diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 402a4e8..ea9862b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
-      contents: read
-      issues: read
+      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
+      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
       checks: write
-      pull-requests: write
+      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
+      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -26,64 +27,38 @@ jobs:
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v21
         with:
           nix_path: nixpkgs=https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/archive/9c8ff8b426a8b07b9e0a131ac3218740dc85ba1e.tar.gz
-#
-#      - name: Kind setup
-#        id: kind
-#        run: nix-shell --command "make kind setup"
-#
-#      - name: Run integration tests
-#        id: integrated-test
-#        run: nix-shell --command "make build integrated-test"
-#
-#      - name: Publish Test Results
-#        uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v2
-#        if: success() || failure()
-#        with:
-#          files: |
-#            test-reports/*-tests-report.xml
 
-  dist:
-    needs: [build]
-    name: Build executables for other platforms
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [windows, linux]
-        arch: [amd64, 386]
-        include:
-          - os: darwin
-            arch: amd64
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Kind setup
+        id: kind
+        run: nix-shell --command "make kind setup"
 
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v21
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        id: integrated-test
+        run: nix-shell --command "make build integrated-test"
+
+      - name: Publish Test Results
+        uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v2
+        if: success() || failure()
         with:
-          nix_path: nixpkgs=https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/archive/9c8ff8b426a8b07b9e0a131ac3218740dc85ba1e.tar.gz
+          files: |
+            test-reports/*-tests-report.xml
 
-      - name: Build executable for ${{matrix.os}} on ${{matrix.arch}}
-        run: nix-shell --command "make dist"
-        env:
-          GOOS: ${{ matrix.os }}
-          GOARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+      - name: Build executables for other platforms
+        id: build-other-platforms
+        run: nix-shell --command "make build-other-platforms"
 
-      - name: Store dist artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - name: Release - setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          name: dist
-          path: build/bin/production-readiness*
-          retention-days: 1
+          node-version: "lts/*"
 
-  release:
-    #if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && success()
-    if: success()
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yaml
-    needs: [dist]
-    name: Release
-    with:
-      dry-run: false
-    permissions:
-      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
-      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
-      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
-      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
+      - name: Release - install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Release - verify installed dependencies
+        run: npm audit signatures
+
+      - name: Release - perform the release
+        run: npx semantic-release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d3626a..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-name: Release
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      dry-run:
-        type: boolean
-        required: false
-        default: false
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    name: Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      version: ${{ steps.setversion.outputs.version }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
-      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
-      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
-      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
-    steps:
-      - name: Download dist artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: build/bin
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: "lts/*"
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-      - name: Verify the integrity of provenance attestations and registry signatures for installed dependencies
-        run: npm audit signatures
-      - name: Release
-        run: |
-          if [ '${{ inputs.dry-run }}' == 'true' ]; then
-            echo "--Running semantic release in dry-run mode"
-            npx semantic-release --dry-run
-          else
-            echo "--Running semantic release in normal mode"
-            npx semantic-release
-          fi
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index 0e345c6..06f8f58 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
         "@semantic-release/github",
         {
           "assets": [
-            { "path": "build//bin/production-readiness-amd64.window", "label": "Windows amd64 distribution" },
-            { "path": "build/bin/production-readiness-386.window", "label": "Windows 386 distribution" },
+            { "path": "build//bin/production-readiness-amd64.exe", "label": "Windows amd64 distribution" },
+            { "path": "build/bin/production-readiness-386.exe", "label": "Windows 386 distribution" },
             { "path": "build/bin/production-readiness-amd64-darwin", "label": "Darwin amd64 distribution" },
             { "path": "build/bin/production-readiness-amd64-linux ", "label": "Linux amd64 distribution" },
             { "path": "build/bin/production-readiness-386-linux ", "label": "Linux 386 distribution" },
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ea2bdb1..bc651fc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ make integrated-test
 
 Use [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/github) to automate versioning, tag and 
 create GitHub releases based on the commit message.
+semantic-release works from release branches, not pull requests. As a result nothing will be released on pull requests.
 
 Commit messages must follow [Angular Commit Message Conventions](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#-commit-message-format)
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1ce1b2..c5f392c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,12 +55,16 @@ test:
 .PHONY: build
 build: check test
 	@echo "== build"
-	GOOS=$(GOOS) GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build -o $(buildDir)/bin/production-readiness -v github.com/coreeng/production-readiness/production-readiness/cmd
-
-.PHONY: dist
-dist:
-	@echo "== build distribution for platform $(GOOS) on $(GOARCH)"
-	GOOS=$(GOOS) GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build -o $(buildDir)/bin/production-readiness-$(GOARCH).$(GOOS) -v github.com/coreeng/production-readiness/production-readiness/cmd
+	 GOOS=$(GOOS) GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build -o $(buildDir)/bin/production-readiness -v github.com/coreeng/production-readiness/production-readiness/cmd
+
+.PHONY: build-other-platforms
+build-other-platforms:
+	@echo "== build for other platforms"
+	 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(buildDir)/bin/production-readiness-amd64.exe -v github.com/coreeng/production-readiness/production-readiness/cmd
+	 GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -o $(buildDir)/bin/production-readiness-386.exe -v github.com/coreeng/production-readiness/production-readiness/cmd
+	 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(buildDir)/bin/production-readiness-amd64-darwin -v github.com/coreeng/production-readiness/production-readiness/cmd
+	 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(buildDir)/bin/production-readiness-amd64-linux -v github.com/coreeng/production-readiness/production-readiness/cmd
+	 GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 go build -o $(buildDir)/bin/production-readiness-386-linux -v github.com/coreeng/production-readiness/production-readiness/cmd
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: build