diff --git a/.github/workflows/base-ci-goreleaser.yaml b/.github/workflows/base-ci-goreleaser.yaml
index d5952c67..1e4417b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base-ci-goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-ci-goreleaser.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ on:
       goarch:
         required: true
         type: string
+      latest:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 env:
   # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=goreleaser-pro packageName=goreleaser/goreleaser-pro
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           platforms: arm64,ppc64le,linux/arm/v7,s390x
 
       - name: Setup wixl # Required to build MSI packages for Windows
-        if: ${{ matrix.GOOS == 'windows' && ( matrix.GOARCH == '386' || matrix.GOARCH == 'amd64') }}
+        if: matrix.GOOS == 'windows' && ( matrix.GOARCH == '386' || matrix.GOARCH == 'amd64')
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y wixl
@@ -64,9 +68,73 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '1.23'
           check-latest: true
 
-      - name: Generate the sources
+      - name: Get latest finished run ID from contrib repo build-and-test
+        id: get-run-id
+        if: inputs.latest == true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          run_id=$(gh run list \
+            --branch main \
+            --workflow build-and-test \
+            --repo open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib \
+            --limit 1 \
+            --status success \
+            --json databaseId \
+            --jq '.[0].databaseId' \
+          )
+          echo "Found run ID: $run_id"
+          echo "run_id=$run_id" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Create artifacts directory to store build artifacts
+        run: mkdir -p distributions/otelcol-contrib/artifacts
+
+      - name: Create sub-directory for otelcol-contrib nightly build
+        if: inputs.distribution == 'otelcol-contrib' && inputs.latest == true && matrix.GOARCH == 'amd64' && matrix.GOOS == 'linux'
+        run: mkdir -p distributions/otelcol-contrib/artifacts/otelcol-contrib_linux_amd64_v1
+
+      - name: Download built otelcol-contrib artifact from contrib repo
+        if: inputs.latest == true && matrix.GOARCH == 'amd64' && matrix.GOOS == 'linux'
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: collector-binaries-linux-amd64
+          repository: open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          run-id: ${{ steps.get-run-id.outputs.run_id }}
+
+      - name: Move downloaded artifact
+        if: inputs.latest == true && matrix.GOARCH == 'amd64' && matrix.GOOS == 'linux'
+        run: mv otelcontribcol_linux_amd64 distributions/otelcol-contrib/artifacts/otelcol-contrib_linux_amd64_v1/otelcol-contrib
+
+      - name: Generate the sources for ${{ inputs.distribution }}
+        if: inputs.latest != true
+        env:
+          DISTRIBUTIONS: ${{ inputs.distribution }}
         run: make generate-sources
 
+        # otelcol-contrib is built in a separate stage
+      - name: Build ${{ inputs.distribution }}
+        if: inputs.distribution == 'otelcol-contrib' && inputs.latest != true
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@9ed2f89a662bf1735a48bc8557fd212fa902bebf # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          distribution: goreleaser-pro
+          version: ${{ env.GORELEASER_PRO_VERSION }}
+          workdir: distributions/otelcol-contrib
+          args: --snapshot --clean --timeout 2h --split --config .goreleaser-build.yaml
+        env:
+          GOOS: ${{ matrix.GOOS }}
+          GOARCH: ${{ matrix.GOARCH }}
+          GOARM: 7 # Default is 6
+          GOAMD64: v1
+          GORELEASER_KEY: ${{ secrets.GORELEASER_KEY }}
+
+      - if: inputs.distribution == 'otelcol-contrib' && inputs.latest != true
+        run: mv distributions/otelcol-contrib/dist/**/* distributions/otelcol-contrib/artifacts/
+
+      - name: Show built content
+        if: inputs.distribution == 'otelcol-contrib'
+        run: ls -laR distributions/otelcol-contrib/artifacts
+
       - name: Run GoReleaser for ${{ inputs.distribution }}
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@9ed2f89a662bf1735a48bc8557fd212fa902bebf # v6.1.0
         with:
@@ -81,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
           GORELEASER_KEY: ${{ secrets.GORELEASER_KEY }}
 
