diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 73e9cc58..1cf54b07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,41 +1,20 @@
 name: release
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
 
-  detect_tag:
-    name: Detect Tag
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      tag: ${{ steps.tagcheck.outputs.tag }}
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - id: tagcheck
-        run: |
-          TAG=$(git tag --points-at HEAD)
-          if [[ "$TAG" =~ ^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
-            echo "Detected tag: $TAG"
-            echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
   build_sdist:
     name: Build source
-    needs: detect_tag
-    if: needs.detect_tag.outputs.tag != ''
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
+        ref: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
 
     - name: Build source
       run: |
@@ -50,25 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         path: wheelhouse/*.tar.gz
         if-no-files-found: error
 
-  create_gh_release:
-    name: Create Github Release
-    needs: [detect_tag, build_sdist]
-    if: needs.detect_tag.outputs.tag != ''
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-      with:
-        tag_name: ${{ needs.detect_tag.outputs.tag }}
-        generate_release_notes: true
-
   build_wheels:
     name: Build wheel on ${{ matrix.os }} for ${{ matrix.cibw_archs }}
-    needs: [detect_tag, build_sdist]
-    if: needs.detect_tag.outputs.tag != ''
+    needs: [build_sdist]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -90,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
+        ref: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
 
     - name: Build wheels
       uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.3
@@ -108,8 +72,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish_to_pypi:
     name: Publish wheels to PyPi
-    needs: [detect_tag, build_sdist, build_wheels]
-    if: needs.detect_tag.outputs.tag != ''
+    needs: [build_sdist, build_wheels]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download packages
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3047668a..a082f3a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [1.4.0rc4] - 2026-02-04
+## [1.4.0rc6] - 2026-02-05
 
 ### Added