diff --git a/.github/index.pkl b/.github/index.pkl
index 02d701e1..61e7ebd8 100644
--- a/.github/index.pkl
+++ b/.github/index.pkl
@@ -184,11 +184,14 @@ release {
   jobs =
     (releaseJobs) {
       ["deploy-release"] = (
-        new DeployJob { command = "publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository" }
+        new DeployJob {
+          isRelease = true
+          command = "publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository"
+        }
       ) {
         needs = releaseJobs.keys.toListing()
       }
-      ["github-release"] = (new GithubRelease {}) {
+      ["github-release"] = new GithubRelease {
         needs = "deploy-release"
       }
     } |> toWorkflowJobs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0d969df9..b9599c5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ jobs:
         ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingPassword: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SIGNINGPASSWORD }}
         ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_sonatypePassword: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SONATYPEPASSWORD }}
         ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_sonatypeUsername: ${{ secrets.ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_SONATYPEUSERNAME }}
-      run: ./gradlew --info --stacktrace --no-daemon -DpklMultiJdkTesting=true publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
+      run: ./gradlew --info --stacktrace --no-daemon -DpklMultiJdkTesting=true -DreleaseBuild=true publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
   github-release:
     needs: deploy-release
     permissions: