diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 427db0e..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-name: release
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: windows-2025
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
-      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@9a946fdbd5fb07b82b2f5a4466058b876ab72bb2 # v5.3.0
-        with:
-          dotnet-version: "10.x"
-      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@fd55a6f3b34392fa83fde1454582407d8c714123 # 4.0.0
-      - uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@30375c66a4eea26614e0d39710365f22f8b0af57 # 3.0.0
-        with:
-          msbuild-architecture: x64
-
-      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # 4.0.1
-        id: changes
-        with:
-          filters: |
-            buildprops:
-              - 'Directory.Build.props'
-
-      - name: Update version
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.buildprops == 'false'
-        run: |
-          (Get-Content Directory.Build.props) | % {
-              $m = [regex]::match($_, '<Version>(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?</Version>');
-              if(!$m.Success -or $m.Groups[4].Success -or $m.Groups[5].Success) { $_; }
-              else { $_ -replace $m.Value, ("<Version>{0}.{1}.{2}-pre${{ github.run_number }}</Version>" -f $m.Groups[1].Value,$m.Groups[2].Value,([convert]::ToInt32($m.Groups[3].Value)+1)); }
-          } | Set-Content Directory.Build.props
-
-      - name: Restore application packages
-        run: dotnet restore LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI\LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.csproj
-
-      - name: Build application
-        run: dotnet build LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI\LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.csproj -c Release --no-restore -p:Platform=x64
-
-      - name: Publish WinUI application
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # 7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI
-          path: |
-            bin/Release/net10.0-windows10.0.19041.0
-
-      - name: Restore library packages
-        run: dotnet restore LibreHardwareMonitorLib\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.csproj
-
-      - name: Build x64 libraries
-        run: dotnet build LibreHardwareMonitorLib\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.csproj -c Release --no-restore -p:Platform=x64
-
-      - name: Run library tests
-        run: dotnet test LibreHardwareMonitorLib.Tests\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.Tests.csproj -c Release -p:Platform=x64
-
-      - name: Run WinUI tests
-        run: dotnet test LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests\LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests.csproj -c Release -p:Platform=x64
-
-      - name: Publish x64 libraries
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # 7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: LibreHardwareMonitorLib (x64)
-          path: |
-            bin/Release/x64
-
-      - name: Build reference libraries
-        run: dotnet build LibreHardwareMonitorLib\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.csproj -c Release --no-restore -p:BuildOnlyRefs=true
-
-      - name: Pack main nupkg
-        run: dotnet pack LibreHardwareMonitorLib\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.csproj -c Release -p:PackMainNuget=true --no-build --output bin\Release
-
-      - name: Publish nupkg
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # 7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: LibreHardwareMonitorLib-nupkg
-          path: |
-            bin/Release/LibreHardwareMonitorLib.*.nupkg
-
-      - name: Publish to NuGet
-        if: github.repository == 'LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor'
-        run: nuget push bin\Release\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.*.nupkg -Source 'https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json' -ApiKey ${{secrets.NUGET_API_KEY}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74d46cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Version/tag to create (e.g. v1.2.3)"
+        required: false
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@9a946fdbd5fb07b82b2f5a4466058b876ab72bb2 # v5.3.0
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: "10.x"
+
+      - uses: nuget/setup-nuget@fd55a6f3b34392fa83fde1454582407d8c714123 # 4.0.0
+
+      - uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@30375c66a4eea26614e0d39710365f22f8b0af57 # 3.0.0
+        with:
+          msbuild-architecture: x64
+
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # 4.0.1
+        id: changes
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            buildprops:
+              - 'Directory.Build.props'
+
+      - name: Update version
+        run: |
+          $inputVersion = "${{ inputs.version }}"
+          if ($inputVersion) {
+              $cleanVersion = $inputVersion -replace '^v', ''
+              (Get-Content Directory.Build.props) | % {
+                  $m = [regex]::match($_, '<Version>(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?</Version>');
+                  if($m.Success) { $_ -replace $m.Value, "<Version>$cleanVersion</Version>"; }
+                  else { $_; }
+              } | Set-Content Directory.Build.props
+          } elseif ('${{ steps.changes.outputs.buildprops }}' -eq 'false') {
+              (Get-Content Directory.Build.props) | % {
+                  $m = [regex]::match($_, '<Version>(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?</Version>');
