diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2dd461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Exclude bot PRs from auto-generated release notes
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+    authors:
+      - dependabot
+      - dependabot[bot]
+      - pre-commit-ci[bot]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
index 67bee23..259855c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           cp *.conda /tmp/local-channel/linux-64
 
       - name: Verify conda package
-        uses: neutrons/conda-verify@main
+        uses: neutrons/conda-actions/pkg-verify@main
         with:
           package-name: ${{ env.PKG_NAME }}
           module-name: ${{ env.MODULE_NAME }}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Upload package to anaconda
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [tests, conda-build]
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/next'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -132,15 +132,21 @@ jobs:
           name: artifact-conda-package
 
       - name: Upload package to anaconda
-        env:
-          ANACONDA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }}
-          IS_RC: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-        run: |
-          # label is main or rc depending on the tag-name
-          CONDA_LABEL="main"
-          if [ "${IS_RC}" = "true" ]; then CONDA_LABEL="rc"; fi
-          echo pushing ${{ github.ref }} with label $CONDA_LABEL
-          pixi run anaconda upload --label $CONDA_LABEL --user neutrons ${{ env.PKG_NAME }}-*.conda
+        uses: neutrons/conda-actions/publish@main
+        with:
+          anaconda-token: ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }}
+          organization: neutrons
+          package-path: ${{ env.PKG_NAME }}-*.conda
+
+      - name: Remove old packages
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/next'
+        uses: neutrons/conda-actions/pkg-remove@v1
+        with:
+          anaconda_token: ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }}
+          organization: neutrons
+          package_name: ${{ env.PKG_NAME }}
+          label: ${{ env.CONDA_LABEL }}
+          keep: 5
 
   pypi-publish:
     name: Upload release to PyPI