diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 67243f9..2343eeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bundler-cache: true
       - name: Push to rubygems
-        uses: rubygems/release-gem@v1
+        run: |
+            gem build
+            gem push configsl-*.gem
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c125d5..5330784 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ConfigSL [![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/configsl.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/rb/configsl) [![Coverage Status][badge-coverage]][coverage]
+# ConfigSL [![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/configsl.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/rb/configsl) [![Coverage Status][badge-coverage]][coverage] [![Code Checks](https://github.com/jamesiarmes/configsl/actions/workflows/checks.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/jamesiarmes/configsl/actions/workflows/checks.yaml)
 
 ConfigSL is a simple Domain-Specific Language (DSL) module for configuration.
 It is designed to provide a declarative way to define configuration, with as few
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index bed5b52..444527c 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'bundler'
 require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
 require 'rubocop/rake_task'
 
 task default: %i[spec rubocop]
 
-Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
-
 RuboCop::RakeTask.new(:rubocop) do |task|
   task.requires << 'rubocop'
 end
diff --git a/configsql.gemspec b/configsql.gemspec
index cd036a3..479629c 100644
--- a/configsql.gemspec
+++ b/configsql.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'configsl'
-  s.version     = '1.0.1'
+  s.version     = '99.99.99.pre.1'
   s.licenses    = ['MIT']
   s.summary     = 'A simple DSL for declarative configuration in ruby.'
   s.description = 'A simple, modular, extensible DSL for configuration.'