diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1dcf81f..bc999c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         if: inputs.version != 'nobump'
         run: |
           cargo install cargo-release
-          # CR erodkin: commented out execute to have dry run for testing, revert before release
-          cargo release version ${{ inputs.version }} --no-confirm #--execute --no-confirm
+          cargo release version ${{ inputs.version }} --execute --no-confirm
 
       - name: Which Version
         id: which_version
@@ -93,9 +92,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cargo build --release --target=${{ matrix.target }}
-      - name: Test
-        run: |
-          echo "test" > builds/test.txt
       - name: Copy
         run: |
           cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/libviam_rust_utils.dylib builds/libviam_rust_utils-${{ matrix.platform }}.dylib
@@ -106,8 +102,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: builds
-          path: builds
+          name: builds-${{ matrix.platform }}
+          path: builds/*
 
   build_linux:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'viamrobotics'
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
             runs-on: buildjet-8vcpu-ubuntu-2204-arm
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             platform: linux_x86_64
-            image: ghcr.io/cross-rs/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu:main-centos
+            image: ubuntu:20.04
             runs-on: buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
             platform: musllinux_x86_64
@@ -201,12 +197,22 @@ jobs:
           cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/libviam_rust_utils.a builds/libviam_rust_utils-${{ matrix.platform }}.a
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: builds-${{ matrix.platform }}
+          path: builds/*
+
+  merge:
+    needs: [build_macos, build_linux]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Merge artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v4
         with:
           name: builds
-          path: builds
+          pattern: builds-*
 
   release:
-    needs: [prepare, build_macos, build_linux]
+    needs: [prepare, merge]
     if: github.repository_owner == 'viamrobotics'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest