diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 13b8b0d..3caf91b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 name: Release & Publish
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [CI]
+    types: [completed]
     branches: [main]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '*.md'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
   id-token: write
 
 jobs:
-  # Gate: only release if CI passed and there are releasable commits
   check:
     name: Check for releasable commits
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
     outputs:
       bump: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.bump }}
       new_version: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.new_version }}
@@ -116,35 +114,9 @@ jobs:
             echo "CHANGELOG_EOF"
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-  test:
-    name: Pre-release tests
-    needs: check
-    if: needs.check.outputs.should_release == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20.x'
-          cache: 'npm'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      - name: Type check
-        run: npm run type-check
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: npm run build
-
-      - name: Unit & integration tests
-        run: npm test
-
   release:
     name: Version bump & release
-    needs: [check, test]
+    needs: check
     if: needs.check.outputs.should_release == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs: