diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron.yml b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
index 00405c4ba..a9ec31ce3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
@@ -1,144 +1,36 @@
-name: Cron Build
+name: Cron Deploy
 
-on: 
+on:
   schedule:
 #             ┌───────────── minute (0 - 59)
 #             │ ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23)
 #             │ │ ┌───────────── day of the month (1 - 31)
 #             │ │ │ ┌───────────── month (1 - 12 or JAN-DEC)
 #             │ │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of the week (0 - 6 or SUN-SAT)
-#             │ │ │ │ │                                   
+#             │ │ │ │ │
 #             │ │ │ │ │
 #             │ │ │ │ │
 #             * * * * *
     - cron:  '0 */6 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch: # For testing
 
 defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
 
 jobs:
-  run:
+  build-libs:
     name: Build with IDF ${{ matrix.idf_branch }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/cron_build.yml
+    with:
+      idf_branch: ${{ matrix.idf_branch }}
+      lib_builder_branch: ${{ matrix.lib_builder_branch }}
+      targets: ${{ matrix.targets }}
+    secrets: inherit
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        idf_branch: [release/v5.1, release/v4.4] #, release/v3.3]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: bash ./tools/prepare-ci.sh
-    - name: Build
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUSH_TOKEN }}
-        GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
-        GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
-        IDF_BRANCH: ${{ matrix.idf_branch }}
-      run: |
-        git checkout ${{ matrix.idf_branch }} || echo "Using master branch"
-        bash ./tools/cron.sh
-    - name: Upload build
-      if: failure()
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: build
-        path: build
-    - name: Upload archive
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: artifacts
-        path: dist
-
-
-  # check:
-  #   name: Check if result should be deployed
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   strategy:
-  #     matrix:
-  #       branch: [release/v5.1, release/v4.4] #, release/v3.3]
-  #   outputs:
-  #     idf_branch: ${{ steps.check.outputs.idf_branch }}
-  #     idf_commit: ${{ steps.check.outputs.idf_commit }}
-  #     ar_branch: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_branch }}
-  #     ar_new_commit_message: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_new_commit_message }}
-  #     ar_new_branch_name: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_new_branch_name }}
-  #     ar_new_pr_title: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_new_pr_title }}
-  #     ar_has_commit: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_has_commit }}
-  #     ar_has_branch: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_has_branch }}
-  #     ar_has_pr: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_has_pr }}
-  #     libs_version: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_version }}
-  #     libs_has_commit: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_has_commit }}
-  #     libs_has_branch: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_has_branch }}
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-  #   - id: check
-  #     env:
-  #       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUSH_TOKEN }}
-  #       GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
-  #       GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
-  #       IDF_BRANCH: ${{ matrix.idf_branch }}
-  #     run: bash ./tools/check-deploy-needed.sh
-
-  # build:
-  #   name: Build Libs for ${{ matrix.target }}
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   needs: check
-  #   if: needs.check.outputs.libs_has_commit == '0' || needs.check.outputs.ar_has_commit == '0'
-  #   strategy:
-  #     matrix:
-  #       target: [esp32, esp32s2, esp32s3, esp32c3, esp32c6, esp32h2]
-  #     fail-fast: false
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-  #   # - name: Install dependencies
-  #   #   run: bash ./tools/prepare-ci.sh
-  #   - shell: bash
-  #     name: Build Libs for ${{ matrix.target }}
-  #     run: echo ${{ matrix.target }}
-  #   #   run: bash ./build.sh -t ${{ matrix.target }}
-  #   # - name: Upload archive
-  #   #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-  #   #   with:
-  #   #     name: artifacts
-  #   #     path: dist
-
-  # deploy:
-  #   name: Deploy build
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   needs: [check, build]
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-  #   - shell: bash
-  #     env:
-  #       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUSH_TOKEN }}
-  #       GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
-  #       GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
-  #       IDF_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check.outputs.idf_branch }}
-  #       IDF_COMMIT: ${{ needs.check.outputs.idf_commit }}
-  #       AR_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ar_branch }}
-  #       AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ar_new_commit_message }}
-  #       AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ar_new_branch_name }}
-  #       AR_NEW_PR_TITLE: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ar_new_pr_title }}
-  #       AR_HAS_COMMIT: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ar_has_commit }}
-  #       AR_HAS_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ar_has_branch }}
-  #       AR_HAS_PR: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ar_has_pr }}
-  #       LIBS_VERSION: ${{ needs.check.outputs.libs_version }}
-  #       LIBS_HAS_COMMIT: ${{ needs.check.outputs.libs_has_commit }}
-  #       LIBS_HAS_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check.outputs.libs_has_branch }}
-  #     run: |
-  #       echo "IDF_COMMIT: $IDF_COMMIT"
-  #       echo "AR_BRANCH: $AR_BRANCH"
-  #       echo "AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE: $AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE"
-  #       echo "AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME: $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME"
-  #       echo "AR_NEW_PR_TITLE: $AR_NEW_PR_TITLE"
-  #       echo "AR_HAS_COMMIT: $AR_HAS_COMMIT"
-  #       echo "AR_HAS_BRANCH: $AR_HAS_BRANCH"
-  #       echo "AR_HAS_PR: $AR_HAS_PR"
-  #       echo "LIBS_VERSION: $LIBS_VERSION"
-  #       echo "LIBS_HAS_COMMIT: $LIBS_HAS_COMMIT"
-  #       echo "LIBS_HAS_BRANCH: $LIBS_HAS_BRANCH"
-
+        include:
+          - idf_branch: "release/v5.1"
+            lib_builder_branch: "master"
+            targets: "esp32,esp32s2,esp32s3,esp32c3,esp32c6,esp32h2"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron_build.yml b/.github/workflows/cron_build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8767617c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron_build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+name: Cron Build Matrix
