diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1870f81..56128ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 name: Build & Publish
-run-name: Build ${{ github.ref_name }}
+run-name: Build ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
+  release:
+    types: [created]
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
 concurrency:
-  group: build-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  group: build-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 env:
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           submodules: recursive
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "Building version: $VERSION"
 
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
           # The release was already created as a draft by semantic-release.
           # This step finds it by tag and attaches binaries, then publishes.
           draft: false
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
           files: |
             artifacts/yellowjacket-linux-amd64