diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
index 415bd67e..0a488132 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: CI Build and Test Pipeline
 
 on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - '**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ed7d476a..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-name: 🚀 Publish NPM Package
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [closed]
-    branches:
-      - '**'
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true # Check if the PR was merged
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      id-token: write
-      actions: write
-      packages: write
-      pull-requests: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: 📥 Checkout Code Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: 🔧 Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '18'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
-
-      - name: 📦 Install Dependencies
-        run: npm install
-
-      - name: 🛠️ Build Library
-        run: npm run build-lib
-
-      - name: 🔍 Ensure jq is installed
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y jq
-
-      - name: 🔍 Check if Version Exists
-        id: check-version
-        run: |
-          cd dist/quml-library
-          PACKAGE_NAME=$(jq -r .name package.json)
-          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(jq -r .version package.json)
-          NPM_REGISTRY="https://registry.npmjs.org"
-          STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$NPM_REGISTRY/$PACKAGE_NAME/$PACKAGE_VERSION")
-          echo "status=$STATUS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: 🚢 Publish to NPM
-        if: env.status != '200'
-        run: |
-          cd dist/quml-library
-          if [[ "$(jq -r .version package.json)" == *"beta"* ]]; then
-            npm publish --tag=beta --access public
-          else
-            npm publish --access public
-          fi
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: 📜 Log Version Exists
-        if: env.status == '200'
-        run: echo "Version already exists, skipping publish."
diff --git a/projects/quml-library/package.json b/projects/quml-library/package.json
index 27adca2d..6611fcdf 100644
--- a/projects/quml-library/package.json
+++ b/projects/quml-library/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tekdi/sunbird-quml-player",
-  "version": "9.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "schematics": "./schematics/collection.json",
   "ng-add": {
     "save": "dependencies"
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "@project-sunbird/client-services": "5.1.2"
   },
-  "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@project-sunbird/sunbird-player-sdk-v9": "6.0.5"
   },