diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ef4117157f..03954e4091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -29,14 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         ghc: ["9.10.1", "9.8.2", "9.6.6", "9.6.5", "9.4.8", "9.2.8"]
-        platform: [ { image: "debian:9"
-                    , installCmd: "sed -i s/deb.debian.org/archive.debian.org/g /etc/apt/sources.list && sed -i 's|security.debian.org|archive.debian.org/|g' /etc/apt/sources.list && sed -i /-updates/d /etc/apt/sources.list && apt-get update && apt-get install -y"
-                    , toolRequirements: "libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf"
-                    , DISTRO: "Debian"
-                    , ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-deb9"
-                    , ADD_CABAL_ARGS: "--enable-split-sections"
-                    },
-                    { image: "debian:10"
+        platform: [ { image: "debian:10"
                     , installCmd: "apt-get update && apt-get install -y"
                     , toolRequirements: "libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf"
                     , DISTRO: "Debian"
@@ -64,13 +57,6 @@ jobs:
                     , ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-alpine"
                     , ADD_CABAL_ARGS: "--enable-split-sections"
                     },
-                    { image: "ubuntu:18.04"
-                    , installCmd: "apt-get update && apt-get install -y"
-                    , toolRequirements: "libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf"
-                    , DISTRO: "Ubuntu"
-                    , ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-ubuntu18.04"
-                    , ADD_CABAL_ARGS: "--enable-split-sections"
-                    },
                     { image: "ubuntu:20.04"
                     , installCmd: "apt-get update && apt-get install -y"
                     , toolRequirements: "libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf"
@@ -113,13 +99,6 @@ jobs:
                     , ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-mint21.3"
                     , ADD_CABAL_ARGS: "--enable-split-sections"
                     },
-                    { image: "fedora:27"
-                    , installCmd: "dnf install -y"
-                    , toolRequirements: "autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf"
-                    , DISTRO: "Fedora"
-                    , ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-fedora27"
-                    , ADD_CABAL_ARGS: "--enable-split-sections"
-                    },
                     { image: "fedora:33"
                     , installCmd: "dnf install -y"
                     , toolRequirements: "autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf"
@@ -127,13 +106,6 @@ jobs:
                     , ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-fedora33"
                     , ADD_CABAL_ARGS: "--enable-split-sections"
                     },
-                    { image: "centos:7"
-                    , installCmd: "sed -i 's/mirrorlist/#mirrorlist/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-* && sed -i 's|#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org|baseurl=http://vault.centos.org|g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-* && yum -y install epel-release && yum install -y"
-                    , toolRequirements: "autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf"
-                    , DISTRO: "CentOS"
-                    , ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-centos7"
-                    , ADD_CABAL_ARGS: "--enable-split-sections"
-                    },
                     { image: "rockylinux:8"
                     , installCmd: "yum -y install epel-release && yum install -y --allowerasing"
                     , toolRequirements: "autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf"
@@ -480,11 +452,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - image: debian:9
-            installCmd: sed -i s/deb.debian.org/archive.debian.org/g /etc/apt/sources.list && sed -i 's|security.debian.org|archive.debian.org/|g' /etc/apt/sources.list && sed -i /-updates/d /etc/apt/sources.list && apt-get update && apt-get install -y
-            toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
-            DISTRO: Debian
-            ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-deb9"
           - image: debian:10
             installCmd: apt-get update && apt-get install -y
             toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
@@ -505,11 +472,6 @@ jobs:
             toolRequirements: "curl gcc g++ binutils binutils-gold coreutils bsd-compat-headers gmp-dev ncurses-dev libffi-dev make xz tar perl bash diffutils git gzip gnupg autoconf automake patchelf  zlib zlib-dev bzip2 bzip2-dev findutils"
             DISTRO: "Alpine"
             ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-alpine"
-          - image: ubuntu:18.04
-            installCmd: apt-get update && apt-get install -y
-            toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
-            DISTRO: Ubuntu
-            ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-ubuntu18.04"
           - image: ubuntu:20.04
             installCmd: apt-get update && apt-get install -y
             toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
@@ -525,21 +487,11 @@ jobs:
             toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses6 libtinfo6 patchelf tree
             DISTRO: Ubuntu
             ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-ubuntu24.04"
