diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8264e803d..327d19465 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "pluginVersionSemVer=$PLUGIN_VERSION_FULL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "currCommit=$CURR_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Prepare changelog
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./gradlew patchChangelog
+
       - name: Prepare release notes
         id: release_notes
         shell: bash
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
             | xargs -I '{}' gh api -X PATCH repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones/{} -F state='closed'
 
   release:
+    needs: [changelog-and-preparations]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -140,14 +145,11 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           PROPERTIES="$(./gradlew properties --console=plain -q)"
-          PLUGIN_VERSION_FULL="$(echo "$PROPERTIES" | grep "^pluginVersion:" | cut -f2- -d ' ')-$PRODUCT_NAME"
-          CURR_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+          PLUGIN_VERSION="$(echo "$PROPERTIES" | grep "^pluginVersion:" | cut -f2- -d ' ')"
 
-          echo "pluginVersionFull: $PLUGIN_VERSION_FULL"
-          echo "currCommit: $CURR_COMMIT"
+          echo "pluginVersion: $PLUGIN_VERSION"
 
-          echo "pluginVersionFull=$PLUGIN_VERSION_FULL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "currCommit=$CURR_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "pluginVersion=$PLUGIN_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Publish Plugin
         env:
@@ -162,4 +164,4 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: gh release upload ${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersionFull }} ./build/distributions/*
+        run: gh release upload ${{ steps.properties.outputs.pluginVersion }} ./build/distributions/*
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 468fb0cbc..31976e6e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe™ Explorer plug-in for IntelliJ IDEA™ will be
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Features
+* Feature: Some test feature
+
+### Bugfixes
+* Bugfix: Some test bugfix
+
 ## [1.2.1-231] (2024-06-12)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 002bb5bd1..77f314050 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ tasks {
   }
 
   publishPlugin {
-    dependsOn("patchChangelog")
     token.set(environment("ZOWE_INTELLIJ_MARKET_TOKEN").map { it })
     // The pluginVersion is based on the SemVer (https://semver.org)
     // Read more: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/deployment.html#specifying-a-release-channel