diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index afd552e..311e054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
-        with:
-          dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
+        run: |
+          git clone "https://x-access-token:${{ github.token }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" .
+          git checkout ${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}
 
       - name: Extract version from csproj
         id: version
@@ -61,14 +58,23 @@ jobs:
           zip -j tokybay-linux-x64.zip   linux-x64/*
           zip -j tokybay-linux-arm64.zip linux-arm64/*
 
+      - name: Create and push version tag
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions"
+          git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
+          git tag "v${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}"
+          git push "https://x-access-token:${{ github.token }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" "v${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}"
+
       - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}
-          name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}
-          body: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
-          make_latest: true
-          files: |
-            publish/tokybay-win-x64.zip
-            publish/tokybay-linux-x64.zip
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
+        run: |
+          printf '%s' "$PR_BODY" > release_notes.md
+          gh release create "v${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}" \
+            --title "v${{ steps.version.outputs.value }}" \
+            --notes-file release_notes.md \
+            --latest \
+            publish/tokybay-win-x64.zip \
+            publish/tokybay-linux-x64.zip \
             publish/tokybay-linux-arm64.zip
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 401c777..949825f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Search & download audiobooks from multiple sites and convert them automatically
 > This project is intended for educational purposes only. Please respect copyright laws and the terms of service of the respective websites.
 
 ![Last Updated](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/z00mable/TokyBay?label=Last%20Updated)
+![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/z00mable/TokyBay/total?label=Downloads)
 ![Repo Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/z00mable/TokyBay?style=social)
 ![C#](https://img.shields.io/badge/C%23-C--Sharp-brightgreen?style=flat&logo=csharp)
 ![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Cross--Platform-009688?logo=windows&logoColor=white)
diff --git a/TokyBay/TokyBay.csproj b/TokyBay/TokyBay.csproj
index f6627b6..f90b727 100644
--- a/TokyBay/TokyBay.csproj
+++ b/TokyBay/TokyBay.csproj
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
     <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <Version>0.5.2</Version>
-    <AssemblyVersion>0.5.2</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>0.5.2</FileVersion>
+    <Version>0.5.3</Version>
+    <AssemblyVersion>0.5.3</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>0.5.3</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>