diff --git a/.github/scripts/export-and-verify-sql-dumps.sh b/.github/scripts/export-and-verify-sql-dumps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..063d21dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/export-and-verify-sql-dumps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2026-present  VMaNGOS  https://github.com/vmangos
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <output-dir>" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+output_dir="$1"
+dump_dir="$output_dir/mysql-dump"
+mysql_client_args=(--host=127.0.0.1 --protocol=TCP -u root -proot)
+
+dump_database() {
+  local database="$1"
+  local file_path="$2"
+  docker exec mysqldb mysqldump "${mysql_client_args[@]}" "$database" > "$file_path"
+}
+
+import_sql_file() {
+  local database="$1"
+  local file_path="$2"
+  docker exec -i mysqldb mysql "${mysql_client_args[@]}" "$database" < "$file_path"
+}
+
+mkdir -p "$dump_dir"
+
+echo "Exporting MySQL dumps..."
+dump_database mangos "$dump_dir/mangos.sql"
+dump_database realmd "$dump_dir/logon.sql"
+dump_database logs "$dump_dir/logs.sql"
+dump_database characters "$dump_dir/characters.sql"
+
+echo "Creating verification databases..."
+for database in realmd_verify characters_verify mangos_verify logs_verify; do
+  docker exec mysqldb mysql "${mysql_client_args[@]}" -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS $database DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"
+done
+
+echo "Reimporting exported dumps..."
+import_sql_file realmd_verify "$dump_dir/logon.sql"
+import_sql_file logs_verify "$dump_dir/logs.sql"
+import_sql_file mangos_verify "$dump_dir/mangos.sql"
+import_sql_file characters_verify "$dump_dir/characters.sql"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/prepare-sql-test-environment.sh b/.github/scripts/prepare-sql-test-environment.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9eba6bf36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/prepare-sql-test-environment.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2026-present  VMaNGOS  https://github.com/vmangos
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <world-db-archive-name>" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+world_db_archive="$1"
+workspace="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE:?GITHUB_WORKSPACE must be set}"
+mysql_client_args=(--host=127.0.0.1 --protocol=TCP -u root -proot)
+
+import_sql_file() {
+  local database="$1"
+  local file_path="$2"
+  docker exec -i mysqldb mysql "${mysql_client_args[@]}" "$database" < "$file_path"
+}
+
+apply_migration_file() {
+  local database="$1"
+  local file_name="$2"
+  local file_path="$workspace/sql/migrations/$file_name"
+
+  if [ -f "$file_path" ]; then
+    import_sql_file "$database" "$file_path"
+  fi
+}
+
+echo "Stopping preinstalled MySQL service..."
+sudo service mysql stop
+
+echo "Starting MySQL container..."
+sudo docker run --name mysqldb -p 3306:3306 -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root -d mysql:5.6 --max_allowed_packet=128M
+
+echo "Waiting for database availability..."
+max_attempts=30
+attempt=0
+until docker exec mysqldb mysqladmin "${mysql_client_args[@]}" ping --silent &> /dev/null; do
+  attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+  if [ "$attempt" -gt "$max_attempts" ]; then
+    echo "Database failed to become ready in time!" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo "Waiting for database to be ready... (attempt $attempt/$max_attempts)"
+  sleep 5
+done
+echo "Database is ready!"
+
+echo "Downloading base world database..."
+world_db_archive_path="$workspace/$world_db_archive.7z"
+curl --fail --location --silent --show-error \
+  --output "$world_db_archive_path" \
+  "https://github.com/brotalnia/database/raw/master/$world_db_archive.7z"
+7z e -y "$world_db_archive_path" -o"$workspace"
+
+echo "Creating source databases..."
+for database in realmd characters mangos logs; do
+  docker exec mysqldb mysql "${mysql_client_args[@]}" -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS $database DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"
+done
+
+echo "Importing schema and base data..."
