diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-upload-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-upload-release.yml
index 962e5c35..28f2768e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-upload-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-upload-release.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
   MakeBinary:
     name: 'MakeContainerImage'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: MakeTABinary
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: read
@@ -71,6 +72,46 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up QEMU
         if: steps.cached_binaries.outputs.cache-hit == false
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
+  MakeTABinary:
+    name: 'MakeTargetAllocatorImage'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Go 1.x
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: ~1.19.6
+          cache: false
+
+      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+        with:
+          role-to-assume: ${{ env.AWS_ASSUME_ROLE }}
+          aws-region: us-west-2
+
+      - name: Login to ECR
+        if: steps.cached_binaries.outputs.cache-hit == false
+        id: login-ecr
+        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v1
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        if: steps.cached_binaries.outputs.cache-hit == false
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        if: steps.cached_binaries.outputs.cache-hit == false
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
+
+      - name: Build Binaries
+        run: |
+          export GOARCH=arm64 && make target-allocator
+          export GOARCH=amd64 && make target-allocator
       - name: Build Cloudwatch Agent Target Allocator Image and push to ECR
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
         if: steps.cached_binaries.outputs.cache-hit == false
@@ -81,17 +122,6 @@ jobs:
           tags: ${{ env.ECR_TARGET_ALLOCATOR_STAGING_REPO }}:${{ inputs.tag }}
           platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64
 
-      - name: Build Cloudwatch Agent Operator Image and push to ECR
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
-        if: steps.cached_binaries.outputs.cache-hit == false
-        with:
-          file: ./Dockerfile
-          context: .
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ env.ECR_OPERATOR_STAGING_REPO }}:${{ inputs.tag }}
-          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64
-
-
   e2e-test:
     name: "Application Signals E2E Test"
     needs: MakeBinary