+                  if(!$m.Success -or $m.Groups[4].Success -or $m.Groups[5].Success) { $_; }
+                  else { $_ -replace $m.Value, ("<Version>{0}.{1}.{2}-pre${{ github.run_number }}</Version>" -f $m.Groups[1].Value,$m.Groups[2].Value,([convert]::ToInt32($m.Groups[3].Value)+1)); }
+              } | Set-Content Directory.Build.props
+          }
+
+      - name: Get Version
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          $content = Get-Content Directory.Build.props
+          $m = [regex]::match($content, '<Version>([^<]+)</Version>')
+          if ($m.Success) {
+              $version = $m.Groups[1].Value
+          } else {
+              $version = "1.0.0-draft"
+          }
+          echo "VERSION=$version" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Detected version: $version"
+
+      - name: Determine Tag
+        id: tag_name
+        run: |
+          $inputVersion = "${{ inputs.version }}"
+          if ($inputVersion) {
+              $tag = $inputVersion
+              if ($tag -notmatch '^v') {
+                  $tag = "v" + $tag
+              }
+          } elseif ("${{ github.ref_type }}" -eq "tag") {
+              $tag = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          } else {
+              $tag = "v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}"
+          }
+          echo "TAG=$tag" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Release tag: $tag"
+
+      - name: Restore application packages
+        run: dotnet restore LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI\LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.csproj
+
+      - name: Build application
+        run: dotnet build LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI\LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.csproj -c Release --no-restore -p:Platform=x64
+
+      - name: Restore library packages
+        run: dotnet restore LibreHardwareMonitorLib\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.csproj
+
+      - name: Build x64 libraries
+        run: dotnet build LibreHardwareMonitorLib\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.csproj -c Release --no-restore -p:Platform=x64
+
+      - name: Run library tests
+        run: dotnet test LibreHardwareMonitorLib.Tests\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.Tests.csproj -c Release -p:Platform=x64
+
+      - name: Run WinUI tests
+        run: dotnet test LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests\LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests.csproj -c Release -p:Platform=x64
+
+      - name: Publish WinUI application
+        run: dotnet publish LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI\LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 -p:Platform=x64 -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:PublishSelfContained=true --self-contained true --no-restore -o publish/app
+
+      - name: Stage Release Assets
+        run: |
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path release-staging
+
+          # Copy application binary (single file, self-contained, with .NET version)
+          Copy-Item publish/app/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.exe release-staging/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI-net10.0.exe
+
+          # Copy library DLL (net10.0 build)
+          Copy-Item bin/Release/x64/net10.0/LibreHardwareMonitorLib.dll release-staging/LibreHardwareMonitorLib.dll
+
+          # Create source code ZIP
+          git archive --format=zip --output release-staging/LibreHardwareMonitor-source.zip HEAD
+
+          # Generate SHA256 checksums
+          $sha256 = [System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256]::Create()
+          Get-ChildItem release-staging | Where-Object { $_.Name -ne "SHA256SUMS.txt" } | ForEach-Object {
+              $fileStream = [System.IO.File]::OpenRead($_.FullName)
+              $hashBytes = $sha256.ComputeHash($fileStream)
+              $fileStream.Close()
+              $hash = [System.BitConverter]::ToString($hashBytes).Replace("-", "").ToLower()
+              "{0}  {1}" -f $hash, $_.Name
+          } | Set-Content release-staging/SHA256SUMS.txt
+
+          # Log hashes for visibility
+          Get-Content release-staging/SHA256SUMS.txt
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@c062e0e6d8b788de3acf9a2f64f336f74783b400 # v2.0.8
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag_name.outputs.TAG }}
+          name: ${{ steps.tag_name.outputs.TAG }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(steps.tag_name.outputs.TAG, '-pre') }}
+          files: |
+            release-staging/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI-net10.0.exe
+            release-staging/LibreHardwareMonitorLib.dll
+            release-staging/LibreHardwareMonitor-source.zip
+            release-staging/SHA256SUMS.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/status-checks.yml
similarity index 84%
rename from .github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/status-checks.yml
index 092ff31..8fc3e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/status-checks.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: pull requests
+name: status-checks
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: windows-2025
+    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@9a946fdbd5fb07b82b2f5a4466058b876ab72bb2 # v5.3.0
@@ -59,22 +59,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run WinUI tests
         run: dotnet test LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests\LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests.csproj -c Release -p:Platform=x64
 
