diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release_jellyfin_plugin.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release_jellyfin_plugin.yml
index 6b99918..30f2b88 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release_jellyfin_plugin.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release_jellyfin_plugin.yml
@@ -1,174 +1,201 @@
-name: Release Jellyfin plugin
+name: Build and Release Jellyfin plugins
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - "jellyfin/*/v*"
+    paths:
+      - "Jellyfin/**"
 
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Avoid rebuild loops from catalog commits
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 2
 
-      - name: Parse tag
-        id: meta
+      - name: Detect changed plugins
+        id: detect
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
-          # jellyfin/<plugin-slug>/v1.2.3
-          if [[ ! "$TAG" =~ ^jellyfin/([a-z0-9-]+)/v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)$ ]]; then
-            echo "Tag must match jellyfin/<plugin-slug>/vX.Y.Z (got: $TAG)"
-            exit 1
+
+          changed=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD -- 'Jellyfin/' || true)
+          if [[ -z "$changed" ]]; then
+            echo "No Jellyfin changes"
+            echo "plugins=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
           fi
-          SLUG="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-          VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-          PLUGIN_DIR="Jellyfin/${SLUG}"
-          if [[ ! -f "${PLUGIN_DIR}/build.yaml" ]]; then
-            echo "Missing ${PLUGIN_DIR}/build.yaml"
-            exit 1
+
+          # Ignore catalog-only pushes
+          non_manifest=$(echo "$changed" | grep -v '^Jellyfin/manifest.json$' || true)
+          if [[ -z "$non_manifest" ]]; then
+            echo "Only Jellyfin/manifest.json changed — skipping"
+            echo "plugins=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
           fi
-          echo "slug=${SLUG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "plugin_dir=${PLUGIN_DIR}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "version4=${VERSION}.0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          plugins=$(echo "$non_manifest" \
+            | awk -F/ '$1=="Jellyfin" && NF>=2 {print $2}' \
+            | grep -v '^_template$' \
+            | grep -v '^README.md$' \
+            | sort -u)
+
+          to_release=""
+          for slug in $plugins; do
+            dir="Jellyfin/${slug}"
+            if [[ -f "${dir}/build.yaml" && -f "${dir}/version" ]]; then
+              to_release="${to_release}${slug}"$'\n'
+            elif [[ -d "$dir" ]]; then
+              echo "Skipping ${slug}: need build.yaml + version file"
+            fi
+          done
+
+          to_release=$(printf '%s' "$to_release" | sed '/^$/d')
+          echo "Changed plugins to release:"
+          echo "$to_release"
+          {
+            echo "plugins<<EOF"
+            echo "$to_release"
+            echo "EOF"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Setup .NET
+        if: steps.detect.outputs.plugins != ''
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           dotnet-version: "9.0.x"
 
       - name: Install jprm
+        if: steps.detect.outputs.plugins != ''
         run: |
           python3 -m venv /tmp/jprm-venv
           /tmp/jprm-venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip jprm
 
