diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index 5e87ec07..7c0d9591 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
-#! /bin/bash
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Build the UI
-cd src/ui
+echo "Rebuilding the UI..."
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../src/ui"
 npm run deploy
 
-# Check for changes
-git diff-index --quiet HEAD
+echo "Checking for changes..."
+git diff --quiet --exit-code
 if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-  # Stage all changes
+  echo "Changes detected. Staging and appending to the last commit..."
+
   git add -A
+  git commit --no-verify --quiet --message "chore: rebuild the project"
+
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "No changes detected."
 
-  # Commit the changes
-  git commit -n -q -m "chore: rebuild the project"
+  exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0570a8d3..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-name: Nightly Release
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 6 * * *"
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      draft:
-        type: boolean
-        default: true
-        description: Put PR in draft mode for testing
-
-jobs:
-  nightly-release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: version tag
-        id: version-tag
-        run: |
-          tag="0.0.$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")"
-          echo "tag=$tag" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-          python -m pip install wheel numpy twine
-      - name: Build Package
-        run: |
-          cd ./src/builtin-adapter
-          ./python/pip_package/build_pip_package.sh ${{ steps.version-tag.outputs.tag }}
-      - name: Verify the Distribution
-        run: twine check ./src/builtin-adapter/gen/adapter_pip/dist/*
-      - name: Check Directory Output
-        run: ls -l ./src/builtin-adapter/gen/adapter_pip/dist/*.whl
diff --git a/src/ui/package.json b/src/ui/package.json
index 6466c786..2f683269 100644
--- a/src/ui/package.json
+++ b/src/ui/package.json
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
   "name": "model-explorer",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "scripts": {
+    "prepare": "git config --local core.hooksPath .githooks/",
     "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve model_explorer --host 0.0.0.0",
     "build": "ng build model_explorer",
     "build-npm": "./scripts/build_npm.sh",
     "deploy": "./scripts/build_and_update_python_package.sh",
     "watch": "ng build --watch --configuration development",
-    "test": "ng test model_explorer",
-    "setup-git-hooks": "cd ../.. && git config --local core.hooksPath .githooks/"
+    "test": "ng test model_explorer"
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {