diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 80fce38c3a..e5fdfc5a3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -64,22 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         path: |
           build_output/release/*.bin
           build_output/release/*_ESP02*.bin.gz
-  release:
-    name: Create Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        merge-multiple: true
-    - name: Create draft release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-      with:
-        draft: True
-        files: |
-          *.bin
-          *.bin.gz
 
 
   testCdata:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27beec99c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: WLED Release CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+jobs:
+  
+  wled_build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
+    
+  release:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: wled_build
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        merge-multiple: true
+    - name: Create draft release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      with:
+        draft: True
+        files: |
+          *.bin
+          *.bin.gz
+