diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b28b4cf4e..20e228cd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      # Standard build tasks
+      # Checkout and test
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       - name: Test
         run:  make test
+      
+      # Create a release, or update the release PR
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.5
+        id: release
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          release-type: simple
+          bump-minor-pre-major: true
+
+      # Standard build tasks
       - name: Build
         run:  make cross-platform
       - name: Lint
@@ -46,14 +56,6 @@ jobs:
           docker login -u "$USER" -p "$PASS" quay.io
           make push && make latest
 
-      # Create a release, or update the release PR
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.5
-        id: release
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          release-type: simple
-          bump-minor-pre-major: true
-
       # The following steps are only executed if this is a release
       - name: Compress Binaries
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}