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      idf_branch:
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        description: 'IDF branch to build'
+      lib_builder_branch:
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        description: 'Branch of the lib-builder to use'
+      targets:
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        description: 'Targets to build'
+
+env:
+  IDF_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.idf_branch }}
+
+jobs:
+  check-if-needed:
+    name: Check if deploy is needed for ${{ inputs.idf_branch }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      idf_commit: ${{ steps.check.outputs.idf_commit }}
+      ar_branch: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_branch }}
+      ar_new_commit_message: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_new_commit_message }}
+      ar_new_branch_name: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_new_branch_name }}
+      ar_new_pr_title: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_new_pr_title }}
+      ar_has_commit: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_has_commit }}
+      ar_has_branch: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_has_branch }}
+      ar_has_pr: ${{ steps.check.outputs.ar_has_pr }}
+      libs_release_tag: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_release_tag }}
+      libs_version: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_version }}
+      libs_release_id: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_release_id }}
+      libs_has_release: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_has_release }}
+      libs_asset_id: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_asset_id }}
+      libs_has_asset: ${{ steps.check.outputs.libs_has_asset }}
+      deploy_needed: ${{ steps.check.outputs.deploy_needed }}
+      targets_list: ${{ steps.check.outputs.targets_list }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.lib_builder_branch }}
+
+      - name: Check deploy and generate variables
+        id: check
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          source ./tools/check-deploy-needed.sh
+          targets_list=$(echo "${{ inputs.targets }}" | sed 's/ *, */,/g' | sed 's/^/["/' | sed 's/$/"]/' | sed 's/,/","/g')
+          echo "Targets list: $targets_list"
+          echo "targets_list=$targets_list" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  build-libs:
+    name: Build for ${{ matrix.target }} (${{ inputs.idf_branch }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: needs.check-if-needed.outputs.deploy_needed == '1'
+    needs: check-if-needed
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        target: ${{ fromJson(needs.check-if-needed.outputs.targets_list) }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ inputs.lib_builder_branch }}
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: bash ./tools/prepare-ci.sh
+
+    - name: Build
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUSH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
+        GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
+        TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+      run: |
+        bash ./tools/cron.sh
+
+    - name: Replace invalid characters in the artifact name
+      run: |
+        branch=${{ inputs.idf_branch }}
+        echo "libs_branch=${branch//\//_}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Upload build
+      if: failure()
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: build-${{ env.libs_branch }}-${{ matrix.target }}
+        path: build
+
+    - name: Upload library files
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: libs-${{ env.libs_branch }}-${{ matrix.target }}
+        path: dist
+
+  combine-artifacts:
+    name: Combine artifacts and push changes for IDF ${{ inputs.idf_branch }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [check-if-needed, build-libs]
+    if: needs.check-if-needed.outputs.deploy_needed == '1'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.lib_builder_branch }}
+
+      - name: Replace invalid characters in the artifact name
+        run: |
+          branch=${{ inputs.idf_branch }}
+          echo "libs_branch=${branch//\//_}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: dist
+          pattern: libs-${{ env.libs_branch }}-*
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Combine artifacts
+        run: bash ./tools/combine-artifacts.sh
+
+      - name: Upload full esp32-arduino-libs archive
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: esp32-arduino-libs-${{ env.libs_branch }}
+          path: dist/esp32-arduino-libs.zip
+          compression-level: 0
+
+      - name: Push changes
+        if: github.repository == 'espressif/esp32-arduino-lib-builder'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUSH_TOKEN }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
+          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.PUSH_EMAIL }}
+          IDF_COMMIT: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.idf_commit }}
+          AR_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.ar_branch }}
+          AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.ar_new_commit_message }}
+          AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.ar_new_branch_name }}
+          AR_NEW_PR_TITLE: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.ar_new_pr_title }}
+          AR_HAS_COMMIT: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.ar_has_commit }}
+          AR_HAS_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.ar_has_branch }}
+          AR_HAS_PR: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.ar_has_pr }}
+          LIBS_RELEASE_TAG: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.libs_release_tag }}
+          LIBS_VERSION: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.libs_version }}
+          LIBS_RELEASE_ID: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.libs_release_id }}
+          LIBS_HAS_RELEASE: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.libs_has_release }}
+          LIBS_ASSET_ID: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.libs_asset_id }}
+          LIBS_HAS_ASSET: ${{ needs.check-if-needed.outputs.libs_has_asset }}
+        run: |
+          bash ./tools/push-to-arduino.sh
+
+      - name: Upload package_esp32_index.template.json
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: package-esp32-index-json-${{ env.libs_branch }}
+          path: out/package_esp32_index.template.json
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index ca412b7ff..9bceda087 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ fi
 # Fixes building some components. See https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/issues/10167
 export IDF_COMPONENT_OVERWRITE_MANAGED_COMPONENTS=1
 
