diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ec684b70..0a26e59c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          dotnet-version: |
-            8.0.x
-            9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
           source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/open-feature/index.json
 
       - name: Restore
@@ -67,9 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          dotnet-version: |
-            8.0.x
-            9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
           source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/open-feature/index.json
 
       - name: Restore
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
index 603349e8..38313628 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          dotnet-version: |
-            8.0.x
-            9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
           source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/open-feature/index.json
 
       - name: Run Test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-format.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-format.yml
index e96d5ec0..63259de0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-format.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@67a3573c9a986a3f9c594539f4ab511d57bb3ce9 # v4
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
 
       - name: dotnet format
         run: dotnet format --verify-no-changes OpenFeature.sln
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index f4a3d93c..ce4bb634 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          dotnet-version: |
-            8.0.x
-            9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
           source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/open-feature/index.json
 
       - name: Initialize Tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 14f3dae1..146c27e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_ACTION_TOKEN}}
           default-branch: main
           signoff: "OpenFeature Bot <109696520+openfeaturebot@users.noreply.github.com>"
+          release-type: simple
     outputs:
       release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       release_tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
@@ -46,9 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          dotnet-version: |
-            8.0.x
-            9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
           source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/open-feature/index.json
 
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          dotnet-version: |
-            9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
           source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/open-feature/index.json
 
       - name: Install CycloneDX.NET