diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 63d9d0f..afe17b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -5,21 +5,12 @@ on:
     paths:
       - '.github/project.yml'
 
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: pre release
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: radcortez/project-metadata-action@master
-        name: retrieve project metadata
-        id: metadata
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          metadata-file-path: '.github/project.yml'
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-      - name: Validate version
-        if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.current-version, 'SNAPSHOT')
-        run: |
-          echo '::error::Cannot release a SNAPSHOT version.'
-          exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
+jobs:
+  pre-release:
+    name: Pre-Release
+    uses: quarkiverse/.github/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml@main
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release-perform.yml
similarity index 58%
rename from .github/workflows/release.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release-perform.yml
index fb96ae2..aedad93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-perform.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Quarkiverse Release
+name: Quarkiverse Prepare Release
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -16,11 +16,3 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merged == true}}
     uses: quarkiverse/.github/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
-
-  perform-release:
-    name: Perform Release
-    needs: prepare-release
-    uses: quarkiverse/.github/.github/workflows/perform-release.yml@main
-    secrets: inherit
-    with:
-      version: ${{needs.prepare-release.outputs.release-version}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-prepare.yml b/.github/workflows/release-prepare.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88f9437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-prepare.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Quarkiverse Perform Release
+run-name: Perform ${{github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name}} Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to release'
+        required: true
+
+permissions:
+  attestations: write
+  id-token: write
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  perform-release:
+    name: Perform Release
+    uses: quarkiverse/.github/.github/workflows/perform-release.yml@main
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      version: ${{github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref_name}}