+CCACHE_ENABLE=1
+
 TARGET="all"
 BUILD_TYPE="all"
 BUILD_DEBUG="default"
@@ -29,8 +31,9 @@ if [ -z $DEPLOY_OUT ]; then
 fi
 
 function print_help() {
-    echo "Usage: build.sh [-s] [-A <arduino_branch>] [-I <idf_branch>] [-D <debug_level>] [-i <idf_commit>] [-c <path>] [-t <target>] [-b <build|menuconfig|reconfigure|idf-libs|copy-bootloader|mem-variant>] [config ...]"
+    echo "Usage: build.sh [-s] [-n] [-A <arduino_branch>] [-I <idf_branch>] [-D <debug_level>] [-i <idf_commit>] [-c <path>] [-t <target>] [-b <build|menuconfig|reconfigure|idf-libs|copy-bootloader|mem-variant>] [config ...]"
     echo "       -s     Skip installing/updating of ESP-IDF and all components"
+    echo "       -n     Disable ccache"
     echo "       -A     Set which branch of arduino-esp32 to be used for compilation"
     echo "       -I     Set which branch of ESP-IDF to be used for compilation"
     echo "       -i     Set which commit of ESP-IDF to be used for compilation"
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ while getopts ":A:I:i:c:t:b:D:sde" opt; do
         s )
             SKIP_ENV=1
             ;;
+        n )
+            CCACHE_ENABLE=0
+            ;;
         d )
             DEPLOY_OUT=1
             ;;
@@ -99,6 +105,8 @@ done
 shift $((OPTIND -1))
 CONFIGS=$@
 
+export IDF_CCACHE_ENABLE=$CCACHE_ENABLE
+
 # Output the TARGET array
 echo "TARGET(s): ${TARGET[@]}"
 
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" != "all" ]; then
             # Skip building for targets that are not in the $TARGET array
             continue
         fi
-                
+
         configs="configs/defconfig.common;configs/defconfig.$target;configs/defconfig.debug_$BUILD_DEBUG"
         for defconf in `echo "$target_json" | jq -c '.features[]' | tr -d '"'`; do
             configs="$configs;configs/defconfig.$defconf"
@@ -191,7 +199,7 @@ for target_json in `jq -c '.targets[]' configs/builds.json`; do
             continue
         fi
     fi
-    
+
     # Skip chips that should not be a part of the final libs
     # WARNING!!! this logic needs to be updated when cron builds are split into jobs
     if [ "$TARGET" = "all" ] && [ $target_skip -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -291,6 +299,7 @@ done
 
 # update package_esp32_index.template.json
 if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "all" ]; then
+    echo "* Generating package_esp32_index.template.json..."
     python3 ./tools/gen_tools_json.py -i "$IDF_PATH" -j "$AR_COMPS/arduino/package/package_esp32_index.template.json" -o "$AR_OUT/"
     python3 ./tools/gen_tools_json.py -i "$IDF_PATH" -o "$TOOLS_JSON_OUT/"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
@@ -298,6 +307,7 @@ fi
 
 # Generate PlatformIO manifest file
 if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "all" ]; then
+    echo "* Generating PlatformIO manifest file..."
     pushd $IDF_PATH
     ibr=$(git describe --all 2>/dev/null)
     ic=$(git -C "$IDF_PATH" rev-parse --short HEAD)
@@ -308,18 +318,21 @@ fi
 
 # copy everything to arduino-esp32 installation
 if [ $COPY_OUT -eq 1 ] && [ -d "$ESP32_ARDUINO" ]; then
+    echo "* Copying to Arduino..."
     ./tools/copy-to-arduino.sh
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
 fi
 
 # push changes to esp32-arduino-libs and create pull request into arduino-esp32
 if [ $DEPLOY_OUT -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "* Pushing to Arduino..."
     ./tools/push-to-arduino.sh
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
 fi
 
