diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 4702441..60f71bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-name: Luacheck
+name: Lint
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches: [master]
+  pull_request_target:
+    branches:
+      - master
 
 jobs:
   luacheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Run luacheck
-        uses: lunarmodules/luacheck@v1.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      - uses: nebularg/actions-luacheck@v1
+        with:
+          args: --no-color
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c4468d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Release PR
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - CHANGELOG.md
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Generate changelog
+        id: git-cliff
+        uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v4
+        with:
+          config: cliff.toml
+          args: --bump --verbose
+        env:
+          OUTPUT: CHANGELOG.md
+          GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: Normalize version
+        id: version
+        if: steps.git-cliff.outputs.version
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.git-cliff.outputs.version }}"
+          VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Create/update release PR
+        if: steps.version.outputs.version
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
+        with:
+          branch: release/next
+          title: "chore: release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          labels: autorelease
+          commit-message: "chore: release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          body: "Automated release PR for version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          delete-branch: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 07a0d74..d806e41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,45 +2,148 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
+    tags:
+      - "*"
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
     branches:
       - master
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag_name:
-        description: 'Tag to package (e.g. 1.1.2)'
+        description: "Tag to package (e.g. 1.1.2)"
         required: true
         type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+  pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
-  release-please:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+  create-tag:
+    name: Create tag from release PR
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
+      github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
+      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'autorelease')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
+      tag: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Extract version and create tag
+        id: tag
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          TITLE="${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
+          TAG=$(echo "$TITLE" | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+')
+          if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Could not extract version from PR title: $TITLE"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
+          git config user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+          git tag -a "$TAG" -m "Release $TAG"
+          git push origin "$TAG"
+
+  changelog:
+    name: Generate changelog
+    needs: [create-tag]
+    if: >-
+      always() &&
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      (github.ref_type == 'tag' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      tag: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Resolve tag
+        id: vars
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          TAG=""
+          if [ "${{ github.ref_type }}" = "tag" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag_name }}"
+          fi
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Generate changelog
+        uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v4
+        with:
+          config: cliff.toml
+          args: --verbose
+        env:
+          OUTPUT: CHANGELOG.md
+          GITHUB_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: Commit changelog to default branch
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          BRANCH="${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
+          git switch "$BRANCH"
+          git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
+          git config user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+
+          git add CHANGELOG.md
+          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          git commit -m "Update changelog"
+          git push origin "HEAD:$BRANCH"
 
   package:
-    needs: release-please
-    if: ${{ always() && (needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') }}
+    name: Package
+    needs: [create-tag, changelog]
+    if: >-
+      always() && (
+        needs.create-tag.result == 'success' ||
+        github.ref_type == 'tag' ||
+        github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      )
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       CF_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CF_API_KEY }}
-      WOWI_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WOWI_API_TOKEN }}
       WAGO_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WAGO_API_TOKEN }}
       GITHUB_OAUTH: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - name: Clone project
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Resolve tag
+        id: resolve
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          TAG=""
+          if [ -n "${{ needs.create-tag.outputs.tag }}" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ needs.create-tag.outputs.tag }}"
+          elif [ "${{ github.ref_type }}" = "tag" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag_name }}"
+          fi
+          if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
+            echo "::error::No tag could be resolved"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "TAG_NAME=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Checkout tag
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          ref: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name || github.event.inputs.tag_name }}
+          ref: refs/tags/${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Package and release
+      - name: Package and upload
         uses: BigWigsMods/packager@v2
+        env:
+          GITHUB_REF: refs/tags/${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c4ddc74..0000000
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  ".": "1.1.1"
-}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22d100f..86c3dc5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,30 +1,58 @@
-# Changelog
+## [unreleased]
 
-## [1.1.1](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/compare/1.1.0...1.1.1) (2026-02-21)
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
 
+- Add workflow_dispatch trigger for manual packaging (#12)
+## [1.1.2] - 2026-02-21
 
-### Bug Fixes
+### 📚 Documentation
 
-* restore tag configuration in release-please config ([#9](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/issues/9)) ([d22cff8](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/commit/d22cff8648bbb2cb411848bf3321a2eadf93aacc))
+- Update AGENTS.md for combined workflow
 
-## [1.1.0](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/compare/v1.0.2...1.1.0) (2026-02-21)
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
 
+- Combine release-please and packager into single workflow
+- Combine release-please and packager into single workflow (#11)
+## [1.1.1] - 2026-02-21
 
-### Features
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
 
-* split addon into version-specific files for multi-version support ([39aaa8c](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/commit/39aaa8ced0bdc8dce806c555f570534a0d5c39e2))
-* split addon into version-specific files for multi-version support ([601c482](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/commit/601c48281f3db194bdd24d7aa07c9ab55203e32e))
+- Restore tag configuration in release-please config (#9)
 
+### 💼 Other
 
-### Bug Fixes
+- Simplify release-please tag configuration (#7)
 
-* remove unused variables in RaidLogAuto_Classic.lua ([b6cc09b](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/commit/b6cc09b5eeae52b1a786cc1a7709e4032924766e))
-* remove unused variables in RaidLogAuto_Legacy.lua ([814454a](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/commit/814454a362616fc8b1f303b72d0fe1b5d94b1c57))
-* remove unused variables in RaidLogAuto_Main.lua ([c252942](https://github.com/Xerrion/RaidLogAuto/commit/c252942f34338ce3936c250db3285462d51a802a))
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
 