+import_sql_file realmd "$workspace/sql/logon.sql"
+import_sql_file logs "$workspace/sql/logs.sql"
+import_sql_file mangos "$workspace/$world_db_archive.sql"
+import_sql_file characters "$workspace/sql/characters.sql"
+
+echo "Applying SQL migrations..."
+cd "$workspace/sql/migrations"
+chmod +x merge.sh
+./merge.sh
+
+apply_migration_file mangos world_db_updates.sql
+apply_migration_file characters characters_db_updates.sql
+apply_migration_file realmd logon_db_updates.sql
+apply_migration_file logs logs_db_updates.sql
diff --git a/.github/scripts/publish-moving-release.sh b/.github/scripts/publish-moving-release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3bba59d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/publish-moving-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2026-present  VMaNGOS  https://github.com/vmangos
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 3 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <release-tag> <release-title-prefix> <asset-dir>" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+release_tag="$1"
+release_title_prefix="$2"
+asset_dir="$3"
+repo_url="https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+release_title="$release_title_prefix($(date -u +%F))"
+notes_file="$(mktemp)"
+
+trap 'rm -f "$notes_file"' EXIT
+
+git fetch --force --tags origin
+previous_sha="$(git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$release_tag^{commit}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+echo "## Commits" > "$notes_file"
+
+if [ -n "$previous_sha" ] && [ "$previous_sha" != "$GITHUB_SHA" ]; then
+  git_log_args=(--reverse --format='%H%x09%s' "$previous_sha..$GITHUB_SHA")
+else
+  git_log_args=(-1 --format='%H%x09%s' "$GITHUB_SHA")
+fi
+
+git log "${git_log_args[@]}" | while IFS=$'\t' read -r commit_sha subject; do
+  short_sha="${commit_sha:0:7}"
+  if [[ "$subject" =~ \(\#([0-9]+)\) ]]; then
+    pr_number="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+    printf -- '- %s: %s [#%s](%s/pull/%s)\n' "$short_sha" "$subject" "$pr_number" "$repo_url" "$pr_number"
+  else
+    printf -- '- %s: %s\n' "$short_sha" "$subject"
+  fi
+done >> "$notes_file"
+
+if gh release view "$release_tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  gh release delete "$release_tag" --yes
+fi
+
+git tag -f "$release_tag" "$GITHUB_SHA"
+git push origin "refs/tags/$release_tag" --force
+
+shopt -s nullglob
+assets=("$asset_dir"/*)
+
+if [ "${#assets[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  gh release create "$release_tag" "${assets[@]}" --title "$release_title" --notes-file "$notes_file" --prerelease --verify-tag
+else
+  gh release create "$release_tag" --title "$release_title" --notes-file "$notes_file" --prerelease --verify-tag
+fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..660d70bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Build on Ubuntu with GCC and Clang, plus a Windows Visual Studio build.
+name: CI Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
+      - '.github/workflows/development-db-dump.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/pr-sql-check.yaml'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'sql/**'
+
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
+      - '.github/workflows/development-db-dump.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/pr-sql-check.yaml'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'sql/**'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build on ${{ matrix.job_name }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+            c_compiler: gcc
+            cxx_compiler: g++
+            compiler: gcc
+            job_name: Ubuntu GCC
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+            c_compiler: clang
+            cxx_compiler: clang++
+            compiler: clang
+            job_name: Ubuntu Clang
+          - os: windows-2022
+            job_name: Windows Visual Studio
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Install Ubuntu build dependencies
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            build-essential \
+            cmake \
+            libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+            libmysqlclient-dev \
+            libssl-dev \
+            zlib1g-dev
+
+      - name: Install Clang compiler
+        if: matrix.compiler == 'clang'
+        run: sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends clang
+
+      - name: Build and install on Ubuntu
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p build _install
+          cd build
+          cmake ../ \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${{ matrix.c_compiler }}" \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${{ matrix.cxx_compiler }}" \
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="../_install" \
+            -DUSE_EXTRACTORS=1 \
+            -DENABLE_MAILSENDER=1
+          make -j"$(nproc)"
+          make install
+
+      - name: Build and install on Windows
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
+        shell: bash # Windows runners default to PowerShell.
