diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 45a4ef1e..fe3e733e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 name: release
 
 on:
-  # Preferred: run when a semver tag is pushed (vX.Y.Z or vX.Y.Z-rc1, etc.)
   push:
     tags:
       - "v*"
-  # Manual run (optional)
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -21,13 +19,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # GoReleaser needs full history/tags
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}   # build the tagged commit
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # Use the Go version you actually build with; adjust if needed
-          go-version: "1.24.x"
+          go-version: "1.24.x"     
 
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
@@ -35,6 +33,4 @@ jobs:
           version: latest
           args: release --clean
         env:
-          # If you have a PAT with extra perms (e.g., for Homebrew tap),
-          # keep PUBLISHER_TOKEN. Otherwise GITHUB_TOKEN is fine.
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUBLISHER_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index c87639b9..c68e1012 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
+version: 2
+
 builds:
   - binary: runpodctl
-    goos:
-      - darwin
-      - linux
-      - windows
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-      - arm64
-    env:
-      - CGO_ENABLED=0
-    flags:
-      - -mod=mod
+    goos: [darwin, linux, windows]
+    goarch: [amd64, arm64]
+    env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
+    flags: [-mod=mod]
 
 release:
   prerelease: auto