       - name: Upload linux service packages
-        if: ${{ matrix.GOOS == 'linux' && matrix.GOARCH == 'amd64' }}
+        if: matrix.GOARCH == 'amd64' && matrix.GOOS == 'linux'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
         with:
           name: linux-packages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/base-package-tests.yaml
similarity index 96%
rename from .github/workflows/package-tests.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/base-package-tests.yaml
index 57d10102..d5809c11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-package-tests.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   package-tests:
     name: Package Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         type: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.type) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/package-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..217f3044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Package Tests - Contrib
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 2 * * *" # every day at 2am UTC
+
+jobs:
+  check-goreleaser:
+    name: Build - Contrib - GoReleaser
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/base-ci-goreleaser.yaml
+    with:
+      distribution: otelcol-contrib
+      goos: '[ "linux" ]'
+      goarch: '[ "amd64" ]'
+      latest: true
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  package-tests:
+    name: Linux Package tests
+    needs: check-goreleaser
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-tests.yaml
+    with:
+      distribution: otelcol-contrib
+      type: '[ "deb", "rpm" ]'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 656e7cb2..1f7708a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ delete-tags:
 # Used for debug only
 REMOTE?=git@github.com:open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases.git
 .PHONY: repeat-tags
-repeat-tags: delete-tags push-tags
\ No newline at end of file
+repeat-tags: delete-tags push-tags
diff --git a/cmd/goreleaser/internal/configure.go b/cmd/goreleaser/internal/configure.go
index 32741f16..0ff8e37c 100644
--- a/cmd/goreleaser/internal/configure.go
+++ b/cmd/goreleaser/internal/configure.go
@@ -42,22 +42,34 @@ const (
 var (
 	ImagePrefixes      = []string{DockerHub, GHCR}
 	Architectures      = []string{"386", "amd64", "arm", "arm64", "ppc64le", "s390x"}
-	ArmVersions        = []string{"7"}
 	DefaultConfigDists = map[string]bool{CoreDistro: true, ContribDistro: true}
 	MSIWindowsDists    = map[string]bool{CoreDistro: true, ContribDistro: true, OTLPDistro: true}
 	K8sDockerSkipArchs = map[string]bool{"arm": true, "386": true}
 	K8sGoos            = []string{"linux"}
 	K8sArchs           = []string{"amd64", "arm64", "ppc64le", "s390x"}
+	Partial            = config.Partial{By: "target"}
 )
 
-func Generate(dist string) config.Project {
+func GenerateContribBuildOnly(dist string, buildOrRest bool) config.Project {
+	return config.Project{
+		ProjectName: "opentelemetry-collector-releases",
+		Builds:      Builds(dist, buildOrRest),
+		Version:     2,
+		Monorepo: config.Monorepo{
+			TagPrefix: "v",
+		},
+		Partial: Partial,
+	}
+}
+
+func Generate(dist string, buildOrRest bool) config.Project {
 	return config.Project{
 		ProjectName: "opentelemetry-collector-releases",
 		Checksum: config.Checksum{
 			NameTemplate: fmt.Sprintf("{{ .ProjectName }}_%v_checksums.txt", dist),
 		},
 		Env:             []string{"COSIGN_YES=true"},
-		Builds:          Builds(dist),
+		Builds:          Builds(dist, buildOrRest),
 		Archives:        Archives(dist),
 		MSI:             WinPackages(dist),
 		NFPMs:           Packages(dist),
@@ -70,40 +82,44 @@ func Generate(dist string) config.Project {
 		Monorepo: config.Monorepo{
 			TagPrefix: "v",
 		},
+		Partial: Partial,
 	}
 }
 
-func Builds(dist string) []config.Build {
+func Builds(dist string, buildOrRest bool) []config.Build {
 	return []config.Build{
-		Build(dist),
+		Build(dist, buildOrRest),
 	}
 }
 
 // Build configures a goreleaser build.
 // https://goreleaser.com/customization/build/
-func Build(dist string) config.Build {
-	var goos []string
-	var archs []string
-	var ignore []config.IgnoredBuild
-	var armVersions []string
+func Build(dist string, buildOrRest bool) config.Build {
+	goos := []string{"darwin", "linux", "windows"}
+	archs := Architectures
+
+	if dist == ContribDistro && !buildOrRest {
+		// only return build config for contrib build file
+		return config.Build{
+			ID:      dist,
+			Builder: "prebuilt",
+			PreBuilt: config.PreBuiltOptions{
+				Path: "artifacts/otelcol-contrib_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ with .Amd64 }}_{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ with .Arm }}_{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ with .Mips }}_{{ . }}{{ end }}/otelcol-contrib{{- if eq .Os \"windows\" }}.exe{{ end }}",
+			},
+			Goos:   goos,
+			Goarch: archs,
+			Goarm:  ArmVersions(dist),
+			Dir:    "_build",
+			Binary: dist,
+			Ignore: IgnoreBuildCombinations(dist),
+		}
+	}
+
 	if dist == K8sDistro {
 		goos = K8sGoos
 		archs = K8sArchs
-		ignore = make([]config.IgnoredBuild, 0)
-		armVersions = make([]string, 0)
-	} else {
-		goos = []string{"darwin", "linux", "windows"}
-		archs = Architectures
-		ignore = []config.IgnoredBuild{
-			{Goos: "darwin", Goarch: "386"},
-			{Goos: "darwin", Goarch: "arm"},
-			{Goos: "darwin", Goarch: "s390x"},
-			{Goos: "windows", Goarch: "arm"},
-			{Goos: "windows", Goarch: "arm64"},
-			{Goos: "windows", Goarch: "s390x"},
-		}
-		armVersions = ArmVersions
 	}
+
 	return config.Build{
 		ID:     dist,
 		Dir:    "_build",
@@ -115,12 +131,33 @@ func Build(dist string) config.Build {
 		},
 		Goos:   goos,
 		Goarch: archs,
-		Goarm:  armVersions,
-		Ignore: ignore,
+		Goarm:  ArmVersions(dist),
+		Ignore: IgnoreBuildCombinations(dist),
 	}
 }
 