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          # Build cURL.
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/dep/windows/optional_dependencies"
+          ./curl_download_and_build.bat
+          # Build VMaNGOS.
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          mkdir -p build
+          cd build
+          cmake -DUSE_EXTRACTORS=1 -DENABLE_MAILSENDER=1 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 ..
+          "/c/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/MSBuild/Current/Bin/MSBuild.exe" "MaNGOS.sln" //p:Platform=x64 //p:Configuration=Release //m
diff --git a/.github/workflows/db_check.yml b/.github/workflows/db_check.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f6ef5089d..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/db_check.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-# this runner include the check only, only runs for pull_request
-name: vmangos Development DB Check
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - '**.sql'
-      - '.github/workflows/db_check.yml'
-env:
-  REPO_DIR : ${{github.workspace}}
-  WORLD_DB : "world_full_14_june_2021"
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest # 18.04 has mysql5.7 and latest(20.04) has mysql8
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-
-    # ... some other config ...
-
-    steps:
-
-    - name: Shutdown Ubuntu MySQL (SUDO)
-      run: sudo service mysql stop # Shutdown the Default MySQL, "sudo" is necessary, please not remove it
-
-    - name: Start docker mysql
-      run: |
-        sudo docker pull mysql
-        sudo docker run --name mysqldb -p 3306:3306 -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root -d mysql:5.6 --max_allowed_packet=128M
-        sudo docker start mysqldb
-        echo "Waiting for database availability..."
-        max_attempts=30
-        attempt=0
-        until docker exec mysqldb mysqladmin -u root -proot ping --silent &> /dev/null; do
-          attempt=$((attempt+1))
-          if [ $attempt -gt $max_attempts ]; then
-            echo "Database failed to become ready in time!"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "Waiting for database to be ready... (attempt $attempt/$max_attempts)"
-          sleep 5
-        done
-        echo "Database is ready!"
-
-    - name: Checkout update sql
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Checkout base sql
-      run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}
-        git clone https://github.com/brotalnia/database
-        pwd
-        7z e -y ${{github.workspace}}/database/${{env.WORLD_DB}}.7z
-        ls
-    - name: Create tables
-      run: |
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS realmd_db_check DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS characters_db_check DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS mangos_db_check DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS logs_db_check DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-    - name: Import data
-      run: |
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot realmd_db_check' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/logon.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot logs_db_check' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/logs.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot mangos_db_check' < ${{github.workspace}}/${{env.WORLD_DB}}.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot characters_db_check' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/characters.sql
-
-    - name: Apply Migration
-      run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/ && chmod +x merge.sh && ./merge.sh
-        [ -f "${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/world_db_updates.sql" ] && docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot mangos_db_check' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/world_db_updates.sql
-        [ -f "${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/characters_db_updates.sql" ] && docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot characters_db_check' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/characters_db_updates.sql
-        [ -f "${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logon_db_updates.sql" ] && docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot realmd_db_check' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logon_db_updates.sql
-        [ -f "${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logs_db_updates.sql" ] && docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot logs_db_check' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logs_db_updates.sql
-    - name: Export Dump
-      run: |
-        mkdir dbexport
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport
-        mkdir db_dump
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysqldump -u root -proot mangos_db_check' > ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/mangos.sql
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysqldump -u root -proot realmd_db_check' > ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logon.sql
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysqldump -u root -proot logs_db_check' > ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logs.sql
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysqldump -u root -proot characters_db_check' > ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/characters.sql
-
-
-        # cd db_dump
-        # mkdir update_check_only_do_not_import
-        # cp ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/world_db_updates.sql ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/update_check_only_do_not_import/world_db_updates.sql
-        # cp ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logon_db_updates.sql ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/update_check_only_do_not_import/logon_db_updates.sql
-        # cp ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logs_db_updates.sql ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/update_check_only_do_not_import/logs_db_updates.sql
-        # cp ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/characters_db_updates.sql ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/update_check_only_do_not_import/characters_db_updates.sql
-
-    - name: Create New tables
-      run: |
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS realmd2 DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS characters2 DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS mangos2 DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS logs2 DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-
-    - name: Import data back in to verify the dump data
-      run: |
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot realmd2' < ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logon.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot logs2' < ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logs.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot mangos2' < ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/mangos.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot characters2' < ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/characters.sql
diff --git a/.github/workflows/db_dump.yml b/.github/workflows/db_dump.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 928a5c14d..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/db_dump.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-# this runner include the check and dump, only runs for push action
-name: vmangos Development DB Dump
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - development
-    paths:
-      - '**.sql'
-      - '.github/workflows/db_dump.yml'
-
-env:
-  REPO_DIR : ${{github.workspace}}
-  WORLD_DB : "world_full_14_june_2021"
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest # 18.04 has mysql5.7 and latest(20.04) has mysql8
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-
-    # ... some other config ...
