diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 162b08f..1a9eeef 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ on:
     types: [closed]
     branches:
       - dev
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [synchronize, opened, reopened]
+    branches:
+      - main
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       stability:
@@ -43,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: release
     if: >-
       github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-      (github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'dev')
+      (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'dev') ||
+      (github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'main')
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -51,22 +56,29 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && github.event.pull_request.head.sha || '' }}
 
       - name: Setup moko-platform tools
         env:
           MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
         run: |
-          if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
-            sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
+          # Use pre-installed /opt/moko-platform if available (updated by cron every 6h)
+          if [ -f “/opt/moko-platform/cli/version_bump.php” ] && [ -f “/opt/moko-platform/vendor/autoload.php” ]; then
+            echo “Using pre-installed /opt/moko-platform”
+            echo “MOKO_CLI=/opt/moko-platform/cli” >> “$GITHUB_ENV”
+          else
+            echo “Falling back to fresh clone”
+            if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
+              sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
+            fi
+            rm -rf /tmp/moko-platform-api
+            git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
+              “https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/moko-platform.git” \
+              /tmp/moko-platform-api
+            cd /tmp/moko-platform-api && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
+            echo “MOKO_CLI=/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli” >> “$GITHUB_ENV”
           fi
-          # Always fetch latest CLI tools — never use stale cache from previous runs
-          rm -rf /tmp/moko-platform-api
-          git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
-            "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/moko-platform.git" \
-            /tmp/moko-platform-api
-          cd /tmp/moko-platform-api && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
-          echo "MOKO_CLI=/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Detect platform
         id: platform
@@ -76,7 +88,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Resolve metadata and bump version
         id: meta
         run: |
-          STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability || 'development' }}"
+          # Auto-detect stability: RC for PRs targeting main, else use input or default to development
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request_target" ] && [ "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" = "main" ]; then
+            STABILITY="release-candidate"
+          else
+            STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability || 'development' }}"
+          fi
 
           case "$STABILITY" in
             development)        SUFFIX="-dev";   TAG="development" ;;
@@ -85,20 +102,23 @@ jobs:
             release-candidate)  SUFFIX="-rc";    TAG="release-candidate" ;;
           esac
 
-          # Read current version (bump already handled by push workflow)
-          VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
-          [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION="00.00.01"
+          # Bump version via CLI: patch for dev/alpha/beta, minor for RC
+          case "$STABILITY" in
+            release-candidate) BUMP="minor" ;;
+            *)                 BUMP="patch" ;;
+          esac
 
-          # Strip any existing suffix from version before applying stability
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_bump.php --path . $([ "$BUMP" = "minor" ] && echo "--minor") 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # Set stability suffix and verify consistency
+          VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "00.00.01")
           VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/-\(dev\|alpha\|beta\|rc\)$//')
 
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_set_platform.php \
             --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" --stability "$STABILITY" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          # Verify version consistency across all files
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_check.php --path . --fix 2>/dev/null || true
 
-          # Update VERSION variable with suffix
+          # Append suffix for output
           if [ -n "$SUFFIX" ]; then
             VERSION="${VERSION}${SUFFIX}"
           fi
@@ -144,6 +164,41 @@ jobs:
             --token "${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
             --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --branch dev --prerelease
 
+      - name: Update release notes from CHANGELOG.md
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+
+          # Extract [Unreleased] section from changelog (everything between [Unreleased] and next ## heading)
+          if [ -f "CHANGELOG.md" ]; then
+            NOTES=$(awk '/^## \[Unreleased\]/{found=1; next} /^## \[/{if(found) exit} found{print}' CHANGELOG.md)
+            [ -z "$NOTES" ] && NOTES="Release ${VERSION}"
+          else
+            NOTES="Release ${VERSION}"
+          fi
+
+          # Update release body via API
+          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/releases/tags/${TAG}" | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+          if [ -n "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
+            python3 -c "
+          import json, urllib.request
+          body = open('/dev/stdin').read()
+          payload = json.dumps({'body': body}).encode()
+          req = urllib.request.Request(
+              '${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}',
+              data=payload, method='PATCH',
+              headers={
+                  'Authorization': 'token ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}',
+                  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+              })
+          urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+          " <<< "$NOTES"
+            echo "Release notes updated from CHANGELOG.md"
+          fi
+
       - name: Build package and upload
         id: package
         run: |
@@ -155,55 +210,8 @@ jobs:
             --token "${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
             --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --output /tmp || true
 
-      - name: Update updates.xml
-        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
-          SHA256="${{ steps.package.outputs.sha256_zip }}"
-
-          if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
-            echo "No updates.xml -- skipping"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          SHA_FLAG=""
-          [ -n "$SHA256" ] && SHA_FLAG="--sha ${SHA256}"
-
-          php ${MOKO_CLI}/updates_xml_build.php \
-            --path . --version "${VERSION}" --stability "${STABILITY}" \
-            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" --org "${GITEA_ORG}" --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" \
-            ${SHA_FLAG}
-
-          # Commit and push
-          if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
-            git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-            git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
-            git add updates.xml
-            git commit -m "chore: update ${STABILITY} channel ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
-            git push origin HEAD 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push failed"
-          fi
-
-      - name: "Sync updates.xml to all branches"
-        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
-        run: |
-          CURRENT_BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
-
-          for BRANCH in main dev; do
-            [ "$BRANCH" = "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && continue
-            echo "Syncing updates.xml -> ${BRANCH}"
-            git fetch origin "${BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null || continue
-            git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- updates.xml 2>/dev/null || continue
-            git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" -- updates.xml
-            if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
-              git add updates.xml
-              git commit -m "chore: sync updates.xml from ${CURRENT_BRANCH} [skip ci]"
-              git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/${BRANCH} 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push to ${BRANCH} failed"
-            fi
-            git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null
-          done
+      # updates.xml is generated dynamically by MokoGitea license server
+      # No need to build, commit, or sync updates.xml from workflows
 
       - name: "Delete lesser pre-release channels (cascade)"
         continue-on-error: true