Helge Eichhorn focused on improving release automation in the release-plz/release-plz repository by addressing a critical issue with prerelease versioning. He identified and fixed a bug where pre-release version increments were handled incorrectly when dependencies changed, which previously risked mislabelled releases and unreliable version progression. Using Rust and leveraging his expertise in CI/CD and version management, Helge implemented targeted tests to validate the new logic, ensuring deterministic and accurate version increments across automated pipelines. This work enhanced the reliability of the release process, reduced the risk of errors in prerelease tagging, and strengthened the overall automation of CI workflows.