diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a3e2feace3e90808af5708185a9756e0139db4e8..816e4432992cb333fd7d2fe0cff10fad24a225f9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ variables:
 
 stages:
   - build
-  - publish
 
 run_build:
   stage: build
@@ -23,24 +22,4 @@ run_build:
     - cp build/tmp/deploy/images/raspberrypi4-64/update-image-raspberrypi4-64.rootfs.swu meta-pypcc/artifacts/
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - artifacts/*
-
-
-
-publish_to_hawkbit:
-  image:
-    name: alpine/curl
-  stage: build
-  when: manual
-  environment:
-    name: production
-  script:
-   - cd publish
-   - chmod +x *.sh
-   - ./create_software_module_with_distset.sh
-   - ./publish_to_hawkbit.sh
-   
-
-
-
-
+      - artifacts/*
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diff --git a/publish/create_software_module_with_distset.sh b/publish/create_software_module_with_distset.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 2855538e69f1618699bd6b358a280488ef8a9134..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/publish/create_software_module_with_distset.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Default server URL
-DEFAULT_SERVER="https://ota.lofar.net"
-SERVER="${1:-$DEFAULT_SERVER}"
-
-# Software module metadata
-MODULE_NAME="Lofar CCD and APSCT Yocto Image"
-MODULE_TYPE="os"
-MODULE_VENDOR="LOFAR"
-MODULE_DESC="Yocto image for Raspberry Pi"
-
-# Distribution set metadata
-DISTSET_NAME="Lofar CCD and APSCT Yocto Image Distribution"
-DISTSET_DESC="Distribution set for CCD APSCT Raspberry Pi Yocto images"
-DISTSET_TYPE="os_app"   # its a full os with apps :)
-
-# Determine version from GitLab CI or local commit
-if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
-  MODULE_VERSION="$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
-elif [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA" ]; then
-  MODULE_VERSION="dev-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-else
-  MODULE_VERSION="dev-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-fi
-
-echo "Using version: $MODULE_VERSION"
-
-# urlencode function using jq
-urlencode() {
-  printf '%s' "$1" | jq -sRr @uri
-}
-
-# 1. Check if software module exists and get its ID, using q filter
-query_sm="name==\"$MODULE_NAME\";version==\"$MODULE_VERSION\""
-query_sm_enc=$(urlencode "$query_sm")
-
-modules=$(curl -s -u "$HAWKBITUSER:$HAWKBITPW" \
-  "$SERVER/rest/v1/softwaremodules?q=$query_sm_enc&limit=1")
-
-module_id=$(echo "$modules" | jq -r '.content[0].id // empty')
-
-if [ -n "$module_id" ]; then
-  echo "➤ Software module \"$MODULE_NAME\" version \"$MODULE_VERSION\" already exists with ID $module_id."
-else
-  echo "➤ Creating software module \"$MODULE_NAME\" version \"$MODULE_VERSION\"..."
-
-  payload=$(jq -n \
-    --arg name "$MODULE_NAME" \
-    --arg version "$MODULE_VERSION" \
-    --arg type "$MODULE_TYPE" \
-    --arg vendor "$MODULE_VENDOR" \
-    --arg desc "$MODULE_DESC" \
-    '{ name: $name, version: $version, type: $type, vendor: $vendor, description: $desc, encrypted: false }')
-
-  response=$(curl -s -u "$HAWKBITUSER:$HAWKBITPW" \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -X POST "$SERVER/rest/v1/softwaremodules" \
-    -d "[$payload]")
-
-  module_id=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.[0].id')
-
-  if [ -z "$module_id" ] || [ "$module_id" = "null" ]; then
-    echo "❌ ERROR: Failed to create software module or parse module ID"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  echo "➤ Created software module with ID: $module_id"
-fi
-
-# 2. Check if distribution set exists and get its ID, using q filter
-query_ds="name==\"$DISTSET_NAME\""
-query_ds_enc=$(urlencode "$query_ds")
-
-distsets=$(curl -s -u "$HAWKBITUSER:$HAWKBITPW" \
-  "$SERVER/rest/v1/distributionsets?q=$query_ds_enc&limit=1")
-#echo "$distsets"
-distset_id=$(echo "$distsets" | jq -r '.content[0]?.id // empty')
-
-if [ -n "$distset_id" ]; then
-  echo "➤ Distribution set \"$DISTSET_NAME\" already exists with ID $distset_id."
-else
-  echo "➤ Creating distribution set \"$DISTSET_NAME\"..."
-
-  # Prepare modules array with module_id converted to number inside jq
-  modules_array=$(jq -n --arg id "$module_id" '[{id: ($id|tonumber)}]')
-
-  distset_payload=$(jq -n \
-    --arg name "$DISTSET_NAME" \
-    --arg desc "$DISTSET_DESC" \
-    --arg version "$MODULE_VERSION" \
-    --arg type "$DISTSET_TYPE" \
-    --argjson modules "$modules_array" \
-    '{ 
-      name: $name,
-      description: $desc,
-      version: $version,
-      locked: true,
-      requiredMigrationStep: false,
-      modules: $modules,
-      type: $type
-    }')
-#echo "$distset_payload" | jq .
-
- response=$(curl -s -u "$HAWKBITUSER:$HAWKBITPW" \
-  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -X POST "$SERVER/rest/v1/distributionsets" \
-  -d "[$distset_payload]")
-echo "$response"
-distset_id=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.[0].id')
-
-if [ -z "$distset_id" ] || [ "$distset_id" = "null" ]; then
-  echo "❌ ERROR: Failed to create distribution set or parse ID"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "➤ Created distribution set with ID: $distset_id"
-fi
diff --git a/publish/publsh_to_hawkbit.sh b/publish/publsh_to_hawkbit.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 762b3dcf03a359116420e5fdd2eb619ba32f6674..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/publish/publsh_to_hawkbit.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-echo "work in progress"
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