diff --git a/Laerdal.Dfu.Bindings.iOS.sln b/Laerdal.Dfu.Bindings.iOS.sln
index 74fab34..d9391af 100644
--- a/Laerdal.Dfu.Bindings.iOS.sln
+++ b/Laerdal.Dfu.Bindings.iOS.sln
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "_Misc", "_Misc", "{DB8D9BFF
 		.github\workflows\github-actions.yml = .github\workflows\github-actions.yml
 		Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.SetupBuildEnvironment.sh = Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.SetupBuildEnvironment.sh
 		Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.CreateNewReleaseInGithub.sh = Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.CreateNewReleaseInGithub.sh
-		Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.Changelog.sh = Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.Changelog.sh
 		Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.Builder.targets = Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.Builder.targets
 		.gitignore = .gitignore
+		Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.GenerateSignAndUploadSbom.sh = Laerdal.Scripts\Laerdal.GenerateSignAndUploadSbom.sh
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Global
diff --git a/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.Changelog.sh b/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.Changelog.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 49e40ae..0000000
--- a/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.Changelog.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-usage(){
-    echo "usage: ./Laerdal.Changelog.sh [-nv | --new-version X.Y.Z] [-o | --output version.txt] [-h | --help]"
-    echo "parameters:"
-    echo "  -nv | --new-version [version]       New major.minor.patch version (default is 0.0.0)"
-    echo "  -o | --output [filename]           Name of the output file"
-    echo "  -h | --help                        Prints this message"
-    echo "  -v | --verbose                     Verbose mode"
-}
-
-function log () {
-    if [[ $verbose -eq 1 ]]; then
-        echo "$@"
-    fi
-}
-
-filename="CHANGELOG.md"
-
-while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
-    case $1 in
-        -nv | --new-version )       shift
-                                    newversion="$1"
-                                    ;;
-        -o | --output )             shift
-                                    filename="$1"
-                                    ;;
-        -h | --help )               usage
-                                    exit
-                                    ;;
-        -v | --verbose )            verbose=1
-                                    ;;
-        * )                         echo
-                                    echo "### Wrong parameter: $1 ###"
-                                    echo
-                                    usage
-                                    exit 1
-    esac
-    shift
-done
-
-
-if [ ! -z "$newversion" ]; then
-    if [[ "$newversion" =~ .*"-".* ]]; then
-        log "New version contains a dash, skipping changelog generation"
-    else
-        currenthash=$(git show --format=%h --no-patch)
-        echo "$currenthash $newversion" > tags.txt
-        log "New version: $newversion"
-    fi
-else 
-    echo "" > tags.txt
-fi
-
-# Get all tags on develop and Filter out tags that are not in the format "HASH 1.2.3"
-git tag --format='%(objectname:short) %(refname:short)' --sort=-version:refname --merged | grep -o '[a-z0-9]* [a-z0-9]*[.][a-z0-9]*[.][a-z0-9]*$' >> tags.txt
-
-# Create changelog file
-echo "# CHANGELOG" > "$filename"
-echo "" >> "$filename"
-log "Created changelog file: $filename"
-
-
-# Loop through all tags and create changelog
-lastline=''
-while read line; do
-    if [ -z "$lastline" ]; then
-        lastline=$line
-    else
-        # Split the line into hash and version
-        lasthash=`echo $lastline | cut -d' ' -f1`
-        lastversion=`echo $lastline | cut -d' ' -f2`
-        hash=`echo $line | cut -d' ' -f1`
-
-        echo "## **$lastversion**" >> "$filename"
-        log "Added version: $lastversion"
-        # Get the commit message and author of the tag
-        git log -n 1 --pretty=tformat:"%b" $lasthash >> "$filename"
-
-        echo "" >> "$filename"
-
-        # Get all commits between the current tag and the previous tag
-        git log $hash..$lasthash --pretty=format:"- %s [%cn]" --no-merges >> "$filename"
-        
-        echo "" >> "$filename"
-        echo "" >> "$filename"
-
-        # Get the commit message and author of the tag
-        git log -n 1 --pretty=tformat:"> by _%cn_ on _%cd_" --date=format:'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' $lasthash >> "$filename"
-
-        echo "" >> "$filename"
-        echo "---" >> "$filename"
-        echo "" >> "$filename"
-        lastline=$line
-    fi
-done < tags.txt
-
-rm -r -f tags.txt
-
-log "Done"
-
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.CreateNewReleaseInGithub.sh b/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.CreateNewReleaseInGithub.sh
index f073f71..ffd8950 100644
--- a/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.CreateNewReleaseInGithub.sh
+++ b/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.CreateNewReleaseInGithub.sh
@@ -1,281 +1,135 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# set -x
+declare VERBOSE=0
+declare TAG_VERSION=""
 
