diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 911bb27..f695285 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ stages:
   - build
   - publish
 
+# Only create pipelines automatically when a Git tag is pushed.
+# Otherwise the pipeline must be started manually (pipeline "Run" / dispatch equivalent).
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+      when: always
+
 variables:
   DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "1"
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: "true"
@@ -34,19 +41,18 @@ publish_nuget:
     git fetch --prune --unshallow || true
     git fetch origin +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* || true
     git branch --show-current || true
-    dotnet tool install --global GitVersion.Tool --version 6.5.1 || true
-    export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.dotnet/tools"
-    
-    # Build a NuGet-safe version: MajorMinorPatch-EscapedBranchName.PreReleaseNumber
-    MM=$(dotnet-gitversion /showvariable MajorMinorPatch 2>/dev/null || gitversion /showvariable MajorMinorPatch 2>/dev/null || echo "0.1.0")
-    BR=$(dotnet-gitversion /showvariable EscapedBranchName 2>/dev/null || gitversion /showvariable EscapedBranchName 2>/dev/null || echo "master")
-    PR=$(dotnet-gitversion /showvariable PreReleaseNumber 2>/dev/null || gitversion /showvariable PreReleaseNumber 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
-    PACKAGE_VERSION="${MM}-${BR}.${PR}"
-    PACKAGE_VERSION=$(echo "$PACKAGE_VERSION" | sed 's/[^0-9A-Za-z.-]//g')
-    echo "Package version: $PACKAGE_VERSION"
-    dotnet pack src/AIFotoONLUS.Core/AIFotoONLUS.Core.csproj -c Release -o nuget --no-build /p:PackageVersion="$PACKAGE_VERSION" /p:Version="$PACKAGE_VERSION" /p:EnableWindowsTargeting=true
+
+    # If build was triggered by a Git tag, use that tag as the package version (strip leading 'v').
+    # Otherwise rely on MinVer inside the project to infer a semantic version from git history.
+    if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+      PACKAGE_VERSION="${CI_COMMIT_TAG#v}"
+      echo "Using tag version: $PACKAGE_VERSION"
+      dotnet pack src/AIFotoONLUS.Core/AIFotoONLUS.Core.csproj -c Release -o nuget --no-build /p:PackageVersion="$PACKAGE_VERSION" /p:EnableWindowsTargeting=true
+    else
+      echo "No tag detected; using MinVer to infer version at pack time"
+      dotnet pack src/AIFotoONLUS.Core/AIFotoONLUS.Core.csproj -c Release -o nuget --no-build /p:EnableWindowsTargeting=true
+    fi
+
     dotnet nuget push "nuget/*.nupkg" --source "$NUGET_SOURCE" --api-key "$CI_JOB_TOKEN" --skip-duplicate
-  only:
-    - main
-    - master
-    - tags
+  # Pipeline creation is controlled by the top-level `workflow` rules.
+  # This job will run when the pipeline is created for a tag or when manually started.
diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c19b731..0000000
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-mode: ContinuousDelivery
-branches:
-  main:
-    regex: ^main$
-    increment: Minor
-    track-merge-target: false
-  master:
-    regex: ^master$
-    increment: Minor
-    track-merge-target: false
-  feature:
-    regex: ^(?:feat(?:ure)?|feature)[/\\-]
-    increment: Minor
-    source-branches: ["main", "master"]
-  hotfix:
-    regex: ^hotfix[/\\-]
-    increment: Patch
-ignore:
-  sha: []
-commit-message-incrementing: Enabled
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/AIFotoONLUS.Core/AIFotoONLUS.Core.csproj b/src/AIFotoONLUS.Core/AIFotoONLUS.Core.csproj
index 99a3eeb..c5f3f96 100644
--- a/src/AIFotoONLUS.Core/AIFotoONLUS.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/AIFotoONLUS.Core/AIFotoONLUS.Core.csproj
@@ -11,14 +11,9 @@
     <Company>Maddo</Company>
     <Description>Core library for AIFotoONLUS image processing and recognition.</Description>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://gitlab.com/MaddoScientisto/aifotoonlus</RepositoryUrl>
-    <!-- Use GitVersion MSBuild properties to set package version during CI/build. Provide fallback if variable is not defined.
-         Sanitize the GitVersion output to remove characters invalid for NuGet (e.g., braces) -->
-    <!-- Prefer composing a safe version from concrete GitVersion MSBuild properties when available -->
-    <GitVersionRaw Condition="'$(GitVersion_MajorMinorPatch)' != ''">$(GitVersion_MajorMinorPatch)-$(GitVersion_EscapedBranchName).$(GitVersion_PreReleaseNumber)</GitVersionRaw>
-    <GitVersionRaw Condition="'$(GitVersionRaw)' == ''">$(GitVersion_NuGetVersionV2)</GitVersionRaw>
-    <GitVersionSanitized>$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Replace('$(GitVersionRaw)','[{}]',''))</GitVersionSanitized>
-    <Version Condition="'$(GitVersionSanitized)' != ''">$(GitVersionSanitized)</Version>
-    <Version Condition="'$(GitVersionSanitized)' == ''">0.1.0</Version>
+        <!-- Versioning: use MinVer to infer semantic versions from Git tags. When no tag is present,
+          projects will fall back to the default below. -->
+        <Version>0.1.0</Version>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>See Git history for release notes.</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <IncludeSymbols>false</IncludeSymbols>
@@ -27,8 +22,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="OpenCvSharp4" Version="4.13.0.20260214" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenCvSharp4.runtime.win" Version="4.13.0.20260214" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.3" />
-    <!-- GitVersion MSBuild integration for automatic semantic versioning -->
-    <PackageReference Include="GitVersion.MsBuild" Version="6.5.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
+        <!-- Use MinVer to infer versions from Git tags (applies at pack/build time) -->
+        <PackageReference Include="MinVer" Version="3.1.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
   </ItemGroup>