diff --git a/deno-release/action.yml b/deno-release/action.yml
index 855a996..94c5c74 100644
--- a/deno-release/action.yml
+++ b/deno-release/action.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 name: Deno Multi-Platform Release
-description: Compile a Deno CLI tool for multiple platforms and attach to a Gitea release
+description: Compile and attach binaries to a Gitea release
 inputs:
   entrypoint:
-    description: Path to the Deno entrypoint file (e.g., `src/main.ts`)
+    description: Deno entrypoint file (e.g., src/main.ts)
     required: true
   compile-flags:
-    description: Optional space-separated flags to pass to `deno compile`
+    description: Optional flags to pass to `deno compile`
     required: false
 runs:
-  using: "docker"
-  image: git.cyborggrizzly.com/bearmetal/ci-actions/deno-release:latest
-  args:
-    - ${{ inputs.entrypoint }}
-    - ${{ inputs.compile-flags }}
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Deno
+      uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
+      with:
+        deno-version: 2.3.1
+
+    - name: Run release script
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        chmod +x ./deno-release/release.sh
+        ./deno-release/release.sh "${{ inputs.entrypoint }}" "${{ inputs.compile-flags }}"
diff --git a/deno-release/entrypoint.sh b/deno-release/entrypoint.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3f47167..ca03164
--- a/deno-release/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/deno-release/entrypoint.sh
@@ -32,20 +32,14 @@ for target in "${platforms[@]}"; do
     "$ENTRYPOINT"
 done
 
-API_URL="${CI_SERVER_URL:-https://gitea.example.com}/api/v1"
-RELEASE_ENDPOINT="$API_URL/repos/$OWNER_NAME/$REPO_NAME/releases"
-
-# Get commits since the last tag
+# Generate changelog
 PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 "$TAG_NAME"^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
 if [[ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]]; then
-  echo "Generating changelog from $PREV_TAG to $TAG_NAME"
   COMMITS=$(git log "$PREV_TAG..$TAG_NAME" --pretty=format:"%s (%an)" --no-merges)
 else
-  echo "No previous tag found, generating changelog from initial commit"
   COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"%s (%an)" --no-merges)
 fi
 
-# Group commits by type
 CHANGELOG=""
 append_section() {
   local TYPE="$1"
@@ -53,62 +47,40 @@ append_section() {
   local EMOJI="$3"
   local MATCHED=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep -E "^${TYPE}: " || true)
   if [[ -n "$MATCHED" ]]; then
-    CHANGELOG+="## $EMOJI $TITLE\\n"
+    CHANGELOG+="## $EMOJI $TITLE\n"
     while IFS= read -r line; do
-      # Remove prefix (e.g., "feat: ")
       local CLEANED=$(echo "$line" | sed -E "s/^${TYPE}: //")
-      CHANGELOG+="- $CLEANED\\n"
+      CHANGELOG+="- $CLEANED\n"
     done <<< "$MATCHED"
-    CHANGELOG+="\\n"
+    CHANGELOG+="\n"
   fi
 }
-
 append_section "feat" "Features" "✨"
 append_section "fix" "Fixes" "🐛"
 append_section "chore" "Chores" "🧹"
-append_section "refactor" "Refactors" "🔧"
-append_section "docs" "Documentation" "📝"
-append_section "test" "Tests" "🧪"
-append_section "style" "Style" "🎨"
-append_section "ci" "CI/CD" "⚙️"
 
-# Escape quotes for JSON
-CHANGELOG_ESCAPED=$(printf "%s" "$CHANGELOG" | sed 's/"/\\"/g')
-
-RELEASE_BODY=""
+# Fallback if no commits found
+[[ -z "$CHANGELOG" ]] && CHANGELOG="No commit history found."
 
+# Inject into manual changelog if available
+MANUAL_SECTION=""
 if [[ -f "CHANGELOG.md" ]]; then
-  echo "Looking for manual changelog entry for $TAG_NAME..."
   MANUAL_SECTION=$(awk "/^## \\[?$TAG_NAME\\]? /{flag=1; next} /^## /{flag=0} flag" CHANGELOG.md)
-
-  if [[ -n "$MANUAL_SECTION" ]]; then
-    echo "Manual entry found for $TAG_NAME"
-
-    if grep -q '<!-- auto-changelog -->' <<< "$MANUAL_SECTION"; then
-      echo "Injecting auto-changelog into manual entry"
-      FINAL_SECTION=$(sed "s|<!-- auto-changelog -->|$CHANGELOG|" <<< "$MANUAL_SECTION")
-    else
-      FINAL_SECTION="$MANUAL_SECTION"
-    fi
-
-    # Escape quotes and newlines
-    RELEASE_BODY=$(printf "%s" "$FINAL_SECTION" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g; s/"/\\"/g')
+  if [[ "$MANUAL_SECTION" == *"<!-- auto-changelog -->"* ]]; then
+    MANUAL_SECTION=$(echo "$MANUAL_SECTION" | sed "s|<!-- auto-changelog -->|$CHANGELOG|")
   fi
 fi
 
-# Fallback to full auto-changelog
-if [[ -z "$RELEASE_BODY" ]]; then
-  echo "Using full auto-generated changelog"
-  RELEASE_BODY="$CHANGELOG_ESCAPED"
-fi
-
+RELEASE_BODY="${MANUAL_SECTION:-$CHANGELOG}"
+RELEASE_BODY_ESCAPED=$(printf "%s" "$RELEASE_BODY" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g; s/"/\\"/g')
 
+# Determine prerelease
 IS_PRERELEASE="false"
-if [[ "$TAG_NAME" =~ -[0-9A-Za-z] ]]; then
-  IS_PRERELEASE="true"
-fi
+[[ "$TAG_NAME" =~ -[0-9A-Za-z] ]] && IS_PRERELEASE="true"
 
-echo "Creating release $TAG_NAME (prerelease: $IS_PRERELEASE)..."
+# Create release
+API_URL="${CI_SERVER_URL:-https://git.cyborggrizzly.com}/api/v1"
+RELEASE_ENDPOINT="$API_URL/repos/$OWNER_NAME/$REPO_NAME/releases"
 
 RELEASE_JSON=$(curl -sS -X POST "$RELEASE_ENDPOINT" \
   -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
@@ -119,13 +91,12 @@ RELEASE_JSON=$(curl -sS -X POST "$RELEASE_ENDPOINT" \
   "name": "$TAG_NAME",
   "draft": false,
   "prerelease": $IS_PRERELEASE,
-  "body": "$RELEASE_BODY"
+  "body": "$RELEASE_BODY_ESCAPED"
 }
 EOF
 )
 
 UPLOAD_URL=$(echo "$RELEASE_JSON" | jq -r '.upload_url // .assets_url')
-
 for file in "$TMPDIR"/*; do
   FILENAME=$(basename "$file")
   echo "Uploading $FILENAME..."
diff --git a/version-check/action.yml b/version-check/action.yml
index bcfc330..f0ace94 100644
--- a/version-check/action.yml
+++ b/version-check/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 name: Version Check & Tag
 description: Ensures version correctness and creates missing git tags
 runs:
-  using: "docker"
-  image: git.cyborggrizzly.com/bearmetal/ci-actions/version-check:latest
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Deno
+      uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
+      with:
+        deno-version: 2.3.1
+
+    - name: Run version check
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        deno run --allow-read --allow-run version-check/main.ts