-          - image: fedora:27
-            installCmd: dnf install -y
-            toolRequirements: autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf tree
-            DISTRO: Fedora
-            ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-fedora27"
           - image: fedora:33
             installCmd: dnf install -y
             toolRequirements: autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf tree
             DISTRO: Fedora
             ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-fedora33"
-          - image: centos:7
-            installCmd: sed -i 's/mirrorlist/#mirrorlist/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-* && sed -i 's|#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org|baseurl=http://vault.centos.org|g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-* && yum -y install epel-release && yum install -y
-            toolRequirements: autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf tree
-            DISTRO: CentOS
-            ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-centos7"
           - image: linuxmintd/mint19.3-amd64
             installCmd: apt-get update && apt-get install -y
             toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
@@ -877,11 +829,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - image: debian:9
-            installCmd: sed -i s/deb.debian.org/archive.debian.org/g /etc/apt/sources.list && sed -i 's|security.debian.org|archive.debian.org/|g' /etc/apt/sources.list && sed -i /-updates/d /etc/apt/sources.list && apt-get update && apt-get install -y
-            toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
-            DISTRO: Debian
-            ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-deb9"
           - image: debian:10
             installCmd: apt-get update && apt-get install -y
             toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
@@ -902,11 +849,6 @@ jobs:
             toolRequirements: "curl gcc g++ binutils binutils-gold coreutils bsd-compat-headers gmp-dev ncurses-dev libffi-dev make xz tar perl bash diffutils git gzip gnupg autoconf automake patchelf tree zlib zlib-dev bzip2 bzip2-dev findutils"
             DISTRO: "Alpine"
             ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-alpine"
-          - image: ubuntu:18.04
-            installCmd: apt-get update && apt-get install -y
-            toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
-            DISTRO: Ubuntu
-            ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-ubuntu18.04"
           - image: ubuntu:20.04
             installCmd: apt-get update && apt-get install -y
             toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
@@ -922,21 +864,11 @@ jobs:
             toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses6 libtinfo6 patchelf tree
             DISTRO: Ubuntu
             ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-ubuntu24.04"
-          - image: fedora:27
-            installCmd: dnf install -y
-            toolRequirements: autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf tree
-            DISTRO: Fedora
-            ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-fedora27"
           - image: fedora:33
             installCmd: dnf install -y
             toolRequirements: autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf tree
             DISTRO: Fedora
             ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-fedora33"
-          - image: centos:7
-            installCmd: sed -i 's/mirrorlist/#mirrorlist/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-* && sed -i 's|#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org|baseurl=http://vault.centos.org|g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-* && yum -y install epel-release && yum install -y
-            toolRequirements: autoconf automake binutils bzip2 coreutils curl elfutils-devel elfutils-libs findutils gcc gcc-c++ git gmp gmp-devel jq lbzip2 make ncurses ncurses-compat-libs ncurses-devel openssh-clients patch perl pxz python3 sqlite sudo wget which xz zlib-devel patchelf tree
-            DISTRO: CentOS
-            ARTIFACT: "x86_64-linux-centos7"
           - image: linuxmintd/mint19.3-amd64
             installCmd: apt-get update && apt-get install -y
             toolRequirements: libnuma-dev zlib1g-dev libgmp-dev libgmp10 libssl-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev git wget lsb-release software-properties-common gnupg2 apt-transport-https gcc autoconf automake build-essential curl ghc gzip libffi-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5 libtinfo5 patchelf tree
@@ -1175,10 +1107,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: ./out
-          name: bindists-x86_64-linux-deb9
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: ./out
@@ -1195,10 +1123,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ./out
           name: bindists-x86_64-linux-alpine
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: ./out
-          name: bindists-x86_64-linux-ubuntu18.04
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: ./out
@@ -1211,18 +1135,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ./out
           name: bindists-x86_64-linux-ubuntu24.04
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: ./out
-          name: bindists-x86_64-linux-fedora27
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: ./out
           name: bindists-x86_64-linux-fedora33
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: ./out
-          name: bindists-x86_64-linux-centos7
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: ./out