-      - name: Build plugin package
-        id: build
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          PLUGIN_DIR="${{ steps.meta.outputs.plugin_dir }}"
-          mkdir -p "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts"
-          sed -i -E "s/^version:.*/version: \"${{ steps.meta.outputs.version4 }}\"/" "${PLUGIN_DIR}/build.yaml"
-          /tmp/jprm-venv/bin/jprm --verbosity=info plugin build "${PLUGIN_DIR}" --output "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts"
-          ARTIFACT=$(find "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts" -type f -name '*.zip' | head -n1)
-          if [[ -z "$ARTIFACT" ]]; then
-            echo "No zip produced by jprm"
-            ls -laR "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts" || true
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          NAME=$(basename "$ARTIFACT")
-          CHECKSUM=$(sha256sum "$ARTIFACT" | awk '{print $1}')
-          echo "artifact=${ARTIFACT}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "artifact_name=${NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "checksum=${CHECKSUM}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "Built ${NAME} sha256=${CHECKSUM}"
-
-      - name: Create Gitea release and upload asset
-        id: release
+      - name: Build and release plugins
+        if: steps.detect.outputs.plugins != ''
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PLUGINS: ${{ steps.detect.outputs.plugins }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+
           GITEA_URL="${{ github.server_url }}"
           REPO_OWNER="${{ github.repository_owner }}"
           REPO_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
-          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
-          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          SLUG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.slug }}"
-          ARTIFACT="${{ steps.build.outputs.artifact }}"
-          ARTIFACT_NAME="${{ steps.build.outputs.artifact_name }}"
-
-          BODY=$(printf 'Jellyfin plugin **%s** %s\n\nAdd the raw Jellyfin/manifest.json URL from this repo as a plugin repository.' \
-            "$SLUG" "$VERSION")
-          BODY_JSON=$(printf '%s' "$BODY" | jq -Rs .)
-
-          RESPONSE=$(curl -sS -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases" \
-            -d "{
-              \"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\",
-              \"name\": \"${SLUG} ${VERSION}\",
-              \"body\": ${BODY_JSON},
-              \"draft\": false,
-              \"prerelease\": false
-            }")
-          HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | tail -n1)
-          RESP_BODY=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | sed '$d')
-          if [[ "$HTTP_CODE" != "201" && "$HTTP_CODE" != "200" ]]; then
-            echo "Failed to create release: HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
-            echo "$RESP_BODY"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESP_BODY" | jq -r '.id')
-          echo "release_id=${RELEASE_ID}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-          curl -sS -f -X POST \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/zip" \
-            --data-binary "@${ARTIFACT}" \
-            "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${ARTIFACT_NAME}"
-
-          DOWNLOAD_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases/download/${TAG}/${ARTIFACT_NAME}"
-          echo "download_url=${DOWNLOAD_URL}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-      - name: Update Jellyfin/manifest.json
-        env:
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          SLUG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.slug }}"
-          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version4 }}"
-          CHECKSUM="${{ steps.build.outputs.checksum }}"
-          DOWNLOAD_URL="${{ steps.release.outputs.download_url }}"
-          TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
-          PLUGIN_DIR="${{ steps.meta.outputs.plugin_dir }}"
-          GUID=$(grep -E '^guid:' "${PLUGIN_DIR}/build.yaml" | head -1 | sed -E 's/guid:[[:space:]]*"?([^"]*)"?/\1/')
-          TARGET_ABI=$(grep -E '^targetAbi:' "${PLUGIN_DIR}/build.yaml" | head -1 | sed -E 's/targetAbi:[[:space:]]*"?([^"]*)"?/\1/')
-
-          NEW_VERSION=$(jq -n \
-            --arg version "$VERSION" \
-            --arg changelog "Release ${VERSION}" \
-            --arg targetAbi "$TARGET_ABI" \
-            --arg sourceUrl "$DOWNLOAD_URL" \
-            --arg checksum "$CHECKSUM" \
-            --arg timestamp "$TIMESTAMP" \
-            '{
-              version: $version,
-              changelog: $changelog,
-              targetAbi: $targetAbi,
-              sourceUrl: $sourceUrl,
-              checksum: $checksum,
-              timestamp: $timestamp
-            }')
-
-          jq --arg guid "$GUID" --argjson newver "$NEW_VERSION" '
-            map(if .guid == $guid then .versions = ([$newver] + (.versions // [])) else . end)
-          ' Jellyfin/manifest.json > Jellyfin/manifest.json.tmp
-          mv Jellyfin/manifest.json.tmp Jellyfin/manifest.json
 
           git config user.name "gitea-actions"
           git config user.email "actions@local"
-          # Detach from tag checkout: update default branch
-          DEFAULT_BRANCH=$(git remote show origin | sed -n '/HEAD branch/s/.*: //p')
-          git fetch origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
-          git checkout -B "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" "origin/${DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
-          # Re-apply manifest change if checkout overwrote
-          jq --arg guid "$GUID" --argjson newver "$NEW_VERSION" '
-            map(if .guid == $guid then .versions = ([$newver] + (.versions // [])) else . end)
-          ' Jellyfin/manifest.json > Jellyfin/manifest.json.tmp
-          mv Jellyfin/manifest.json.tmp Jellyfin/manifest.json
 
