diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c73efd2..fcc4c14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,41 +42,30 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: prepare release artifacts 
       run:  VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} make release
-    - name: Github release
-      uses: actions/create-release@v1
-      id: gh_release
-      with:
-        draft: false
-        prerelease: false
-        release_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-        tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-        body_path: RELEASE.md
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-    - name: upload cfapi crd
-      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      with:
-        upload_url: ${{ steps.gh_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ./release-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/cfapi-crd.yaml
-        asset_name: cfapi-crd.yaml
-        asset_content_type: yaml
-    - name: upload release default CR yaml
-      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+
+    - name: Create draft release
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      with:
-        upload_url: ${{ steps.gh_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ./release-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/cfapi-default-cr.yaml
-        asset_name: cfapi-default-cr.yaml
-        asset_content_type: yaml
-    - name: upload release controller yaml
-      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        gh release create "${VERSION}" --draft --notes-file RELEASE.md
+    
+     - name: Publish Release
+       env:
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          gh release edit "${VERSION}" --draft=false --latest
+
+    - name: Upload release artifacts
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      with:
-        upload_url: ${{ steps.gh_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ./release-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/cfapi-manager.yaml
-        asset_name: cfapi-manager.yaml
-        asset_content_type: yaml
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+        VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        gh release upload "${VERSION}" "./release-${VERSION}/cfapi-default-cr.yaml"
+        gh release upload "${VERSION}" "./release-${VERSION}/cfapi-crd.yaml"
+        gh release upload "${VERSION}" "./release-${VERSION}/cfapi-manager.yaml"
+    
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