diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 56fa66d..8eabf11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -3,20 +3,37 @@ name: Bump version
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      bump_type:
-        type: choice
-        description: 'Type of bump'
-        required: true
-        options:
-          - 'patch'
-          - 'minor'
-          - 'major'
-          - 'pre_l'
-          - 'pre_n'
       short_description:
         type: string
         description: 'Short description of the release'
+        required: false
+      auto_bump:
+        type: boolean
+        description: 'Auto bump version?'
         required: true
+      bump_type:
+        type: choice
+        description: 'Bump type'
+        required: true
+        options:
+          - 'major'
+          - 'minor'
+          - 'patch'
+          - 'prerelease'
+      as_pre_release:
+        type: boolean
+        description: 'As pre-release?'
+        required: true
+      prerelease_type:
+        type: choice
+        description: 'Pre-release label'
+        required: true
+        options:
+          - 'dev'
+          - 'alpha'
+          - 'beta'
+          - 'rc'
+          - 'post'
 env:
   GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -30,58 +47,86 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: echo "GH_TOKEN=${GITHUB_TOKEN}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: 🔀 checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: "${{ env.GH_TOKEN }}"
+
       - name: 🐍 python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
-          cache: pip
+
       - name: 📦 setup pdm
         uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm@v4
         with:
           cache: true
+
       - name: 📦 install dependencies
-        run: pdm install
+        run: |
+          pdm install
+
       - name: configure git
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-      - name: 📦 bump version
-        id: bump_version
+
+      - name: 📦 bump version (auto)
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.auto_bump == 'true' }}
         run: |
-          bump-my-version ${{ github.event.inputs.bump_type }}
-          echo "BUMPED_VERSION=$(cat ${{ github.event.repository.name }}/__init__.py | grep __version__ | cut -d '"' -f 2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.as_pre_release }}" == "true" ]; then
+            pdm run semantic-release version --no-changelog --no-commit --no-push --as-prerelease --prerelease-token ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease_type }}
+          else
+            pdm run semantic-release version --no-changelog --no-commit --no-push
+          fi
+
+      - name: 📦 bump version (manual)
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.auto_bump == 'false' }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.as_pre_release }}" == "true" ]; then
+            pdm run semantic-release version --no-changelog --no-commit --no-push --${{ github.event.inputs.bump_type }} --as-prerelease --prerelease-token ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease_type }}
+          else
+            pdm run semantic-release version --no-changelog --no-commit --no-push --${{ github.event.inputs.bump_type }}
+          fi
+
+      - name: 📦 get new version
+        id: get_version
+        run: echo "BUMPED_VERSION=$(cat ${{ github.event.repository.name }}/__init__.py | grep __version__ | cut -d '"' -f 2)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: 📝 create changelog
         run: |
-          git-cliff -s header --unreleased -t ${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.BUMPED_VERSION }} > release_body.md
+          pdm run git-cliff -s header -l > release_body.md
           echo "Changes:" && cat release_body.md
-          git-cliff -t ${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.BUMPED_VERSION }} > CHANGELOG.md
+          pdm run git-cliff > CHANGELOG.md
+
       - name: 📤 push changes
         run: |
           git add CHANGELOG.md ${{ github.event.repository.name }}/__init__.py
-          git commit -m "chore(release): ${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.BUMPED_VERSION }}"
+          git commit -m "chore(release): ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.BUMPED_VERSION }}"
           git push origin main
+
       - name: create release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }} ${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.BUMPED_VERSION }} - ${{ github.event.inputs.bump_type }}
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.BUMPED_VERSION }}
+          name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }} ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.BUMPED_VERSION }} - ${{ github.event.inputs.short_description }}
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.BUMPED_VERSION }}
           body_path: release_body.md
-          prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.bump_type == 'pre_l' || github.event.inputs.bump_type == 'pre_n' }}
+          prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.as_pre_release }}
           discussion_category_name: 'Announcements'
+
       - name: 🧹 cleanup
         run: |
           rm release_body.md
+
       - name: 📤 merge into develop
         run: |
           git checkout develop
           git merge main --no-ff
           git push origin develop
+
       - name: ✅ done
         run: echo "done"