diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4586e22..cbaf22b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,188 +1,188 @@
-name: CI
+# name: CI
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - 'main'
+# on:
+#   push:
+#     branches-ignore:
+#       - 'main'
 
-env:
-  BUILDER_VERSION: v0.8.18
-  BUILDER_SOURCE: releases
-  BUILDER_HOST: https://d19elf31gohf1l.cloudfront.net
-  PACKAGE_NAME: aws-crt-php
-  LINUX_BASE_IMAGE: ubuntu-16-x64
-  RUN: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}
+# env:
+#   BUILDER_VERSION: v0.8.18
+#   BUILDER_SOURCE: releases
+#   BUILDER_HOST: https://d19elf31gohf1l.cloudfront.net
+#   PACKAGE_NAME: aws-crt-php
+#   LINUX_BASE_IMAGE: ubuntu-16-x64
+#   RUN: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}
 
-jobs:
-  php-5_5-linux-x64:
-    name: php-linux-x64 (5.5)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Setup PHP with Xdebug
-      uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-      with:
-        coverage: xdebug
-        php-version: 5.5
-        ini-values: xdebug.overload_var_dump=0, memory_limit=4G, phar.readonly=false
+# jobs:
+#   php-5_5-linux-x64:
+#     name: php-linux-x64 (5.5)
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#     steps:
+#     - name: Setup PHP with Xdebug
+#       uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+#       with:
+#         coverage: xdebug
+#         php-version: 5.5
+#         ini-values: xdebug.overload_var_dump=0, memory_limit=4G, phar.readonly=false
 
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
+#     - name: Checkout
+#       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+#       with:
+#         submodules: recursive
 
-    - name: Build for PHP 5.5
-      env:
-        CC: clang
-        CXX: clang++
-      run: |
-        phpize
-        ./configure
-        make
+#     - name: Build for PHP 5.5
+#       env:
+#         CC: clang
+#         CXX: clang++
+#       run: |
+#         phpize
+#         ./configure
+#         make
 
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      # get path to composer.phar so we can run it with custom php.ini
-      run: |
-        COMPOSER_PHAR=$(realpath $(which composer))
-        php -c php.ini $COMPOSER_PHAR update --no-interaction
+#     - name: Install dependencies
+#       # get path to composer.phar so we can run it with custom php.ini
+#       run: |
+#         COMPOSER_PHAR=$(realpath $(which composer))
+#         php -c php.ini $COMPOSER_PHAR update --no-interaction
 
-  php-linux-x64:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        version:
-          - "5.6"
-          - "7.0"
-          - "7.1"
-          - "7.2"
-          - "7.3"
-          - "7.4"
-          - "8.0"
-    steps:
-    - name: Setup PHP with Xdebug
-      uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-      with:
-        coverage: xdebug
-        php-version: ${{matrix.version}}
-        ini-values: xdebug.overload_var_dump=0, memory_limit=4G, phar.readonly=false
+#   php-linux-x64:
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#     strategy:
+#       fail-fast: false
+#       matrix:
+#         version:
+#           - "5.6"
+#           - "7.0"
+#           - "7.1"
+#           - "7.2"
+#           - "7.3"
+#           - "7.4"
+#           - "8.0"
+#     steps:
+#     - name: Setup PHP with Xdebug
+#       uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+#       with:
+#         coverage: xdebug
+#         php-version: ${{matrix.version}}
+#         ini-values: xdebug.overload_var_dump=0, memory_limit=4G, phar.readonly=false
 
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
+#     - name: Checkout
+#       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+#       with:
+#         submodules: recursive
 
-    - name: Run tests
-      env:
-        CC: clang
-        CXX: clang++
-      run: |
-        phpize
-        ./configure
-        make
-        ./dev-scripts/run_tests.sh
+#     - name: Run tests
+#       env:
+#         CC: clang
+#         CXX: clang++
+#       run: |
+#         phpize
+#         ./configure
+#         make
+#         ./dev-scripts/run_tests.sh
 