-          git add Jellyfin/manifest.json
-          if git diff --staged --quiet; then
-            echo "Manifest already up to date"
-            exit 0
+          manifest_dirty=0
+
+          while IFS= read -r SLUG; do
+            [[ -z "$SLUG" ]] && continue
+
+            PLUGIN_DIR="Jellyfin/${SLUG}"
+            VERSION=$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "${PLUGIN_DIR}/version")
+            if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+              echo "Invalid version in ${PLUGIN_DIR}/version: '${VERSION}' (expected X.Y.Z)"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            VERSION4="${VERSION}.0"
+            TAG="jellyfin/${SLUG}/v${VERSION}"
+
+            echo "::group::Release ${SLUG} ${VERSION}"
+
+            # Skip if this version was already released
+            HTTP=$(curl -sS -o /tmp/rel.json -w "%{http_code}" \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases/tags/${TAG}")
+            if [[ "$HTTP" == "200" ]]; then
+              echo "Release ${TAG} already exists — skipping build"
+              echo "::endgroup::"
+              continue
+            fi
+
+            sed -i -E "s/^version:.*/version: \"${VERSION4}\"/" "${PLUGIN_DIR}/build.yaml"
+            mkdir -p "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts"
+            rm -f "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts"/*.zip
+
+            /tmp/jprm-venv/bin/jprm --verbosity=info plugin build "${PLUGIN_DIR}" --output "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts"
+            ARTIFACT=$(find "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts" -type f -name '*.zip' | head -n1)
+            if [[ -z "$ARTIFACT" ]]; then
+              echo "No zip produced for ${SLUG}"
+              ls -laR "${PLUGIN_DIR}/artifacts" || true
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            ARTIFACT_NAME=$(basename "$ARTIFACT")
+            CHECKSUM=$(sha256sum "$ARTIFACT" | awk '{print $1}')
+
+            BODY=$(printf 'Jellyfin plugin **%s** %s\n\nBuilt automatically from Jellyfin/%s changes.' "$SLUG" "$VERSION" "$SLUG")
+            BODY_JSON=$(printf '%s' "$BODY" | jq -Rs .)
+
+            RESPONSE=$(curl -sS -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases" \
+              -d "{
+                \"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\",
+                \"name\": \"${SLUG} ${VERSION}\",
+                \"body\": ${BODY_JSON},
+                \"draft\": false,
+                \"prerelease\": false
+              }")
+            HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | tail -n1)
+            RESP_BODY=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | sed '$d')
+            if [[ "$HTTP_CODE" != "201" && "$HTTP_CODE" != "200" ]]; then
+              echo "Failed to create release ${TAG}: HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
+              echo "$RESP_BODY"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESP_BODY" | jq -r '.id')
+
+            curl -sS -f -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/zip" \
+              --data-binary "@${ARTIFACT}" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${ARTIFACT_NAME}"
+
+            DOWNLOAD_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases/download/${TAG}/${ARTIFACT_NAME}"
+            TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+            GUID=$(grep -E '^guid:' "${PLUGIN_DIR}/build.yaml" | head -1 | sed -E 's/guid:[[:space:]]*"?([^"]*)"?/\1/')
+            TARGET_ABI=$(grep -E '^targetAbi:' "${PLUGIN_DIR}/build.yaml" | head -1 | sed -E 's/targetAbi:[[:space:]]*"?([^"]*)"?/\1/')
+
+            NEW_VERSION=$(jq -n \
+              --arg version "$VERSION4" \
+              --arg changelog "Release ${VERSION}" \
+              --arg targetAbi "$TARGET_ABI" \
+              --arg sourceUrl "$DOWNLOAD_URL" \
+              --arg checksum "$CHECKSUM" \
+              --arg timestamp "$TIMESTAMP" \
+              '{
+                version: $version,
+                changelog: $changelog,
+                targetAbi: $targetAbi,
+                sourceUrl: $sourceUrl,
+                checksum: $checksum,
+                timestamp: $timestamp
+              }')
+
+            jq --arg guid "$GUID" --argjson newver "$NEW_VERSION" '
+              map(if .guid == $guid then .versions = ([$newver] + (.versions // [])) else . end)
+            ' Jellyfin/manifest.json > Jellyfin/manifest.json.tmp
+            mv Jellyfin/manifest.json.tmp Jellyfin/manifest.json
+            manifest_dirty=1
+
+            echo "Released ${TAG} → ${DOWNLOAD_URL}"
+            echo "::endgroup::"
+          done <<< "$PLUGINS"
+
+          if [[ "$manifest_dirty" -eq 1 ]]; then
+            git add Jellyfin/manifest.json
+            # Also commit synced build.yaml version lines if changed
+            git add Jellyfin/*/build.yaml 2>/dev/null || true
+            if ! git diff --staged --quiet; then
+              git commit -m "chore(jellyfin): update plugin catalog [skip ci]"
+              git push
+            fi
           fi
-          git commit -m "chore(jellyfin): publish ${SLUG} ${VERSION} to catalog"
-          git push origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/scaffold_jellyfin_plugin.yml b/.gitea/workflows/scaffold_jellyfin_plugin.yml
index 49408c5..6047493 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/scaffold_jellyfin_plugin.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/scaffold_jellyfin_plugin.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
           replace Jellyfin/_template/build.yaml.template "${TARGET}/build.yaml"
           replace Jellyfin/_template/README.md.template "${TARGET}/README.md"
+          echo "1.0.0" > "${TARGET}/version"
           replace Jellyfin/_template/Plugin/Plugin.csproj.template "${TARGET}/${ASSEMBLY}/${ASSEMBLY}.csproj"
           replace Jellyfin/_template/Plugin/Plugin.cs.template "${TARGET}/${ASSEMBLY}/Plugin.cs"
           replace Jellyfin/_template/Plugin/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs.template \
diff --git a/Jellyfin/README.md b/Jellyfin/README.md
index 1a972b0..5787c8c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin/README.md
+++ b/Jellyfin/README.md
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ https://<your-gitea>/<owner>/<repo>/raw/branch/<default>/Jellyfin/manifest.json
 ## Workflows
 
