diff --git a/.github/scripts/compute-semver.sh b/.github/scripts/compute-semver.sh
index 7368cd7..ec10afa 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/compute-semver.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/compute-semver.sh
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ case "$BUMP" in
     ;;
 esac
 
-NEW_TAG="v${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+NEW_TAG="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
 
-echo "New tag: $NEW_TAG"
+echo "New tag: v$NEW_TAG"
 
-echo "tag=$NEW_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "version=$NEW_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "tag=v$NEW_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/get-pr-details.sh b/.github/scripts/get-pr-details.sh
index 339ac25..feb2233 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/get-pr-details.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/get-pr-details.sh
@@ -1,35 +1,16 @@
-
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "Retrieving PR information..."
-
-if [ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
-  echo "GITHUB_TOKEN not set"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-OWNER="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY%%/*}"
-REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY##*/}"
-SHA="${GITHUB_SHA}"
-
-PRS_JSON=$(curl -s \
-  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-  "https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/commits/$SHA/pulls")
-
-PR_COUNT=$(echo "$PRS_JSON" | jq length)
-
-if [ "$PR_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
-  echo "No PR associated with this commit."
+if [ -z "${PR_NUMBER:-}" ]; then
+  echo "No PR number provided, skipping release notes."
   echo "title=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   echo "body=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   exit 0
 fi
 
-TITLE=$(echo "$PRS_JSON" | jq -r '.[0].title // ""')
-BODY=$(echo "$PRS_JSON" | jq -r '.[0].body // ""')
+PR_JSON=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --json title,body)
+TITLE=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.title // ""')
+BODY=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.body // ""')
 
 {
   echo "title<<EOF"
@@ -43,6 +24,4 @@ BODY=$(echo "$PRS_JSON" | jq -r '.[0].body // ""')
   echo "EOF"
 } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-echo "PR details captured."
-echo "-  Title = $TITLE."
-echo "-  Description = $BODY."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "pr_number=$PR_NUMBER" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 879ecf2..19ef314 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -17,26 +17,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Cache pip and PlatformIO
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.cache/pip
-            ~/.platformio/.cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pio-${{ hashFiles('**/platformio.ini') }}
-
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-
-      - name: Install PlatformIO
-        run: pip install --upgrade platformio
-
-      - name: Build NVS Writer Firmware
-        working-directory: Firmware/ConfigurationSetup
-        run: pio run -e release
-
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 85861c0..e740051 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 concurrency:
   group: release-main
@@ -22,15 +23,36 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
-        with:
-          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
+      - name: Determine PR number
+        id: pr
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} 
+        run: |
+          PR_NUMBER=$(gh pr list \
+            --state merged \
+            --base main \
+            --json number,mergeCommit \
+            --jq '.[] | select(.mergeCommit.oid=="'"$GITHUB_SHA"'") | .number')
+          if [[ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]]; then
+            echo "No PR associated with this commit; skipping release."
+            echo "run_release=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "Found PR #$PR_NUMBER"
+            echo "run_release=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "pr_number=$PR_NUMBER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
 
-      - name: Determine next SemVer from PR labels
+      - name: Determine next version id from PR labels
         id: semver
-        run: bash .github/scripts/compute-semver.sh
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          PR_NUMBER=${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_number }}
+          export PR_NUMBER
+          bash .github/scripts/compute-semver.sh
+          echo "pr_number=$PR_NUMBER" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Get release description notes from PR
@@ -38,18 +60,26 @@ jobs:
         run: bash .github/scripts/get-pr-details.sh
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.semver.outputs.pr_number }}
+
+      - name: Setup .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
 
-      - name: Restore
+      - name: .NET Restore
         run: dotnet restore
 
       - name: Publish single-file installer
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          dotnet publish -c Release \
+          dotnet publish lumenlab-installer.csproj \
+            -c Release \
             -r win-x64 \
             --self-contained true \
             -p:PublishSingleFile=true \
             -p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true \
-            -p:Version=${{ steps.semver.outputs.tag }} \
+            -p:Version=${{ steps.semver.outputs.version }} \
             -o publish
 
       - name: Rename output for clean artifact name
diff --git a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/LumenLabInstaller.code-workspace b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/LumenLabInstaller.code-workspace
index bc0d57f..9e85f60 100644
--- a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/LumenLabInstaller.code-workspace
+++ b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/LumenLabInstaller.code-workspace
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"folders": [
 		{
-			"path": "ConfigurationSetup"
+			"path": "."
 		}
 	],
 	"settings": {
diff --git a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/bootloader.bin b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/bootloader.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f55376
Binary files /dev/null and b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/bootloader.bin differ
diff --git a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/firmware.bin b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/firmware.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dca9c6
Binary files /dev/null and b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/firmware.bin differ
diff --git a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/partitions.bin b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/partitions.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2108af9
Binary files /dev/null and b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/build/partitions.bin differ
diff --git a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/platformio.ini b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/platformio.ini
index 06b52f7..e8de475 100644
--- a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/platformio.ini
+++ b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/platformio.ini
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [platformio]
 name = LumenLab Installation Tool
-description = A Windows-only installation tool to easily write NVS memory preferences on demand for global reference and config for the LumenLab.
+description = A Windows-only installation tool helper to easily write NVS memory preferences on demand for global reference and config for the LumenLab.
 
 [env]
-upload_speed = 115200
+upload_speed = 921600
 monitor_speed = 115200
 
 
diff --git a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/src/main.cpp b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/src/main.cpp
index 77486df..f0e99ac 100644
--- a/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/src/main.cpp
+++ b/Firmware/ConfigurationSetup/src/main.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,24 @@ void dumpAll()
       Serial.println(value);
     }
   }
+  const char *knownHighScores[] = {
+      "recall-high",
+      "phase-high"};
+
+  for (auto key : knownHighScores)
+  {
+    if (!preferences.isKey(key))
+    {
+      Serial.print(key);
+      Serial.println(" is not in memory.");
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    auto value = preferences.getUInt(key, 0);
+    Serial.print(key);
+    Serial.print("=");
+    Serial.println(value);
+  }
 
   preferences.end();
 
diff --git a/lumenlab-installer.csproj b/lumenlab-installer.csproj
index a1cfa04..9b653f4 100644
--- a/lumenlab-installer.csproj
+++ b/lumenlab-installer.csproj
@@ -18,18 +18,14 @@
     <FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="BuildNvsWriterFirmware" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
-    <Exec WorkingDirectory="Firmware\ConfigurationSetup" Command="pio run -e release" />
-  </Target>
-
   <ItemGroup>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Firmware\ConfigurationSetup\.pio\build\release\firmware.bin">
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Firmware\ConfigurationSetup\build\firmware.bin">
       <LogicalName>Firmware.firmware.bin</LogicalName>
     </EmbeddedResource>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Firmware\ConfigurationSetup\.pio\build\release\bootloader.bin">
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Firmware\ConfigurationSetup\build\bootloader.bin">
       <LogicalName>Firmware.bootloader.bin</LogicalName>
     </EmbeddedResource>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Firmware\ConfigurationSetup\.pio\build\release\partitions.bin">
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Firmware\ConfigurationSetup\build\partitions.bin">
       <LogicalName>Firmware.partitions.bin</LogicalName>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>