-
-    steps:
-
-    - name: Shutdown Ubuntu MySQL (SUDO)
-      run: sudo service mysql stop # Shutdown the Default MySQL, "sudo" is necessary, please not remove it
-
-    - name: Start docker mysql
-      run: |
-        sudo docker pull mysql
-        sudo docker run --name mysqldb -p 3306:3306 -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root -d mysql:5.6 --max_allowed_packet=128M
-        sudo docker start mysqldb
-        echo "Waiting for database availability..."
-        max_attempts=30
-        attempt=0
-        until docker exec mysqldb mysqladmin -u root -proot ping --silent &> /dev/null; do
-          attempt=$((attempt+1))
-          if [ $attempt -gt $max_attempts ]; then
-            echo "Database failed to become ready in time!"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "Waiting for database to be ready... (attempt $attempt/$max_attempts)"
-          sleep 5
-        done
-        echo "Database is ready!"
-
-    - name: Checkout update sql
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Checkout base sql
-      run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}
-        git clone https://github.com/brotalnia/database
-        pwd
-        7z e -y ${{github.workspace}}/database/${{env.WORLD_DB}}.7z
-        ls
-    - name: Create tables
-      run: |
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS realmd DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS characters DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS mangos DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS logs DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-    - name: Import data
-      run: |
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot realmd' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/logon.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot logs' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/logs.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot mangos' < ${{github.workspace}}/${{env.WORLD_DB}}.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot characters' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/characters.sql
-
-    - name: Apply Migration
-      run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/ && chmod +x merge.sh && ./merge.sh
-        [ -f "${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/world_db_updates.sql" ] && docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot mangos' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/world_db_updates.sql
-        [ -f "${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/characters_db_updates.sql" ] && docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot characters' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/characters_db_updates.sql
-        [ -f "${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logon_db_updates.sql" ] && docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot realmd' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logon_db_updates.sql
-        [ -f "${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logs_db_updates.sql" ] && docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot logs' < ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logs_db_updates.sql
-    - name: Export Dump
-      run: |
-        mkdir dbexport
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport
-        mkdir db_dump
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysqldump -u root -proot mangos' > ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/mangos.sql
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysqldump -u root -proot realmd' > ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logon.sql
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysqldump -u root -proot logs' > ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logs.sql
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysqldump -u root -proot characters' > ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/characters.sql
-
-
-        # cd db_dump
-        # mkdir update_check_only_do_not_import
-        # cp ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/world_db_updates.sql ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/update_check_only_do_not_import/world_db_updates.sql
-        # cp ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logon_db_updates.sql ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/update_check_only_do_not_import/logon_db_updates.sql
-        # cp ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/logs_db_updates.sql ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/update_check_only_do_not_import/logs_db_updates.sql
-        # cp ${{github.workspace}}/sql/migrations/characters_db_updates.sql ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/update_check_only_do_not_import/characters_db_updates.sql
-
-    - name: Install SQLite dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get -qq update
-        sudo apt-get -qq install mawk sqlite3
-        git clone https://github.com/dumblob/mysql2sqlite
-        chmod +x ${{github.workspace}}/mysql2sqlite/mysql2sqlite
