diff --git a/.github/workflows/make_binaries.yaml b/.github/workflows/make_binaries.yaml
index 5942c6b..4f2eb42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make_binaries.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make_binaries.yaml
@@ -30,17 +30,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Copy binaries to /firmware
         run: bash copy_firmware.sh
 
+      - name: Upload binaries for use in release step if needed
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: firmware
+          path: firmware/* 
 
 
   deploy_release:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+#    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps:
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Download binaries
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: firmware
 
       - name: Create release and upload binary
         run: |
-          gh release create v0.0.${{github.run_number}} firmware/*
+#          gh release create v0.0.${{github.run_number}} firmware/*
+          ls firmware
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.TOKEN }}
         shell: bash