-declare project_name=""
-declare project_version=""
-
-declare parent_project_name=""
-declare parent_project_version=""
-
-declare csproj_file_path=""
-declare csproj_classifier=""
-declare output_directory_path=""
-declare output_sbom_file_name=""
-declare sbom_signing_key_file_path=""
-
-declare dependency_tracker_url=""
-declare dependency_tracker_api_key_file_path=""
+declare GIT_BRANCH=""
+declare GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=""
+declare GITHUB_REPOSITORY_PATH=""
 
 function parse_arguments() {
-
   while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-    case $1 in
-    
-    --project-name)
-      project_name="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-    
-    --project-version)
-      project_version="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-    
-    --parent-project-name)
-      parent_project_name="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-
-    --parent-project-version)
-      parent_project_version="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-
-    --csproj-file-path)
-      csproj_file_path="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-
-    --csproj-classifier)
-      csproj_classifier="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-
-    --output-directory-path)
-      output_directory_path="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-    
-    --output-sbom-file-name)
-      output_sbom_file_name="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-
-    --sbom-signing-key-file-path)
-      sbom_signing_key_file_path="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-
-    --dependency-tracker-url)
-      dependency_tracker_url="$2"
-      shift
-      ;;
-
-    --dependency-tracker-api-key-file-path)
-      dependency_tracker_api_key_file_path="$2"
+      case $1 in
+      -v | --log)
+        VERBOSE=1
+        # shift   dont shift   no need for this one
+        ;;
+  
+      -r | --repository-path)
+        GITHUB_REPOSITORY_PATH="$2"
+        shift
+        ;;
+  
+      -t | --tag-version)
+        TAG_VERSION="$2"
+        shift
+        ;;
+  
+      -b | --git-branch)
+        GIT_BRANCH="$2"
+        shift
+        ;;
+  
+      -a | --access-token)
+        GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN="$2"
+        shift
+        ;;
+  
+      *)
+        echo "Unknown option: $1"
+        usage
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+      esac
+  
       shift
-      ;;
-
-    *)
-      echo "Unknown option: $1"
-      usage
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-    esac
-
-    shift
-  done
-
-  if [[ -z ${project_name} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --project-name is mandatory!"
-    usage
-    exit 1
-  fi
+    done
 
-  if [[ -z ${project_version} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --project-version is mandatory!"
+  if [[ -z $GIT_BRANCH ]]; then
+    echo "Missing git-branch."
     usage
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  # if [[ -z ${parent_project_name} ]]; then         this is optional
-  #      ...
-
-  # if [[ -z ${parent_project_version} ]]; then         this is optional
-  #      ...
-  
-  # if [[ -n ${parent_project_name} && -z ${parent_project_version} ]]; then # nah   better not to enforce this
-  #   echo "Specifying --parent-project-version is mandatory when --parent-project-name has been used!"
-  #   usage
-  #   exit 1    
-  # fi
-
-  if [[ -z ${csproj_file_path} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --csproj-file-path is mandatory!"
+  if [[ -z $GITHUB_REPOSITORY_PATH ]]; then
+    echo "Missing github-repository."
     usage
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  if [[ -z ${csproj_classifier} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --csproj-classifier is mandatory!"
+  if [[ -z $GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN ]]; then
+    echo "Missing github-access-token."
     usage
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  if [[ -z ${output_directory_path} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --output-directory-path is mandatory!"
-    usage
-    exit 1
-  fi
+  validate_tag_format "$TAG_VERSION"
+}
 