-func Archives(dist string) (r []config.Archive) {
+func IgnoreBuildCombinations(dist string) []config.IgnoredBuild {
+	if dist == K8sDistro {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return []config.IgnoredBuild{
+		{Goos: "darwin", Goarch: "386"},
+		{Goos: "darwin", Goarch: "arm"},
+		{Goos: "darwin", Goarch: "s390x"},
+		{Goos: "windows", Goarch: "arm"},
+		{Goos: "windows", Goarch: "arm64"},
+		{Goos: "windows", Goarch: "s390x"},
+	}
+}
+
+func ArmVersions(dist string) []string {
+	if dist == K8sDistro {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return []string{"7"}
+}
+
+func Archives(dist string) []config.Archive {
 	return []config.Archive{
 		Archive(dist),
 	}
@@ -138,7 +175,7 @@ func Archive(dist string) config.Archive {
 
 func WinPackages(dist string) []config.MSI {
 	if _, ok := MSIWindowsDists[dist]; !ok {
-		return []config.MSI{}
+		return nil
 	}
 	return []config.MSI{
 		WinPackage(dist),
@@ -160,9 +197,9 @@ func WinPackage(dist string) config.MSI {
 	}
 }
 
-func Packages(dist string) (r []config.NFPM) {
+func Packages(dist string) []config.NFPM {
 	if dist == K8sDistro {
-		return []config.NFPM{}
+		return nil
 	}
 	return []config.NFPM{
 		Package(dist),
@@ -191,21 +228,17 @@ func Package(dist string) config.NFPM {
 		})
 	}
 	return config.NFPM{
-		ID:      dist,
-		Builds:  []string{dist},
-		Formats: []string{"deb", "rpm"},
-
+		ID:          dist,
+		Builds:      []string{dist},
+		Formats:     []string{"deb", "rpm"},
 		License:     "Apache 2.0",
 		Description: fmt.Sprintf("OpenTelemetry Collector - %s", dist),
 		Maintainer:  "The OpenTelemetry Collector maintainers <cncf-opentelemetry-maintainers@lists.cncf.io>",
 		Overrides: map[string]config.NFPMOverridables{
 			"rpm": {
-				Dependencies: []string{
-					"/bin/sh",
-				},
+				Dependencies: []string{"/bin/sh"},
 			},
 		},
-
 		NFPMOverridables: config.NFPMOverridables{
 			PackageName: dist,
 			Scripts: config.NFPMScripts{
@@ -219,16 +252,14 @@ func Package(dist string) config.NFPM {
 }
 
 func DockerImages(dist string) []config.Docker {
-	r := make([]config.Docker, 0)
+	var r []config.Docker
 	for _, arch := range Architectures {
-		if dist == K8sDistro {
-			if _, ok := K8sDockerSkipArchs[arch]; ok {
-				continue
-			}
+		if dist == K8sDistro && K8sDockerSkipArchs[arch] {
+			continue
 		}
 		switch arch {
 		case ArmArch:
-			for _, vers := range ArmVersions {
+			for _, vers := range ArmVersions(dist) {
 				r = append(r, DockerImage(dist, arch, vers))
 			}
 		default:
@@ -302,7 +333,7 @@ func DockerManifest(prefix, version, dist string) config.DockerManifest {
 		}
 		switch arch {
 		case ArmArch:
-			for _, armVers := range ArmVersions {
+			for _, armVers := range ArmVersions(dist) {
 				dockerArchTag := strings.ReplaceAll(archName(arch, armVers), "/", "")
 				imageTemplates = append(
 					imageTemplates,
diff --git a/cmd/goreleaser/main.go b/cmd/goreleaser/main.go
index b466e06d..0e6fda60 100644
--- a/cmd/goreleaser/main.go
+++ b/cmd/goreleaser/main.go
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser-pro/v2/pkg/config"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/cmd/goreleaser/internal"
 )
 
 var distFlag = flag.String("d", "", "Collector distributions to build")
+var contribBuildOrRestFlag = flag.Bool("b", false, "Collector Contrib distribution only - switch between build and package config file - set to true to generate build step, false to generate package step")
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -32,21 +34,16 @@ func main() {
 	if len(*distFlag) == 0 {
 		log.Fatal("no distribution to build")
 	}
+	var project config.Project
 
