diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0495e46..62d1c8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@ jobs:
           zip -qq -r stm-linux-v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}.zip . -i stm-linux
           zip -qq -r stm-alpine-v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}.zip . -i stm-alpine
           zip -qq -r stm-win-v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}.zip . -i stm-win.exe
-          rm stm-macos stm-linux stm-alpine stm-win.exe
           cd ..
       
       - name: Publish artifacts to github
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          files: release/*
+          files: |
+            release/stm-macos-v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}.zip
+            release/stm-linux-v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}.zip
+            release/stm-alpine-v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}.zip
+            release/stm-win-v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}.zip
 
       - name: Update Homebrew 
         run: ./scripts/update_homebrew.sh ${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd9093b..172fbbe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@solace-community/stm",
-  "version": "0.0.56",
+  "version": "0.0.57",
   "description": "Solace Try-Me Command Line Tool",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "form-data": "^4.0.0",
     "hexdump-nodejs": "^0.1.0",
-    "istextorbinary": "^9.5.0",
     "http": "^0.0.1-security",
     "json-schema-library": "^10.0.0-rc1",
     "node-localstorage": "^3.0.5",
diff --git a/src/lib/publish.ts b/src/lib/publish.ts
index 5b65513..bd38367 100644
--- a/src/lib/publish.ts
+++ b/src/lib/publish.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@ import { getDefaultMessage, delay } from '../utils/defaults';
 import { displayHelpExamplesForPublish } from '../utils/examples';
 import { fileExists, saveOrUpdateCommandSettings } from '../utils/config';
 import { StdinRead } from '../utils/stdinread'
-const { isText, isBinary, getEncoding } = require('istextorbinary')
+
+const isBinaryFile = (filePath: string): boolean => {
+  const fileBuffer = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
+  for (let i = 0; i < 24; i++) {
+    if (fileBuffer[i] === 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+};
 
 const publish = async (
   options: MessageClientOptions,
@@ -50,13 +59,13 @@ const publish = async (
     }
     
     try {
-      const binary = isBinary(file);
-      if (binary) {
+      if (isBinaryFile(file)) {
         message = fs.readFileSync(file, 'binary');
         payloadType = 'bytes';
       } else {
         message = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
       }
+
     } catch (error: any) {
       Logger.logDetailedError('read file failed', error.toString())
       if (error.cause?.message) Logger.logDetailedError(``, `${error.cause?.message}`)
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2a149fa..7ff4ea2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -650,13 +650,6 @@ base64-js@^1.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/base64-js/-/base64-js-1.5.1.tgz"
   integrity sha512-AKpaYlHn8t4SVbOHCy+b5+KKgvR4vrsD8vbvrbiQJps7fKDTkjkDry6ji0rUJjC0kzbNePLwzxq8iypo41qeWA==
 
-binaryextensions@^6.11.0:
-  version "6.11.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/binaryextensions/-/binaryextensions-6.11.0.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-sXnYK/Ij80TO3lcqZVV2YgfKN5QjUWIRk/XSm2J/4bd/lPko3lvk0O4ZppH6m+6hB2/GTu+ptNwVFe1xh+QLQw==
-  dependencies:
-    editions "^6.21.0"
-
 bl@^4.0.3:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-4.1.0.tgz"
@@ -965,13 +958,6 @@ ebnf@^1.9.1:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/ebnf/-/ebnf-1.9.1.tgz"
   integrity sha512-uW2UKSsuty9ANJ3YByIQE4ANkD8nqUPO7r6Fwcc1ADKPe9FRdcPpMl3VEput4JSvKBJ4J86npIC2MLP0pYkCuw==
 
-editions@^6.21.0:
-  version "6.21.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/editions/-/editions-6.21.0.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-ofkXJtn7z0urokN62DI3SBo/5xAtF0rR7tn+S/bSYV79Ka8pTajIIl+fFQ1q88DQEImymmo97M4azY3WX/nUdg==
-  dependencies:
-    version-range "^4.13.0"
-
 ee-first@1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz"
@@ -1676,15 +1662,6 @@ isarray@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/isarray/-/isarray-1.0.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-VLghIWNM6ELQzo7zwmcg0NmTVyWKYjvIeM83yjp0wRDTmUnrM678fQbcKBo6n2CJEF0szoG//ytg+TKla89ALQ==
 
-istextorbinary@^9.5.0:
-  version "9.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/istextorbinary/-/istextorbinary-9.5.0.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-5mbUj3SiZXCuRf9fT3ibzbSSEWiy63gFfksmGfdOzujPjW3k+z8WvIBxcJHBoQNlaZaiyB25deviif2+osLmLw==
-  dependencies:
-    binaryextensions "^6.11.0"
-    editions "^6.21.0"
-    textextensions "^6.11.0"
-
 js-yaml@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.0.tgz"
@@ -2614,13 +2591,6 @@ tar-stream@^2.1.4:
     inherits "^2.0.3"
     readable-stream "^3.1.1"
 
-textextensions@^6.11.0:
-  version "6.11.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/textextensions/-/textextensions-6.11.0.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-tXJwSr9355kFJI3lbCkPpUH5cP8/M0GGy2xLO34aZCjMXBaK3SoPnZwr/oWmo1FdCnELcs4npdCIOFtq9W3ruQ==
-  dependencies:
-    editions "^6.21.0"
-
 to-fast-properties@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/to-fast-properties/-/to-fast-properties-2.0.0.tgz"
@@ -2816,11 +2786,6 @@ vary@~1.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz"
   integrity sha512-BNGbWLfd0eUPabhkXUVm0j8uuvREyTh5ovRa/dyow/BqAbZJyC+5fU+IzQOzmAKzYqYRAISoRhdQr3eIZ/PXqg==
 
-version-range@^4.13.0:
-  version "4.14.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/version-range/-/version-range-4.14.0.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-gjb0ARm9qlcBAonU4zPwkl9ecKkas+tC2CGwFfptTCWWIVTWY1YUbT2zZKsOAF1jR/tNxxyLwwG0cb42XlYcTg==
-
 webidl-conversions@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz"