diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ae188566a7..f1b673bfa7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ jobs:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
+      - name: Run post-release
+        if: success()
+        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/post-release@master
+        env:
+          MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL }}
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   provenance-subject:
     needs: [release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -126,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: read # To read the workflow path.
       id-token: write # To sign the provenance.
       contents: write # To add assets to a release.
-    uses: slsa-framework/slsa-github-generator/.github/workflows/generator_generic_slsa3.yml@v1.7.0
+    uses: slsa-framework/slsa-github-generator/.github/workflows/generator_generic_slsa3.yml@v1.8.0
     with:
       base64-subjects: "${{ needs.provenance-subject.outputs.artifacts-sha256 }}"
       upload-assets: true # Upload to a new release.
@@ -155,19 +163,3 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@de2c0eb89ae2a093876385947365aca7b0e5f844 # v0.1.15
         with:
           files: artifacts.zip
-          
-  post-release:
-    needs: [github_release]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Run post-release
-        if: success()
-        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/post-release@master
-        env:
-          MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL }}
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}