diff --git a/.github/.goreleaser-unstable.yml b/.github/.goreleaser-unstable.yml
index 951715b714..f8f9e2f623 100644
--- a/.github/.goreleaser-unstable.yml
+++ b/.github/.goreleaser-unstable.yml
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9.Version={{.Version}} -X go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9.Build={{.ShortCommit}} -X go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9.Date={{.Date}}
     hooks:
       post:
-        - cmd: ./scripts/windows-upx.sh "{{ .Path }}"
-          output: true
-          env:
-          - TARGET={{ .Target }}
         - cmd: jsign --storetype DIGICERTONE --alias "{{ .Env.SM_CERT_ALIAS }}" --storepass "{{ .Env.SM_API_KEY }}|{{ .Env.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE}}|{{ .Env.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}" --tsaurl "http://timestamp.digicert.com" '{{ .Path }}'
 nfpms:
   -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
index c4e35d5a73..8f4a5159a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Skip Publish for Alpha and Beta Tags
         id: skip-publish
-        if: contains(github.ref, 'alpha') || contains(github.ref, 'beta') || contains(github.ref, 'rc') || inputs.skip-publish == 'true'
+        if: contains(github.ref, 'alpha') || contains(github.ref, 'beta') || contains(github.ref, 'rc') || inputs.skip-publish == true
         run: |
           echo "Skipping publish for alpha and beta tags"
           echo "skip-publish=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Import environment variables from file
         run: cat ".github/env" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      
+
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ jobs:
           QUILL_NOTARY_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_NOTARY_KEY_ID }}
           QUILL_NOTARY_ISSUER: ${{ secrets.APPLE_NOTARY_ISSUER }}
 
-      - name: Run GoReleaser (w/o Docker Release)
+      - name: Run GoReleaser (Build Binaries Only)
         if: ${{ steps.skip-publish.outputs.skip-publish == 'true' }}
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
           distribution: goreleaser
           version: latest
-          args: release -f .github/.goreleaser-unstable.yml --clean --timeout 120m
+          args: build -f .github/.goreleaser-unstable.yml --timeout 120m --snapshot
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ steps.gcp_secrets.outputs.code_sign_cert_challenge }}
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ jobs:
               "version":  "${{  github.ref_name }}"
             }'
 
+      - name: Save Artifacts
+        if: ${{ steps.skip-publish.outputs.skip-publish }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: build_artifacts
+          path: dist/
+
       - name: Cleanup
         if: always()
         run:
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index fa591b7fbb..0578c4302b 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9.Version={{.Version}} -X go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9.Build={{.ShortCommit}} -X go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9.Date={{.Date}}
     hooks:
       post:
-        - cmd: ./scripts/windows-upx.sh "{{ .Path }}"
-          output: true
-          env:
-          - TARGET={{ .Target }}
+        # - cmd: ./scripts/windows-upx.sh "{{ .Path }}"
+        #   output: true
+        #   env:
+        #   - TARGET={{ .Target }}
         - cmd: jsign --storetype DIGICERTONE --alias "{{ .Env.SM_CERT_ALIAS }}" --storepass "{{ .Env.SM_API_KEY }}|{{ .Env.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE}}|{{ .Env.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}" --tsaurl "http://timestamp.digicert.com" '{{ .Path }}'
 nfpms:
   -