diff --git a/.github/workflows/dispatch.yaml b/.github/workflows/dispatch.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b034b979..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dispatch.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
----
-name: dispatch
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash
-
-on:
-  push:
-
-jobs:
-  dispatch-akash:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: notify goreleaser-cross with new release
-        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GORELEASER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          repo: akash-network/homebrew-tap
-          workflow: akash
-          ref: refs/heads/main
-          inputs: '{ "tag" : "${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}" }'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 690057aef..967aa860a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -92,11 +92,9 @@ jobs:
         id: check
         run: |
           is_prerelease=$(./script/is_prerelease.sh ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}; echo $?)
-          is_mainnet=$(./script/mainnet-from-tag.sh ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}; echo $?)
           echo "is_prerelease=${is_prerelease}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "is_mainnet=${is_mainnet}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: notify homebrew with a new release
-        if: contains(steps.check.outputs.is_mainnet, '0') && contains(steps.check.outputs.is_prerelease, '1')
+        if: steps.check.outputs.is_prerelease == '1'
         uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GORELEASER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 225af3e74..876e0b3d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ GIT_HEAD_COMMIT_SHORT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 GIT_HEAD_ABBREV       := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
 IS_PREREL             := $(shell $(ROOT_DIR)/script/is_prerelease.sh "$(RELEASE_TAG)" && echo "true" || echo "false")
-IS_MAINNET            := $(shell $(ROOT_DIR)/script/mainnet-from-tag.sh "$(RELEASE_TAG)" && echo "true" || echo "false")
 IS_STABLE             ?= false
 
 GO_LINKMODE            ?= external
@@ -25,10 +24,8 @@ GOMOD                  ?= readonly
 BUILD_TAGS             ?= osusergo,netgo,hidraw,ledger
 GORELEASER_STRIP_FLAGS ?=
 
-ifeq ($(IS_MAINNET), true)
-	ifeq ($(IS_PREREL), false)
-		IS_STABLE                  := true
-	endif
+ifeq ($(IS_PREREL), false)
+	IS_STABLE                  := true
 endif
 
 GOMOD                  ?= readonly
diff --git a/script/genchangelog.sh b/script/genchangelog.sh
index 421a3d884..49a8eb531 100755
--- a/script/genchangelog.sh
+++ b/script/genchangelog.sh
@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@
 
 # generated changelog depends on the tag type
 # only SEMVER tags are accounted
-# there are two type of tag distinguished by minor part of the semver:
-#   - even number: mainnet
-#   - odd number: testnet
-# net detection is done in section s1
 
 # there are two type release notes generated
 #   - prerelease: changelog between current and nearest lower prerelease (or previous release)
 #     for example current tag v0.1.1-rc.10 and previous was v0.1.1-rc.9, so changelog is generated between
 #   - release: changelog between current and previous release tags
-# mainnet status is taken care as well. if current tag is edgenet (e.g. v0.1.1-rc.10) it
-# will be generated to edgenet changes only
 
 PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/.cache/bin
 export PATH=$PATH
@@ -26,17 +20,11 @@ fi
 
 to_tag=$1
 
-# s1
-# shellcheck disable=SC1073
-if ! "${SCRIPT_DIR}"/mainnet-from-tag.sh "$to_tag" ; then
-	version_rel="^[v|V]?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\\.(\\d*[13579])\\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$"
-	version_prerel="^[v|V]?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\\.(\\d*[13579])\\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(\\-[0-9A-Za-z-]+(\\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?(\\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+(\\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?$"
-else
-	version_rel="^[v|V]?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(\d*[02468])\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$"
-	version_prerel="^[v|V]?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(\d*[02468])\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)(\-[0-9A-Za-z-]+(\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?(\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+(\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?$"
-fi
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/semver_funcs.sh"
+
+version_rel="^[vV]?($NAT)\.($NAT)\.($NAT)$"
+version_prerel="$SEMVER_REGEX"
 
-# s2
 if [[ -z $("${SCRIPT_DIR}"/semver.sh get prerel "$to_tag") ]]; then
 	tag_regexp=$version_rel
 else
diff --git a/script/mainnet-from-tag.sh b/script/mainnet-from-tag.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 4976956c3..000000000
--- a/script/mainnet-from-tag.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# in akash even minor part of the tag indicates release belongs to the MAINNET
-# using it as scripts simplifies debugging as well as portability
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd)"
-
-if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
-	echo "illegal number of parameters"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-[[ $(($("${SCRIPT_DIR}"/semver.sh get minor "$1") % 2)) -eq 0 ]] && exit 0 && exit 1