diff --git a/.github/workflows/autoapprove.yml b/.github/workflows/autoapprove.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebe28c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/autoapprove.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: "autoapprove"
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [assigned, opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  autoapprove:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: approve
+        uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v2
+        if: github.actor == 'vtolstov' || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+        id: approve
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff3f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: "automerge"
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [assigned, opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  automerge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'vtolstov'
+    steps:
+      - name: merge
+        id: merge
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
index 12490d1..3681028 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "prautomerge"
+name: "dependabot-automerge"
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
@@ -9,21 +9,17 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 jobs:
-  dependabot:
+  automerge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
     steps:
       - name: metadata
         id: metadata
         uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.3.0
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.TOKEN }}"
-      - name: approve
-        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.TOKEN}}
       - name: merge
+        id: merge
         if: ${{contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, 'go.unistack.org')}}
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env:
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 8e843df..b29468a 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ func (h *httpClient) Publish(ctx context.Context, p client.Message, opts ...clie
 }
 
 func (h *httpClient) publish(ctx context.Context, ps []client.Message, opts ...client.PublishOption) error {
+	var body []byte
+
 	options := client.NewPublishOptions(opts...)
 
 	// get proxy
@@ -622,24 +624,22 @@ func (h *httpClient) publish(ctx context.Context, ps []client.Message, opts ...c
 	for _, p := range ps {
 		md := metadata.Copy(omd)
 		md[metadata.HeaderContentType] = p.ContentType()
-		md[metadata.HeaderTopic] = p.Topic()
-
-		cf, err := h.newCodec(p.ContentType())
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
-		}
-
-		var body []byte
 
 		// passed in raw data
 		if d, ok := p.Payload().(*codec.Frame); ok {
 			body = d.Data
 		} else {
-			b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-			if err := cf.Write(b, &codec.Message{Type: codec.Event}, p.Payload()); err != nil {
+			// use codec for payload
+			cf, err := h.newCodec(p.ContentType())
+			if err != nil {
 				return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 			}
-			body = b.Bytes()
+			// set the body
+			b, err := cf.Marshal(p.Payload())
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
+			}
+			body = b
 		}
 
 		topic := p.Topic()
@@ -647,6 +647,9 @@ func (h *httpClient) publish(ctx context.Context, ps []client.Message, opts ...c
 			topic = exchange
 		}
 
+		for k, v := range p.Metadata() {
+			md.Set(k, v)
+		}
 		md.Set(metadata.HeaderTopic, topic)
 		msgs = append(msgs, &broker.Message{Header: md, Body: body})
 	}