diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
similarity index 79%
rename from .github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
rename to .github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 187360e..fb5dc7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,17 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install semver
 
+    # Determine the current release version and create the nightly version
     - name: Determine nightly version
       id: version
       run: |
+        # Get the current version from __init__.py
         current_version=$(grep -oP "__version__\s*=\s*['\"]?\K[^'\"']+" uniclip/__init__.py || echo "0.0.0")
-        IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< "$current_version"
-        prerelease=$(echo "$patch" | grep -oP '[-+].*$' || echo "")
-        patch=$(echo "$patch" | grep -oP '^\d+' || echo "0")
-        nightly_version="${major}.${minor}.${patch}-nightly.${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}${prerelease}"
-        echo "nightly_version=$nightly_version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "Current version: $current_version"
+        
+        # Create the nightly version: current_version+nightly.GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
+        nightly_version="${current_version}+nightly.${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}"
+        echo "nightly_version=$nightly_version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "Nightly version: $nightly_version"
 
     - name: Create Nightly Release
@@ -47,4 +48,4 @@ jobs:
         tag_name: nightly-v${{ steps.version.outputs.nightly_version }}
         release_name: Nightly Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.nightly_version }}
         draft: false
-        prerelease: true
+        prerelease: true
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 1996a74..aa8128e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,36 +1,113 @@
-# File: .github/workflows/publish.yml
+# File: .github/workflows/release-and-publish.yml
+
+name: Official Release and Publish
 
-name: Publish Python Package
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-    tags:
-      - 'v*.*.*'  # This ensures it only runs on official release tags
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version_increment:
+        description: 'Version to increment (patch/minor/major)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'patch'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+        - patch
+        - minor
+        - major
 
 jobs:
-  deploy:
+  release-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
       id-token: write
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install build
+        pip install semver build
+
+    # Determine the new version based on the current version and the selected increment
+    - name: Determine new version
+      id: version
+      run: |
+        current_version=$(grep -oP "__version__\s*=\s*['\"]?\K[^'\"']+" uniclip/__init__.py || echo "0.0.0")
+        echo "Current version: $current_version"
+        
+        # Use semver to increment the version
+        if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.version_increment }}" == "major" ]; then
+          new_version=$(python -c "import semver; print(semver.VersionInfo.parse('$current_version').bump_major())")
+        elif [ "${{ github.event.inputs.version_increment }}" == "minor" ]; then
+          new_version=$(python -c "import semver; print(semver.VersionInfo.parse('$current_version').bump_minor())")
+        else
+          new_version=$(python -c "import semver; print(semver.VersionInfo.parse('$current_version').bump_patch())")
+        fi
+        
+        echo "new_version=$new_version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "New version: $new_version"
+
+    # Update the version in __init__.py
+    - name: Update version
+      run: |
+        sed -i "s/__version__\s*=\s*['\"].*['\"]/__version__ = '${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}'/" uniclip/__init__.py
+
+    # Commit the version update
+    - name: Commit version update
+      run: |
+        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
+        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
+        git add uniclip/__init__.py
+        git commit -m "Bump version to ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
+
+    # Push the changes
+    - name: Push changes
+      uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
+      with:
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+
+    # Create the official release
+    - name: Create Official Release
+      id: create_release
+      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
+        release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
+        draft: false
+        prerelease: false
+
+    # Update README
+    - name: Update README
+      run: |
+        sed -i "s/Current version: .*/Current version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}/" README.md
+        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
+        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
+        git add README.md
+        git commit -m "Update version in README to ${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
+        git push
+
+    # Build the package
     - name: Build package
       run: python -m build
-    - name: List distribution files
-      run: ls -l dist/
+
+    # Publish the package to PyPI
     - name: Publish package
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+
+    # Debug information
     - name: Debug information
       run: |
         echo "GitHub Ref: ${{ github.ref }}"
         echo "GitHub Event Name: ${{ github.event_name }}"
-        echo "Release Tag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
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+        echo "Release Tag: v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 29e4c8e..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-# File: .github/workflows/release.yml
-
-name: Official Release
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:  # This allows manual triggering without inputs
-
-jobs:
-  official-release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.x'
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install semver
-
-    - name: Get latest nightly release
-      id: latest_nightly
-      run: |
-        latest_nightly=$(git describe --tags --match "nightly-v*" --abbrev=0)
-        echo "latest_nightly=$latest_nightly" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-    - name: Determine official version
-      id: version
-      run: |
-        nightly_version="${{ steps.latest_nightly.outputs.latest_nightly }}"
-        official_version=$(echo $nightly_version | sed 's/nightly-v//' | sed 's/-nightly\..*//')
-        echo "official_version=$official_version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-    - name: Update version
-      run: |
-        sed -i "s/__version__\s*=\s*['\"].*['\"]/__version__ = '${{ steps.version.outputs.official_version }}'/" uniclip/__init__.py
-
-    - name: Commit version update
-      run: |
-        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
-        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-        git add uniclip/__init__.py
-        git commit -m "Bump version to ${{ steps.version.outputs.official_version }}"
-
-    - name: Push changes
-      uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
-      with:
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        branch: ${{ github.ref }}
-
-    - name: Create Official Release
-      id: create_release
-      uses: actions/create-release@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.official_version }}
-        release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.official_version }}
-        draft: false
-        prerelease: false
-
-    - name: Update README
-      run: |
-        sed -i "s/Current version: .*/Current version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.official_version }}/" README.md
-        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
-        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-        git add README.md
-        git commit -m "Update version in README to ${{ steps.version.outputs.official_version }}"
-        git push
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