diff --git a/.github/workflows/x-release.yml b/.github/workflows/x-release.yml
index f3fcea81..2e6d91da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/x-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/x-release.yml
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ jobs:
             else
               echo 'false'
             fi
-          )" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          )" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Create a github release
-        if: env.release-exists == 'false'
+        if: steps.release-exists.outputs.release-existss == 'false'
         run: gh release create ${{ inputs.tag }} --repo ${{ inputs.gh-org }}/keycloak-nodejs-connect --title ${{ inputs.tag }} --draft ${{ inputs.nightly && '--prerelease' || '' }}
 
       - name: Create package tarball
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ce5fa4db..00000000
--- a/release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
-
-DIR="$PWD"
-VERSION=`./get-version.sh`
-echo "Version: $VERSION"
-
-echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-echo "Building:"
-echo ""
-
-npm install
-
-
-echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-echo "NPM public:"
-echo ""
-
-npm publish
-
-
-echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-echo "Done"
-echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"