diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b172fcfaa..40a8fc07a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 name: Build Production Release
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_type:
+        description: 'Release type (alpha, beta, stable)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'alpha'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - alpha
+          - beta
+          - stable
 
 env:
-  RELEASE_TYPE: 'alpha'  # Options: alpha, beta, stable
+  RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type || 'alpha' }}
+  LOG_DIR: 'workflow_logs'
 
 jobs:
   build-release:
@@ -21,11 +30,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 1  # Fetch only last commit for faster checkout
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch full history for proper tag management
           fetch-tags: true  # Fetch tags for versioning
 
-      # Step 1: Download translations from Crowdin
+      # Create log directory
+      - name: Create log directory
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ${{ env.LOG_DIR }}
+          echo "Log directory created at: ${{ env.LOG_DIR }}"
+
+      # Step 1: Download translations from Crowdin (optional - continues on error)
       - name: Download translations from Crowdin
+        id: crowdin
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: crowdin/github-action@v2
         with:
           download_translations: true
@@ -37,15 +54,30 @@ jobs:
           CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID }}
           CROWDIN_PERSONAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Log Crowdin result
+        run: |
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/crowdin.log"
+          
+          if [ "${{ steps.crowdin.outcome }}" == "success" ]; then
+            echo "✓ Crowdin translations downloaded successfully" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          else
+            echo "⚠ Crowdin step skipped or failed - continuing without translations" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          fi
+
       # Step 2: Validate translations
       - name: Validate translations directory
         run: |
-          echo "Validating translations structure..."
+          set -e  # Exit on error
+          set -o pipefail  # Catch errors in pipes
+          
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/translations.log"
+          
+          echo "Validating translations structure..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           if [ ! -d "resources/lang/en" ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: Missing required language directory: resources/lang/en"
+            echo "ERROR: Missing required language directory: resources/lang/en" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
             exit 1
           fi
-          echo "✓ Translations structure validated"
+          echo "✓ Translations structure validated" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 
       # Step 3: Set up Node.js for frontend build
       - name: Set up Node.js
@@ -56,15 +88,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install frontend dependencies (production mode)
         run: |
-          echo "Installing frontend dependencies..."
-          yarn install --frozen-lockfile --production=false
-          echo "✓ Frontend dependencies installed"
+          set -e
+          set -o pipefail
+          
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/yarn-install.log"
+          
+          echo "Installing frontend dependencies..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          yarn install --frozen-lockfile --production=false 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "✓ Frontend dependencies installed" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 
       - name: Build frontend assets for production
         run: |
-          echo "Building frontend assets..."
-          yarn build
-          echo "✓ Frontend assets built successfully"
+          set -e
+          set -o pipefail
+          
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/yarn-build.log"
+          
+          echo "Building frontend assets..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          yarn build 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "✓ Frontend assets built successfully" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 
       # Step 4: Set up PHP and Composer
       - name: Set up PHP
@@ -76,171 +118,182 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Display tool versions
         run: |
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "Tool Versions"
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "PHP version: $(php -v | head -n 1)"
-          echo "Composer version: $(composer --version)"
-          echo "Node.js version: $(node -v)"
-          echo "npm version: $(npm -v)"
-          echo "Yarn version: $(yarn -v)"
-          echo "========================================="
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/tool-versions.log"
+          
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Tool Versions" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "PHP version: $(php -v | head -n 1)" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Composer version: $(composer --version)" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Node.js version: $(node -v)" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "npm version: $(npm -v)" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Yarn version: $(yarn -v)" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 
       - name: Install Composer dependencies (production)
         run: |
-          echo "Installing Composer dependencies (production mode)..."
+          set -e
+          set -o pipefail
+          
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/composer-install.log"
+          
+          echo "Installing Composer dependencies (production mode)..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader \
-            --no-interaction --prefer-dist
-          echo "✓ Composer dependencies installed"
+            --no-interaction --prefer-dist 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "✓ Composer dependencies installed" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 
       - name: Install vendor cleaner and optimize
         run: |
-          echo "Installing composer-vendor-cleaner..."
+          set -e
+          set -o pipefail
+          
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/vendor-cleanup.log"
+          
+          echo "Installing composer-vendor-cleaner..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           composer require liborm85/composer-vendor-cleaner --dev \
-            --no-interaction --no-update
-          composer update liborm85/composer-vendor-cleaner --no-interaction
-          echo "Running vendor cleanup..."
-          composer vendor-cleaner
-          echo "✓ Vendor directory optimized"
+            --no-interaction --no-update 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          composer update liborm85/composer-vendor-cleaner --no-interaction 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Running vendor cleanup..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          composer vendor-cleaner 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "✓ Vendor directory optimized" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 
       # Step 5: Cleanup workspace
       - name: Clean workspace
         run: |
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "Cleaning Workspace"
-          echo "========================================="
+          set -e
+          set -o pipefail
           
