diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 804ea2e..85e1e79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 name: Release Package
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - dev
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -15,12 +17,12 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
         with:
-          ref: main
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 0 # wichtig für semantic-release, damit alle Tags vorhanden sind
 
       - name: Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eec732e..46738aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 # react-native-google-maps-plus
 
-[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/react-native-google-maps-plus.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-google-maps-plus)
+[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/react-native-google-maps-plus.svg?logo=npm&color=cb0000)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-google-maps-plus)
+[![Dev Release](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/react-native-google-maps-plus/dev.svg?label=dev%20release&color=orange&logo=githubactions)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-google-maps-plus)
 [![Release](https://github.com/pinpong/react-native-google-maps-plus/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pinpong/react-native-google-maps-plus/actions/workflows/release.yml)
-[![Issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/pinpong/react-native-google-maps-plus)](https://github.com/pinpong/react-native-google-maps-plus/issues)
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/pinpong/react-native-google-maps-plus)](./LICENSE)
-[![Code Style: Prettier](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-prettier-ff69b4.svg)](https://prettier.io/)
-[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/%3C/%3E-TypeScript-blue.svg)](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
-[![Lint](https://img.shields.io/badge/lint-eslint-green.svg)](https://eslint.org/)
-[![React Native](https://img.shields.io/badge/react--native-%3E%3D0.81.0-61dafb.svg)](https://reactnative.dev/)
-[![Platform: Android](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-android-green.svg)](https://developer.android.com/)
-[![Platform: iOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-iOS-lightgrey.svg)](https://developer.apple.com/ios/)
+[![Issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/pinpong/react-native-google-maps-plus?logo=github)](https://github.com/pinpong/react-native-google-maps-plus/issues)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/pinpong/react-native-google-maps-plus?logo=open-source-initiative&logoColor=green)](./LICENSE)
+[![Code Style: Prettier](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-prettier-ff69b4.svg?logo=prettier&logoColor=white)](https://prettier.io/)
+[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/%3C/%3E-TypeScript-blue.svg?logo=typescript)](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
+[![Lint](https://img.shields.io/badge/lint-eslint-green.svg?logo=eslint&logoColor=white)](https://eslint.org/)
+[![React Native](https://img.shields.io/badge/react--native-%3E%3D0.81.0-61dafb.svg?logo=react)](https://reactnative.dev/)
+[![Platform: Android](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-android-green.svg?logo=android&logoColor=white)](https://developer.android.com/)
+[![Platform: iOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-iOS-lightgrey.svg?logo=apple&logoColor=black)](https://developer.apple.com/ios/)
 
 React-native wrapper for android & IOS google maps sdk
 
diff --git a/release.config.cjs b/release.config.cjs
index 119f5d8..bfb8b1b 100644
--- a/release.config.cjs
+++ b/release.config.cjs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const sortMap = Object.fromEntries(
  * @type {import('semantic-release').GlobalConfig}
  */
 module.exports = {
-  branches: ['main', { name: 'next', prerelease: 'next' }],
+  branches: ['main', { name: 'dev', prerelease: 'dev' }],
   plugins: [
     [
       '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',