diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign.yaml b/.github/workflows/assign.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c89369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/assign.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: Auto Author Assign
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  assign-author:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: toshimaru/auto-author-assign@v2.1.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-for-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-for-release.yaml
index ed4601c..79f32f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-for-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-for-release.yaml
@@ -16,11 +16,29 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Check for appVersion changes
-        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'new release') }}
         run: |
           echo "Checking for appVersion changes..."
           if git diff origin/${{ github.base_ref }} -- test-chart/Chart.yaml | grep -qe "^[+-]appVersion: "; then
-            echo "appVersion has changed. Failing the job."
+            app_version_change=$(echo "version changed")
+            echo "app_version_change=$app_version_change" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            app_version_change=$(echo "No appVersion changes detected.")
+            echo "app_version_change=$app_version_change" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Remove new version label
+        if: ${{ env.app_version_change == 'No appVersion changes detected.' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "No appVersion changes detected. Removing new version label"
+          gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --remove-label "new release"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Fail if changes occured
+        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'new release') }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ env.app_version_change }}" == "version changed" ]; then
+            echo "Version changed, exiting..."
             exit 1
           else
             echo "No appVersion changes detected."
diff --git a/test-chart/values.yaml b/test-chart/values.yaml
index 2a90381..43d4ede 100644
--- a/test-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/test-chart/values.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-replicaCount: 3
+replicaCount: 2
 
 namespace: test