 # archive the build
 if [ $ARCHIVE_OUT -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "* Archiving build..."
     ./tools/archive-build.sh "$TARGET"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
 fi
diff --git a/tools/check-deploy-needed.sh b/tools/check-deploy-needed.sh
index 52401942a..230d0bf71 100755
--- a/tools/check-deploy-needed.sh
+++ b/tools/check-deploy-needed.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ source ./tools/config.sh
 
 IDF_COMMIT=`github_last_commit "$IDF_REPO" "$IDF_BRANCH"`
 
+if [ -z $IDF_COMMIT ]; then
+	echo "Failed to get IDF commit for branch $IDF_BRANCH"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ -z $GITHUB_HEAD_REF ]; then
 	current_branch=`git branch --show-current`
 else
@@ -31,7 +36,8 @@ AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME="idf-$IDF_BRANCH"
 AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE="IDF $IDF_BRANCH $IDF_COMMIT"
 AR_NEW_PR_TITLE="IDF $IDF_BRANCH"
 
-LIBS_VERSION="idf-"${IDF_BRANCH//\//_}"-$IDF_COMMIT"
+LIBS_RELEASE_TAG="idf-"${IDF_BRANCH//\//_}""
+LIBS_VERSION="$LIBS_RELEASE_TAG-$IDF_COMMIT"
 
 AR_HAS_BRANCH=`github_branch_exists "$AR_REPO" "$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME"`
 if [ "$AR_HAS_BRANCH" == "1" ]; then
@@ -41,8 +47,10 @@ else
 fi
 AR_HAS_PR=`github_pr_exists "$AR_REPO" "$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME"`
 
-LIBS_HAS_BRANCH=`github_branch_exists "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME"`
-LIBS_HAS_COMMIT=`github_commit_exists "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME" "$IDF_COMMIT"`
+LIBS_RELEASE_ID=`github_release_id "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$LIBS_RELEASE_TAG"`
+LIBS_HAS_RELEASE=`if [ -n "$LIBS_RELEASE_ID" ]; then echo "1"; else echo "0"; fi`
+LIBS_ASSET_ID=`github_release_asset_id "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$LIBS_RELEASE_ID" "esp32-arduino-libs-$LIBS_VERSION.zip"`
+LIBS_HAS_ASSET=`if [ -n "$LIBS_ASSET_ID" ]; then echo "1"; else echo "0"; fi`
 
 export IDF_COMMIT
 
@@ -54,9 +62,25 @@ export AR_HAS_COMMIT
 export AR_HAS_BRANCH
 export AR_HAS_PR
 
+export LIBS_RELEASE_TAG
 export LIBS_VERSION
-export LIBS_HAS_COMMIT
-export LIBS_HAS_BRANCH
+export LIBS_RELEASE_ID
+export LIBS_HAS_RELEASE
+export LIBS_ASSET_ID
+export LIBS_HAS_ASSET
+
+if [ "$LIBS_HAS_RELEASE" == "1" ]; then
+	if [ "$LIBS_HAS_ASSET" == "0" ] || [ "$AR_HAS_COMMIT" == "0" ]; then
+		echo "Deploy needed"
+		export DEPLOY_NEEDED="1"
+	else
+		echo "Deploy not needed. Skipping..."
+		export DEPLOY_NEEDED="0"
+	fi
+else
+	echo "Release for tag \"$LIBS_RELEASE_TAG\" not found. Please create the release first."
+	exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "IDF_COMMIT: $IDF_COMMIT"
 echo "AR_BRANCH: $AR_BRANCH"
@@ -66,9 +90,13 @@ echo "AR_NEW_PR_TITLE: $AR_NEW_PR_TITLE"
 echo "AR_HAS_COMMIT: $AR_HAS_COMMIT"
 echo "AR_HAS_BRANCH: $AR_HAS_BRANCH"
 echo "AR_HAS_PR: $AR_HAS_PR"
+echo "LIBS_RELEASE_TAG: $LIBS_RELEASE_TAG"
 echo "LIBS_VERSION: $LIBS_VERSION"
-echo "LIBS_HAS_COMMIT: $LIBS_HAS_COMMIT"
-echo "LIBS_HAS_BRANCH: $LIBS_HAS_BRANCH"
+echo "LIBS_RELEASE_ID: $LIBS_RELEASE_ID"
+echo "LIBS_HAS_RELEASE: $LIBS_HAS_RELEASE"
+echo "LIBS_ASSET_ID: $LIBS_ASSET_ID"
+echo "LIBS_HAS_ASSET: $LIBS_HAS_ASSET"
+echo "DEPLOY_NEEDED: $DEPLOY_NEEDED"
 
