-      publish_pypi: true
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: write
+
+  publish_pypi:
+    needs: publish_stable
+    if: success()  # Ensure this job only runs if the previous job succeeds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: dev
+          fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, there would be errors pushing refs to the destination repository.
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+      - name: Install Build Tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install build wheel
+      - name: version
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(python setup.py --version)"
+        id: version
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: V${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          body: |
+            Changes in this Release
+            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true
+          commitish: dev
+      - name: Build Distribution Packages
+        run: |
+          python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+      - name: Publish to Test PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+        with:
+          password: ${{secrets.PYPI_TOKEN}}
+
 
   sync_dev:
     needs: publish_stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/release_workflow.yml
index 37da454..1b7b803 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_workflow.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,49 @@ jobs:
       setup_py: 'setup.py'
       update_changelog: true
       publish_prerelease: true
-      publish_pypi: true
       changelog_max_issues: 100
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: write
+
+  publish_pypi:
+    needs: publish_alpha
+    if: success()  # Ensure this job only runs if the previous job succeeds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: dev
+          fetch-depth: 0 # otherwise, there would be errors pushing refs to the destination repository.
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+      - name: Install Build Tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install build wheel
+      - name: version
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(python setup.py --version)"
+        id: version
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: V${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          body: |
+            Changes in this Release
+            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true
+          commitish: dev
+      - name: Build Distribution Packages
+        run: |
+          python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+      - name: Publish to Test PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+        with:
+          password: ${{secrets.PYPI_TOKEN}}
+
 
   propose_release:
     needs: publish_alpha