-      - name: Publish x64 libraries
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # 7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: LibreHardwareMonitorLib (x64)
-          path: |
-            bin/Release/x64
-
       - name: Build reference libraries
         run: dotnet build LibreHardwareMonitorLib\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.csproj -c Release --no-restore -p:BuildOnlyRefs=true
 
       - name: Pack main nupkg
         run: dotnet pack LibreHardwareMonitorLib\LibreHardwareMonitorLib.csproj -c Release -p:PackMainNuget=true --no-build --output bin\Release
-
-      - name: Publish nupkg
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # 7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: LibreHardwareMonitorLib-nupkg
-          path: |
-            bin/Release/LibreHardwareMonitorLib.*.nupkg
diff --git a/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/Services/AppSettingsTests.cs b/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/Services/AppSettingsTests.cs
index e77489f..1953206 100644
--- a/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/Services/AppSettingsTests.cs
+++ b/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/Services/AppSettingsTests.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class AppSettingsTests : IDisposable
         
         // Use reflection to instantiate AppSettings with custom filename
         var ctor = typeof(AppSettings).GetConstructor(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance, null, new[] { typeof(string) }, null);
-        _settings = (AppSettings)ctor.Invoke(new object[] { _tempFile });
+        _settings = (AppSettings)ctor!.Invoke(new object[] { _tempFile });
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class AppSettingsTests : IDisposable
 
         // Create new instance pointing to same file
         var ctor = typeof(AppSettings).GetConstructor(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance, null, new[] { typeof(string) }, null);
-        var loadedSettings = (AppSettings)ctor.Invoke(new object[] { _tempFile });
+        var loadedSettings = (AppSettings)ctor!.Invoke(new object[] { _tempFile });
         
         loadedSettings.Load();
 
diff --git a/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/Utilities/SensorFormatterTests.cs b/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/Utilities/SensorFormatterTests.cs
index ca9dc74..81ca386 100644
--- a/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/Utilities/SensorFormatterTests.cs
+++ b/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/Utilities/SensorFormatterTests.cs
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ public class SensorFormatterTests
         mockSensor.Setup(s => s.SensorType).Returns(SensorType.Temperature);
 
         var result = SensorFormatter.GetPlotValue(mockSensor.Object, TemperatureUnit.Fahrenheit);
+        Assert.NotNull(result);
         Assert.Equal(77.9, result.Value, 1);
     }
 
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ public class SensorFormatterTests
 
         var result = SensorFormatter.GetPlotValue(mockSensor.Object, 25.5f, TemperatureUnit.Fahrenheit);
 
+        Assert.NotNull(result);
         Assert.Equal(77.9, result.Value, 1);
     }
 
diff --git a/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/ViewModels/SimpleViewModelsTests.cs b/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/ViewModels/SimpleViewModelsTests.cs
index 57afbdc..d88101e 100644
--- a/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/ViewModels/SimpleViewModelsTests.cs
+++ b/LibreHardwareMonitor.Windows.WinUI.Tests/ViewModels/SimpleViewModelsTests.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class SimpleViewModelsTests
 {
     private class TestViewModel : ViewModelBase
     {
-        private string _testProperty;
+        private string _testProperty = string.Empty;
         public string TestProperty
         {
             get => _testProperty;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class SimpleViewModelsTests
     public void ViewModelBase_SetProperty_ChangesValueAndRaisesEvent()
     {
         var vm = new TestViewModel();
-        string changedProperty = null;
+        string? changedProperty = null;
         vm.PropertyChanged += (sender, args) => changedProperty = args.PropertyName;
 
         // Change value
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class SimpleViewModelsTests
     public void ViewModelBase_OnPropertyChanged_RaisesEvent()
     {
         var vm = new TestViewModel();
-        string changedProperty = null;
+        string? changedProperty = null;
         vm.PropertyChanged += (sender, args) => changedProperty = args.PropertyName;
 
         vm.TriggerPropertyChanged("CustomProperty");