diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
index d16218482..64304ef70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       EVENTFLOW_MSSQL_SERVER: 127.0.0.1,1433
       EVENTFLOW_MSSQL_USER: sa
       EVENTFLOW_MSSQL_PASS: Password12!
-      NUGET_APIKEY: ${{ secrets.nuget-api-key }}
+      # NUGET_APIKEY not used - publishing disabled for fork
+      # NUGET_APIKEY: ${{ secrets.nuget-api-key }}
 
     services:
       rabbitmq:
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
         bake run \
           --convention=${{ inputs.bake-convention }} \
           --build-version ${{ inputs.version }} \
-          --destination="nuget>github,nuget,release>github"
+          --destination="local"
 
     - name: Upload NuGet packages
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f61d7f3da..3907c083a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 name: release
 
+# DISABLED: This is a fork - do not publish to NuGet
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ release-v1 ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      manual_trigger_only:
+        description: 'Manual trigger only - publishing disabled for fork'
+        required: true
+        default: 'disabled'
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -10,6 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   pipeline:
+    if: false  # Workflow disabled to prevent accidental NuGet publishing from fork
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
     with:
       bake-convention: 'Release'
diff --git a/Source/EventFlow.MongoDB.Tests/EventFlow.MongoDB.Tests.csproj b/Source/EventFlow.MongoDB.Tests/EventFlow.MongoDB.Tests.csproj
index 2ba987c7e..7ce87d5e4 100644
--- a/Source/EventFlow.MongoDB.Tests/EventFlow.MongoDB.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Source/EventFlow.MongoDB.Tests/EventFlow.MongoDB.Tests.csproj
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp3.1;net6.0;net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <IsPackable>False</IsPackable>
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU1605</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Mongo2Go" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MongoDB.Driver" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Mongo2Go" Version="3.1.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MongoDB.Driver" Version="2.27.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.17.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   
diff --git a/Source/EventFlow.MongoDB/EventFlow.MongoDB.csproj b/Source/EventFlow.MongoDB/EventFlow.MongoDB.csproj
index ed5506a9f..eba4419c3 100644
--- a/Source/EventFlow.MongoDB/EventFlow.MongoDB.csproj
+++ b/Source/EventFlow.MongoDB/EventFlow.MongoDB.csproj
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.1;net6.0;net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
-    <PackageId>EventFlow.MongoDB</PackageId>
-    <Title>EventFlow.MongoDB</Title>
+    <PackageId>EventFlow.MongoDB.Temp</PackageId>
+    <Title>EventFlow.MongoDB.Temp</Title>
     <Authors>Jan Feyen, Warren Pieterse</Authors>
-    <Description>MongoDB ReadStore and Snapshot Persistence for EventFlow</Description>
+    <Description>MongoDB ReadStore and Snapshot Persistence for EventFlow (Custom build with MongoDB.Driver 2.27.0)</Description>
     <PackageTags>CQRS ES event sourcing MongoDB</PackageTags>
-    <PackageReleaseNotes>UPDATED BY BUILD</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <PackageReleaseNotes>Custom build with MongoDB.Driver 2.27.0 for internal use</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MongoDB.Driver" Version="[3.0.0,4.0)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MongoDB.Driver" Version="2.27.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>