diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-sonatype.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-sonatype.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dd499b..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-sonatype.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow is triggered when a GitHub release is created.
-# It can also be run manually to re-publish to Sonatype in case it failed for some reason.
-# You can run this workflow by navigating to https://www.github.com/openlayer-ai/openlayer-java/actions/workflows/publish-sonatype.yml
-name: Publish Sonatype
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    name: publish
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: temurin
-          java-version: |
-            8
-            17
-          cache: gradle
-
-      - name: Set up Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
-
-      - name: Publish to Sonatype
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew --parallel --no-daemon publish
-        env:
-          SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_USERNAME || secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
-          SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_PASSWORD || secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
-          GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
-          GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
-          GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml b/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a3754c..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-doctor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-name: Release Doctor
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  release_doctor:
-    name: release doctor
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'openlayer-ai/openlayer-java' && (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-please') || github.head_ref == 'next')
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Check release environment
-        run: |
-          bash ./bin/check-release-environment
-        env:
-          SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_USERNAME || secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
-          SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_PASSWORD || secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
-          GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
-          GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
-          GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD || secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ba6c348..0000000
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.1"
-}
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diff --git a/bin/check-release-environment b/bin/check-release-environment
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fcdea6..0000000
--- a/bin/check-release-environment
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-warnings=()
-errors=()
-
-if [ -z "${SONATYPE_USERNAME}" ]; then
-  warnings+=("The OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_USERNAME secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}" ]; then
-  warnings+=("The OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_PASSWORD secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${GPG_SIGNING_KEY}" ]; then
-  warnings+=("The OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_KEY secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD}" ]; then
-  warnings+=("The OPENLAYER_SONATYPE_GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD secret has not been set. Please set it in either this repository's secrets or your organization secrets")
-fi
-
-lenWarnings=${#warnings[@]}
-
-if [[ lenWarnings -gt 0 ]]; then
-  echo -e "Found the following warnings in the release environment:\n"
-
-  for warning in "${warnings[@]}"; do
-    echo -e "- $warning\n"
-  done
-fi
-
-lenErrors=${#errors[@]}
-
-if [[ lenErrors -gt 0 ]]; then
-  echo -e "Found the following errors in the release environment:\n"
-
-  for error in "${errors[@]}"; do
-    echo -e "- $error\n"
-  done
-
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "The environment is ready to push releases!"
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 1f51e8e..795fbd7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.openlayer.api"
-    version = "0.1.0-alpha.1" // x-release-please-version
+    version = "0.1.0-alpha.1" 
 }
 
 nexusPublishing {
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f98719..0000000
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "packages": {
-    ".": {}
-  },
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stainless-api/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
-  "include-v-in-tag": true,
-  "include-component-in-tag": false,
-  "versioning": "prerelease",
-  "prerelease": true,
-  "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
-  "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
-  "pull-request-header": "Automated Release PR",
-  "pull-request-title-pattern": "release: ${version}",
-  "changelog-sections": [
-    {
-      "type": "feat",
-      "section": "Features"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "fix",
-      "section": "Bug Fixes"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "perf",
-      "section": "Performance Improvements"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "revert",
-      "section": "Reverts"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "chore",
-      "section": "Chores"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "docs",
-      "section": "Documentation"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "style",
-      "section": "Styles"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "refactor",
-      "section": "Refactors"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "test",
-      "section": "Tests",
-      "hidden": true
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "build",
-      "section": "Build System"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "ci",
-      "section": "Continuous Integration",
-      "hidden": true
-    }
-  ],
-  "release-type": "simple",
-  "extra-files": [
-    "README.md",
-    "build.gradle.kts"
-  ]
-}
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