diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 89df385..98c9a13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,28 +9,50 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Build dist and update tags
+    name: Build dist and finalize release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-      - name: Build dist
-        uses: miguelcolmenares/npm-auto-build@8c22581033b30b631ff66f6c1b72fa3bdc2ea312 # v2.1.2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           node-version: '24'
-          build-only: 'true'
-      - name: Commit dist to release tag
+          cache: 'npm'
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm test
+      - run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Commit dist on top of the tag
         run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.name  "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add -f dist/
-          git commit -m "build: compile dist for ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          git push origin HEAD:refs/tags/${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} --force
+          git commit -m "build: compile dist for ${TAG}"
+          git push origin HEAD:refs/tags/${TAG} --force
+
+      - name: Recreate release pointing at dist commit
+        run: |
+          meta=$(gh release view "$TAG" --json name,body,isPrerelease)
+          name=$(echo "$meta" | jq -r '.name')
+          body=$(echo "$meta" | jq -r '.body')
+          prerelease=$(echo "$meta" | jq -r '.isPrerelease')
+
+          flags=()
+          [ "$prerelease" = "true" ] && flags+=(--prerelease)
+
+          gh release delete "$TAG" --yes --cleanup-tag=false
+          gh release create "$TAG" \
+            --title "$name" \
+            --notes "$body" \
+            --verify-tag \
+            "${flags[@]}"
+
       - name: Update major version tag
         run: |
-          TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
           MAJOR=$(echo "$TAG" | grep -oE '^v[0-9]+')
           if [ -n "$MAJOR" ]; then
             git tag -f "$MAJOR"