-
-    - name: Create SQLite databases
-      run: |
-        mkdir ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/sqlite_dump || true
-        ${{github.workspace}}/mysql2sqlite/mysql2sqlite ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/mangos.sql | sqlite3 ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/sqlite_dump/mangos.sqlite
-        ${{github.workspace}}/mysql2sqlite/mysql2sqlite ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logon.sql | sqlite3 ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/sqlite_dump/logon.sqlite
-        ${{github.workspace}}/mysql2sqlite/mysql2sqlite ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logs.sql | sqlite3 ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/sqlite_dump/logs.sqlite
-        ${{github.workspace}}/mysql2sqlite/mysql2sqlite ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/characters.sql | sqlite3 ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/sqlite_dump/characters.sqlite
-
-
-    - name: Create New tables
-      run: |
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS realmd2 DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS characters2 DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS mangos2 DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-        docker exec mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS logs2 DEFAULT CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"'
-
-    - name: Import data back in to verify the dump data
-      run: |
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot realmd2' < ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logon.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot logs2' < ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/logs.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot mangos2' < ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/mangos.sql
-        docker exec -i mysqldb sh -c 'exec mysql -u root -proot characters2' < ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db_dump/characters.sql
-
-    - name: Set sha short outputs
-      id: vars
-      run: echo "sha_short=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-    - name: Archive files
-      run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}/dbexport
-        7z a -tzip db-${{steps.vars.outputs.sha_short}}.zip db_dump
-        7z a -tzip db-sqlite-${{steps.vars.outputs.sha_short}}.zip sqlite_dump
-
-    - name: Archive SQL artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-          name: snapshot-db-dump
-          path: "${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db-${{steps.vars.outputs.sha_short}}.zip"
-
-    - name: Archive SQLite artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-          name: snapshot-db-sqlite-dump
-          path: "${{github.workspace}}/dbexport/db-sqlite-${{steps.vars.outputs.sha_short}}.zip"
-
-  publish:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Download artifact snapshot-db-dump
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: snapshot-db-dump
-        path: all_snapshots
-
-    - name: Download artifact snapshot-db-sqlite-dump
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: snapshot-db-sqlite-dump
-        path: all_snapshots
-
-    - name: Get current date
-      id: date
-      uses: Kaven-Universe/github-action-current-date-time@v1
-      with:
-        format: "YYYY-MM-DD"
-
-    - name: Upload snapshot
-      uses: "crowbarmaster/GH-Automatic-Releases@latest"
-      with:
-        repo_token: "${{ github.token }}"
-        automatic_release_tag: "db_latest"
-        prerelease: true
-        title: "Development DB Dump(${{ steps.date.outputs.time }})"
-        files: all_snapshots
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c9653bbf..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-name: Windows Development Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - development
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/workflows/db_check.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/db_dump.yml'
-      - 'sql/**'
-      - 'README.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: windows-2022
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-
-    steps:
-    #git checkout
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: windows dependencies
-      #Sets versions for TBB
-      env:
-        TBB_VERSION: 2020.3
-
-      run: |
-        # Setup TBB
-        export TBB_ROOT_DIR=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tbb
-        curl -LOJ https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneTBB/releases/download/v$TBB_VERSION/tbb-$TBB_VERSION-win.zip
-        unzip tbb-$TBB_VERSION-win.zip
-        rm tbb-$TBB_VERSION-win.zip
-      #git bash shell
-      shell: bash
-
-    #build and install
-    - name: windows build & install
-      run: |
-        # Setup TBB
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -D TBB_ROOT_DIR=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tbb -DWITH_WARNINGS=0 -DUSE_EXTRACTORS=1 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 ..