 if [ ! -x $GITHUB_OUTPUT ]; then
 	echo "idf_commit=$IDF_COMMIT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -79,7 +107,12 @@ if [ ! -x $GITHUB_OUTPUT ]; then
 	echo "ar_has_commit=$AR_HAS_COMMIT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 	echo "ar_has_branch=$AR_HAS_BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 	echo "ar_has_pr=$AR_HAS_PR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+	echo "libs_release_tag=$LIBS_RELEASE_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 	echo "libs_version=$LIBS_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-	echo "libs_has_commit=$LIBS_HAS_COMMIT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-	echo "libs_has_branch=$LIBS_HAS_BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+	echo "libs_release_id=$LIBS_RELEASE_ID" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+	echo "libs_has_release=$LIBS_HAS_RELEASE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+	echo "libs_asset_id=$LIBS_ASSET_ID" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+	echo "libs_has_asset=$LIBS_HAS_ASSET" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+	echo "deploy_needed=$DEPLOY_NEEDED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 fi
+
diff --git a/tools/combine-artifacts.sh b/tools/combine-artifacts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8cb1c25e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/combine-artifacts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+mkdir -p out
+
+libs_folder="out/tools/esp32-arduino-libs"
+
+files=$(find dist -name 'arduino-esp32-libs-esp*.tar.gz')
+for file in $files; do
+    echo "Extracting $file"
+    tar zxf $file -C out
+    cat $libs_folder/versions.txt >> $libs_folder/versions_full.txt
+done
+
+# Merge versions.txt files
+awk -i inplace '!seen[$0]++' $libs_folder/versions_full.txt
+mv -f $libs_folder/versions_full.txt $libs_folder/versions.txt
+
+echo "Creating zip file"
+cd out/tools && zip -q -r ../../dist/esp32-arduino-libs.zip * && cd ../..
diff --git a/tools/config.sh b/tools/config.sh
index ef917e846..b05a879b2 100755
--- a/tools/config.sh
+++ b/tools/config.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ AR_GEN_PART_PY="$AR_TOOLS/gen_esp32part.py"
 AR_SDK="$AR_TOOLS/esp32-arduino-libs/$IDF_TARGET"
 PIO_SDK="FRAMEWORK_SDK_DIR, \"$IDF_TARGET\""
 TOOLS_JSON_OUT="$AR_TOOLS/esp32-arduino-libs"
-IDF_LIBS_DIR="$AR_ROOT/../esp32-arduino-libs"
 
 if [ -d "$IDF_PATH" ]; then
     export IDF_COMMIT=$(git -C "$IDF_PATH" rev-parse --short HEAD)
@@ -133,6 +132,37 @@ function github_pr_exists(){ # github_pr_exists <repo-path> <branch-name>
     if [ ! "$pr_num" == "" ] && [ ! "$pr_num" == "null" ]; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi
 }
 
+function github_release_id(){ # github_release_id <repo-path> <release-tag>
+    local repo_path="$1"
+    local release_tag="$2"
+    local release=`curl -s -k -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3.raw+json" "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo_path/releases" | jq --arg release_tag "$release_tag" -r '.[] | select(.tag_name == $release_tag) | .id'`
+    if [ ! "$release" == "" ] && [ ! "$release" == "null" ]; then echo "$release"; else echo ""; fi
+}
+
+function github_release_asset_id(){ # github_release_asset_id <repo-path> <release-id> <release-file>
+    local repo_path="$1"
+    local release_id="$2"
+    local release_file="$3"
+    local release_asset=`curl -s -k -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3.raw+json" "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo_path/releases/$release_id/assets" | jq --arg release_file "$release_file" -r '.[] | select(.name == $release_file) | .id'`
+    if [ ! "$release_asset" == "" ] && [ ! "$release_asset" == "null" ]; then echo "$release_asset"; else echo ""; fi
+}
+
+function github_release_asset_upload(){ # github_release_asset_upload <repo-path> <release-id> <release-file-name> <release-file-path>
+    local repo_path="$1"
+    local release_id="$2"
+    local release_file_name="$3"
+    local release_file_path="$4"
+    local file_extension="${release_file_name##*.}"
+    local release_asset=`curl -s -k -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3.raw+json" -H "Content-Type: application/$file_extension" --data-binary "@$release_file_path" "https://uploads.github.com/repos/$repo_path/releases/$release_id/assets?name=$release_file_name" | jq -r '.id'`
+    if [ ! "$release_asset" == "" ] && [ ! "$release_asset" == "null" ]; then echo "$release_asset"; else echo ""; fi
+}
+
+function github_release_asset_delete(){ # github_release_asset_delete <repo-path> <release-asset-id>
+    local repo_path="$1"
+    local release_asset_id="$2"
+    local res=$(curl -s -k -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3.raw+json" "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo_path/releases/assets/$release_asset_id")
+    if [ "$res" -eq 204 ]; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi
+}
 
 
 function git_branch_exists(){ # git_branch_exists <repo-path> <branch-name>
diff --git a/tools/cron.sh b/tools/cron.sh
index 000fdc4dc..1ca166717 100755
--- a/tools/cron.sh
+++ b/tools/cron.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [ ! "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "schedule" ]; then
-    echo "Wrong event '$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME'!"
-    exit 1
+if [ -z "$TARGET" ]; then
+    TARGET="all"
 fi
 
