diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4ee4c5047..a851a0edc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.NUMARY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - run: >
           /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command" --extra-experimental-features "flakes" 
-          develop --impure --command earthly --no-output
-          ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'no-cache') && '--no-cache' || '' }}
-          +release --mode=ci
+          develop --impure --command just release-ci
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NUMARY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           SPEAKEASY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SPEAKEASY_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/Earthfile b/Earthfile
index b4124d14b..f9f723380 100644
--- a/Earthfile
+++ b/Earthfile
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ openapi-markdown:
     RUN widdershins openapi.yaml -o README.md --search false --language_tabs 'http:HTTP' --summary --omitHeader
     SAVE ARTIFACT README.md AS LOCAL docs/api/README.md
 
-release:
-    FROM core+builder-image
-    ARG mode=local
-    COPY --dir . /src
-    DO core+GORELEASER --mode=$mode
-
 generate-client:
     FROM node:20-alpine
     RUN apk update && apk add yq jq
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index bf2c55326..4ecae3232 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -37,3 +37,12 @@ tests:
     ./...
   @cat coverage.txt | grep -v debug.go | grep -v "/machine/" > coverage2.txt
   @mv coverage2.txt coverage.txt
+
+release-local:
+  @goreleaser release --nightly --skip=publish --clean
+
+release-ci:
+  @goreleaser release --nightly --clean
+
+release:
+  @goreleaser release --clean
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