diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a91c0e3b..ccaa73c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
         with:
           enable-cache: true
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --group dev # NOSONAR
         
       - name: Run tests
-        run: uv run pytest --cov . --cov-report xml:.coverage-reports/coverage.xml
+        run: .venv/bin/pytest --cov . --cov-report xml:.coverage-reports/coverage.xml
 
       - name: SonarCloud Scan
         uses: SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action@v5.3.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2457cd67..82c8c619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ jobs:
           uv lock --check
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: uv sync --frozen --group dev --group docs
+        run: uv sync --frozen --group dev --group docs # NOSONAR
 
       - name: Generate changelog
-        run: uv run cz changelog --unreleased-version="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}" --incremental
+        run: .venv/bin/cz changelog --unreleased-version="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}" --incremental
 
       - name: Get user info
         id: user_info
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -e  # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
           echo "Bumping version to ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}"
-          uv run cz bump --yes --check-consistency "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}"
+          .venv/bin/cz bump --yes --check-consistency "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}"
 
           echo "Updating lock file after version bump"
           uv lock
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build wheel with uv
         run: |
-          uv build
+          uv build # NOSONAR
           echo "WHEEL_PATH=$(ls -t dist/*.whl | head -n 1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Create GitHub release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 587489da..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-name: Test Release Package
-
-on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["Automated release workflow"]
-    types:
-      - completed
-  workflow_dispatch:    # Manual trigger for testing
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  test-release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Only run if workflow_run completed successfully or manually triggered
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-      (github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success')
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.head_branch || github.ref }}
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-
-      - name: Get latest release tag
-        id: get_release
-        run: |
-          TAG=$(gh release list --limit 1 --json tagName --jq '.[0].tagName')
-          echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "Latest release tag: $TAG"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Create clean virtual environment
-        run: |
-          python -m venv test_env
-          source test_env/bin/activate
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip list
-
-      - name: Get wheel file
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_run" ]; then
-            echo "Downloading wheel from release ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.tag }}"
-            gh release download ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.tag }} \
-              --pattern "*.whl" \
-              --dir ./
-          else
-            echo "Manual trigger - building wheel from current branch"
-            # Install uv for building
-            curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-            source $HOME/.cargo/env
-            
-            # Verify lock file and install dependencies for building
-            uv lock --check || uv lock
-            uv sync --frozen --group dev
-            
-            # Build wheel from current source
-            uv build
-            mv dist/*.whl ./
-          fi
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Install wheel in clean environment
-        run: |
-          source test_env/bin/activate
-          WHEEL_FILE=$(ls *.whl)
-          echo "Installing wheel: $WHEEL_FILE"
-          pip install "$WHEEL_FILE"
-
-          # Verify installation
-          echo "Installed packages:"
-          pip list
-
-      - name: Install test dependencies
-        run: |
-          source test_env/bin/activate
-          pip install pytest pytest-cov
-
-      - name: Run tests with installed package
-        run: |
-          source test_env/bin/activate
-          pytest -vvv --tb=short || echo "tests failed"
diff --git a/docs/dev_docs/contributing.md b/docs/dev_docs/contributing.md
index f6d70e1e..ffa8b9de 100644
--- a/docs/dev_docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/dev_docs/contributing.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ With a supported environment manager installed, set up your development environm
 
 ## Style & documentation conventions
 
-We use [ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) for linting and code formatting. 
+The projects uses [ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) for linting and code formatting. 
 Documentation is based on [mkdocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/) and [mkdocstringds](https://mkdocstrings.github.io/#:~:text=mkdocstrings.%20Automatic%20documentation%20from%20sources,%20for). Numpy, sphinx and google-style
 docstrings are supported, but when writing new code please use [Google-style docstring syntax](https://mkdocstrings.github.io/griffe/docstrings/#google-style)
 
@@ -62,22 +62,23 @@ unless all tests are passing. To run tests locally, use `pytest`:
 
 ## Deploying
 
-### Locally build executable (optional)
-
-To build a local version of an FM2PROF executable, run:
-
-`uv run pyinstaller FM2PROF_WINDOWS.spec`
+### How to make a new release
 
-!!! note
+Releases follow a manual procedure detailed below. 
 
-    Executables are no longer automatically made since fm2prof was published on pypi 
+#### Update the version number
 
+The version number is updated in `pyproject.toml`
 
-### How to make a new release
+``` toml
+[project]
+name = "fm2prof"
+version = "2.5.1"
+```
 
-Publishing a new release takes some steps. 
+The project uses regular [Semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) in `pyproject` and the online documentation, but uses the `v` prefix for github tags and releases. 
 
-#### Tag your version
+#### Create a new tag
 After merging a PR to `master`, first make a new tag. Using version `v2.3.0` as an example, 
 a tag can be made via the terminal:
 
@@ -86,8 +87,10 @@ git tag v2.3.0
 ```
 #### Make a new release
 
-Use Github interface to draft a new release using the appropriate. Document all changes since the previous version. 
-If possible, refer to Github Issues. 
+Use Github interface to draft a new release. Document all changes since the previous version. 
+When possible, refer to Github Issues. 
+
+A pdf version of the documentation should be automatically uploaded to the release from the `generate_latex.yml` workflow. 
 
 #### Update the documentation
 We use [mike](https://github.com/jimporter/mike) as a pre-processor for `mkdocs`. To update the documentation