diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-build.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-build.yml
index ec35e104a94..5633b3cfbbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-build.yml
@@ -14,22 +14,29 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   call-workflow-tarball:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tarball.yml
+    with:
+      #use_tag: snapshot
+      use_environ: snapshots
 
   call-workflow-ctest:
     needs: call-workflow-tarball
     uses: ./.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml
     with:
       file_base: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.file_base }}
+      #use_tag: snapshot
+      #use_environ: snapshots
     if: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.has_changes == 'true' }}
 
   call-workflow-release:
     needs: [call-workflow-tarball, call-workflow-ctest]
     permissions:
       contents: write # In order to allow tag creation
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release-files.yml
     with:
       file_base: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.file_base }}
       file_branch: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.file_branch }}
       file_sha: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.file_sha }}
+      use_tag: snapshot
+      use_environ: snapshots
     if: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.has_changes == 'true' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hdfeos5.yml b/.github/workflows/hdfeos5.yml
index 04c92b9f467..fd2d0116f61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hdfeos5.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hdfeos5.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: hdfeos5
+name: hdfeos5 dev
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..94065dc25f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+name: hdf5 dev release-files
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on a schedule
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      use_tag:
+        description: 'Release version tag'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: snapshot
+      use_environ:
+        description: 'Environment to locate files'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        default: snapshots
+      file_base:
+        description: "The common base name of the source tarballs"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      file_branch:
+        description: "The branch name for the source tarballs"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      file_sha:
+        description: "The sha for the source tarballs"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+# Minimal permissions to be inherited by any job that doesn't declare its own permissions
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+# Previous workflows must pass to get here so tag the commit that created the files
+jobs:
+  create-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+        contents: write # In order to allow tag creation
+    steps:
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - name: Get Sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - run: |
+          git checkout ${{ inputs.file_sha }}
+
+      - uses: rickstaa/action-create-tag@v1
+        id: "tag_create"
+        with:
+          commit_sha: ${{ inputs.file_sha }}
+          tag: "${{ inputs.use_tag }}"
+          force_push_tag: true
+          message: "Latest snapshot"
+        if: ${{ inputs.use_environ == 'snapshots' }}
+
+      # Print result using the action output.
+      - run: |
+          echo "Tag already present: ${{ steps.tag_create.outputs.tag_exists }}"
+
+  PreRelease-getfiles:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: create-tag
+    environment: ${{ inputs.use_environ }}
+    permissions:
+        contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Get file base name
+        id: get-file-base
+        run: |
+          FILE_NAME_BASE=$(echo "${{ inputs.file_base }}")
+          echo "FILE_BASE=$FILE_NAME_BASE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      # Get files created by tarball script
+      - name: Get doxygen (Linux)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+              name: docs-doxygen
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen
+
+      - name: Zip Folder
+        run: zip -r ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen.zip ./${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen
+
+      - name: Get tgz-tarball (Linux)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+              name: tgz-tarball
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
+      - name: Get zip-tarball (Windows)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+              name: zip-tarball
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
+      # Get files created by cmake-ctest script
+      - name: Get published binary (Windows)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+              name: zip-vs2022-binary
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
+      - name: Get published binary (MacOS)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+              name: tgz-osx12-binary
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
+      - name: Get published binary (Linux)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+              name: tgz-ubuntu-2204-binary
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
+      - name: PreRelease tag
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: "${{ inputs.use_tag }}"
+          prerelease: true
+          files: |
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen.zip
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.zip
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-osx12.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win_vs2022.zip
+              if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
+
+      - name: Store Release url
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}" > ./upload_url
+
+#      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+#        with:
+#          path: ./upload_url
+#          name: upload_url
+
+      - name: List files for the space (Linux)
+        run: |
+              ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}
+              ls ${{ runner.workspace }}
+
+      - name: dev-only-docs
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          publish_dir: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6bf9db8db07..3f9260ebead 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,140 +1,63 @@
-name: hdf5 dev release
+name: hdf5 dev release build
 
-# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on a schedule
+# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on a manual run
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      file_base:
-        description: "The common base name of the source tarballs"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      file_branch:
-        description: "The branch name for the source tarballs"
-        required: true
+      use_tag:
+        description: 'Release version tag'
         type: string
-      file_sha:
-        description: "The sha for the source tarballs"
+        required: false
+        default: snapshot
+      use_environ:
+        description: 'Environment to locate files'
+        type: choice
         required: true
-        type: string
+        default: snapshots
+        options:
+        - snapshots
+        - release
 
-# Minimal permissions to be inherited by any job that doesn't declare its own permissions
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-# Previous workflows must pass to get here so tag the commit that created the files
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or
+# in parallel.
 jobs:
-  create-tag:
+  log-the-inputs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-        contents: write # In order to allow tag creation
     steps:
-      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - name: Get Sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
       - run: |
-          git checkout ${{ inputs.file_sha }}
-
-      - uses: rickstaa/action-create-tag@v1
-        id: "tag_create"
-        with:
-          commit_sha: ${{ inputs.file_sha }}
-          tag: "snapshot"
-          force_push_tag: true
-          message: "Latest snapshot"
-
-      # Print result using the action output.
-      - run: |
-          echo "Tag already present: ${{ steps.tag_create.outputs.tag_exists }}"
-
-  PreRelease-getfiles:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: create-tag
-    environment: snapshots
+          echo "Tag: $TAG"
+          echo "Environment: $ENVIRONMENT"
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          ENVIRONMENT: ${{ inputs.environment }}
+
+  call-workflow-tarball:
+    needs: log-the-inputs
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tarball.yml
+    with:
+      use_tag: ${{ inputs.use_tag }}
+      use_environ: ${{ inputs.use_environ }}
+
+  call-workflow-ctest:
+    needs: call-workflow-tarball
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml
+    with:
+      file_base: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.file_base }}
+      use_tag: ${{ inputs.use_tag }}
+      use_environ: ${{ inputs.use_environ }}
+
+  call-workflow-release:
+    needs: [call-workflow-tarball, call-workflow-ctest]
     permissions:
-        contents: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Get file base name
-        id: get-file-base
-        run: |
-          FILE_NAME_BASE=$(echo "${{ inputs.file_base }}")
-          echo "FILE_BASE=$FILE_NAME_BASE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      # Get files created by tarball script
-      - name: Get doxygen (Linux)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-              name: docs-doxygen
-              path: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen
-
-      - name: Zip Folder
-        run: zip -r ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen.zip ./${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen
-
-      - name: Get tgz-tarball (Linux)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-              name: tgz-tarball
-              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
-      - name: Get zip-tarball (Windows)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-              name: zip-tarball
-              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
-      # Get files created by cmake-ctest script
-      - name: Get published binary (Windows)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-              name: zip-vs2022-binary
-              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
-      - name: Get published binary (MacOS)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-              name: tgz-osx12-binary
-              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
-      - name: Get published binary (Linux)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-              name: tgz-ubuntu-2204-binary
-              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
-      - name: PreRelease tag
-        id: create_release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        with:
-          tag_name: "snapshot"
-          prerelease: true
-          files: |
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen.zip
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.zip
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-osx12.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win_vs2022.zip
-              if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
-
-      - name: Store Release url
-        run: |
-          echo "${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}" > ./upload_url
-
-#      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-#        with:
-#          path: ./upload_url
-#          name: upload_url
-
-      - name: List files for the space (Linux)
-        run: |
-              ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}
-              ls ${{ runner.workspace }}
-
-      - name: dev-only-docs
-        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          publish_dir: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen
+      contents: write # In order to allow tag creation
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release-files.yml
+    with:
+      file_base: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.file_base }}
+      file_branch: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.file_branch }}
+      file_sha: ${{ needs.call-workflow-tarball.outputs.file_sha }}
+      use_tag: ${{ inputs.use_tag }}
+      use_environ: ${{ inputs.use_environ }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tarball.yml b/.github/workflows/tarball.yml
index 499f0222e80..659592fbc20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tarball.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tarball.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ name: hdf5 dev tarball
 # Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on a schedule
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+#      use_tag:
+#        description: 'Release version tag'
+#        type: string
+#        required: false
+#        default: snapshot
+      use_environ:
+        description: 'Environment to locate files'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        default: snapshots
     outputs:
       has_changes:
         description: "Whether there were changes the previous day"
@@ -55,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         seconds: 86400 # One day in seconds
         branch: '${{ steps.get-branch-name.outputs.branch_ref }}'
+      if: ${{ inputs.use_environ == 'snapshots' }}
 