-    # linux-arm:
-    #   name: ARM (${{ matrix.arch }})
-    #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    #   strategy:
-    #     matrix:
-    #       arch: [armv6, armv7, arm64]
-    #   steps:
-    #   - name: Build ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
-    #     run: |
-    #       python3 -c "from urllib.request import urlretrieve; urlretrieve('${{ env.BUILDER_HOST }}/${{ env.BUILDER_SOURCE }}/${{ env.BUILDER_VERSION }}/builder.pyz?run=${{ env.RUN }}', 'builder')"
-    #       chmod a+x builder
-    #       ./builder build -p ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} --target=linux-${{ matrix.arch }} --spec=downstream
+#     # linux-arm:
+#     #   name: ARM (${{ matrix.arch }})
+#     #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#     #   strategy:
+#     #     matrix:
+#     #       arch: [armv6, armv7, arm64]
+#     #   steps:
+#     #   - name: Build ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
+#     #     run: |
+#     #       python3 -c "from urllib.request import urlretrieve; urlretrieve('${{ env.BUILDER_HOST }}/${{ env.BUILDER_SOURCE }}/${{ env.BUILDER_VERSION }}/builder.pyz?run=${{ env.RUN }}', 'builder')"
+#     #       chmod a+x builder
+#     #       ./builder build -p ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} --target=linux-${{ matrix.arch }} --spec=downstream
 
-  windows-vc16:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: cmd # use CMD instead of powershell to catch error from bat script
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        arch: [x64]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
-    - id: setup-php-sdk
-      uses: cmb69/setup-php-sdk@v0.6
-      with:
-        version: '8.0'
-        arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-        ts: ts
-        deps: openssl
-    - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
-      with:
-        arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-        toolset: ${{steps.setup-php-sdk.outputs.toolset}}
-    # not sure why CMD can't do multiline run statements
-    - run: phpize
-    - run: .\configure --with-prefix=${{steps.setup-php-sdk.outputs.prefix}} --enable-awscrt=shared --enable-cli --enable-openssl
-    - run: nmake
-    - run: nmake generate-php-ini
-    - run: .\dev-scripts\run_tests.bat ${{steps.setup-php-sdk.outputs.prefix}}\php
+#   windows-vc16:
+#     runs-on: windows-2019
+#     defaults:
+#       run:
+#         shell: cmd # use CMD instead of powershell to catch error from bat script
+#     strategy:
+#       matrix:
+#         arch: [x64]
+#     steps:
+#     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#       with:
+#         submodules: recursive
+#     - id: setup-php-sdk
+#       uses: cmb69/setup-php-sdk@v0.6
+#       with:
+#         version: '8.0'
+#         arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+#         ts: ts
+#         deps: openssl
+#     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+#       with:
+#         arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+#         toolset: ${{steps.setup-php-sdk.outputs.toolset}}
+#     # not sure why CMD can't do multiline run statements
+#     - run: phpize
+#     - run: .\configure --with-prefix=${{steps.setup-php-sdk.outputs.prefix}} --enable-awscrt=shared --enable-cli --enable-openssl
+#     - run: nmake
+#     - run: nmake generate-php-ini
+#     - run: .\dev-scripts\run_tests.bat ${{steps.setup-php-sdk.outputs.prefix}}\php
 
-  # windows-vc14:
-  #   runs-on: windows-latest
-  #   strategy:
-  #     matrix:
-  #       arch: [x86, x64]
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
-  #     with:
-  #       toolset: 14.0
-  #       arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-  #       uwp: false
-  #       spectre: true
-  #   - name: Build ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} + consumers
-  #     run: |
-  #       python -c "from urllib.request import urlretrieve; urlretrieve('${{ env.BUILDER_HOST }}/${{ env.BUILDER_SOURCE }}/${{ env.BUILDER_VERSION }}/builder.pyz?run=${{ env.RUN }}', 'builder.pyz')"
-  #       python builder.pyz build -p ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} downstream
+#   # windows-vc14:
+#   #   runs-on: windows-latest
+#   #   strategy:
+#   #     matrix:
+#   #       arch: [x86, x64]
+#   #   steps:
+#   #   - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+#   #     with:
+#   #       toolset: 14.0
+#   #       arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+#   #       uwp: false
+#   #       spectre: true
+#   #   - name: Build ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} + consumers
+#   #     run: |
+#   #       python -c "from urllib.request import urlretrieve; urlretrieve('${{ env.BUILDER_HOST }}/${{ env.BUILDER_SOURCE }}/${{ env.BUILDER_VERSION }}/builder.pyz?run=${{ env.RUN }}', 'builder.pyz')"
+#   #       python builder.pyz build -p ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} downstream
 