-          echo "Removing npm dependencies (node_modules)..."
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/cleanup.log"
+          
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Cleaning Workspace" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          
+          echo "Removing npm dependencies (node_modules)..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           rm -rf node_modules
           
-          echo "Removing .DS_Store files..."
+          echo "Removing .DS_Store files..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           find . -type f -name '.DS_Store' -delete
           
-          echo "Cleaning mPDF fonts (keeping only DejaVu)..."
+          echo "Cleaning mPDF fonts (keeping only DejaVu)..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           find vendor/mpdf/mpdf/ttfonts -type f ! -name "DejaVu*" \
             -delete 2>/dev/null || true
           
-          echo "Cleaning mPDF QR code data..."
+          echo "Cleaning mPDF QR code data..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           rm -rf vendor/mpdf/mpdf/src/QrCode/data/* 2>/dev/null || true
           
-          echo "Removing .git directories from vendor..."
+          echo "Removing .git directories from vendor..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           find vendor -name '.git' -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
           
-          echo "Removing .github directories..."
+          echo "Removing .github directories..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           rm -rf .github
           
-          echo "✓ Workspace cleaned successfully"
-          echo "========================================="
+          echo "✓ Workspace cleaned successfully" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 
-      # Step 6: Create release archive
-      - name: Package InvoicePlane
-        run: |
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "Creating Release Package"
-          echo "========================================="
-          
-          # Create a timestamp for the release
-          TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
-          RELEASE_NAME="invoiceplane-v2-${TIMESTAMP}"
-          RELEASE_FILE="${RELEASE_NAME}.zip"
-
-          echo "Package name: ${RELEASE_FILE}"
-          
-          # Create zip excluding unnecessary files
-          echo "Creating ZIP archive (this may take a moment)..."
-          zip -q -r -9 "${RELEASE_FILE}" . \
-            -x "*.git*" \
-            -x "node_modules/*" \
-            -x "tests/*" \
-            -x ".env*" \
-            -x "*.sqlite" \
-            -x "storage/logs/*" \
-            -x "storage/framework/cache/*" \
-            -x "storage/framework/sessions/*" \
-            -x "storage/framework/views/*" \
-            -x ".phpunit*" \
-            -x "phpunit.xml" \
-            -x "phpstan.neon" \
-            -x "phpstan-baseline.neon" \
-            -x "pint.json" \
-            -x "rector.php" \
-            -x ".editorconfig" \
-            -x ".prettierrc" \
-            -x "docker-compose.yml" \
-            -x "yarn.lock" \
-            -x "package.json" \
-            -x "vite.config.js" \
-            -x "tailwind.config.js" \
-            -x ".DS_Store"
-
-          echo "✓ Package created successfully"
-          
-          echo "Generating checksums..."
-          sha256sum "${RELEASE_FILE}" > sha256.txt
-          md5sum "${RELEASE_FILE}" > md5.txt
-          
-          echo "SHA256: $(cat sha256.txt)"
-          echo "MD5: $(cat md5.txt)"
-          echo "✓ Checksums generated"
-          
-          echo "RELEASE_NAME=${RELEASE_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "RELEASE_FILE=${RELEASE_FILE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "Package Details"
-          echo "========================================="
-          ls -lh "${RELEASE_FILE}"
-          echo "========================================="
-
-      # Step 7: Generate version tag and release notes
+      # Step 6: Generate version tag and release notes
       - name: Generate version tag and release notes
         id: version
         run: |
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "Generating Version Tag"
-          echo "========================================="
+          set -e
+          set -o pipefail
+          
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/version.log"
+          
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Generating Version Tag" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           
           # Get the latest tag or start with v0.0.0
           PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "v0.0.0")
-          echo "Previous tag: ${PREVIOUS_TAG}"
+          echo "Previous tag: ${PREVIOUS_TAG}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           
-          # Extract version numbers
+          # Extract version numbers and suffix
           VERSION=${PREVIOUS_TAG#v}
-          IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$VERSION"
+          
+          # Parse version with alpha/beta suffix
+          if [[ $VERSION =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)-alpha\.([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+            MAJOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            PATCH="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+            ALPHA_NUM="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
+          elif [[ $VERSION =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)-beta\.([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+            MAJOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            PATCH="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+            BETA_NUM="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
+          elif [[ $VERSION =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+            MAJOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            PATCH="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+          else
+            # Default to 2.0.0 if parsing fails
+            MAJOR=2
+            MINOR=0
+            PATCH=0
+          fi
           
