diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-latest.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4beee1ba0..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-latest.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-name: NPM package (latest)
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ master ]
-jobs:
-  build:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository == 'eclipse-cdt-cloud/theia-trace-extension' && "contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[latest]:')"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      # For github-tag-action below
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    # Setup .npmrc file to publish to npm
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-      with:
-        node-version: '16.x'
-        registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-        # Defaults to the user or organization that owns the workflow file
-        scope: '@theia-ide'
-    - run: yarn
-    - run: yarn publish:latest
-      env:
-        NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-    - name: Push new (bumped) tag based on HEAD commit message
-      uses: anothrNick/github-tag-action@1.67.0
-      env:
-        DEFAULT_BUMP: none # commit message includes #major|minor|patch
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        WITH_V: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-next.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-next.yml
index e98aad8f2..f9126a8fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-next.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ name: NPM package (next)
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+#  release:
+#    types: [created]
 jobs:
   build:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository == 'eclipse-cdt-cloud/theia-trace-extension' && "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[latest]:')"
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository == 'eclipse-cdt-cloud/theia-trace-extension' 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: '16.x'
         registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
         # Defaults to the user or organization that owns the workflow file
-        scope: '@theia-ide'
+        scope: '@theia-ide' 
     - run: yarn
     - run: yarn publish:next
       env:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 140b63882..58ba72edb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # LC_COLLATE=C sort .gitignore
+!examples/*/electron-builder.yml
+!examples/*/package.json
+!examples/*/resources/
+!examples/*/scripts/
 *.log
 *.tsbuildinfo
 .browser_modules/
@@ -8,11 +12,7 @@
 /packages/react-components/lib/
 TraceCompassTutorialTraces
 TraceCompassTutorialTraces.tgz
-examples/*/gen-webpack.config.js
-examples/*/lib/
-examples/*/src-gen/
-examples/electron/dist/
-examples/plugins/
+examples/*
 node_modules/
 theia-extensions/viewer-prototype/lib/
 trace-compass-server
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2853ce1a7..03142d098 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -144,54 +144,6 @@ file. Adding the SHA-1 of a commit to this file will make `git-blame` ignore tha
 * For GitHub, this file is automatically detected and will ignore all the commits that are included in the file.
 * With Git CLI, run `git blame --ignore-revs-file=.git-blame-ignore-revs <pathToSomeFile>` to ignore the commits.
 
-## Releasing a new version
-
-* Run either one of the below repository root commands, depending on the case at hand.
-* Below, `Z` means `z+1`, and the same notation is used for `x` and `y`.
-
-For a release bumping the version from `x.y.z` to `x.y.Z`:
-
-```bash
-yarn version:patch
-```
-
-For a release bumping the version from `x.y.z` to `x.Y.z`:
-
-```bash
-yarn version:minor
-```
-
-For a release bumping the version from `x.y.z` to `X.y.z`:
-
-```bash
-yarn version:major
-```
-
-Currently, [automatically adding][auto-signoff] a [Signed-off-by:][sign-off] footer to the
-resulting commit message fails for this `lerna` use with `yarn`. Should one be necessary,
-the commit needs to be amended accordingly, using `git commit --amend -s` or the like.
-
-Once pushed, reviewed then merged, the resulting commit triggers the GitHub workflow that
-publishes this new release to [the npm Registry][npm-registry]. That action shall also push
-the corresponding git tag. The locally created tag (internally by `lerna version`) should
-then be overridable by that remote one.
-
-Should there be an issue with that automated workflow, the said local tag can be manually
-pushed, once the commit is merged and [published as latest release][npm-registry]. If need
-be, the latter step can also be done manually by running this repository root command:
-
-```bash
-yarn && yarn publish:latest`
-```
-
-If needed, this is a command template to push the tag after publishing per above:
-
-```bash
-git push origin vX.Y.Z
-```
-
-Where either one of `X`, `Y` or `Z` was bumped depending on the chosen case further above.
-
 ## Contact
 
 For issues related to the Trace Viewer, please open a GitHub tracker for the [Theia Trace Extension][trace-viewer].
@@ -199,7 +151,6 @@ For issues related to the Trace Viewer, please open a GitHub tracker for the [Th
 For issues concerning `eclipse-cdt-cloud`, please refer to the contact options listed on the [CDT.Cloud website][cdt-cloud-website].
 
 [architecture]: https://github.com/theia-ide/theia-trace-extension#architecture
-[auto-signoff]: https://github.com/lerna/lerna/blob/main/libs/commands/version/README.md#--signoff-git-commit
 [cdt-cloud-website]: https://cdt-cloud.io/contact/
 [code-of-conduct]: https://github.com/eclipse/.github/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 [commit-message-example]: https://github.com/theia-ide/theia-trace-extension/commit/bc18fcd110d7b8433293692421f2e4fb49f89bd6
@@ -220,7 +171,6 @@ For issues concerning `eclipse-cdt-cloud`, please refer to the contact options l
 [issue-369]: https://github.com/theia-ide/theia-trace-extension/pull/369/files
 [issue-402]: https://github.com/theia-ide/theia-trace-extension/pull/402
 [new-contributors]: #new-contributors
-[npm-registry]: https://www.npmjs.com/
 [pr-guide]: #pull-request-guidelines
 [pull-requests]: https://github.com/eclipse-cdt-cloud/theia-trace-extension/pulls
 [sign-off]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt---signoff
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57100100c..33adf887f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@
     "start-all:electron": "yarn start:server & yarn start:electron",
     "lint": "lerna run lint",
     "test": "lerna run test --",
-    "publish:latest": "lerna publish from-git --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/ --exact --no-push --yes",
+    "publish:latest": "lerna publish --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/ --exact --no-git-tag-version --no-push",
     "publish:next": "lerna publish --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/ --exact --canary minor --preid=next.$(date -u '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S').$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) --dist-tag=next --no-git-tag-version --no-push --yes",
     "format:write": "lerna run format:write",
-    "format:check": "lerna run format:check",
-    "version:major": "lerna version major --exact --no-push --yes -m \"[latest]: %s #major\n\nGitHub workflow shall publish and tag upon merge.\"",
-    "version:minor": "lerna version minor --exact --no-push --yes -m \"[latest]: %s #minor\n\nGitHub workflow shall publish and tag upon merge.\"",
-    "version:patch": "lerna version patch --exact --no-push --yes -m \"[latest]: %s #patch\n\nGitHub workflow shall publish and tag upon merge.\""
+    "format:check": "lerna run format:check"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "theia-extension",