-        /c/Program\ Files/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/2022/Enterprise/MSBuild/Current/Bin/MSBuild.exe "MaNGOS.sln" //p:Platform=x64 //p:Configuration=Release //m:2
-      #git bash shell
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Create Upload File Name
-      run: |
-          echo "ARCHIVE_FILENAME=dev-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD).zip" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Archive files
-      run: |
-          #data is in Release folder
-          cd ${{github.workspace}}/bin
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/tbb/bin/intel64/vc14/tbb.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/tbb.dll
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/tbb/bin/intel64/vc14/tbb_debug.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/tbb_debug.dll
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/tbb/bin/intel64/vc14/tbb_preview.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/tbb_preview.dll
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/tbb/bin/intel64/vc14/tbb_preview_debug.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/tbb_preview_debug.dll
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/tbb/bin/intel64/vc14/tbbmalloc.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/tbbmalloc.dll
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/tbb/bin/intel64/vc14/tbbmalloc_debug.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/tbbmalloc_debug.dll
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/tbb/bin/intel64/vc14/tbbmalloc_proxy.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/tbbmalloc_proxy.dll
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/tbb/bin/intel64/vc14/tbbmalloc_proxy_debug.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/tbbmalloc_proxy_debug.dll
-
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/dep/windows/lib/x64_release/libmySQL.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/libmySQL.dll
-          # copy "c:/Program Files/OpenSSL-Win64/bin/libssl-1_1-x64.dll" ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/libssl-1_1-x64.dll
-          # copy "c:/Program Files/OpenSSL-Win64/bin/libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll" ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
-          copy ${{github.workspace}}/dep/windows/lib/x64_release/libeay32.dll ${{github.workspace}}/bin/Release/libeay32.dll
-
-          7z a -tzip ${{env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME}} Release
-    - name: Archive this artefact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-          name: snapshot-devbuild
-          path: "${{github.workspace}}/bin/${{env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME}}"
-
-  publish:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Download artifact snapshot-Release
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        pattern: snapshot-devbuild
-        merge-multiple: true
-        path: all_snapshots
-
-    - name: Get current date
-      id: date
-      uses: Kaven-Universe/github-action-current-date-time@v1
-      with:
-        format: "YYYY-MM-DD"
-
-    - name: Upload snapshot
-      uses: "crowbarmaster/GH-Automatic-Releases@latest"
-      with:
-        repo_token: "${{ github.token }}"
-        automatic_release_tag: "latest"
-        prerelease: true
-        title: "Development Build(${{ steps.date.outputs.time }})"
-        files: all_snapshots
diff --git a/.github/workflows/development-db-dump.yaml b/.github/workflows/development-db-dump.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c6c46e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/development-db-dump.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# Validate SQL changes and publish database dumps on pushes to development.
+name: Development Database Dump
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - development
+    paths:
+      - '.github/scripts/export-and-verify-sql-dumps.sh'
+      - '.github/scripts/prepare-sql-test-environment.sh'
+      - '.github/scripts/publish-moving-release.sh'
+      - '.github/workflows/development-db-dump.yaml'
+      - '**/*.sql'
+
+env:
+  WORLD_DB_ARCHIVE: world_full_14_june_2021
+
+concurrency:
+  group: development-db-dump-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build database dump artifacts
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Prepare SQL test environment
+        run: ./.github/scripts/prepare-sql-test-environment.sh "${{ env.WORLD_DB_ARCHIVE }}"
+
+      - name: Export and verify MySQL dumps
+        run: ./.github/scripts/export-and-verify-sql-dumps.sh "${{ github.workspace }}/database-artifacts"
+
+      - name: Install SQLite conversion tools
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends mawk sqlite3
+          git clone --depth 1 "https://github.com/dumblob/mysql2sqlite" "${{ github.workspace }}/mysql2sqlite"
+          chmod +x "${{ github.workspace }}/mysql2sqlite/mysql2sqlite"
+
+      - name: Convert MySQL dumps to SQLite
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          workspace="${{ github.workspace }}"
+          converter="$workspace/mysql2sqlite/mysql2sqlite"
+          dump_dir="$workspace/database-artifacts/mysql-dump"
+          sqlite_dir="$workspace/database-artifacts/sqlite-dump"
+
+          mkdir -p "$sqlite_dir"
+          "$converter" "$dump_dir/mangos.sql" | sqlite3 "$sqlite_dir/mangos.sqlite"
+          "$converter" "$dump_dir/logon.sql" | sqlite3 "$sqlite_dir/logon.sqlite"
+          "$converter" "$dump_dir/logs.sql" | sqlite3 "$sqlite_dir/logs.sqlite"