-	project := internal.Generate(*distFlag)
-
-	partial := map[string]any{
-		"partial": map[string]any{
-			"by": "target",
-		},
-	}
-	e := yaml.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
-	e.SetIndent(2)
-	if err := e.Encode(partial); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+	if *distFlag == internal.ContribDistro && *contribBuildOrRestFlag {
+		// Special care needs to be taken for otelcol-contrib since it has a split setup
+		project = internal.GenerateContribBuildOnly(*distFlag, *contribBuildOrRestFlag)
+	} else {
+		project = internal.Generate(*distFlag, *contribBuildOrRestFlag)
 	}
 
-	e = yaml.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
+	e := yaml.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
 	e.SetIndent(2)
 	if err := e.Encode(&project); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser-build.yaml b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser-build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36d82931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser-build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+version: 2
+project_name: opentelemetry-collector-releases
+builds:
+  - id: otelcol-contrib
+    goos:
+      - darwin
+      - linux
+      - windows
+    goarch:
+      - "386"
+      - amd64
+      - arm
+      - arm64
+      - ppc64le
+      - s390x
+    goarm:
+      - "7"
+    ignore:
+      - goos: darwin
+        goarch: "386"
+      - goos: darwin
+        goarch: arm
+      - goos: darwin
+        goarch: s390x
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: arm
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: arm64
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: s390x
+    dir: _build
+    binary: otelcol-contrib
+    ldflags:
+      - -s
+      - -w
+    flags:
+      - -trimpath
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+monorepo:
+  tag_prefix: v
+partial:
+  by: target
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser.yaml b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser.yaml
index 593efbbc..4ccf15c1 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-partial:
-  by: target
 version: 2
 project_name: opentelemetry-collector-releases
 env:
@@ -41,13 +39,9 @@ builds:
         goarch: s390x
     dir: _build
     binary: otelcol-contrib
-    ldflags:
-      - -s
-      - -w
-    flags:
-      - -trimpath
-    env:
-      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    builder: prebuilt
+    prebuilt:
+      path: artifacts/otelcol-contrib_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ with .Amd64 }}_{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ with .Arm }}_{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ with .Mips }}_{{ . }}{{ end }}/otelcol-contrib{{- if eq .Os "windows" }}.exe{{ end }}
 archives:
   - id: otelcol-contrib
     builds:
@@ -262,3 +256,5 @@ sboms:
     artifacts: package
 monorepo:
   tag_prefix: v
+partial:
+  by: target
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-k8s/.goreleaser.yaml b/distributions/otelcol-k8s/.goreleaser.yaml
index 9ff03c57..bd0457bf 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-k8s/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-k8s/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-partial:
-  by: target
 version: 2
 project_name: opentelemetry-collector-releases
 env:
@@ -151,3 +149,5 @@ sboms:
     artifacts: package
 monorepo:
   tag_prefix: v
+partial:
+  by: target
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-otlp/.goreleaser.yaml b/distributions/otelcol-otlp/.goreleaser.yaml
index a1e9681c..e4d91850 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-otlp/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-otlp/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-partial:
-  by: target
 version: 2
 project_name: opentelemetry-collector-releases
 env:
@@ -246,3 +244,5 @@ sboms:
     artifacts: package
 monorepo:
   tag_prefix: v
+partial:
+  by: target
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml b/distributions/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
index ec3b4132..8a73d0df 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/distributions/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-partial:
-  by: target
 version: 2
 project_name: opentelemetry-collector-releases
 env:
@@ -262,3 +260,5 @@ sboms:
     artifacts: package
 monorepo:
   tag_prefix: v
+partial:
+  by: target
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index bcf810b3..e6b325f4 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BUILDER=''
 # default values
 skipcompilation=false
 
-while getopts d:s:b:g: flag
+while getopts d:s:b: flag
 do
     case "${flag}" in
         d) distributions=${OPTARG};;
diff --git a/scripts/generate-goreleaser.sh b/scripts/generate-goreleaser.sh
index 7b6c7ae7..91144359 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-goreleaser.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-goreleaser.sh
@@ -23,5 +23,9 @@ echo "Distributions to generate: $distributions";
 
 for distribution in $(echo "$distributions" | tr "," "\n")
 do
+    if [[ "$distribution" == "otelcol-contrib" ]]; then
+        ${GO} run cmd/goreleaser/main.go -d "${distribution}" -b > "./distributions/${distribution}/.goreleaser-build.yaml"
+    fi
+
     ${GO} run cmd/goreleaser/main.go -d "${distribution}" > "./distributions/${distribution}/.goreleaser.yaml"
 done