-  macos:
-    runs-on: macos-${{ matrix.version }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        version: [10.15]
-    steps:
-      # Force PHP to 8.0
-      # Doing this because tests fail in PHP 8.1 (default on macos Github Runner as of Dec 2021)
-      # due to the old version of PHPUnit we're using.
-      # We're using an old PHPUnit because it's compatible our min supported PHP 5.5.
-      # Quick fix is to force PHP version back to 8.0, which can still run our tests without error.
-      # A real solution is to get our tests working on all PHP versions
-      # (maybe don't use PHPUnit, maybe raise our min supported PHP version so we can upgrade,
-      # or maybe use PHPUnit-Polyfills so we can use a modern PHPUnit with old PHP)
-      - name: Setup PHP 8.0
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: '8.0'
-      - name: Build PHP 8 extension and test
-        run: |
-          python3 -c "from urllib.request import urlretrieve; urlretrieve('${{ env.BUILDER_HOST }}/${{ env.BUILDER_SOURCE }}/${{ env.BUILDER_VERSION }}/builder.pyz?run=${{ env.RUN }}', 'builder')"
-          chmod a+x builder
-          ./builder build -p ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} --spec=downstream
+#   macos:
+#     runs-on: macos-${{ matrix.version }}
+#     strategy:
+#       matrix:
+#         version: [10.15]
+#     steps:
+#       # Force PHP to 8.0
+#       # Doing this because tests fail in PHP 8.1 (default on macos Github Runner as of Dec 2021)
+#       # due to the old version of PHPUnit we're using.
+#       # We're using an old PHPUnit because it's compatible our min supported PHP 5.5.
+#       # Quick fix is to force PHP version back to 8.0, which can still run our tests without error.
+#       # A real solution is to get our tests working on all PHP versions
+#       # (maybe don't use PHPUnit, maybe raise our min supported PHP version so we can upgrade,
+#       # or maybe use PHPUnit-Polyfills so we can use a modern PHPUnit with old PHP)
+#       - name: Setup PHP 8.0
+#         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+#         with:
+#           php-version: '8.0'
+#       - name: Build PHP 8 extension and test
+#         run: |
+#           python3 -c "from urllib.request import urlretrieve; urlretrieve('${{ env.BUILDER_HOST }}/${{ env.BUILDER_SOURCE }}/${{ env.BUILDER_VERSION }}/builder.pyz?run=${{ env.RUN }}', 'builder')"
+#           chmod a+x builder
+#           ./builder build -p ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }} --spec=downstream
 
-  pecl-package-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Setup PHP
-      uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-      with:
-        php-version: '8.0'
+#   pecl-package-test:
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#     steps:
+#     - name: Setup PHP
+#       uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+#       with:
+#         php-version: '8.0'
 
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
+#     - name: Checkout
+#       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+#       with:
+#         submodules: recursive
 
-    - name: Test PECL package build
-      run: |
-        python3 dev-scripts/prepare_pecl_release.py --name aws-crt --user aws-crt --version 1.0.0
-        tar -zxf *.tgz
-        cd awscrt-1.0.0
-        phpize
-        ./configure
-        make
+#     - name: Test PECL package build
+#       run: |
+#         python3 dev-scripts/prepare_pecl_release.py --name aws-crt --user aws-crt --version 1.0.0
+#         tar -zxf *.tgz
+#         cd awscrt-1.0.0
+#         phpize
+#         ./configure
+#         make
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 066ec08..3001c1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Prepare Package Script
       # Update the version in code and generate the package.
       run: |
+        version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+        version_without_v=$(echo ${version} | cut -f2 -dv)
+        echo "${version_without_v}" > VERSION
+        echo $VERSION
+        echo ${{ steps.tag.outputs.release_tag }}
         sed -i "s/#define CRT_VERSION \"[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\"/#define CRT_VERSION \"${{ steps.tag.outputs.release_tag }}\"/g" ext/crt.c
         python3 dev-scripts/prepare_pecl_release.py --name aws-crt --user aws-crt --email aws-sdk-common-runtime@amazon.com --version ${{ steps.tag.outputs.release_tag }}