 - **Scaffold:** `.gitea/workflows/scaffold_jellyfin_plugin.yml` (`workflow_dispatch`)
-- **Release:** `.gitea/workflows/release_jellyfin_plugin.yml` (tag `jellyfin/<slug>/vX.Y.Z`)
+- **Release:** `.gitea/workflows/release_jellyfin_plugin.yml` — on push to `Jellyfin/**`, builds each changed plugin that has `build.yaml` + `version`
+
+Bump `Jellyfin/<slug>/version` before pushing when you want a new release. Re-pushing the same version skips (release already exists).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Jellyfin/_template/README.md.template b/Jellyfin/_template/README.md.template
index a36bf03..f6e3ca3 100644
--- a/Jellyfin/_template/README.md.template
+++ b/Jellyfin/_template/README.md.template
@@ -10,12 +10,10 @@ dotnet build -c Release
 
 ## Release
 
-Tag and push:
+1. Bump the `version` file (e.g. `1.0.1`)
+2. Push changes under `Jellyfin/{{PLUGIN_SLUG}}/`
 
-```bash
-git tag jellyfin/{{PLUGIN_SLUG}}/v1.0.0
-git push origin jellyfin/{{PLUGIN_SLUG}}/v1.0.0
-```
+CI detects changed plugins, builds with jprm, creates a Gitea release, and updates `Jellyfin/manifest.json`.
 
 Install from the aggregated catalog:
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/README.md b/Jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/README.md
index 274effd..fb9335b 100644
--- a/Jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/README.md
+++ b/Jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/README.md
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ Restart Jellyfin.
 
 ## Release (monorepo CI)
 
-```bash
-git tag jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/v1.0.0
-git push origin jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/v1.0.0
-```
+1. Bump [`version`](version) (SemVer `X.Y.Z`)
+2. Push changes under this plugin folder
+
+CI builds only changed plugins, creates release `jellyfin/<slug>/vX.Y.Z`, and updates the catalog.
 
 Workflow: [`.gitea/workflows/release_jellyfin_plugin.yml`](../../.gitea/workflows/release_jellyfin_plugin.yml)
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/version b/Jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eefcb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-personal-recordings/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.0