-bash ./build.sh -d
+bash ./build.sh -e -t $TARGET
diff --git a/tools/install-arduino.sh b/tools/install-arduino.sh
index 51e1162a4..abd1526fe 100755
--- a/tools/install-arduino.sh
+++ b/tools/install-arduino.sh
@@ -46,17 +46,3 @@ if [ "$AR_BRANCH" ]; then
 	git -C "$AR_COMPS/arduino" pull --ff-only
 fi
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-
-#
-# CLONE/UPDATE ESP32-ARDUINO-LIBS
-#
-if [ ! -d "$IDF_LIBS_DIR" ]; then
-	echo "Cloning esp32-arduino-libs..."
-	git clone "$AR_LIBS_REPO_URL" "$IDF_LIBS_DIR"
-else
-	echo "Updating esp32-arduino-libs..."
-	git -C "$IDF_LIBS_DIR" fetch && \
-	git -C "$IDF_LIBS_DIR" pull --ff-only
-fi
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-
diff --git a/tools/install-esp-idf.sh b/tools/install-esp-idf.sh
index 320ce0cb0..c6f65dfbc 100755
--- a/tools/install-esp-idf.sh
+++ b/tools/install-esp-idf.sh
@@ -49,52 +49,3 @@ fi
 #
 
 source $IDF_PATH/export.sh
-
-#
-# SETUP ARDUINO DEPLOY
-#
-
-if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "schedule" ] || [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "repository_dispatch" -a "$GITHUB_EVENT_ACTION" == "deploy" ]; then
-	# format new branch name and pr title
-	if [ -x $commit_predefined ]; then #commit was not specified at build time
-		AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME="idf-$IDF_BRANCH"
-		AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE="IDF $IDF_BRANCH $IDF_COMMIT"
-		AR_NEW_PR_TITLE="IDF $IDF_BRANCH"
-	else
-		AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME="idf-$IDF_COMMIT"
-		AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE="IDF $IDF_COMMIT"
-		AR_NEW_PR_TITLE="$AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE"
-	fi
-	LIBS_VERSION="idf-"${IDF_BRANCH//\//_}"-$IDF_COMMIT"
-
-	AR_HAS_COMMIT=`git_commit_exists "$AR_COMPS/arduino" "$AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE"`
-	AR_HAS_BRANCH=`git_branch_exists "$AR_COMPS/arduino" "$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME"`
-	AR_HAS_PR=`github_pr_exists "$AR_REPO" "$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME"`
-
-	LIBS_HAS_COMMIT=`git_commit_exists "$IDF_LIBS_DIR" "$AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE"`
-	LIBS_HAS_BRANCH=`git_branch_exists "$IDF_LIBS_DIR" "$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME"`
-
-	if [ "$LIBS_HAS_COMMIT" == "1" ]; then
-		echo "Commit '$AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE' Already Exists in esp32-arduino-libs"
-	fi
-
-	if [ "$AR_HAS_COMMIT" == "1" ]; then
-		echo "Commit '$AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE' Already Exists in arduino-esp32"
-	fi
-
-	if [ "$LIBS_HAS_COMMIT" == "1" ] && [ "$AR_HAS_COMMIT" == "1" ]; then
-		exit 0
-	fi
-
-	export AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
-	export AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE
-	export AR_NEW_PR_TITLE
-
-	export AR_HAS_COMMIT
-	export AR_HAS_BRANCH
-	export AR_HAS_PR
-
-	export LIBS_VERSION
-	export LIBS_HAS_COMMIT
-	export LIBS_HAS_BRANCH
-fi
diff --git a/tools/push-to-arduino.sh b/tools/push-to-arduino.sh
index f4d794d0c..c4d1959d3 100755
--- a/tools/push-to-arduino.sh
+++ b/tools/push-to-arduino.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-source ./tools/config.sh
+
+source ./tools/install-arduino.sh
 
 if [ -x $GITHUB_TOKEN ]; then
 	echo "ERROR: GITHUB_TOKEN was not defined"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! [ -d "$AR_COMPS/arduino" ]; then
-	echo "ERROR: Target arduino folder does not exist!"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
 # setup git for pushing
 git config --global github.user "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
 git config --global user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
@@ -24,79 +20,96 @@ git config --global user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@github.com"
 # esp32-arduino-libs
 #
 
