diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c062aca46..781d3b002 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ on:
       - '.github/workflows/build.yml'
       - '.github/workflows/build_util.yml'
       - '.github/workflows/ci_set_matrix.py'
+  release:
+    types: [ published ]
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       hil_json: ${{ steps.set-matrix-json.outputs.hil_matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Generate matrix json
         id: set-matrix-json
@@ -86,9 +88,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-tags: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
 
       - name: Download Artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
@@ -103,14 +108,14 @@ jobs:
           python tools/metrics.py combine -j -m -f tinyusb/src cmake-build/*/metrics.json
 
       - name: Upload Metrics Artifact
-        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'release'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: metrics-tinyusb
           path: metrics.json
 
       - name: Download Base Branch Metrics
-        if: github.event_name != 'push'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v11
         with:
           workflow: build.yml
@@ -119,6 +124,18 @@ jobs:
           path: base-metrics
         continue-on-error: true
 
+      - name: Download Previous Release Asset
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          PREV_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-creatordate | head -n 2 | tail -n 1)
+          echo "Previous Release: $PREV_TAG"
+          echo "PREV_TAG=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          mkdir -p base-metrics
+          gh release download $PREV_TAG -p metrics.json -D base-metrics || echo "No metrics.json found in $PREV_TAG release"
+
       - name: Compare with Base Branch
         if: github.event_name != 'push'
         run: |
@@ -130,6 +147,16 @@ jobs:
             cp metrics.md metrics_compare.md
           fi
 
+      - name: Upload Release Assets
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          CURR_TAG=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          COMPARE_FILE="metrics_compare_${CURR_TAG}-${PREV_TAG}.md"
+          mv metrics_compare.md $COMPARE_FILE
+          gh release upload $CURR_TAG metrics.json $COMPARE_FILE
+
       - name: Save PR number
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         run: echo ${{ github.event.number }} > pr_number.txt
@@ -144,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
             pr_number.txt
 
       - name: Post Code Metrics as PR Comment
-        if: github.event_name != 'push'
+        if: (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false)
         uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
         with:
           header: code-metrics
@@ -175,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup Zephyr project
         uses: zephyrproject-rtos/action-zephyr-setup@v1
@@ -237,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p "${{ github.workspace }}"
 
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download Artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
@@ -275,7 +302,7 @@ jobs:
           iccarm --version
 
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Get build boards
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_util.yml b/.github/workflows/build_util.yml
index 1cbd02f1b..540ee8b47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_util.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_util.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         arg: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.build-args) }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup Toolchain
         id: setup-toolchain
diff --git a/.github/workflows/metrics_comment.yml b/.github/workflows/metrics_comment.yml
index 2f1b0d631..7443f7367 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metrics_comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metrics_comment.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request' &&
       github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
     permissions:
+      actions: read
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Download Artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index ed0efd66e..b9bfaf9b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         ruby-version: '3.0'
 
     - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Get Dependencies
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
index 4db267517..a78682d7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           - 'metro_m4_express'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Get Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/get_deps
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           - 'raspberry_pi_pico'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Get Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/get_deps
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
           - 'stm32h743eval'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
           - 'b_g474e_dpow1'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Get Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/get_deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger.yml
index cf40ac955..fd7c0b713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Push to tinyusb_src
       run: |
diff --git a/tools/metrics.py b/tools/metrics.py
index 50709d5ba..6b992c8f5 100644
--- a/tools/metrics.py
+++ b/tools/metrics.py
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ def parse_bloaty_csv(csv_text, filters=None):
                 "file": os.path.basename(unit_path) or unit_path,
                 "path": unit_path,
                 "size": total_size,
-                "total": total_size,
                 "symbols": symbols,
                 "sections": sections,
             }
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ def compute_avg(all_json_data):
         return None
 
     # Merge files with the same 'file' value and compute averages
-    file_accumulator = {}  # key: file name, value: {"sizes": [sizes], "totals": [totals], "symbols": {name: [sizes]}, "sections": {name: [sizes]}}
+    file_accumulator = {}  # key: file name, value: {"sizes": [sizes], "symbols": {name: [sizes]}, "sections": {name: [sizes]}}
 
     for json_data in all_json_data["data"]:
         for f in json_data.get("files", []):
@@ -154,14 +153,12 @@ def compute_avg(all_json_data):
             if fname not in file_accumulator:
                 file_accumulator[fname] = {
                     "sizes": [],
-                    "totals": [],
                     "path": f.get("path"),
                     "symbols": defaultdict(list),
                     "sections": defaultdict(list),
                 }
-            size_val = f.get("size", f.get("total", 0))
+            size_val = f.get("size", 0)
             file_accumulator[fname]["sizes"].append(size_val)
-            file_accumulator[fname]["totals"].append(f.get("total", size_val))
             for sym in f.get("symbols", []):
                 name = sym.get("name")
                 if name is None:
@@ -196,9 +193,7 @@ def compute_avg(all_json_data):
             }
         )
 
-    totals_list = [d.get("TOTAL") for d in all_json_data["data"] if isinstance(d.get("TOTAL"), (int, float))]
-    total_size = round(sum(totals_list) / len(totals_list)) if totals_list else (
-            sum(f["size"] for f in files_average) or 1)
+    total_size = sum(f["size"] for f in files_average) or 1
 
     for f in files_average:
         f["percent"] = (f["size"] / total_size) * 100 if total_size else 0
@@ -207,7 +202,6 @@ def compute_avg(all_json_data):
 
     json_average = {
         "file_list": all_json_data["file_list"],
-        "TOTAL": total_size,
         "files": files_average,
     }
 
@@ -262,10 +256,12 @@ def compare_files(base_file, new_file, filters=None):
             },
         })
 
+    base_total = sum(f["size"] for f in base_avg["files"])
+    new_total = sum(f["size"] for f in new_avg["files"])
     total = {
-        "base": base_avg.get("TOTAL", 0),
-        "new": new_avg.get("TOTAL", 0),
-        "diff": new_avg.get("TOTAL", 0) - base_avg.get("TOTAL", 0),
+        "base": base_total,
+        "new": new_total,
+        "diff": new_total - base_total,
     }
 
     return {
@@ -287,10 +283,6 @@ def get_sort_key(sort_order):
     """
 
     def _size_val(entry):
-        if isinstance(entry.get('total'), int):
-            return entry.get('total', 0)
-        if isinstance(entry.get('total'), dict):
-            return entry['total'].get('new', 0)
         return entry.get('size', 0)
 
     if sort_order == 'size-':