diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
index 0fde92dd..875eee01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: Test and Release
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - "master"
     tags:
       # normal versions
       - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
@@ -19,116 +19,74 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  # Runs unit tests on all supported node versions and OSes
-  unit-tests:
+  # Performs quick checks before the expensive test runs
+  check-and-lint:
     if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') == false
 
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-          cache: 'npm'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      - name: Run component tests
-        run: npm t
-        env:
-          REQUEST_TIMEOUT: 20000
-          TESTING: true
-
-      - name: Test template creation
-        run: bash .github/test_template_creation.sh
-        env:
-          REQUEST_TIMEOUT: 20000
-          TESTING: true
-
-      - name: Compile TypeScript code
-        run: npm run build
-
-      - name: Start the CLI on a production environment
-        run: |
-          npm ci --omit=dev
-          TEST_STARTUP=true node ./bin/create-adapter.js
-    # TODO: Test the console output
-
-  # ===================
-
-  # Deploys the final package to NPM and Github Releases
-  deploy:
-    # Trigger this step only when a commit is tagged with a version number
-    if: |
-      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') == false &&
-      github.event_name == 'push' &&
-      startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-
-    needs: [unit-tests]
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [20.x]
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-          cache: 'npm'
-
-      - name: Extract the version and commit body from the tag
-        id: extract_release
-        # The body may be multiline, therefore we need to escape some characters
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ github.ref }}"
-          VERSION=${VERSION##*/v}
-          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          EOF=$(od -An -N6 -x /dev/urandom | tr -d ' ')
-          BODY=$(git show -s --format=%b)
-          echo "BODY<<$EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "$BODY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "$EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      # This is unnecessary, since npm publish will run prepublishOnly, which will run build
-      # - name: Create a clean build
-      #   run: npm run build
-
-      - name: Publish package to npm
-        run: |
-          npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          npm whoami
-          npm publish
-
-      - name: Create Github Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: ioBroker/testing-action-check@v1
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          name: Release v${{ steps.extract_release.outputs.VERSION }}
-          draft: false
-          # Prerelease versions create prereleases on Github
-          prerelease: ${{ contains(steps.extract_release.outputs.VERSION, '-') }}
-          body: ${{ steps.extract_release.outputs.BODY }}
-
-      - name: Update ioBroker.template repo
-        run: bash .github/update_templates.sh
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALCALZONE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          node-version: '20.x'
+          # Uncomment the following line if your adapter cannot be installed using 'npm ci'
+          # install-command: 'npm install'
+          lint: false
+
+  # # Runs adapter tests on all supported node versions and OSes
+  # adapter-tests:
+  #   if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') == false
+
+  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #   strategy:
+  #     matrix:
+  #       node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x]
+  #       os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: ioBroker/testing-action-adapter@v1
+  #       with:
+  #         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+  #         os: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #         # Uncomment the following line if your adapter cannot be installed using 'npm ci'
+  #         # install-command: 'npm install'
+
+# TODO: To enable automatic npm releases, create a token on npmjs.org 
+# Enter this token as a GitHub secret (with name NPM_TOKEN) in the repository options
+# Then uncomment the following block:
+
+#  # Deploys the final package to NPM
+#  deploy:
+#    needs: [check-and-lint, adapter-tests]
+#
+#    # Trigger this step only when a commit on any branch is tagged with a version number
+#    if: |
+#      contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') == false &&
+#      github.event_name == 'push' &&
+#      startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+#
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#
+#    # Write permissions are required to create Github releases
+#    permissions:
+#      contents: write
+#
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: ioBroker/testing-action-deploy@v1
+#        with:
+#          node-version: '20.x'
+#          # Uncomment the following line if your adapter cannot be installed using 'npm ci'
+#          # install-command: 'npm install'
+#          npm-token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+#          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+#
+#          # When using Sentry for error reporting, Sentry can be informed about new releases
+#          # To enable create a API-Token in Sentry (User settings, API keys)
+#          # Enter this token as a GitHub secret (with name SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN) in the repository options
+#          # Then uncomment and customize the following block:
+#          sentry: true
+#          sentry-token: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+#          sentry-project: "iobroker-template"
+#          sentry-version-prefix: "iobroker.template"
+#          # If your sentry project is linked to a GitHub repository, you can enable the following option
+#          # sentry-github-integration: true