diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-on-push-to-mainline.yml b/.github/workflows/release-on-push-to-mainline.yml
index 8b71f0ce..54522795 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-on-push-to-mainline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-on-push-to-mainline.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -32,27 +28,42 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install
         if: matrix.node-version != '14.x'
-        # Without --ignore-scripts we get "footer's lines must not be longer than 100 characters [footer-max-line-length]"
-        # on the release step
-        run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
+        run: npm ci
 
       - name: Test
         run: npm test
 
-      - name: Verify Typescript Types
-        if: matrix.node-version == '20.x'
-        run: npm run verify-typescript-types
-
       - name: Lint
         if: matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         run: npm run lint
 
+      - name: Verify Typescript Types
+        if: matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        run: npm run verify-typescript-types
+
       - name: Audit
         if: matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         run: npm audit --audit-level critical
+  release:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/mainline'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Use Node.js 20.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+      - name: Install
+        # Without --ignore-scripts we get "footer's lines must not be longer than 100 characters [footer-max-line-length]"
+        # on the release step
+        run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       - name: Release
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/mainline' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         run: npm run release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}