-  if [[ -z ${output_sbom_file_name} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --output-sbom-file-name is mandatory!"
-    usage
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  
-  if [[ -z ${sbom_signing_key_file_path} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --sbom-signing-key-file-path is mandatory!"
-    usage
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  
-  if [[ -z ${dependency_tracker_url} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --dependency-tracker-url is mandatory!"
-    usage
-    exit 1
-  fi
+function validate_tag_format() {
+  local -r tag="$1"
+  local -r pattern='^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$'
 
-  if [[ -z ${dependency_tracker_api_key_file_path} ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying --dependency-tracker-api-key-file-path is mandatory!"
-    usage
-    exit 1
+  if ! [[ $tag =~ $pattern ]]; then
+    exit_with_error "Tag format is invalid: '$tag'"
   fi
 }
 
 function usage() {
   local -r script_name=$(basename "$0")
 
-  echo "Usage: ${script_name}  --project-name  <name>   --project-version <version>   [--parent-project-name  <name>   --parent-project-version <version>]   --csproj-file-path <path>    --csproj-file-path <path>   --output-directory-path <path>  --output-sbom-file-name <name>   --sbom-signing-key-file-path <path>   --dependency-tracker-url <url>   --dependency-tracker-api-key-file-path <api_key>  "
+  echo "Usage: $script_name [--verbose|-v] [--repository-path|-r]=<repository_path> [--git-branch|-b]=<branch> [--access-token|-a]=<token> [--tag-version|-t]=<version>"
 }
 
-function install_tools() {
+function create_release_on_github() {
+  # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/releases/releases?apiVersion=2022-11-28#create-a-release
 
-  echo
-  echo "** Installing CycloneDX as a dotnet tool:"
-  dotnet   tool       \
-           install    \
-               --global   CycloneDX
-  declare exitCode=$?
-  if [ $exitCode != 0 ]; then
-    echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Something went wrong with the CycloneDX tool for dotnet."
-    exit 10
-  fi
+  local eventual_tag_name=""
+  local eventual_singleline_summary=""
+  if [[ $GIT_BRANCH == "refs/heads/main" || $GIT_BRANCH == "refs/heads/master" ]]; then
+    eventual_tag_name="v$TAG_VERSION" # builds targeting main have this simple and straightforward tag name
+    eventual_singleline_summary="Release $eventual_tag_name"
 
-  echo
-  echo "** CycloneDX:"
-  which    dotnet-CycloneDX   &&   dotnet-CycloneDX   --version
-  declare exitCode=$?
-  if [ $exitCode != 0 ]; then
-    echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Something's wrong with 'dotnet-CycloneDX'."
-    exit 12
-  fi
+  elif [[ $GIT_BRANCH == "refs/heads/develop" ]]; then # all builds that target develop are beta builds
+    eventual_tag_name="v$TAG_VERSION-beta"
+    eventual_singleline_summary="Beta $eventual_tag_name"
 
-  # we need to install the CycloneDX tool too in order to sign the artifacts
-  curl         --output cyclonedx    --url https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-cli/releases/download/v0.26.0/cyclonedx-osx-arm64 \
-    && chmod   +x       cyclonedx
-  declare exitCode=$?
-  if [ $exitCode != 0 ]; then
-    echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Failed to install 'cyclonedx'."
-    exit 13
+  else # all other builds that dont target main are alpha builds    should rarely happen in practice but just in case
+    eventual_tag_name="v$TAG_VERSION-alpha"
+    eventual_singleline_summary="Alpha $eventual_tag_name"
   fi
 
