diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ae3a2d8d..2dd06b40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
 
   release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
     needs: check
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        runs-on: [[ubuntu-22.04]]
     outputs:
       snap: ${{ steps.build.outputs.snap }}
     steps:
@@ -27,9 +31,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Complete git history is required to generate the version from git tags.
       - uses: snapcore/action-build@v1
         id: build
+      - name: Determine system architecture
+        run: echo "SYSTEM_ARCH=$(uname -m)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: snap
+          name: snap_${{ env.SYSTEM_ARCH }}
           path: ${{ steps.build.outputs.snap }}
       - uses: snapcore/action-publish@v1
         env:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6b25739..042b19d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,43 +1,45 @@
-# This is a template `.gitignore` file for snaps
-# This file is managed by bootstack-charms-spec and should not be modified
-# within individual snap repos. https://launchpad.net/bootstack-charms-spec
+# This file is centrally managed as a template file in https://github.com/canonical/solutions-engineering-automation
+# To update the file:
+# - Edit it in the canonical/solutions-engineering-automation repository.
+# - Open a PR with the changes.
+# - When the PR merges, the soleng-terraform bot will open a PR to the target repositories with the changes.
 
-# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+# Python Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
 
-# Tests files and dir
+# Test files and directories
 .pytest_cache/
 .coverage
 .tox
-.venv
 reports/
 **/report/
 htmlcov/
 .mypy_cache
 
-# Log files
-*.log
-
-# IDEs
-.idea/
-.vscode/
-
-# vi
-.*.swp
-
-# version data
-repo-info
+# python virtual environments (for local dev)
+.venv
+venv
+env
 
-# Python builds
+# Build artefacts
+output/
+.build/
+build/
+*.charm
+*.snap
+# python build artefacts
 deb_dist/
 dist/
 *.egg-info/
 
-# Snaps
-*.snap
+# Log files
+*.log
 
-# Builds
-.build/
-build/
+# general backup files
+*~
+*.bak
+
+# Note: for editor-specific files, please don't add them here, as they are specific to your environment, not the project.
+# Instead, consider using a global gitignore on your workstation.