diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
index 1927456790573..53d7b708806d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
@@ -32,20 +32,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set release version in env
         run: echo "RELEASE=$(node -e 'console.log(require("./package.json").version)')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: pnpm build
+      # - name: Build
+      #   run: pnpm build
 
-      - name: Dry-run publishing
-        run: pnpm publish -r --no-git-checks --dry-run
+      # - name: Dry-run publishing
+      #   run: pnpm publish -r --no-git-checks --dry-run
 
-      - name: Publish to NPM
-        run: |
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > ~/.npmrc
-          node .github/scripts/trim-fe-packageJson.js
-          node .github/scripts/ensure-provenance-fields.mjs
-          sed -i "s/default: 'dev'/default: 'stable'/g" packages/cli/dist/config/schema.js
-          pnpm publish -r --publish-branch ${{github.event.pull_request.base.ref}} --access public --tag rc --no-git-checks
-          npm dist-tag rm n8n rc
+      # - name: Publish to NPM
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > ~/.npmrc
+      #     node .github/scripts/trim-fe-packageJson.js
+      #     node .github/scripts/ensure-provenance-fields.mjs
+      #     sed -i "s/default: 'dev'/default: 'stable'/g" packages/cli/dist/config/schema.js
+      #     pnpm publish -r --publish-branch ${{github.event.pull_request.base.ref}} --access public --tag rc --no-git-checks
+      #     npm dist-tag rm n8n rc
+
+      - run: echo "Fake publish to NPM ${{ env.RELEASE }}"
+
+      - id: set-release-output
+        run: echo "::set-output name=release::${{ env.RELEASE }}"
 
   publish-to-docker-hub:
     name: Publish to DockerHub
@@ -66,34 +71,33 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
 
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Login to DockerHub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
-      - run: echo "RELEASE=$(node -e 'console.log(require("./package.json").version)')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.1.0
-        with:
-          context: ./docker/images/n8n
-          build-args: |
-            N8N_VERSION=${{ env.RELEASE }}
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          provenance: false
-          push: true
-          tags: |
-            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/n8n:${{ env.RELEASE }}
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/n8n:${{ env.RELEASE }}
+      # - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+      #   uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
+      #   with:
+      #     registry: ghcr.io
+      #     username: ${{ github.actor }}
+      #     password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # - name: Login to DockerHub
+      #   uses: docker/login-action@v3.0.0
+      #   with:
+      #     username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+      #     password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      # - name: Build
+      #   uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.1.0
+      #   with:
+      #     context: ./docker/images/n8n
+      #     build-args: |
+      #       N8N_VERSION=${{ needs.publish-to-npm.outputs.release }}
+      #     platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+      #     provenance: false
+      #     push: true
+      #     tags: |
+      #       ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/n8n:${{ needs.publish-to-npm.outputs.release }}
+      #       ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/n8n:${{ needs.publish-to-npm.outputs.release }}
+
+      - run: echo "Fake publish to Dockerhub ${{ needs.publish-to-npm.outputs.release }}"
 
   create-github-release:
     name: Create a GitHub Release
@@ -107,28 +111,34 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.2
-      - run: echo "RELEASE=$(node -e 'console.log(require("./package.json").version)')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Create a Release on GitHub
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
           commit: ${{github.event.pull_request.base.ref}}
-          tag: 'n8n@${{env.RELEASE}}'
+          tag: 'n8n@${{ needs.publish-to-npm.outputs.release }}'
           prerelease: true
           makeLatest: false
           body: ${{github.event.pull_request.body}}
 
-      - name: Trigger a release note
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: curl -u docsWorkflows:${{ secrets.N8N_WEBHOOK_DOCS_PASSWORD }} --request GET 'https://internal.users.n8n.cloud/webhook/trigger-release-note' --header 'Content-Type:application/json' --data '{"version":"${{env.RELEASE}}"}'
-
-      # - name: Merge Release into 'master'
-      #   run: |
-      #     git fetch origin
-      #     git checkout --track origin/master
-      #     git config user.name "Jan Oberhauser"
-      #     git config user.email jan.oberhauser@gmail.com
-      #     git merge --ff n8n@${{env.RELEASE}}
-      #     git push origin master
-      #     git push origin :${{github.event.pull_request.base.ref}}
+  # trigger-release-note:
+  #   name: Trigger a release note
+  #   needs: [publish-to-npm, create-github-release]
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   steps:
+  #     - name: Trigger a release note
+  #       continue-on-error: true
+  #       run: curl -u docsWorkflows:${{ secrets.N8N_WEBHOOK_DOCS_PASSWORD }} --request GET 'https://internal.users.n8n.cloud/webhook/trigger-release-note' --header 'Content-Type:application/json' --data '{"version":"${{ needs.publish-to-npm.outputs.release }}"}'
+
+  merge-back-into-master:
+    name: Merge back into master
+    needs: [publish-to-npm, create-github-release]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          git fetch origin
+          git checkout --track origin/master
+          git config user.name "Jan Oberhauser"
+          git config user.email jan.oberhauser@gmail.com
+          git merge --ff n8n@${{ needs.publish-to-npm.outputs.release }}
+          git push origin master
+          git push origin :${{github.event.pull_request.base.ref}}