-if [ $LIBS_HAS_COMMIT == "0" ] || [ $AR_HAS_COMMIT == "0" ]; then
+LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME="esp32-arduino-libs-$LIBS_VERSION.zip"
+LIBS_JSON_FILENAME="package-$LIBS_VERSION.json"
+IDF_LIBS_ZIP_URL="https://github.com/$AR_LIBS_REPO/releases/download/$LIBS_RELEASE_TAG/$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME"
+IDF_LIBS_JSON_URL="https://github.com/$AR_LIBS_REPO/releases/download/$LIBS_RELEASE_TAG/$LIBS_JSON_FILENAME"
+
+if [ $AR_HAS_COMMIT == "0" ] || [ $LIBS_HAS_ASSET == "0" ]; then
 	cd "$AR_ROOT"
-	# create branch if necessary
-	if [ "$LIBS_HAS_BRANCH" == "1" ]; then
-		echo "Branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME' Already Exists"
-		echo "Switching to esp32-arduino-libs branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'..."
-		git -C "$IDF_LIBS_DIR" checkout $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
-	else
-		echo "Creating esp32-arduino-libs branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'..."
-		git -C "$IDF_LIBS_DIR" checkout -b $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
+	mkdir -p dist
+
+	# check if the release exists
+	if [ $LIBS_HAS_RELEASE == "0" ]; then
+		echo "Release for tag \"$LIBS_RELEASE_TAG\" not found. Please create the release first."
+		exit 1
 	fi
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo "ERROR: Checkout of branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME' failed"
+
+	# Delete old assets for the version
+	if [ $LIBS_HAS_ASSET == "1" ]; then
+		echo "Deleting existing assets for version '$LIBS_VERSION'..."
+		if [ `github_release_asset_delete "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$LIBS_ASSET_ID"` == "0" ]; then
+			echo "ERROR: Failed to delete asset '$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME'"
+		fi
+		JSON_ASSET_ID=`github_release_asset_id "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$LIBS_RELEASE_ID" "$LIBS_JSON_FILENAME"`
+		if [ "$JSON_ASSET_ID" != "" ] && [ `github_release_asset_delete "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$JSON_ASSET_ID"` == "0" ]; then
+			echo "ERROR: Failed to delete asset '$LIBS_JSON_FILENAME'"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	echo "Creating asset '$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME'..."
+
+	mv -f "dist/esp32-arduino-libs.zip" "dist/$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME"
+	LIBS_ASSET_ID=`github_release_asset_upload "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$LIBS_RELEASE_ID" "$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME" "dist/$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME"`
+	if [ -z "$LIBS_ASSET_ID" ]; then
+		echo "ERROR: Failed to upload asset '$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME'"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	# make changes to the files
-	echo "Patching files in esp32-arduino-libs branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'..."
-	rm -rf $IDF_LIBS_DIR/* && cp -Rf $AR_TOOLS/esp32-arduino-libs/* $IDF_LIBS_DIR/
-	
-	cd $IDF_LIBS_DIR
-	if [ -f "README.md" ]; then
-		rm -rf "README.md"
+	echo "Finished uploading asset '$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME'. Asset ID: $LIBS_ASSET_ID"
+
+	# Calculate the local file checksum and size
+	local_checksum=$(sha256sum "dist/$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME" | awk '{print $1}')
+	local_size=$(stat -c%s "dist/$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME")
+
+	echo "Downloading asset '$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME' and checking integrity..."
+
+	# Download the file
+	remote_file="remote-$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME"
+	curl -s -L -o "$remote_file" "$IDF_LIBS_ZIP_URL"
+
+	# Check if the download was successful
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "Error downloading file from $IDF_LIBS_ZIP_URL"
+		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	# did any of the files change?
-	if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
-		echo "Pushing changes to esp32-arduino-libs branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'..."
-	    git add . && git commit --message "$AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE" && git push -u origin $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
-		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		    echo "ERROR: Pushing to branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME' failed"
-			exit 1
-		fi
-		IDF_LIBS_COMMIT=`git rev-parse --verify HEAD`
-		IDF_LIBS_DL_URL="https://codeload.github.com/espressif/esp32-arduino-libs/zip/$IDF_LIBS_COMMIT"
-		# ToDo: this URL needs to get into Arduino's package.json
+	# Calculate the remote file checksum and size
+	remote_checksum=$(sha256sum "$remote_file" | awk '{print $1}')
+	remote_size=$(stat -c%s "$remote_file")
 
-		# Download the file
-		filename="esp32-arduino-libs-$IDF_LIBS_COMMIT.zip"
-		curl -s -o "$filename" "$IDF_LIBS_DL_URL"
+	echo "Local: $local_size bytes, $local_checksum"
+	echo "Remote: $remote_size bytes, $remote_checksum"
 
