diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-60_post-crates-release-activities.yml b/.github/workflows/release-60_post-crates-release-activities.yml
index 8a41ca4d00b2f..0b11007c39ac4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-60_post-crates-release-activities.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-60_post-crates-release-activities.yml
@@ -178,81 +178,6 @@ jobs:
 
           reorder_prdocs "$VERSION"
 
-      - name: Replace path dependencies
-        run: |
-          echo "Running replace-all-path-deps.sh..."
-          bash scripts/release/replace-all-path-deps.sh
-
-          # Show git diff to see what changed
-          git diff --stat
-
-      - name: Remove versions where path deps are present
-        run: |
-          echo "Running delete-versions-if-path-is-present.sh..."
-          bash scripts/release/delete-versions-if-path-is-present.sh
-
-          # Show git diff to see what changed
-          git diff --stat
-
-      - name: Remove version from umbrella/Cargo.toml
-        run: |
-          echo "Running delete-version-from-umbrella.sh..."
-          bash scripts/release/delete-version-from-umbrella.sh
-
-          # Show git diff to see what changed
-          git diff --stat
-
-      - name: Run Zepter - check issues
-        run: |
-          echo "Running zepter run check to identify issues..."
-          zepter run check || echo "Zepter found issues that need to be fixed"
-
-      - name: Run Zepter - fix issues
-        run: |
-          echo "Running zepter to fix issues..."
-          zepter || echo "Zepter fix completed"
-          # Show git diff to see what changed
-          git diff --stat
-
-      - name: Run Zepter - verify fixes
-        run: |
-          echo "Running zepter run check again to verify fixes..."
-          zepter run check || echo "There are still issues to fix manually"
-
-      - name: Run taplo - check formatting
-        run: |
-          echo "Running taplo format check..."
-          taplo format --check --config .config/taplo.toml || echo "Taplo found formatting issues"
-
-      - name: Run taplo - format
-        run: |
-          echo "Running taplo format..."
-          taplo format --config .config/taplo.toml
-          # Show git diff to see what changed
-          git diff --stat
-
-      - name: Run taplo - verify formatting
-        run: |
-          echo "Running taplo format check again..."
-          taplo format --check --config .config/taplo.toml || echo "There are still formatting issues"
-
-      - name: Install Python dependencies
-        run: |
-          echo "Installing Python dependencies..."
-          pip3 install toml "cargo-workspace>=1.2.6"
-
-      - name: Run workspace check
-        run: |
-          echo "Running workspace check..."
-          python3 .github/scripts/check-workspace.py . --exclude \
-            "substrate/frame/contracts/fixtures/build" \
-            "substrate/frame/contracts/fixtures/contracts/common"
-
-      - name: Deny git dependencies
-        run: |
-          echo "Checking for git dependencies..."
-          python3 .github/scripts/deny-git-deps.py .
-
       - name: Check git status before commit
         run: |
           echo "=== Git status ==="
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-80_publish-crates.yml b/.github/workflows/release-80_publish-crates.yml
index a105d9107945f..3549bfbd84593 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-80_publish-crates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-80_publish-crates.yml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install parity-publish
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcurl4-openssl-dev pkg-config
-          cargo install parity-publish@0.10.12 --locked -q
+          cargo install parity-publish@0.10.14 --locked -q
 
       - name: Run parity-publish plan
         if: inputs.resume_from == 'full'
@@ -332,6 +332,26 @@ jobs:
             echo "Crates published successfully to $REGISTRY!"
           fi
 
+      - name: Restore clean manifests after publish
+        if: inputs.resume_from != 'push'
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          RELEASE_NAME: ${{ inputs.release_name }}
+        run: |
+          . ./.github/scripts/release/release_lib.sh
+
+          echo "Restoring clean manifests with version bumps only..."
+          parity-publish restore
+
+          git add -A
+          if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
+            commit_with_message "Restore clean manifests after crates publish for $RELEASE_NAME"
+            echo "Clean manifests committed"
+          else
+            echo "No changes to restore"
+          fi
+
+
       - name: Generate token for paritytech/polkadot-sdk
         id: generate_write_token
         uses: actions/create-github-app-token@29824e69f54612133e76f7eaac726eef6c875baf # v2.2.1