+          "$converter" "$dump_dir/characters.sql" | sqlite3 "$sqlite_dir/characters.sqlite"
+
+      - name: Set archive file suffix
+        id: git_info
+        run: echo "sha_short=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create database archives
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cd "${{ github.workspace }}/database-artifacts"
+          7z a -tzip db-${{ steps.git_info.outputs.sha_short }}.zip mysql-dump
+          7z a -tzip db-sqlite-${{ steps.git_info.outputs.sha_short }}.zip sqlite-dump
+
+      - name: Upload MySQL dump artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: development-mysql-dump
+          path: "${{ github.workspace }}/database-artifacts/db-${{ steps.git_info.outputs.sha_short }}.zip"
+
+      - name: Upload SQLite dump artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: development-sqlite-dump
+          path: "${{ github.workspace }}/database-artifacts/db-sqlite-${{ steps.git_info.outputs.sha_short }}.zip"
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish database dump release
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download MySQL dump artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: development-mysql-dump
+          path: release-assets
+
+      - name: Download SQLite dump artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: development-sqlite-dump
+          path: release-assets
+
+      - name: Publish release snapshot
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: ./.github/scripts/publish-moving-release.sh db_latest "Development DB Dump" release-assets
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-sql-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-sql-check.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0aef5ea70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-sql-check.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Validate SQL changes on pull requests.
+name: Pull Request SQL Check
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/scripts/export-and-verify-sql-dumps.sh'
+      - '.github/scripts/prepare-sql-test-environment.sh'
+      - '.github/workflows/pr-sql-check.yaml'
+      - '**/*.sql'
+
+env:
+  WORLD_DB_ARCHIVE: world_full_14_june_2021
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Validate SQL changes
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Prepare SQL test environment
+        run: ./.github/scripts/prepare-sql-test-environment.sh "${{ env.WORLD_DB_ARCHIVE }}"
+
+      - name: Export and verify migrated databases
+        run: ./.github/scripts/export-and-verify-sql-dumps.sh "${{ github.workspace }}/database-artifacts"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vmangos.yml b/.github/workflows/vmangos.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c891cea18..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/vmangos.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-#3 build types
-# - gcc under Ubuntu
-# - clang under Ubuntu
-# - visual studio under Windows
-#
-# Builds are set to use 2 threads per type
-name: vmangos CI build
-
-on:
-  push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/workflows/db_check.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/db_dump.yml'
-      - 'sql/**'
-      - 'README.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/workflows/db_check.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/db_dump.yml'
-      - 'sql/**'
-      - 'README.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    strategy:
-      #matrix declaration
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        compiler: [gcc, clang]
-        include:
-          - os: windows-2022
-
-    steps:
-
-    #git checkout
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    #before install dependencies
-    - name: ubuntu dependencies
-      #ubuntu dependencies
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get -qq update
-        sudo apt-get -qq install build-essential cmake libmysql++-dev libtbb-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev openssl
-      #windows dependencies
-    - name: windows dependencies
-      if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
-      #Sets versions TBB
-      env:
-        TBB_VERSION: 2020.3
-
-      run: |
-        # Setup TBB
-        export TBB_ROOT_DIR=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tbb
-        curl -LOJ https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneTBB/releases/download/v$TBB_VERSION/tbb-$TBB_VERSION-win.zip
-        unzip tbb-$TBB_VERSION-win.zip
-        rm tbb-$TBB_VERSION-win.zip
-      #git bash shell
-      shell: bash
-
-    #build and install
-    #ubuntu
-    - name: ubuntu build & install
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-      run: |
-        mkdir build
-        mkdir _install
-        cd build
-        cmake ../ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../_install -DWITH_WARNINGS=0 -DUSE_EXTRACTORS=1 -DENABLE_MAILSENDER=1
-        make -j2
-        make install
-    #windows
-    - name: windows build & install
-      if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
-      run: |
-        # Build CURL
-        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/dep/windows/optional_dependencies/
-        ./curl_download_and_build.bat
-        # Build actual project
-        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -D TBB_ROOT_DIR=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tbb -DWITH_WARNINGS=0 -DUSE_EXTRACTORS=1 -DENABLE_MAILSENDER=1 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 ..
