diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-repo.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-repo.yml
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index 9863aa7..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-repo.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-on: push
-jobs:
-  lint-repo-and-markdown:
-    uses: simatic-ax/actions/.github/workflows/check-repository.yml@stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-development-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/package-development-workflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f766c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-development-workflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# This workflow is going to be used during the development phase of the project
+# The workflow builds and tests the the sources on the following triggers:
+#   - once a change is pushed to the main branch or any of its sub-branches
+name: Library development workflow
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'  # runs the workflow, once new changes have been integrated to main
+      - 'main/**' # runs the workflow, once new changes have been integrated to a sub-branch of main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - 'main' # run workflow in the scope of pull requests towards main
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      APAX_TOKEN:
+        required: true
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read     # required for checkout
+  packages: read     # required for pulling the container
+  actions: write     # required for artifact uploading
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    name: Build and Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/simatic-ax/ci-images/apax-ci-image:3.4.2
+      credentials:
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps: 
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # either check out a provided reference, or use the reference that triggered this workflow, e.g. a push, PR or a release
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ref != '' && inputs.ref || github.ref }}
+
+      - name: Check links
+        uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+        with:
+          check-modified-files-only: 'yes'
+          base-branch: 'main'
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release-workflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1e141c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release-workflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# This workflow is triggered when a release is published via the UI
+# The workflow is only executed if the release is a tag and the target_commitish is a release branch
+name: Release workflow
+
+# Start the workflow as soon as a release has been published via the UI
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write    # required for checkout
+  packages: write    # required for pulling the container
+  actions: write     # required for artifact downloading
+  pull-requests: write # Für PR-Erstellung und Management
+
+jobs:
+  call-development:
+    name: Build the package
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-development-workflow.yml
+    secrets:
+      APAX_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.APAX_TOKEN }}
+    with:
+      # checks out the branch that has been selected during the release process
+      ref: ${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}
+
+  release:
+    name: Release the package
+    needs: call-development
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/simatic-ax/ci-images/apax-ci-image:3.4.2
+      credentials:
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps: 
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Version package
+        uses: simatic-ax/actions/apax-version@v3
+        with:
+          version: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Package source code
+        uses: simatic-ax/actions/apax-pack@v3
+        with:
+          key: ${{ secrets.APAX_SIGNKEY }}
+
+      - name: Login to required registries
+        uses: simatic-ax/actions/apax-login@v3
+        with:
+          apax-token: ${{ secrets.APAX_TOKEN }}
+          registries: |
+            https://npm.pkg.github.com/,${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish apax package
+        uses: simatic-ax/actions/apax-publish@v3
+        with:
+          registries: |
+            https://npm.pkg.github.com
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-library.yml b/.github/workflows/release-library.yml
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index 0338480..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-library.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  push:
-    # Pattern matched against refs/tags
-    tags:        
-      - '*'
-
-jobs:
-  release-apax-lib:
-    uses: simatic-ax/actions/.github/workflows/apax-publish.yml@stable
-    secrets:
-      APAX_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.APAX_TOKEN }}
-      DEPLOY_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
-      APAX_SIGNKEY: ${{ secrets.APAX_SIGNKEY }}
-
-    with:
-      VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-      RUN_BUILD: false
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diff --git a/.markdownlint.yml b/.markdownlint.yml
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index 62620c9..0000000
--- a/.markdownlint.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# markdownlint YAML configuration
----
-
-# Default state for all rules
-default: true
-
-# ignored rules
-line-length: false
-no-inline-html: false
-first-line-h1: false
-no-emphasis-as-header: false
-MD024:
-  allow_different_nesting: true
-  siblings_only: true
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diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 7bdce72..420b82b 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # These owners will be the default owners for everything in the repo. 
 # Unless a later match takes precedence, the listed user will be 
 # requested for review when someone opens a pull request.
-* @sjuergen @BeckerStS @kruegerfelix
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+* @sjuergen @ReinerSchinkoethe @theBadT @BeckerStS
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diff --git a/repolinter.json b/repolinter.json
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index f662361..0000000
--- a/repolinter.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/todogroup/repolinter/master/rulesets/schema.json",
-  "version": 2,
-  "axioms": {
-    "linguist": "language",
-    "licensee": "license",
-    "packagers": "packager"
-  },
-  "rules": {
-    "license-file-exists": {
-      "level": "off",
-      "rule": {
-        "type": "file-existence",
-        "options": {
-          "globsAny": ["LICENSE*", "COPYING*"],
-          "nocase": true
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
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