-}
-
-function generate_sign_and_upload_sbom() {
-  # set -x
-
-  # GENERATE SBOM   we intentionally disable package restore because the packages are already restored at this point
-  dotnet-CycloneDX      "${csproj_file_path}"             \
-        --exclude-dev                                     \
-        --disable-package-restore                         \
-        --include-project-references                      \
-                                                          \
-        --output      "${output_directory_path}"          \
-        --set-type    "${csproj_classifier}"              \
-        --set-version "${project_version}"                \
-                                                          \
-        --filename "${output_sbom_file_name}"
-  declare exitCode=$?
-  if [ ${exitCode} != 0 ]; then
-    echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Failed to generate the SBOM!"
-    exit 20
+  gh    auth      login   --with-token   <<<"$GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+  local -r gh_auth_login_exit_code=$?
+  if [[ $gh_auth_login_exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+    exit_with_error "GitHub CLI exited with code '$gh_auth_login_exit_code' upon attempting to login using a github access token!"
   fi
 
-
-
-  # SIGN SBOM     todo  figure out why this doesnt actually sign anything on windows even though on macos it works as intended
-  declare -r bom_file_path="${output_directory_path}/${output_sbom_file_name}"
-  ./cyclonedx  sign   bom             \
-               "${bom_file_path}"     \
-               --key-file   "${sbom_signing_key_file_path}"
-  declare exitCode=$?
-  if [ ${exitCode} != 0 ]; then
-    echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Singing the SBOM failed!"
-    exit 30
+  gh    release   create         "$eventual_tag_name"              \
+        --title                  "$eventual_singleline_summary"    \
+        --target                 "$GIT_BRANCH"                     \
+        --generate-notes
+  local -r gh_create_release_exit_code=$?
+  if [[ $gh_create_release_exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+    exit_with_error "GitHub CLI exited with code '$gh_create_release_exit_code' upon attempting to create a new release!"
   fi
-  #  echo -e "\n\n"
-  #  tail "${bom_file_path}"
-  #  echo -e "\n\n"
-
+}
 
 
-  # UPLOAD SBOM
-  declare optional_parent_project_name_parameter=""
-  if [[ -n ${parent_project_name} ]]; then
-      optional_parent_project_name_parameter="--form parentName=${parent_project_name}"
-  fi
-  
-  declare optional_parent_project_version_parameter=""
-  if [[ -n ${parent_project_version} ]]; then
-      optional_parent_project_version_parameter="--form parentVersion=${parent_project_version}"
+function log() {
+  if [[ $VERBOSE -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo -e "$*"
   fi
+}
 
-  declare -r http_response_code=$(                                                                       \
-      curl   "${dependency_tracker_url}"                                                                 \
-                                --location                                                               \
-                                --request "POST"                                                         \
-                                                                                                         \
-                                --header "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"                             \
-                                --header "X-API-Key: $(cat "${dependency_tracker_api_key_file_path}")"   \
-                                                                                                         \
-                                --form "bom=@${bom_file_path}"                                           \
-                                --form "autoCreate=true"                                                 \
-                                                                                                         \
-                                --form "projectName=${project_name}"                                     \
-                                --form "projectVersion=${project_version}"                               \
-                                                                                                         \
-                                ${optional_parent_project_name_parameter}                                \
-                                ${optional_parent_project_version_parameter}                             \
-                                                                                                         \
-                                -w "%{http_code}"                                                        \
-  )
-  declare exitCode=$?
-  set +x
-  
-  echo "** Curl sbom-uploading HTTP Response Code: ${http_response_code}"
-  
-  if [ ${exitCode} != 0 ]; then
-    echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]SBOM Uploading failed!"
-    exit 40
-  fi
+function exit_with_error() {
+  echo "Error: $1"
+  exit 1
 }
 
 function main() {
   parse_arguments "$@"
-  install_tools
-  generate_sign_and_upload_sbom
+  create_release_on_github
 }
 
 main "$@"