-		# Check if the download was successful
-		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		  echo "Error downloading file from $IDF_LIBS_DL_URL"
-		  exit 1
+	# Check if the checksums match
+	if [ "$local_checksum" != "$remote_checksum" ]; then
+		echo "Checksum mismatch for downloaded file"
+		echo "Deleting asset and exiting..."
+		if [ `github_release_asset_delete "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$LIBS_ASSET_ID"` == "0" ]; then
+			echo "ERROR: Failed to delete asset '$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME'"
 		fi
+		exit 1
+	fi
 
-		# Calculate the size in bytes and SHA-256 sum
-		size=$(stat -c%s "$filename")
-		sha256sum=$(sha256sum "$filename" | awk '{print $1}')
-
-		# Clean up the downloaded file
-		rm "$filename"
-
-		# Print the results
-		echo "Tool: esp32-arduino-libs"
-		echo "Version: $LIBS_VERSION"
-		echo "URL: $IDF_LIBS_DL_URL"
-		echo "File: $filename"
-		echo "Size: $size bytes"
-		echo "SHA-256: $sha256sum"
-		echo "JSON: $AR_OUT/package_esp32_index.template.json"
-		cd "$AR_ROOT"
-		python3 tools/add_sdk_json.py -j "$AR_OUT/package_esp32_index.template.json" -n "esp32-arduino-libs" -v "$LIBS_VERSION" -u "$IDF_LIBS_DL_URL" -f "$filename" -s "$size" -c "$sha256sum"
-		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+	# Clean up the downloaded file
+	rm "$remote_file"
+
+	# Print the results
+	echo "Tool: esp32-arduino-libs"
+	echo "Version: $LIBS_VERSION"
+	echo "URL: $IDF_LIBS_ZIP_URL"
+	echo "File: $LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME"
+	echo "Size: $local_size bytes"
+	echo "SHA-256: $local_checksum"
+	echo "JSON: $AR_OUT/package_esp32_index.template.json"
+	cd "$AR_ROOT"
+	python3 tools/add_sdk_json.py -j "$AR_OUT/package_esp32_index.template.json" -n "esp32-arduino-libs" -v "$LIBS_VERSION" -u "$IDF_LIBS_ZIP_URL" -f "$LIBS_ZIP_FILENAME" -s "$local_size" -c "$local_checksum"
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
 
-	else
-	    echo "No changes in esp32-arduino-libs branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'"
-	    if [ $LIBS_HAS_BRANCH == "0" ]; then
-	    	echo "Delete created branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'"
-	    	git branch -d $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
-	    fi
-	    exit 0
+	JSON_ASSET_ID=`github_release_asset_upload "$AR_LIBS_REPO" "$LIBS_RELEASE_ID" "$LIBS_JSON_FILENAME" "$AR_OUT/package_esp32_index.template.json"`
+	if [ -z "$JSON_ASSET_ID" ]; then
+		echo "ERROR: Failed to upload asset '$LIBS_JSON_FILENAME'"
+		exit 1
 	fi
 fi
 
@@ -104,7 +117,7 @@ fi
 # esp32-arduino
 #
 
-if [ $AR_HAS_COMMIT == "0" ]; then
+if [ $AR_HAS_COMMIT == "0" ] || [ $LIBS_HAS_ASSET == "0" ]; then
 	cd "$AR_ROOT"
 	# create or checkout the branch
 	if [ ! $AR_HAS_BRANCH == "0" ]; then
@@ -115,31 +128,31 @@ if [ $AR_HAS_COMMIT == "0" ]; then
 		git -C "$AR_COMPS/arduino" checkout -b $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
 	fi
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	    echo "ERROR: Checkout of branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME' failed"
+		echo "ERROR: Checkout of branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME' failed"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
 	# make changes to the files
 	echo "Patching files in branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'..."
 	rm -rf "$AR_COMPS/arduino/package/package_esp32_index.template.json" && cp -f "$AR_OUT/package_esp32_index.template.json" "$AR_COMPS/arduino/package/package_esp32_index.template.json"
-	
+
 	cd $AR_COMPS/arduino
 
 	# did any of the files change?
 	if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
 		echo "Pushing changes to branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'..."
-	    git add . && git commit --message "$AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE" && git push -u origin $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
+		git add . && git commit --message "$AR_NEW_COMMIT_MESSAGE" && git push -u origin $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		    echo "ERROR: Pushing to branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME' failed"
+			echo "ERROR: Pushing to branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME' failed"
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	else
-	    echo "No changes in branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'"
-	    if [ $AR_HAS_BRANCH == "0" ]; then
-	    	echo "Delete created branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'"
-	    	git branch -d $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
-	    fi
-	    exit 0
+		echo "No changes in branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'"
+		if [ $AR_HAS_BRANCH == "0" ]; then
+			echo "Delete created branch '$AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'"
+			git branch -d $AR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
+		fi
+		exit 0
 	fi
 
 	# CREATE PULL REQUEST