diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index b544a1e..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-TOKEN_CSCHERR=test
-TOKEN_GH=test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 193d30e..35ef9e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ Cargo.lock
 # Added by cargo
 
 /target
+.env
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 091e5b0..b2eb710 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "autocrate"
-version = "0.1.0-prealpha.4"
+version = "0.1.0-prealpha.5"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = true
 authors = ["Christoph J. Scherr <software@cscherr.de>"]
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ clap-verbosity-flag = "2.1.2"
 forgejo-api = "0.1.0"
 futures = "0.3.30"
 git2 = "0.18.1"
-libpt = { version = "0.3.11", features = ["log"] }
+libpt = { version = "0.4.2", features = ["log"] }
+octocrab = "0.38.0"
 reqwest = "0.11.24"
 serde = { version = "1.0.195", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.116"
diff --git a/src/config/cli.rs b/src/config/cli.rs
index 6b26337..351c984 100644
--- a/src/config/cli.rs
+++ b/src/config/cli.rs
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ impl Cli {
             }
         };
         if cli.meta {
-            Logger::init(None, Some(ll), true).expect("could not initialize Logger");
+            Logger::build(None, Some(ll), true).expect("could not initialize Logger");
         } else {
             // less verbose version
-            Logger::init_mini(Some(ll)).expect("could not initialize Logger");
+            Logger::build_mini(Some(ll)).expect("could not initialize Logger");
         }
         cli
     }
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 9e82373..dbede01 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ impl Version {
                         panic!("{err:?}");
                     }
                 }
-
-            },
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 44ed537..6f80b38 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ pub enum ServerApiError {
     #[error(transparent)]
     ReqwestErr(#[from] reqwest::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
-    ForgejoApiError(#[from] forgejo_api::ForgejoError)
+    ForgejoApiError(#[from] forgejo_api::ForgejoError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    GithubApiError(#[from] octocrab::Error)
 }
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -66,5 +68,5 @@ pub enum ConfigError {
     #[error("An endpoint was set for an ApiType that does not require one")]
     EndpointSetButNotNeeded,
     #[error("No endpoint was set for an ApiType that requires one")]
-    NoEndpointSet
+    NoEndpointSet,
 }
diff --git a/src/release/mod.rs b/src/release/mod.rs
index c341373..d57bdda 100644
--- a/src/release/mod.rs
+++ b/src/release/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub async fn release(cfg: &Config, apis: &mut ApiCollection) -> Result<()> {
                 .expect("no auth but trying to publish")
                 .user,
             repository: api.get_cfg().repository.clone(),
-            text: changelog.clone(),
+            text: crate::changelog::Changelog::build(cfg)?.to_string(),
             tag: tag.clone(),
             commit_sig: commit_sig.clone(),
         };
diff --git a/src/serverapi/forgejo.rs b/src/serverapi/forgejo.rs
index 722e84e..511f1b6 100644
--- a/src/serverapi/forgejo.rs
+++ b/src/serverapi/forgejo.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::str::FromStr;
-
 use crate::{
     config::{Api, Config},
     error::*,
@@ -7,15 +5,9 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use forgejo_api;
-use libpt::log::debug;
-use reqwest::{
-    header::{HeaderMap, HeaderValue},
-    Client, Url,
-};
-use serde_json;
 
 pub struct Forgejo {
-    cfg: Api,
+    api: Api,
     api_wrapper: forgejo_api::Forgejo,
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +19,7 @@ impl Forgejo {
         )
         .map_err(ServerApiError::from)?;
         Ok(Self {
-            cfg: api.clone(),
+            api: api.clone(),
             api_wrapper,
         })
     }
@@ -61,6 +53,6 @@ impl ServerApi for Forgejo {
         todo!()
     }
     fn get_cfg(&self) -> &Api {
-        &self.cfg
+        &self.api
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/serverapi/github.rs b/src/serverapi/github.rs
index 468a983..596f1c8 100644
--- a/src/serverapi/github.rs
+++ b/src/serverapi/github.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use octocrab;
 
 use super::{PublishContext, ReleaseContext, ServerApi};
 use crate::{
@@ -6,16 +7,36 @@ use crate::{
     error::*,
 };
 pub struct Github {
-    cfg: Api,
+    api: Api,
+}
+
+impl Github {
+    pub async fn build(api: &Api) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            api: api.to_owned(),
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl ServerApi for Github {
     async fn init(&mut self, _cfg: &Config) -> Result<()> {
-        todo!()
+        Ok(())
     }
-    async fn push_release(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
-        todo!()
+    async fn push_release(&mut self, rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
+        let response = octocrab::instance()
+            .repos(rc.username, rc.repository)
+            .releases()
+            .create(&rc.tag)
+            .target_commitish(&rc.commit_sig)
+            .name(&rc.tag)
+            .body(&rc.text)
+            .draft(rc.draft)
+            .prerelease(rc.prerelease)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(ServerApiError::from)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
     async fn push_release_artifact(&mut self, _rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
         todo!()
@@ -24,12 +45,6 @@ impl ServerApi for Github {
         todo!()
     }
     fn get_cfg(&self) -> &Api {
-        &self.cfg
-    }
-}
-
-impl Github {
-    pub async fn build(api: &Api) -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self { cfg: api.clone() })
+        &self.api
     }
 }