           # Increment version based on release type
           case "${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}" in
             alpha)
-              PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
-              NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}-alpha"
+              # Validate not downgrading from beta
+              if [ -n "$BETA_NUM" ]; then
+                echo "ERROR: Cannot switch from beta to alpha. Current version is beta, use beta or stable release type." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              if [ -n "$ALPHA_NUM" ]; then
+                NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}-alpha.$((ALPHA_NUM + 1))"
+              else
+                NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}-alpha.1"
+              fi
               ;;
             beta)
-              PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
-              NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}-beta"
+              # Validate not downgrading from stable
+              if [ -z "$ALPHA_NUM" ] && [ -z "$BETA_NUM" ] && [ "$PREVIOUS_TAG" != "v0.0.0" ]; then
+                echo "ERROR: Cannot switch from stable to beta. Current version is stable, use stable release type." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              if [ -n "$BETA_NUM" ]; then
+                NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}-beta.$((BETA_NUM + 1))"
+              else
+                NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}-beta.1"
+              fi
               ;;
             stable)
-              MINOR=$((MINOR + 1))
-              NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.0"
+              # Validate not skipping beta (strict progression: alpha → beta → stable)
+              if [ -n "$ALPHA_NUM" ]; then
+                echo "ERROR: Cannot switch directly from alpha to stable. Current version is alpha, use beta release type first." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              # If current version is a pre-release (beta), promote it to stable without bumping
+              if [ -n "$BETA_NUM" ]; then
+                NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+              else
+                # From an already-stable version, bump MINOR and reset PATCH
+                MINOR=$((MINOR + 1))
+                NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.0"
+              fi
               ;;
             *)
-              echo "ERROR: Invalid RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}"
+              echo "ERROR: Invalid RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
               exit 1
               ;;
           esac
           
           NEW_TAG="v${NEW_VERSION}"
-          echo "New tag: ${NEW_TAG}"
+          echo "New tag: ${NEW_TAG}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           
           # Store for later steps
           echo "NEW_TAG=${NEW_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "NEW_VERSION=${NEW_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "PREVIOUS_TAG=${PREVIOUS_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "new_tag=${NEW_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           
-          echo "✓ Version tag generated"
-          echo "========================================="
+          echo "✓ Version tag generated" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           
           # Generate release notes between tags
-          echo "Generating release notes..."
+          echo "Generating release notes..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
           echo "# Release ${NEW_TAG}" > RELEASE_NOTES.md
           echo "" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
           echo "**Release Type:** ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -255,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
             
             # Fetch previous tag for comparison
-            git fetch --depth=1 origin tag ${PREVIOUS_TAG} 2>/dev/null || true
+            git fetch origin tag ${PREVIOUS_TAG} 2>/dev/null || true
             
             # Generate changelog
             git log ${PREVIOUS_TAG}..HEAD --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md 2>/dev/null || \
@@ -266,23 +319,92 @@ jobs:
           echo "---" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
           echo "Generated: $(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
           
