diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_version_readout.js.yml b/.github/workflows/check_version_readout.js.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49bcb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_version_readout.js.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# This workflow will do a clean installation of node dependencies, cache/restore them, build the source code and run tests across different versions of node
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-nodejs
+
+name: Check Version
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "develop"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: "20.x"
+          cache: "npm"
+      - name: Set release version
+        id: set_version
+        run: |
+          echo "version=$(cat package.json | grep -sw '"\bversion\b"' | cut -d '"' -f 4)_nightly" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+      - name: Read release version
+        id: read_version
+        run: |
+          echo "$version"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index fcbf7cc..708e6cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 # This workflow will do a clean installation of node dependencies, cache/restore them, build the source code and run tests across different versions of node
 # For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-nodejs
 
-name: Node.js CI
+name: Create Nightly Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["develop"]
-
+    branches: 
+      - develop
+    paths: 
+      - 'webapp/**'
 jobs:
-  build:
+  build-and-release:
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore') && !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'docs') && !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
@@ -18,28 +20,43 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "20.x"
           cache: "npm"
-      - run: npm ci
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
       - name: Configure committer
         run: |
-          git config user.name "Github Actions Bot"
-          git config user.email "<>"
-      - run: npm run changelog
-      - run: npm run deployBuild -- --pre
+          git config user.name "UI5 journey recorder bot"
+          git config user.email "ui5-journey-recorder-bot@users.noreply.github.com"
+      - name: Create changelog and increase version
+        run: npm run changelog -- --prerelease nightly
+      - name: Build the extension for deploy
+        run: npm run deployBuild -- --pre
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-      - name: Set release names
-        id: set_names
+      - name: Extract versions
+        id: version_extract
         run: |
-          echo "version=$(cat package.json | grep -sw '"\bversion\b"' | cut -d '"' -f 4)_nightly" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-      - name: Create Pre Release
-        id: create_pre_release
+          echo "VERSION=$(cat package.json | grep -sw '"\bversion\b"' | cut -d '"' -f 4)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "FILE_VERSION=$(cat package.json | grep -sw '"\bversion\b"' | cut -d '"' -f 4 | sed "s/\./\-/g")" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+      - name: Push version and changlog 
+        run: git push --follow-tags origin develop
+      - name: Create Github 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: ${{version}}
-          release_name: Pre-Release ${{version}}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}_nightly
+          release_name: Nightly-Release $env.version
           body: |
-            Automatic generated pre-release with the latest features and bugfixes
+            Automatic generated nightly release with the latest features and bugfixes
           draft: false
           prerelease: true
-          path: deployments/journey_recorder_nightly_${{version}}.zip          
+      - name: Upload release artifact
+        id: upload_release_artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./deployments/journey_recorder_nightly_${{ env.FILE_VERSION }}.zip
+          asset_name: journey_recorder_nightly_${{ env.FILE_VERSION }}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip