diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-testing.yml
index 9da3c5e..0be5c1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-testing.yml
@@ -7,17 +7,20 @@ on:
       - src/**
       - tests/**
       - setup.py
-      - .github/workflows/continuous-testing.yml
+      - pyproject.toml
+      - .github/workflows/*
+  pull_request:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
   quick-test:
-    uses: sandialabs/sansmic/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml@7952e59342a8c8d1c8ad833121049bac58277167
+    uses: dbhart/sansmic-workflows/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml@main
     with:
-      version: "3.12"
-      os: ubuntu-latest
       verbose: true
     secrets:
       coverage_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+  check-release:
+    uses: dbhart/sansmic-workflows/.github/workflows/release.yaml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
index 53e3bbe..5ee89cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
@@ -35,23 +35,32 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git checkout -B ${{ github.ref_name }} ${{ github.sha }}
 
+    - name: Setup | Get short commit SHA
+      id: vars
+      run: |
+        echo "short_sha=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\n" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
     - name: Action | Check if release is needed
-      id: release
+      id: check
       # Adjust tag with desired version if applicable.
       uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@c1bcfdbb994243ac7cf419365d5894d6bfb2950e # v9.12.0
       with:
         github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         git_committer_name: "github-actions"
         git_committer_email: "actions@users.noreply.github.com"
+        root_options: -vv --noop
         build: false
-        changelog: false
+        changelog: true
         commit: false
         push: false
         tag: false
         vcs_release: false
+        # prerelease: true
+        # build_metadata: ${{ github.ref_name }}@${{ steps.vars.outputs.short_sha }}
 
     - name: Action | Semantic Release - Update version
-      if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
+      id: release
+      if: steps.check.outputs.released == 'true'
       # Adjust tag with desired version if applicable.
       uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@c1bcfdbb994243ac7cf419365d5894d6bfb2950e # v9.12.0
       with:
@@ -62,18 +71,21 @@ jobs:
         changelog: true
         commit: true
         push: true
-        tag: false
+        tag: true
         vcs_release: false
+        prerelease: true
+        prerelease_token: rc
+        build_metadata: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.short_sha }}
 
     - name: Action | Create Pull Request - Release
-      if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
+      if: steps.check.outputs.released == 'true'
       run: |
         gh pr create -B main -H staging --title "release: Merge into main and create tag as v${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}" --body 'Created by Github action: semantic-release.yml'
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Action | Create Pull Request - Chore
-      if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'false'
+      if: steps.check.outputs.released == 'false'
       run: |
         gh pr create -B main -H staging --title 'chore: Merge non-code changes into main' --body 'Created by Github action: semantic-release.yml'
       env:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d2b2d21..c536094 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,20 +93,22 @@ version_variables = [
     "docs/conf.py:version",
 ]
 
-[tool.semantic_release.branches.main]
-match = "(main|master|staging)"
-prerelease_token = "rc"
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.release]
+match = "main"
 prerelease = false
 
-[tool.semantic_release.branches.merge]
-match = "[0-9]+/merge"
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.candidate]
+match = "staging"
 prerelease_token = "rc"
-prerelease = false
+prerelease = true
+
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.check-only]
+match = "(?!main|master|staging)"
 
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog]
 template_dir = "templates"
-changelog_file = "CHANGELOG.md"
-exclude_commit_patterns = ["build", "ci", "chore", "^Bump", "release", "^Merge branch"]
+default_templates.changelog_file = "CHANGELOG.md"
+exclude_commit_patterns = ["build", "ci", "chore", "^Bump", "release", "style", "^Merge branch"]
 
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog.environment]
 block_start_string = "{%"