diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index e9cf6be..cb9a4ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@ jobs:
       java-distribution: "temurin"
     secrets: inherit
 
-  publish-snapshot:
-    needs: [release-please, version]
-    if: needs.version.outputs.is_snapshot == 'true'
-    uses: OneLiteFeatherNET/workflows/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml@v2.8.1
-    with:
-      java-version: "25.0.3"
-      java-distribution: "temurin"
-    secrets: inherit
-
   # ---- Release Docker image (Gradle produces the context, docker-publish builds it) ----
   build-context:
     name: Build Docker context
@@ -85,36 +76,6 @@ jobs:
       req-concurrent: "4"
     secrets: inherit
 
-  # ---- Snapshot Docker image (on every non-release push to main) ----
-  build-context-snapshot:
-    name: Build Docker context (snapshot)
-    needs: [release-please, version]
-    if: needs.version.outputs.is_snapshot == 'true'
-    uses: OneLiteFeatherNET/workflows/.github/workflows/gradle-docker-context.yml@v2.8.1
-    with:
-      version: ${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}
-      gradle-command: "./gradlew jar optimizedBuildLayers optimizedDockerfile -Pversion=$VERSION"
-      context-path: "build/docker/optimized"
-      artifact-name: "docker-context-snapshot"
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  docker-snapshot:
-    name: Build Docker Artifacts (snapshot)
-    needs: [version, build-context-snapshot]
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      id-token: write   # keyless cosign signing via GitHub OIDC
-    if: needs.version.outputs.is_snapshot == 'true'
-    uses: OneLiteFeatherNET/workflows/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml@v2.8.1
-    with:
-      image-name: "onelitefeather/vulpes-backend"
-      version: ${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}
-      context: "build/docker/optimized"
-      artifact-name: "docker-context-snapshot"
-      blob-chunk: "90000000"   # ~90 MB, under the 100 MB Cloudflare cap
-      req-concurrent: "4"
-    secrets: inherit
-
   sbom:
     name: Attach SBOM to release
     needs: release-please
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d0fb221..b72c9c7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.cyclonedx)
 }
 
-version = "2.4.2-SNAPSHOT" // x-release-please-version
+version = "2.4.1" // x-release-please-version
 
 java {
     toolchain {
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 8851122..75d48ae 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "package-name": "vulpes-backend",
-      "release-type": "java",
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
       "extra-files": [
         {