-## 1.0.2 (2026-02-08)
+- Update release please info (#6)
+- Configure changelog sections for release-please (#8)
+- *(master)* Release 1.1.1 (#10)
+## [1.1.0] - 2026-02-21
 
-### Features
+### 🚀 Features
 
-* Add MoP Classic support
-* Exclude icon and generator script from release package
+- Split addon into version-specific files for multi-version support
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Remove unused variables in RaidLogAuto_Main.lua
+- Remove unused variables in RaidLogAuto_Legacy.lua
+- Remove unused variables in RaidLogAuto_Classic.lua
+
+### 🚜 Refactor
+
+- Split addon into version-specific files (#5)
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+- Modernize README with badges, emojis, and visual improvements
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Add Release Please for automated versioning and changelog
+- Add luacheck linting workflow
+- Add luacheck configuration
+- Remove redundant release-type from workflow
+- *(master)* Release 1.1.0 (#4)
+## [1.0.0] - 2026-02-08
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a18fc20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# git-cliff ~ configuration file
+# https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
+
+
+[changelog]
+# A Tera template to be rendered for each release in the changelog.
+# See https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{% if version %}\
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | striptags | trim | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits %}
+        - {% if commit.scope %}*({{ commit.scope }})* {% endif %}\
+            {% if commit.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
+            {{ commit.message | upper_first }}\
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
+"""
+# Remove leading and trailing whitespaces from the changelog's body.
+trim = true
+# Render body even when there are no releases to process.
+render_always = true
+# An array of regex based postprocessors to modify the changelog.
+postprocessors = [
+    # Replace the placeholder <REPO> with a URL.
+    #{ pattern = '<REPO>', replace = "https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff" },
+]
+# render body even when there are no releases to process
+# render_always = true
+# output file path
+# output = "test.md"
+
+[git]
+# Parse commits according to the conventional commits specification.
+# See https://www.conventionalcommits.org
+conventional_commits = true
+# Exclude commits that do not match the conventional commits specification.
+filter_unconventional = true
+# Require all commits to be conventional.
+# Takes precedence over filter_unconventional.
+require_conventional = false
+# Split commits on newlines, treating each line as an individual commit.
+split_commits = false
+# An array of regex based parsers to modify commit messages prior to further processing.
+commit_preprocessors = [
+    # Replace issue numbers with link templates to be updated in `changelog.postprocessors`.
+    #{ pattern = '\((\w+\s)?#([0-9]+)\)', replace = "([#${2}](<REPO>/issues/${2}))"},
+    # Check spelling of the commit message using https://github.com/crate-ci/typos.
+    # If the spelling is incorrect, it will be fixed automatically.
+    #{ pattern = '.*', replace_command = 'typos --write-changes -' },
+]
+# Prevent commits that are breaking from being excluded by commit parsers.
+protect_breaking_commits = false
+# An array of regex based parsers for extracting data from the commit message.
+# Assigns commits to groups.
+# Optionally sets the commit's scope and can decide to exclude commits from further processing.
+commit_parsers = [
+    { message = "^feat", group = "<!-- 0 -->🚀 Features" },
+    { message = "^fix", group = "<!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes" },
+    { message = "^doc", group = "<!-- 3 -->📚 Documentation" },
+    { message = "^perf", group = "<!-- 4 -->⚡ Performance" },
+    { message = "^refactor", group = "<!-- 2 -->🚜 Refactor" },
+    { message = "^style", group = "<!-- 5 -->🎨 Styling" },
+    { message = "^test", group = "<!-- 6 -->🧪 Testing" },
+    { message = "^chore\\(release\\): prepare for", skip = true },
+    { message = "^chore\\(deps.*\\)", skip = true },
+    { message = "^chore\\(pr\\)", skip = true },
+    { message = "^chore\\(pull\\)", skip = true },
+    { message = "^chore|^ci", group = "<!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks" },
+    { body = ".*security", group = "<!-- 8 -->🛡️ Security" },
+    { message = "^revert", group = "<!-- 9 -->◀️ Revert" },
+    { message = ".*", group = "<!-- 10 -->💼 Other" },
+]
+# Exclude commits that are not matched by any commit parser.
+filter_commits = false
+# Fail on a commit that is not matched by any commit parser.
+fail_on_unmatched_commit = false
+# An array of link parsers for extracting external references, and turning them into URLs, using regex.
+link_parsers = []
+# Include only the tags that belong to the current branch.
+use_branch_tags = false
+# Order releases topologically instead of chronologically.
+topo_order = false
+# Order commits topologically instead of chronologically.
+topo_order_commits = true
+# Order of commits in each group/release within the changelog.
+# Allowed values: newest, oldest
+sort_commits = "oldest"
+# Process submodules commits
+recurse_submodules = false
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 009f6b2..0000000
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
-  "release-type": "simple",
-  "changelog-sections": [
-    { "type": "feat", "section": "Features" },
-    { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes" },
-    { "type": "refactor", "section": "Refactors" },
-    { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation" },
-    { "type": "ci", "section": "CI", "hidden": true },
-    { "type": "build", "section": "Build", "hidden": true },
-    { "type": "chore", "section": "Miscellaneous", "hidden": true }
-  ],
-  "packages": {
-    ".": {
-      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
-      "include-component-in-tag": false,
-      "include-v-in-tag": false
-    }
-  }
-}