     - run: echo "You have ${{ steps.check-new-commits.outputs.new-commits-number }} new commit(s) in ${{ steps.get-branch-name.outputs.BRANCH_REF }} ✅!"
       if: ${{ steps.check-new-commits.outputs.has-new-commits == 'true' }}
@@ -65,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Create a source tarball
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: check_commits
-    if: ${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.has_changes == 'true' }}
+    if: ('${{ inputs.use_environ }}' == 'snapshots' && ${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.has_changes }} == 'true') || '${{ inputs.use_environ }}' == 'release'
     outputs:
       file_base: ${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}
     steps:
@@ -80,19 +92,40 @@ jobs:
              sudo apt update
              sudo apt install automake autoconf libtool libtool-bin gzip dos2unix
 
+      - name: Retrieve version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/hdfsrc"
+          echo "TAG_VERSION=$(bin/h5vers)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Set file base name
         id: set-file-base
         run: |
-          FILE_NAME_BASE=$(echo "hdf5-${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.branch_ref }}-${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.branch_sha }}")
+          if [[ '${{ inputs.use_environ }}' == 'snapshots' && ${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.has_changes }} == 'true' ]]
+          then
+            FILE_NAME_BASE=$(echo "hdf5-${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.branch_ref }}-${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.branch_sha }}")
+          else
+            FILE_NAME_BASE=$(echo "hdf5-${{ steps.version.outputs.TAG_VERSION }}")
+          fi
           echo "FILE_BASE=$FILE_NAME_BASE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        shell: bash
 
-      - name: Run release script
-        id: run-release-script
+      - name: Create snapshot file base name
+        id: create-file-base
+        if: ${{ inputs.use_environ }} == 'snapshots' && ${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.has_changes }} == 'true'
         run: |
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/hdfsrc"
           bin/bbrelease -d $GITHUB_WORKSPACE --branch ${{ needs.check_commits.outputs.branch_ref }} --revision gzip zip
         shell: bash
 
+      - name: Create release file base name
+        id: create-rel-base
+        if: ${{ inputs.use_environ }} == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/hdfsrc"
+          bin/release -d $GITHUB_WORKSPACE gzip zip cmake-tgz cmake-zip 
+        shell: bash
+
       - name: List files in the repository
         run: |
               ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b444cbac13..c670f65343c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ SNAPSHOTS, PREVIOUS RELEASES AND SOURCE CODE
 --------------------------------------------
 Periodically development code snapshots are provided at the following URL:
     
-   https://gamma.hdfgroup.org/ftp/pub/outgoing/hdf5/snapshots/
+   https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/releases/tag/snapshot
 
 Source packages for current and previous releases are located at:
     
diff --git a/bin/bbrelease b/bin/bbrelease
index c59e2e5fcf4..48253e0a54b 100755
--- a/bin/bbrelease
+++ b/bin/bbrelease
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ Usage: $0 -d <dir> [-h] [--private] [--revision [--branch BRANCHNAME]] <methods>
    -h           print the help page.
    --private    Make a private release with today's date in version information.
    --revision   Make a private release with the code revision number in version information.
-                This allows --branch to be used for the file name.
-   --branch BRANCHNAME  This is to get the correct version of the branch name from the
-                        repository.  BRANCHNAME for v1.8 should be hdf5_1_8.
 
 This must be run at the top level of the source directory.
 The other command-line options are the names of the programs to use