diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cbbdf9134b..d758d0c0b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -44,37 +44,6 @@ jobs:
           secrets: |
             secret/data/github/repo/${{ github.repository }}/fossa/credential token | FOSSA_API_KEY
 
-      - name: Run FOSSA scan
-        uses: fossas/fossa-action@v1.5.0
-        with:
-          api-key: ${{ env.FOSSA_API_KEY }}
-
-      - name: Run FOSSA tests
-        uses: fossas/fossa-action@v1.5.0
-        with:
-          api-key: ${{ env.FOSSA_API_KEY }}
-          run-tests: false
-
-      - name: Check for code changes
-        continue-on-error: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-        run: |
-          ./.github/scripts/check-for-auto-generated-changes.sh
-          go mod verify
-
-      - name: Run unit tests
-        continue-on-error: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-        run: go test -cover -tags=test $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /e2e -e /integrationtests -e /benchmarks)
-
-      - name: Install Ginkgo CLI
-        run: go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo
-
-      - name: Run integration tests
-        continue-on-error: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-        env:
-          SETUP_ENVTEST_VER: v0.0.0-20240115093953-9e6e3b144a69
-          ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION: 1.28
-        run: ./.github/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
-
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
 
@@ -133,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           args: release --clean --verbose
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: v0.12.0-alpha.8
           PRIME_REGISTRY: ${{ env.PRIME_REGISTRY }}
 
       # Workaround until `docker manifest create` supports provenance meta data