diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/on-release.yaml
index 0f5f70b25..b79dcabef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-release.yaml
@@ -14,40 +14,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '1.22'
 
-      - name: Validate Tag
-        run: |
-          node -e "if (!/^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test('${{ github.ref_name }}')) { console.error('Invalid version provided');process.exit(1);}"
-
-      - name: Validate VERSION
-        run: |
-          version=$(cat cmd/thor/VERSION)
-          tag="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          tag="${tag#v}"  # Remove the "v" prefix from the tag
-          if [ "$tag" != "$version" ]; then
-            echo "VERSION file does not match tag"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Validate Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        # This step validates that the tag is an official release
-        run: |
-          prerelease=$(gh release view ${{ github.ref_name }} --json isPrerelease | jq -r '.isPrerelease')
-          if [ "$prerelease" != "false" ]; then
-            echo "Tag is not an official release"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
       - name: Publish Binaries
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 2efb1e59a..44a04b138 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
     id: thor
+    hooks:
+      pre: make thor
     binary: ./bin/thor
-    command: make thor
   - env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
     goos:
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ builds:
       - arm64
     id: disco
     binary: ./bin/disco
-    command: make disco
+    hooks:
+      pre: make disco
 
 release:
   github: