diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 3e1aba5..c70b4ab 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ jobs:
             @saithodev/semantic-release-gitea \
             conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits \
             @semantic-release/git \
-            @semantic-release/changelog \
-            @semantic-release/exec
+            @semantic-release/changelog
           
           npx semantic-release
+          
+          ls -l
 
       # TODO extract dedicated action
       - name: setup tea cli
diff --git a/.releaserc.js b/.releaserc.js
index 1333bdb..ec3a875 100644
--- a/.releaserc.js
+++ b/.releaserc.js
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {
             {
                 "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version}",
                 "assets":  [
-                    "CHANGELOG.md",
-                    "version.txt"
+                    "CHANGELOG.md"
                 ]
             }
         ],
@@ -36,12 +35,6 @@ module.exports = {
             "@saithodev/semantic-release-gitea",
             {
             }
-        ],
-        [
-            "@semantic-release/exec",
-            {
-                "prepareCmd": "echo ${nextRelease.version} > version.txt"
-            }
         ]
     ],
     "preset":     "conventionalcommits",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 132e3d6..5396f43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-## [1.1.0](https://git.keine.cloud/oliver/pipeline-test-versioning/compare/v1.0.1...v1.1.0) (2024-02-01)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* install @semantic-release/exec ([f7de5fe](https://git.keine.cloud/oliver/pipeline-test-versioning/commit/f7de5feea155fc0d93e0f47b6bc84ed5c61fc5f1))
-
-
-### Features
-
-* write version.txt ([3827ebc](https://git.keine.cloud/oliver/pipeline-test-versioning/commit/3827ebc131a166577071a6823af6597d01df32fd))
-* write VERSION.txt ([09f746c](https://git.keine.cloud/oliver/pipeline-test-versioning/commit/09f746c4c18f7862f70e333619d8c59ad7cc519b))
-
 ## [1.0.1](https://git.keine.cloud/oliver/pipeline-test-versioning/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1) (2024-02-01)