diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7bef6d3..aa7ffcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    permissions:
-      issues: write
-
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -39,5 +36,4 @@ jobs:
         idf_target: ${{ env.IDF_TARGET }}
         idf_version: ${{ env.IDF_VERSION }}
         idf_component_manager: ${{ env.IDF_COMPONENT_MANAGER }}
-        base_ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
         flash_total_override: ${{ env.FLASH_TOTAL_OVERRIDE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_main.yml b/.github/workflows/package_main.yml
index 60a83b3..5d8ac62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_main.yml
@@ -71,31 +71,16 @@ jobs:
           build/flasher_args.json
           build/flash_args
 
-    - name: Determine base ref
-      if: ${{ github.event.release && github.event.action == 'published' }}
-      id: base
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        set -euo pipefail
-        # use the previous tag chronologically
-        prev=$(git tag --sort=-creatordate | sed -n '2p')
-        if [ -z "$prev" ]; then prev=$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | sed -n '2p'); fi
-        echo "ref=$prev" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
     - name: Determine Size Delta
       if: ${{ github.event.release && github.event.action == 'published' }}
       uses: esp-cpp/esp-idf-size-delta@v1
       with:
         app_name: ${{ env.APP_NAME }}
         app_path: "."
-        head_name: "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-        base_name: "${{ steps.base.outputs.ref }}"
         idf_target: ${{ env.IDF_TARGET }}
         idf_version: ${{ env.IDF_VERSION }}
         idf_component_manager: ${{ env.IDF_COMPONENT_MANAGER }}
-        base_ref: ${{ steps.base.outputs.ref }}
         flash_total_override: ${{ env.FLASH_TOTAL_OVERRIDE }}
-        post_comment: 'false'
 
   package:
     name: Package the binaries into an executables for Windows, MacOS, and Linux (Ubuntu)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
index 4d442d6..05a4260 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   static_analysis:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    permissions:
-      issues: write
-
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v5