diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-version.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-version.yaml
index d507ce3..8f865e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-version.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for tags
 
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -33,11 +35,22 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check for changes inside oscar_python directory
       id: check_changes
       run: |
-        PREV_MONTH=$(date -d "last month" +%Y-%m)
-        if git log --since="$PREV_MONTH-01" --until="$(date +%Y-%m-01)" --pretty=format: --name-only | grep -q '^oscar_python/'; then
+        # Get the latest release tag
+        latest_release=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        
+        if [ -z "$latest_release" ]; then
+          echo "No previous release found - treating as first release"
           echo "changes_detected=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         else
-          echo "changes_detected=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "Latest release: $latest_release"
+          # Check if there are changes in oscar_python directory since last release
+          if git log $latest_release..HEAD --pretty=format: --name-only | grep -q '^oscar_python/'; then
+            echo "Changes detected in oscar_python directory since $latest_release"
+            echo "changes_detected=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "No changes detected in oscar_python directory since $latest_release"
+            echo "changes_detected=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
         fi
 
     - name: Get current version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d852b5..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-name: Release workflow - Increase Version
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [created]
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 1 * *' # Runs at 00:00 on the 1st of every month
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version_type:
-        description: 'Type of version increment (patch, minor, major)'
-        required: true
-        default: 'patch'
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
-    
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install setuptools wheel twine
-
-    - name: Check for changes inside oscar_python directory
-      id: check_changes
-      run: |
-        PREV_MONTH=$(date -d "last month" +%Y-%m)
-        if git log --since="$PREV_MONTH-01" --until="$(date +%Y-%m-01)" --pretty=format: --name-only | grep -q '^oscar_python/'; then
-          echo "changes_detected=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        else
-          echo "changes_detected=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        fi
-
-    - name: Get current version
-      if: env.changes_detected == 'true'
-      id: get_version
-      run: |
-        current_version=$(python setup.py --version)
-        echo "Current version: $current_version"
-        IFS='.' read -r -a version_parts <<< "$current_version"
-        major=${version_parts[0]}
-        minor=${version_parts[1]}
-        patch=${version_parts[2]}
-        version_type="${{ github.event.inputs.version_type }}"
-        if [ "$version_type" == "major" ]; then
-          new_major=$((major + 1))
-          new_version="$new_major.0.0"
-        elif [ "$version_type" == "minor" ]; then
-          new_minor=$((minor + 1))
-          new_version="$major.$new_minor.0"
-        else
-          new_patch=$((patch + 1))
-          new_version="$major.$minor.$new_patch"
-        fi
-        echo "New version: $new_version"
-        echo "::set-output name=new_version::$new_version"
-
-    - name: Create GitHub Release
-      if: env.changes_detected == 'true'
-      uses: actions/create-release@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag_name: v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.new_version }}
-        release_name: Release ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.new_version }}
-        draft: false
-        prerelease: false
-
-    - name: Update version.py
-      if: env.changes_detected == 'true'
-      run: |
-        echo "__version__ = '$new_version'" > oscar_python/version.py
-      env:
-        new_version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.new_version }}
-        
-    - name: Commit version change and push to a new branch
-      if: env.changes_detected == 'true'
-      run: |
-        git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
-        git config --global user.email 'github-actions@github.com'
-        git checkout -b bump-version-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.new_version }}
-        git add oscar_python/version.py
-        git commit -m "Bump version to $new_version"
-        git push origin bump-version-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.new_version }}
-      env:
-        new_version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.new_version }}
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-    - name: Create Pull Request
-      if: env.changes_detected == 'true'
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        branch: bump-version-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.new_version }}
-        title: "Bump version to ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.new_version }}"
-        body: "Automated version bump and release workflow"
-        base: main