diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 7145972..383c1a9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-    branches:
-      - feature/release   # Zum Testen: auch bei Branch-Push auslösen
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -16,72 +14,147 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: apk add --no-cache zip curl
 
-      - name: Determine channel from tag
-        id: channel
+      - name: Determine version and channel
+        id: info
         run: |
-          # Bei Branch-Push (kein Tag): dev als Default
           TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+
           if [[ "$TAG" =~ -dev ]]; then
-            echo "channel=dev" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "version=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            CHANNEL="dev"
           elif [[ "$TAG" =~ -beta ]]; then
-            echo "channel=beta" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "version=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          elif [[ "$TAG" =~ ^v[0-9] ]]; then
-            echo "channel=stable" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "version=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            CHANNEL="beta"
           else
-            # Branch-Push ohne Tag → dev-Build
-            echo "channel=dev" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "version=dev-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            CHANNEL="stable"
           fi
 
+          echo "version=${VERSION}"   >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "channel=${CHANNEL}"   >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Read plugin.cfg
+        id: cfg
+        run: |
+          CFG=".plugin/plugin.cfg"
+
+          get_value() {
+            grep -i "^$1" "$CFG" | head -1 | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '\r' | xargs
+          }
+
+          echo "zip_folder=$(get_value zip_folder)"          >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "name=$(get_value name)"                      >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "qgis_min=$(get_value qgisMinimumVersion)"    >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "qgis_max=$(get_value qgisMaximumVersion)"    >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "description=$(get_value description)"        >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "author=$(get_value author)"                  >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "email=$(get_value email)"                    >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "homepage=$(get_value homepage)"              >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tracker=$(get_value tracker)"                >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "repository=$(get_value repository)"          >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "experimental=$(get_value experimental)"      >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "deprecated=$(get_value deprecated)"          >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Generate metadata.txt
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}"
+          CHANGELOG=$(cat .plugin/changelog.txt)
+
+          cat > metadata.txt << EOF
+          [general]
+          name=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.name }}
+          version=${VERSION}
+          qgisMinimumVersion=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.qgis_min }}
+          qgisMaximumVersion=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.qgis_max }}
+          description=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.description }}
+          author=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.author }}
+          email=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.email }}
+          homepage=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.homepage }}
+          tracker=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.tracker }}
+          repository=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.repository }}
+          experimental=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.experimental }}
+          deprecated=${{ steps.cfg.outputs.deprecated }}
+          changelog=${VERSION}
+          $(cat .plugin/changelog.txt)
+          EOF
+
       - name: Build plugin ZIP
         run: |
-          PLUGIN_NAME="Plugin_Test_Action"
-          VERSION="${{ steps.channel.outputs.version }}"
-          mkdir -p dist
-          zip -r dist/${PLUGIN_NAME}-${VERSION}.zip \
-            ${PLUGIN_NAME}/ \
+          REPO_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
+          ZIP_FOLDER="${{ steps.cfg.outputs.zip_folder }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}"
+          ZIP_NAME="${REPO_NAME}-${VERSION}.zip"
+
+          # Temporären Ordner mit zip_folder-Namen anlegen
+          mkdir -p dist/${ZIP_FOLDER}
+
+          # Alle Plugin-Dateien hineinkopieren (ohne .gitea, .plugin, dist)
+          rsync -a \
+            --exclude='.gitea' \
+            --exclude='.plugin' \
+            --exclude='.git' \
+            --exclude='dist' \
+            ./ dist/${ZIP_FOLDER}/
+
+          # ZIP bauen
+          cd dist
+          zip -r ${ZIP_NAME} ${ZIP_FOLDER}/ \
             -x "*.pyc" -x "*/__pycache__/*"
-          echo "ZIP_PATH=dist/${PLUGIN_NAME}-${VERSION}.zip" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "PLUGIN_NAME=${PLUGIN_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          cd ..
+
+          echo "ZIP_NAME=${ZIP_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Create Gitea Release
         id: create_release
         run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}"
           IS_PRERELEASE=true
-          [[ "${{ steps.channel.outputs.channel }}" == "stable" ]] && IS_PRERELEASE=false
+          [[ "${{ steps.info.outputs.channel }}" == "stable" ]] && IS_PRERELEASE=false
 
           RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             "${{ vars.GITEA_URL }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases" \
             -d "{
-              \"tag_name\": \"${VERSION}\",
+              \"tag_name\": \"${{ github.ref_name }}\",
               \"name\": \"Release ${VERSION}\",
               \"prerelease\": ${IS_PRERELEASE}
             }")
-          echo "RELEASE_ID=$(echo $RESPONSE | grep -o '\"id\":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+          echo "release_id=${RELEASE_ID}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload ZIP asset
+        id: upload_asset
         run: |
-          curl -s -X POST \
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/zip" \
-            "${{ vars.GITEA_URL }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename ${ZIP_PATH})" \
-            --data-binary @${ZIP_PATH}
+            "${{ vars.GITEA_URL }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ steps.create_release.outputs.release_id }}/assets?name=${ZIP_NAME}" \
+            --data-binary @dist/${ZIP_NAME})
 
-      - name: Get asset download URL
+          DOWNLOAD_URL=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -o '"browser_download_url":"[^"]*' | cut -d'"' -f4)
+          echo "download_url=${DOWNLOAD_URL}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Build XML block
+        id: xmlblock
         run: |
-          ASSETS=$(curl -s \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}" \
-            "${{ vars.GITEA_URL }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets")
-          DOWNLOAD_URL=$(echo $ASSETS | grep -o '"browser_download_url":"[^"]*' | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
-          echo "DOWNLOAD_URL=${DOWNLOAD_URL}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          BLOCK="  <pyqgis_plugin name=\"${{ steps.cfg.outputs.name }}\" version=\"${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}\">\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <description>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.description }}</description>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <qgisMinimumVersion>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.qgis_min }}</qgisMinimumVersion>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <qgisMaximumVersion>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.qgis_max }}</qgisMaximumVersion>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <author>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.author }}</author>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <email>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.email }}</email>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <homepage>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.homepage }}</homepage>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <tracker>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.tracker }}</tracker>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <repository>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.repository }}</repository>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <download_url>${{ steps.upload_asset.outputs.download_url }}</download_url>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <experimental>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.experimental }}</experimental>\n"
+          BLOCK+="    <deprecated>${{ steps.cfg.outputs.deprecated }}</deprecated>\n"
+          BLOCK+="  </pyqgis_plugin>"
 
-      - name: Trigger Repository update
+          BLOCK_ESCAPED=$(printf '%s' "$BLOCK" | sed 's/"/\\"/g')
+          echo "block=${BLOCK_ESCAPED}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Dispatch to Repository
         run: |
           curl -s -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}" \
@@ -90,9 +163,8 @@ jobs:
             -d "{
               \"type\": \"plugin-released\",
               \"payload\": {
-                \"plugin\": \"${PLUGIN_NAME}\",
-                \"version\": \"${VERSION}\",
-                \"channel\": \"${{ steps.channel.outputs.channel }}\",
-                \"download_url\": \"${DOWNLOAD_URL}\"
+                \"plugin\": \"${{ steps.cfg.outputs.name }}\",
+                \"channel\": \"${{ steps.info.outputs.channel }}\",
+                \"xml_block\": \"${{ steps.xmlblock.outputs.block }}\"
               }
             }"
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36b13f1..1e87eb9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -174,3 +174,4 @@ cython_debug/
 # PyPI configuration file
 .pypirc
 
+metadata.txt
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diff --git a/.plugin/changelog.txt b/.plugin/changelog.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efe02ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.plugin/changelog.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+0.2.0
+  - Feature XY hinzugefügt
+  - Bug Z behoben
+0.1.0
+  - Initiales Release
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diff --git a/.plugin/plugin.cfg b/.plugin/plugin.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bd305f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.plugin/plugin.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[general]
+zip_folder=mein_plugin_ordner
+name=LNO Sachsen | Plugin Test Action
+qgisMinimumVersion=3.0
+qgisMaximumVersion=3.99
+description=Test plugin for release pipeline
+version=26.3.1
+author=Michael Otto
+email=michael.otto@landkreis-mittelsachsen.de
+homepage=https://entwicklung.flurneuordnung-sachsen.de/AG_QGIS/Plugin_Test_Action
+tracker=https://entwicklung.flurneuordnung-sachsen.de/AG_QGIS/Plugin_Test_Action/issues
+repository=https://entwicklung.flurneuordnung-sachsen.de/AG_QGIS/Plugin_Test_Action
+experimental=False
+deprecated=False
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