diff --git a/.github/workflows/version.yml b/.github/workflows/version.yml
index 39b2ef7..916c76c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         id: versioning
         uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@master
         with:
-          github_token: $${{ secrets.GHA_TOKEN }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GHA_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Publish package distributions to GitHub Releases
         uses: python-semantic-release/upload-to-gh-release@main
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 42a8cfa..645c66f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,18 +64,23 @@ profile = "black"
 line_length = 99
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
-version_source = "commit"               # source for version
-version_variable = [                    # version location(s)
-  "pyproject.toml:version",             # in this pyproject.toml
-  "stimupy/__init__.py:__version__"     # in the init.py, so that stimupy.__version__ works
+commit_message = "v{version}\n\nThis commit was automatically generated by python-semantic-release"
+major_on_zero = true
+tag_format = "v{version}"
+version_variables = [ # version location(s)
+  "stimupy/__init__.py:__version__", # in the init.py, so that stimupy.__version__ works
+  "pyproject.toml:version",          # in this pyproject.toml
 ]
-major_on_zero = true                    # don't auto-bump to v1.0.0 yet
-patch_without_tag = false               # if nothing triggers a patch, bump?
-commit_version_number = true            # commit changes to version number?
-commit_subject = "v{version}"
+build_command = "pip3 install --upgrade build; python3 -m build"
 
-branch = "main"                         # build dists (only) from "main" branch
-build_command = "pipx run build"        # use PyPAs build to generate distribution packages (sdist, wheel)
-upload_to_release = true                # upload sdist, wheel to release-tag
-upload_to_pypi = false                  # don't auto-upload to PyPI, we'll separately
-remove_dist = false                     # don't remove dist packages -- need those to upload
\ No newline at end of file
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.main]
+match = "(main|master|build_.*)"
+prerelease_token = "rc"
+prerelease = false
+
+[tool.semantic_release.remote]
+name = "origin"
+type = "github"
+
+[tool.semantic_release.publish]
+upload_to_vcs_release = true # upload sdist, wheel to release-tag