diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 698251d..2f70d8c 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -78,15 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Detect platform
         id: platform
         run: |
-          PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*<platform>\([^<]*\)<\/platform>.*/\1/p' .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
-          [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM="generic"
-          echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          MANIFEST=$(find ./src -maxdepth 1 -name "pkg_*.xml" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          [ -z "$MANIFEST" ] && MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" ! -path "*/packages/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          [ -z "$MANIFEST" ] && MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          MOD_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 4 -name "mod*.class.php" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l 'extends DolibarrModules' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          echo "manifest=${MANIFEST}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "mod_file=${MOD_FILE}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/manifest_read.php --path . --github-output
 
       - name: Resolve metadata and bump version
         id: meta
@@ -104,12 +96,6 @@ jobs:
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_bump.php --path .
           VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
           [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION="00.00.01"
-          TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
-
-          # Update platform-specific manifest
-          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
-          MANIFEST="${{ steps.platform.outputs.manifest }}"
-          MOD_FILE="${{ steps.platform.outputs.mod_file }}"
 
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_set_platform.php \
             --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -127,36 +113,16 @@ jobs:
             git push origin HEAD 2>&1
           }
 
-          # Auto-detect element (platform-aware)
-          EXT_ELEMENT=""
-          case "$PLATFORM" in
-            joomla)
-              if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
-                EXT_ELEMENT=$(sed -n 's/.*<element>\([^<]*\)<\/element>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-                if [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ]; then
-                  EXT_ELEMENT=$(basename "$MANIFEST" .xml | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-                  case "$EXT_ELEMENT" in
-                    templatedetails|manifest) EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -') ;;
-                  esac
-                fi
-              else
-                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
-              fi
-              ;;
-            dolibarr)
-              if [ -n "$MOD_FILE" ]; then
-                MOD_BASENAME=$(basename "$MOD_FILE" .class.php)
-                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "$MOD_BASENAME" | sed 's/^mod//' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-              else
-                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
-              fi
-              ;;
-            *)
-              EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
-              ;;
-          esac
+          # Auto-detect element via manifest_element.php
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/manifest_element.php \
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --stability "$STABILITY" \
+            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --github-output
 
-          ZIP_NAME="${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION}${SUFFIX}.zip"
+          # Read back element outputs
+          EXT_ELEMENT=$(grep '^ext_element=' "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" | tail -1 | cut -d= -f2)
+          ZIP_NAME=$(grep '^zip_name=' "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" | tail -1 | cut -d= -f2)
+          [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ] && EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
+          [ -z "$ZIP_NAME" ] && ZIP_NAME="${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION}${SUFFIX}.zip"
 
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "stability=${STABILITY}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -278,54 +244,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update updates.xml
         if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
         run: |
-          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
           VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          SHA256="${{ steps.zip.outputs.sha256 }}"
-          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
-          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
+          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
 
           if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
             echo "No updates.xml -- skipping"
             exit 0
           fi
 
-          # Map stability to XML tag name
-          case "$STABILITY" in
-            development)        XML_TAG="development" ;;
-            alpha)              XML_TAG="alpha" ;;
-            beta)               XML_TAG="beta" ;;
-            release-candidate)  XML_TAG="rc" ;;
-            *)                  XML_TAG="$STABILITY" ;;
-          esac
-
-          DOWNLOAD_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/${TAG}/${ZIP_NAME}"
-
-          # Use PHP to update the channel in updates.xml
-          php -r '
-            $xml_tag = $argv[1];
-            $version = $argv[2];
-            $sha256 = $argv[3];
-            $url = $argv[4];
-            $date = date("Y-m-d");
-
-            $content = file_get_contents("updates.xml");
-            $pattern = "/(<update>(?:(?!<\/update>).)*?<tag>" . preg_quote($xml_tag) . "<\/tag>.*?<\/update>)/s";
-
-            $content = preg_replace_callback($pattern, function($m) use ($version, $sha256, $url, $date) {
-              $block = $m[0];
-              $block = preg_replace("/<version>[^<]*<\/version>/", "<version>{$version}</version>", $block);
-              if (strpos($block, "<sha256>") !== false) {
-                $block = preg_replace("/<sha256>[^<]*<\/sha256>/", "<sha256>{$sha256}</sha256>", $block);
-              } else {
-                $block = str_replace("</downloads>", "</downloads>\n    <sha256>{$sha256}</sha256>", $block);
-              }
-              $block = preg_replace("/(<downloadurl[^>]*>)[^<]*(<\/downloadurl>)/", "\${1}{$url}\${2}", $block);
-              return $block;
-            }, $content);
-
-            file_put_contents("updates.xml", $content);
-            echo "Updated {$xml_tag} channel: version={$version}\n";
-          ' "$XML_TAG" "$VERSION" "$SHA256" "$DOWNLOAD_URL"
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/updates_xml_build.php \
+            --path . --version "${VERSION}" --stability "${STABILITY}" \
+            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" --org "${GITEA_ORG}" --repo "${GITEA_REPO}"
 
           # Commit and push
           if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then