diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-sdk.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-sdk.yaml
index bc27b0d..a56b028 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-sdk.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-sdk.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # This workflow is used to publish the Python SDK to the actual PyPI.
 # It is triggered by a tag push, and will only publish if the tag is valid.
-# The tag must match the format sdk-v*.*.*
+# The tag must match the format v*.*.*
 
 name: Publish Python SDK
 
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - "sdk-v*.*.*" # Trigger on version tags like sdk-v0.1.0 etc.
+      - "v*.*.*" # Trigger on version tags like v0.1.0 etc.
 
 jobs:
   validate:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index ae495c3..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow creates and pushes a release tag using the push-release-tag.sh script.
-# It can be triggered manually and will prompt for confirmation before creating the tag.
-
-name: Create Release Tag
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      dry_run:
-        description: "Run in dry-run mode (show what would be done without actually creating/pushing the tag)"
-        required: false
-        type: boolean
-        default: true
-      confirm_release:
-        description: "Type 'YES' to confirm you want to create and push the release tag"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-
-jobs:
-  check-branch:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: production
-    steps:
-      - name: Check if running on release branch
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.ref }}" != "refs/heads/release" ]; then
-            echo "Error: This workflow can only be run from the 'release' branch."
-            echo "Current branch: ${{ github.ref }}"
-            echo "Please switch to the 'release' branch and try again."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "Running on release branch - proceeding with workflow."
-
-  create-release-tag:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: check-branch
-    environment: production
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/release'
-
-    permissions:
-      contents: write # Required to create and push tags
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Validate confirmation
-        if: github.event.inputs.confirm_release != 'YES' && github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "Error: You must type 'YES' in the confirm_release input to proceed with creating a release tag."
-          echo "Received: '${{ github.event.inputs.confirm_release }}'"
-          exit 1
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history and tags
-
-      - name: Make scripts executable
-        run: |
-          chmod +x scripts/push-release-tag.sh
-          chmod +x scripts/get_version.sh
-
-      - name: Configure Git
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-      - name: Run push-release-tag script (dry-run)
-        if: github.event.inputs.dry_run == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "Running in dry-run mode..."
-          make push-release-tag DRY_RUN=--dry-run
-
-      - name: Run push-release-tag script
-        if: github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true'
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          echo "Creating and pushing release tag..."
-          # Override the interactive confirmation since we already confirmed via workflow input
-          echo "YES" | make push-release-tag
diff --git a/scripts/validate-release-tag.sh b/scripts/validate-release-tag.sh
index 175464e..9b26dd5 100755
--- a/scripts/validate-release-tag.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate-release-tag.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Validate release requirements
-# - Checks if the tag matches naming convention (sdk-v*.*.*)
+# - Checks if the tag matches naming convention (v*.*.*)
 # - Checks if the tag matches the version in the package
 # - Ensures we're releasing from the release branch
 
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ git fetch --tags --prune --force
 
 TAG=$1
 
-# Check if tag starts with sdk-v
-if [[ ! "$TAG" =~ ^sdk-v ]]; then
-  echo "ERROR: Tag must start with 'sdk-v'"
+# Check if tag starts with v
+if [[ ! "$TAG" =~ ^v ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Tag must start with 'v'"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Extract version without the 'sdk-v' prefix
-VERSION=${TAG#sdk-v}
+# Extract version without the 'v' prefix
+VERSION=${TAG#v}
 
 PACKAGE_VERSION=$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/get_version.sh")