diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index e0e76ad..7f8222c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build WordPress Plugin (Simple)
+name: Build WordPress Plugin (XML-driven)
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -13,39 +13,49 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install zip
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y zip
+      - name: Install XML tools and zip
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libxml2-utils zip
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
-      # 1. Find main plugin file (recursively) & extract slug/version
+      # 1. Extract metadata from plugin.xml
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
-      - name: Extract plugin metadata
+      - name: Extract metadata from plugin.xml
         id: meta
         run: |
-          MAIN_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -type f -name "*.php" -exec grep -l "Plugin Name:" {} \; | head -n1)
-          if [ -z "$MAIN_FILE" ]; then
-            echo "❌ No plugin file with 'Plugin Name:' found!" >&2
+          # Ensure plugin.xml exists
+          if [ ! -f plugin.xml ]; then
+            echo "❌ plugin.xml not found!" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          MAIN_FILE=${MAIN_FILE#./}
-          VERSION=$(grep "^Version:" "$MAIN_FILE" | awk '{print $NF}' | tr -d '\r')
-          if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
-            echo "❌ Version not found in $MAIN_FILE" >&2
+
+          # Extract name and version (adjust XPath to your XML structure)
+          NAME=$(xmllint --xpath "string(//name)" plugin.xml)
+          VERSION=v$(xmllint --xpath "string(//version)" plugin.xml)
+
+          if [ -z "$NAME" ] || [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Could not extract <name> or <version> from plugin.xml" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          SLUG="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY##*/}"
-          echo "SLUG=$SLUG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          echo "PLUGIN_NAME=$NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "FILENAME=${SLUG}-${VERSION}.zip" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "✅ Plugin: $SLUG, Version: $VERSION (main file: $MAIN_FILE)"
+          echo "FILENAME=${NAME}-${VERSION}.zip" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          echo "✅ Plugin: $NAME, Version: $VERSION"
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
-      # 2. Prepare package – copy everything except .git and .github
+      # 2. Prepare package (copy everything EXCEPT plugin.xml, .git, .github)
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Prepare package
         run: |
-          mkdir -p build/"$SLUG"
-          rsync -a --exclude='.git' --exclude='.github' ./ build/"$SLUG"/
+          mkdir -p build/"$PLUGIN_NAME"
+          rsync -a \
+            --exclude='.git' \
+            --exclude='.github' \
+            --exclude='plugin.xml' \
+            ./ build/"$PLUGIN_NAME"/
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       # 3. Build the zip
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build plugin zip
         run: |
           cd build
-          zip -r "../$FILENAME" "$SLUG"
+          zip -r "../$FILENAME" "$PLUGIN_NAME"
           cd ..
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -66,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo mv tea /usr/local/bin/
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
-      # 5. Configure tea (using your existing variables)
+      # 5. Configure tea
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Configure tea
         run: |
@@ -76,13 +86,12 @@ jobs:
             --token "${{ secrets.OC3_EXTENSION_RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
-      # 6. Create/force-update release (like OpenCart)
+      # 6. Create (or force‑update) release
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Create release
         run: |
-          TAG="v${VERSION}"
-          tea release create "$TAG" \
-            --title "${SLUG}_${VERSION}" \
+          tea release create "$VERSION" \
+            --title "${PLUGIN_NAME}_${VERSION}" \
             --asset "${FILENAME}" \
             --repo "${{ vars.GITEA_REPO }}" \
             --force
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diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f27a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<plugin>
+  <name>Advanced SEO Meta + AI FAQ Schema</name>
+  <version>3.0.0</version>
+</plugin>
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