diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-tag.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-tag.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04db439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-tag.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+name: Create Tag
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag_name:
+        description: 'Tag name (e.g., v1.0.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      branch:
+        description: 'Branch to create tag from'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: 'next'
+      tag_message:
+        description: 'Tag message/description'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+
+jobs:
+  create-tag:
+    name: Create Tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Validate tag name
+        run: |
+          TAG_NAME="${{ inputs.tag_name }}"
+          if [[ ! "$TAG_NAME" =~ ^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+)?$ ]]; then
+            echo "⚠️ Warning: Tag name '$TAG_NAME' doesn't follow semantic versioning (vX.Y.Z)"
+          fi
+          if git rev-parse "$TAG_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "❌ Error: Tag '$TAG_NAME' already exists"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✅ Tag name '$TAG_NAME' is available"
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        run: |
+          TAG_NAME="${{ inputs.tag_name }}"
+          TAG_MESSAGE="${{ inputs.tag_message }}"
+
+          if [ -n "$TAG_MESSAGE" ]; then
+            git tag -a "$TAG_NAME" -m "$TAG_MESSAGE"
+          else
+            git tag -a "$TAG_NAME" -m "Release $TAG_NAME"
+          fi
+
+          git push origin "$TAG_NAME"
+          echo "✅ Successfully created and pushed tag '$TAG_NAME'"
+
+      - name: Output tag info
+        run: |
+          echo "## Tag Created Successfully" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Tag:** ${{ inputs.tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Branch:** ${{ inputs.branch }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Commit:** $(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          TAG_MESSAGE="${{ inputs.tag_message }}"
+          echo "- **Message:** ${TAG_MESSAGE:-Release ${{ inputs.tag_name }}}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+          name: ${{ inputs.tag_name }}
+          body: ${{ inputs.tag_message || format('Release {0}', inputs.tag_name) }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(inputs.tag_name, '-') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 28c5a58..d53c4a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
     branches: [next]
   pull_request:
     branches: [next]
+
+env:
+  AZTEC_VERSION: 3.0.0-devnet.20251212
+
 jobs:
   test:
     timeout-minutes: 120
@@ -21,15 +25,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Aztec CLI
         run: |
           curl -s https://install.aztec.network > tmp.sh
-          bash tmp.sh <<< yes "yes"
+          VERSION=${{ env.AZTEC_VERSION }} bash tmp.sh <<< yes "yes"
 
       - name: Update path
         run: echo "/home/runner/.aztec/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-      - name: Set Aztec version and start local network
-        run: |
-          aztec-up 3.0.0-devnet.20251212
-          aztec start --local-network &
+      - name: Start local network
+        run: aztec start --local-network &
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3861f8c..b5df427 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "@aztec/wallet-sdk": "3.0.0-devnet.20251212"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "1.52.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.49.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.15.17",
     "assert": "^2.1.0",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 9dff2de..5f0f195 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default (_, argv) => ({
       template: './app/index.html',
       scriptLoading: 'module',
     }),
-    new Dotenv({ path: './.env' }),
+    new Dotenv({ path: './.env', silent: true }),
     new webpack.ProvidePlugin({ Buffer: ['buffer', 'Buffer'] }),
   ],
   resolve: {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fd5dfd1..5715952 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1466,12 +1466,12 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions/-/semantic-conventions-1.34.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-aKcOkyrorBGlajjRdVoJWHTxfxO1vCNHLJVlSDaRHDIdjU+pX8IYQPvPDkYiujKLbRnWU+1TBwEt0QRgSm4SGA==
 
-"@playwright/test@1.52.0":
-  version "1.52.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@playwright/test/-/test-1.52.0.tgz#267ec595b43a8f4fa5e444ea503689629e91a5b8"
-  integrity sha512-uh6W7sb55hl7D6vsAeA+V2p5JnlAqzhqFyF0VcJkKZXkgnFcVG9PziERRHQfPLfNGx1C292a4JqbWzhR8L4R1g==
+"@playwright/test@1.49.0":
+  version "1.49.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@playwright/test/-/test-1.49.0.tgz#74227385b58317ee076b86b56d0e1e1b25cff01e"
+  integrity sha512-DMulbwQURa8rNIQrf94+jPJQ4FmOVdpE5ZppRNvWVjvhC+6sOeo28r8MgIpQRYouXRtt/FCCXU7zn20jnHR4Qw==
   dependencies:
-    playwright "1.52.0"
+    playwright "1.49.0"
 
 "@protobufjs/aspromise@^1.1.1", "@protobufjs/aspromise@^1.1.2":
   version "1.1.2"
@@ -5179,17 +5179,17 @@ pkg-dir@^4.2.0:
   dependencies:
     find-up "^4.0.0"
 
-playwright-core@1.52.0:
-  version "1.52.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.52.0.tgz#238f1f0c3edd4ebba0434ce3f4401900319a3dca"
-  integrity sha512-l2osTgLXSMeuLZOML9qYODUQoPPnUsKsb5/P6LJ2e6uPKXUdPK5WYhN4z03G+YNbWmGDY4YENauNu4ZKczreHg==
+playwright-core@1.49.0:
+  version "1.49.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.49.0.tgz#8e69ffed3f41855b854982f3632f2922c890afcb"
+  integrity sha512-R+3KKTQF3npy5GTiKH/T+kdhoJfJojjHESR1YEWhYuEKRVfVaxH3+4+GvXE5xyCngCxhxnykk0Vlah9v8fs3jA==
 
-playwright@1.52.0:
-  version "1.52.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.52.0.tgz#26cb9a63346651e1c54c8805acfd85683173d4bd"
-  integrity sha512-JAwMNMBlxJ2oD1kce4KPtMkDeKGHQstdpFPcPH3maElAXon/QZeTvtsfXmTMRyO9TslfoYOXkSsvao2nE1ilTw==
+playwright@1.49.0:
+  version "1.49.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.49.0.tgz#df6b9e05423377a99658202844a294a8afb95d0a"
+  integrity sha512-eKpmys0UFDnfNb3vfsf8Vx2LEOtflgRebl0Im2eQQnYMA4Aqd+Zw8bEOB+7ZKvN76901mRnqdsiOGKxzVTbi7A==
   dependencies:
-    playwright-core "1.52.0"
+    playwright-core "1.49.0"
   optionalDependencies:
     fsevents "2.3.2"