diff --git a/.github/workflows/debs.yml b/.github/workflows/debs.yml
index ff34a204..cbeef8b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debs.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Debian packages
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
   get_version:
     name: Get version info
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
   build_debs:
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     needs: [get_version]
 
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e09f39b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    # release on tag push
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build_debs:
+    name: Build deb packages
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/debs.yml
+
+  create_release:
+    name: Create Release
+    needs: [build_wheels, build_docs]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Get version
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo ${{ env.VERSION }}
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # download all artifacts to project dir
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        with:
+          path: packages
+          pattern: libtins*
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: check artifacts
+        run: |
+          ls -l packages
+
+      - name: Generate changes file
+        uses: sarnold/gitchangelog-action@915234f151ceffb7a8c4f76de77e4ae321087b8f  # v1.1.1
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Create release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@6da8fa9354ddfdc4aeace5fc48d7f679b5214090  # v2.4.1
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          name: Release ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          body_path: CHANGES.md
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          files: |
+            packages/*.tar.gz
+            packages/*.deb
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f2b6d0ed..80ba21e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules)
 OPTION(LIBTINS_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
 OPTION(LIBTINS_BUILD_TESTS "Build tests" ON)
 
+
 # Compile in release mode by default
 IF(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "Setting build type to 'RelWithDebInfo' as none was specified.")
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ project(
     LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
+if(DEFINED ENV{VERBOSE})
+    set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
+endif()
+
 # Check the thread library info early as setting compiler flags seems to
 # interfere with the detection and causes CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT to not
 # include -lpthread when it should.
@@ -76,9 +81,10 @@ SET(TINS_VERSION_MINOR 6)
 SET(TINS_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 SET(LIBTINS_VERSION "${TINS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${TINS_VERSION_MINOR}")
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Using C++ STD version '${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}'")
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Clang)
     set(CLANG_DEFAULT_CXX_STDLIB libc++)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/CheckCXXFeatures.cmake b/cmake/Modules/CheckCXXFeatures.cmake
index 369b5222..8eb79475 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/CheckCXXFeatures.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/CheckCXXFeatures.cmake
@@ -52,20 +52,6 @@ endif ()
 
 #cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
 
-#
-### Check for needed compiler flags
-#
-include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
-check_cxx_compiler_flag("-std=c++11" _HAS_CXX11_FLAG)
-if (NOT _HAS_CXX11_FLAG)
-    check_cxx_compiler_flag("-std=c++0x" _HAS_CXX0X_FLAG)
-endif ()
-
-if (_HAS_CXX11_FLAG)
-    set(CXX11_COMPILER_FLAGS "-std=c++11")
-elseif (_HAS_CXX0X_FLAG)
-    set(CXX11_COMPILER_FLAGS "-std=c++0x")
-endif ()
 
 function(cxx11_check_feature FEATURE_NAME RESULT_VAR)
     if (NOT DEFINED ${RESULT_VAR})
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a853e196..347a9ed2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
 
 [testenv:tools]
 setenv =
-    CFLAGS = -march=native -O2 -g -DNDEBUG
-    CXXFLAGS = {env:CFLAGS:-march=native -O2 -g -DNDEBUG}
-    LDFLAGS = {env:CFLAGS:-march=native -O2 -g -DNDEBUG} -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed
+    CC = {env:CC:gcc}
+    CXX = {env:CXX:g++}
     PREFIX = {env:PREFIX:{envdir}}
 
 passenv =
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ passenv =
     HOME
     USERNAME
     USER
+    VERBOSE
     CI
     XDG_*
     GITHUB*