-        /c/Program\ Files/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/2022/Enterprise/MSBuild/Current/Bin/MSBuild.exe "MaNGOS.sln" //p:Platform=x64 //p:Configuration=Release //m:2
-      #git bash shell
-      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-development-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/windows-development-release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96614cf5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-development-release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# Build and publish the Windows development release on pushes to development.
+name: Windows Development Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - development
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md'
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
+      - '.github/workflows/development-db-dump.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/pr-sql-check.yaml'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'sql/**'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: windows-development-release-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build Windows development release
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Build release binaries
+        shell: bash # Windows runners default to PowerShell.
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p build
+          cd build
+          cmake -DUSE_EXTRACTORS=1 -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 ..
+          "/c/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/MSBuild/Current/Bin/MSBuild.exe" "MaNGOS.sln" //p:Platform=x64 //p:Configuration=Release //m
+
+      - name: Set release archive filename
+        run: |
+          echo "ARCHIVE_FILENAME=dev-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD).zip" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create release archive
+        run: |
+          Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+          Set-Location "${{ github.workspace }}/bin"
+          Copy-Item -Force "${{ github.workspace }}/dep/windows/lib/x64_release/libmySQL.dll" "${{ github.workspace }}/bin/Release/libmySQL.dll"
+          Copy-Item -Force "${{ github.workspace }}/dep/windows/lib/x64_release/libeay32.dll" "${{ github.workspace }}/bin/Release/libeay32.dll"
+
+          7z a -tzip "${{ env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME }}" Release
+
+      - name: Upload release artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: windows-development-build
+          path: "${{ github.workspace }}/bin/${{ env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME }}"
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish Windows development release
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download release artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          pattern: windows-development-build
+          merge-multiple: true
+          path: release-assets
+
+      - name: Publish release snapshot
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: ./.github/scripts/publish-moving-release.sh latest "Development Build" release-assets
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f00ffc8d8..c54f1ba36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[![vmangos CI build](https://github.com/vmangos/core/actions/workflows/vmangos.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vmangos/core/actions/workflows/vmangos.yml)
+[![CI Build](https://github.com/vmangos/core/actions/workflows/ci-build.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vmangos/core/actions/workflows/ci-build.yaml)
 
 
 # Progressive Vanilla
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ This project is an independent continuation of the Elysium / LightsHope codebase
 - Tools are great: Content creation should not require programming knowledge. We hope to eventually provide tools that allow for user-friendly editing of database scripts and content, with all data presented in human-readable form.
 
 ### Downloads
-- [![vmangos CI build](https://github.com/vmangos/core/actions/workflows/dev-release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vmangos/core/releases/tag/latest)  Latest development binary
-- [![vmangos Development DB Dump](https://github.com/vmangos/core/actions/workflows/db_dump.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vmangos/core/releases/tag/db_latest)  mysql5.6 full dump, no update needed.
+- [![Windows Development Release](https://github.com/vmangos/core/actions/workflows/windows-development-release.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vmangos/core/releases/tag/latest)  Latest development binary
+- [![Development Database Dump](https://github.com/vmangos/core/actions/workflows/development-db-dump.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vmangos/core/releases/tag/db_latest)  mysql5.6 full dump, no update needed.
 
 ### Useful Links
 - [Wiki](https://github.com/vmangos/wiki)