diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 739962d90f..11f85a86d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: Publish to PyPI
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      - name: Nuke malformed tag locally
+        run: git tag -d v.2.3.2 || true
+
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
         with:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 21221359de..1bc65383c6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,10 @@
-# GitGalaxy Enterprise Security Scanner
-# Integration: GitLab CI/CD
-
-variables:
-  GITGALAXY_MAX_RISK: "80"
-  PIP_CACHE_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/pip"
-
-# Cache pip dependencies between pipeline runs to drastically reduce execution time
-cache:
-  paths:
-    - .cache/pip
-
-stages:
-  - security
-
-gitgalaxy_scan:
-  stage: security
-  image: python:3.12-slim
-  before_script:
-    - echo "Installing GitGalaxy Engine..."
-    - pip install --upgrade pip
-    - pip install gitgalaxy>=2.4.0
+create-release:
+  stage: deploy
+  image: [registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest](https://registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest)
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   script:
-    - echo "Initiating GitGalaxy Zero-Trust Scan..."
-    - galaxyscope . --max-risk-exposure $GITGALAXY_MAX_RISK --fail-on-secrets --fail-on-malware --sarif-only --output gitgalaxy-results_sarif.json
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    reports:
-      sast: gitgalaxy-results_sarif.json
-  allow_failure: false
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+    - echo "Publishing CI/CD Catalog Release for $CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+  release:
+    tag_name: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+    description: "Automated component release synced directly from GitHub Source of Truth."
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