diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage-release-candidate.yml b/.github/workflows/stage-release-candidate.yml
index 749218f0e7..93598d6421 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage-release-candidate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage-release-candidate.yml
@@ -31,40 +31,63 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check version parameter
         run: |-
-          if [[ "$REF" != "refs/tags/"* ]]; then 
-            echo "Trigger this workflow on a tag"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          if [[ "$REF" == *"-RC"* ]]; then 
+          if [[ "$REF" != *"-RC"* ]]; then 
             echo "Trigger this workflow on an RC tag"
             exit 1
           fi
-          export VERSION=$(echo $REF | sed -e "s/refs\/tags\/\(.*\)-.*/\\1/")
+          export VERSION=$(echo $REF | sed -e "s/\(.*\)-.*/\\1/")
           echo "Version: $VERSION"
+          echo "RC: $REF"
         env:
-          REF: ${{ github.event.ref }}
+          REF: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Setup Java 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
-        with:
-          distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 17
-
-      - name: Install sbt
-        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@17575ea4e18dd928fe5968dbe32294b97923d65b # v1.1.13
-
-      # We intentionally do not use the Coursier cache for release candidates,
-      # to reduce attack surface
-
-      # We intentionally postpone the signing to a separate step, to reduce
-      # attack surface
       - name: Generate source dist
         run: |-
-          sbt "clean; set ThisBuild / version := \"$VERSION\"; sourceDistGenerate"
+          VERSION=$(echo $REF | sed -e "s/\(.*\)-.*/\\1/")
+          PREFIX=apache-pekko-$VERSION
+          DATE=$(git log -n1 --format=%cs | tr -d -)
+          TARBALL=$PREFIX-src-$DATE.tgz
+
+          mkdir dist
+          echo git archive --format=tar.gz --output=dist/$TARBALL --prefix=$PREFIX/ HEAD
+          echo $(git --version)
+          git archive --format=tar.gz --output=dist/$TARBALL --prefix=$PREFIX/ HEAD
+          cd dist
+          sha512sum $TARBALL > $TARBALL.sha512
+        env:
+          REF: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+      - name: Sign source dist
+        run: |-
+          echo $PEKKO_GPG_SECRET_KEY | base64 -d | gpg --batch --import --import-options import-show
+          gpg -ab dist/*.tgz
+        env:
+          PEKKO_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.PEKKO_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+
+      - uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2.7.2
+        with:
+          direction: upload
+          url: https://forge.engelen.eu
+          repo: raboof/pekko
+          release-dir: dist
+          release-notes: "MY RELEASE NOTES"
+          
+      - name: Upload source dist
+        run: |-
+          svn checkout https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/pekko dist
+          cd dist
+          mkdir $REF
+          cp ../*.tgz* $REF
+          svn add $REF $REF/*
+          svn commit --username $PEKKO_SVN_DEV_USERNAME --password $PEKKO_SVN_DEV_PASSWORD --message "Stage Pekko $REF" $REF
+        env:
+          PEKKO_SVN_DEV_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PEKKO_SVN_DEV_USERNAME }}
+          PEKKO_SVN_DEV_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PEKKO_SVN_DEV_PASSWORD }}
+          REF: ${{ github.ref_name }}