diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6b1cca8..66bf5f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,23 +31,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Generate version from date
-        id: generate_version
+      - name: Extract version from package.json
+        id: extract_version
         run: |
-          VERSION="v$(date +'%Y.%m.%d' | sed 's/0//g')"
+          VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' package.json)
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "Generated version: $VERSION"
-
-      - name: Update version in package.json
-        run: |
-          jq --arg new_version "${{ env.VERSION }}" '.version = $new_version' package.json > temp.json && mv temp.json package.json
-          echo "Updated package.json to version: ${{ env.VERSION }}"
-
-      - name: Commit updated package.json
-        run: |
-          git add package.json
-          git commit -m "chore: update version to ${{ env.VERSION }}"
-          git push origin main
+          echo "Extracted version: $VERSION"
 
       - name: Create Git tag
         run: |
@@ -57,9 +46,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the package
         run: yarn build
 
-      - name: Notify release
-        run: echo "Release ${{ env.VERSION }} has been successfully created."
-
       - name: Set up NPM auth
         run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > ~/.npmrc
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37e2a46..4931a56 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "style-forge.base",
-  "version": "5.3.6",
+  "version": "2025.1.4",
   "description": "Style-Forge.Base: foundational CSS variables, base styles, typography, colors, utilities for consistent design.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "base.css",