diff --git a/.github/workflows/pack.yml b/.github/workflows/pack.yml
index a3628c3d..4d30f8ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pack.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ on:
 env:
   RELEASE: ${{ github.event.inputs.release }}
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
 permissions: write-all
 
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
           tag_name: v${{ env.RELEASE }}
+          name: "Editor of v${{ env.RELEASE }}"
           repository: "scmn-dev/editor"
           files: |
             ./tools/editor/editor.exe
diff --git a/api/github/api.ts b/api/github/api.ts
deleted file mode 100755
index c3b92587..00000000
--- a/api/github/api.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { Octokit } from "octokit";
-import { GH_TOKEN } from "../../constants";
-
-const octokit = new Octokit({
-  auth: GH_TOKEN,
-});
-
-export const GetLatestGHRelease = async (repo: string) => {
-  const data = await octokit.rest.repos
-    .listReleases({
-      owner: "scmn-dev",
-      repo: repo,
-    })
-    .then((res) => {
-      return res.data[0].tag_name;
-    });
-
-  return data;
-};
diff --git a/api/latest.ts b/api/latest.ts
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..413a059c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/latest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+
+export const GetLatest = async (repo: string) => {
+  let url = "https://api.secman.dev/latest";
+
+  if (repo === "core") {
+    url = "https://api.secman.dev/latest-core";
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const res = await axios.get(url);
+    return res.data;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/constants/index.ts b/constants/index.ts
index fd132cf9..15df589a 100755
--- a/constants/index.ts
+++ b/constants/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import path from "path";
 env.config();
 
 export const PRIMARY_COLOR: any = "#1163E6";
-export const GH_TOKEN: any = process.env.GH_TOKEN;
 export const API_URL: any = "https://api.secman.dev";
 export const HOMEDIR: any = process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE;
 export const CHARS = {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00cbcba3..1252d302 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@oclif/dev-cli": "^1",
     "@oclif/plugin-plugins": "^1.10.1",
-    "@types/bcrypt": "5.0.0",
     "@types/crypto-js": "^4.0.2",
     "@types/lodash.template": "^4.5.0",
     "@types/node": "^16.11.6",
diff --git a/src/commands/info.ts b/src/commands/info.ts
index ff632090..83cf6b78 100755
--- a/src/commands/info.ts
+++ b/src/commands/info.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Command, flags } from "@oclif/command";
-import { GetLatestGHRelease } from "../../api/github/api";
+import { GetLatest } from "../../api/latest";
 import { readConfigFile } from "../../app/config";
 
 export default class Info extends Command {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default class Info extends Command {
   async run() {
     const { flags } = this.parse(Info);
 
-    const smca_version = await GetLatestGHRelease("core");
+    const smca_version = await GetLatest("core");
     const name = readConfigFile("name") ?? "No User";
 
     console.log(`Secman CLI
diff --git a/src/commands/update.ts b/src/commands/update.ts
index 0af354b1..e67dcb07 100644
--- a/src/commands/update.ts
+++ b/src/commands/update.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { spinner } from "@secman/spinner";
 import { platform } from "os";
 import * as sh from "shelljs";
 const powershell = require("powershell");
-import { GetLatestGHRelease } from "../../api/github/api";
+import { GetLatest } from "../../api/latest";
 import { bold } from "../../design/layout";
 
 export default class Update extends Command {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default class Update extends Command {
 
     const spnr = spinner("📦 Checking for updates...");
     const currentVersion = "v" + this.config.version;
-    const latestVersion = await GetLatestGHRelease("secman");
+    const latestVersion = await GetLatest("secman")
     const successMsg =
       "Secman CLI upgraded to " + latestVersion + " successfully";
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default class Update extends Command {
         "🚧 Upgrading Secman CLI from " +
           bold(currentVersion) +
           " to " +
-          bold(latestVersion) +
+          latestVersion +
           "\n"
       ).start();
 
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ export default class Update extends Command {
         sh.exec(`
           if [ "$SM_PROVIDER" = "script" ]; then
             sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get update -y secman
-          elif [ "$SM_PROVIDER" = "brew" ]; then
-            brew upgrade secman
-          elif [ "$SM_PROVIDER" = "snap" ]; then
-            sudo snap refresh secman
+          elif [ "$SM_PROVIDER" != "script" ]; then
+            echo "if you are using a non-script provider, you must manually update the CLI"
+            echo "like if you installed it with homebrew, run 'brew upgrade secman'"
           else
             npm upgrade -g secman
           fi
diff --git a/src/commands/whoami.ts b/src/commands/whoami.ts
index 9e1ad14a..72f4b535 100755
--- a/src/commands/whoami.ts
+++ b/src/commands/whoami.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Command, flags } from "@oclif/command";
 import { readConfigFile } from "../../app/config";
-import { PRIMARY_COLOR } from "../../constants";
 import { bold, withPrimary } from "../../design/layout";
 
 export default class WhoamI extends Command {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6fa07008..0bbadf26 100755
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -500,13 +500,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/aws-lambda/-/aws-lambda-8.10.88.tgz#1f18ac2e15be30376e86a688a943390e7d6683e5"
   integrity sha512-Gbdr5tmGMGV1bgWDEfgNnfqtS9YVKDCkyAgYPmYIeEQFTSjU+VzVoE0Gc1MyrzREdk3Iu5daUCRU9eQL5s+iYQ==
 
-"@types/bcrypt@5.0.0":
-  version "5.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/bcrypt/-/bcrypt-5.0.0.tgz#a835afa2882d165aff5690893db314eaa98b9f20"
-  integrity sha512-agtcFKaruL8TmcvqbndlqHPSJgsolhf/qPWchFlgnW1gECTN/nKbFcoFnvKAQRFfKbh+BO6A3SWdJu9t+xF3Lw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "*"
-
 "@types/btoa-lite@^1.0.0":
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/btoa-lite/-/btoa-lite-1.0.0.tgz#e190a5a548e0b348adb0df9ac7fa5f1151c7cca4"