diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fd86240..3f2d64e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,42 +1,33 @@
 name: Go package
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*" # push events to tagged commits
-    branches:
-      - "**"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 permissions:
   contents: read
   id-token: write # for GitHub id-token auth
 
 jobs:
-  push-docker:
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') # only run this step on tagged commits
+  make-images:
+    name: Make Docker Images and Push To Registry
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/defang'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: defang
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU (for multi-arch builds)
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-
-      - name: Build and push Docker images and manifests
-        working-directory: src
-        run: make push-images ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && format('VERSION={0}', github.ref_name) || '' }}
-
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        run: echo "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login -u "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin
+      - name: Push Docker images
+        run: make push
   on-failure:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: failure() && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v'))
-    needs: [push-docker]
+    needs: [make-images]
     steps:
     - name: Slack Notification
       uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2