-          echo "✓ Release notes generated"
-          cat RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          echo "✓ Release notes generated" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          cat RELEASE_NOTES.md | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+
+      # Step 7: Create release archive
+      - name: Package InvoicePlane
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          set -o pipefail
+          
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/packaging.log"
+          
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Creating Release Package" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          
+          # Use the version tag for the release name
+          RELEASE_FILE="ip-${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}.zip"
+          
+          echo "Package name: ${RELEASE_FILE}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          
+          # Create zip excluding unnecessary files
+          echo "Creating ZIP archive (this may take a moment)..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          zip -q -r -9 "${RELEASE_FILE}" . \
+            -x "*.git*" \
+            -x "node_modules/*" \
+            -x "tests/*" \
+            -x ".env*" \
+            -x "*.sqlite" \
+            -x "storage/logs/*" \
+            -x "storage/framework/cache/*" \
+            -x "storage/framework/sessions/*" \
+            -x "storage/framework/views/*" \
+            -x ".phpunit*" \
+            -x "phpunit.xml" \
+            -x "phpstan.neon" \
+            -x "phpstan-baseline.neon" \
+            -x "pint.json" \
+            -x "rector.php" \
+            -x ".editorconfig" \
+            -x ".prettierrc" \
+            -x "docker-compose.yml" \
+            -x "yarn.lock" \
+            -x "package.json" \
+            -x "vite.config.js" \
+            -x "tailwind.config.js" \
+            -x ".DS_Store" \
+            -x "${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/*"
+          
+          echo "✓ Package created successfully" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          
+          echo "Generating checksums..." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          sha256sum "${RELEASE_FILE}" > sha256.txt
+          md5sum "${RELEASE_FILE}" > md5.txt
+          
+          SHA256_HASH=$(awk '{print $1}' sha256.txt)
+          MD5_HASH=$(awk '{print $1}' md5.txt)
+          
+          echo "SHA256: ${SHA256_HASH}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "MD5: ${MD5_HASH}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "✓ Checksums generated" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          
+          echo "RELEASE_FILE=${RELEASE_FILE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SHA256_HASH=${SHA256_HASH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "MD5_HASH=${MD5_HASH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Package Details" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          ls -lh "${RELEASE_FILE}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
 
       # Step 8: Upload release artifact
       - name: Upload release artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }}
+          name: ip-${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}
           path: |
             ${{ env.RELEASE_FILE }}
             sha256.txt
             md5.txt
             RELEASE_NOTES.md
+            ${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/**
           retention-days: 90
 
-      # Step 9: Create GitHub Release
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
+      # Step 9: Create GitHub Draft Pre-Release
+      - name: Create GitHub Draft Pre-Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ env.NEW_TAG }}
@@ -292,7 +414,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.RELEASE_FILE }}
             sha256.txt
             md5.txt
-          draft: false
+          draft: true
           prerelease: ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE != 'stable' }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -300,15 +422,44 @@ jobs:
       # Step 10: Workflow complete
       - name: Workflow summary
         run: |
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "INVOICEPLANE V2 WORKFLOW COMPLETED"
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "Release: ${{ env.NEW_TAG }}"
-          echo "Type: ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}"
-          echo "Package: ${{ env.RELEASE_FILE }}"
-          echo "Artifact name: ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }}"
-          echo "Checksums: sha256.txt, md5.txt"
-          echo "Release notes: RELEASE_NOTES.md"
-          echo "========================================="
-          echo "GitHub Release created successfully!"
-          echo "========================================="
+          LOG_FILE="${{ env.LOG_DIR }}/summary.log"
+          
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "INVOICEPLANE V2 WORKFLOW COMPLETED" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Release: ${{ env.NEW_TAG }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Type: ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Package: ${{ env.RELEASE_FILE }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Artifact name: ip-${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Checksums:" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "  SHA256: ${{ env.SHA256_HASH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "  MD5: ${{ env.MD5_HASH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Release notes: RELEASE_NOTES.md" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Logs directory: ${{ env.LOG_DIR }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "GitHub Draft Pre-Release created successfully!" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "Review the draft release and publish when ready." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          echo "=========================================" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          
+          # Add to GitHub Actions summary
+          echo "## 🎉 Release Build Complete" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Version:** \`${{ env.NEW_TAG }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Type:** ${{ env.RELEASE_TYPE }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Package:** \`${{ env.RELEASE_FILE }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### 📦 Download" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- Artifact: \`ip-${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### 🔐 Checksums" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "\`\`\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "SHA256: ${{ env.SHA256_HASH }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "MD5: ${{ env.MD5_HASH }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "\`\`\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### 📝 Next Steps" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "1. Review the draft release in GitHub" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "2. Test the package if needed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "3. Publish the release when ready" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY