diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ddbd69a..ebdaf29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -4,43 +4,50 @@ on:
     tags:
       - v*
 jobs:
+  # Better to check first, runners other than ubuntu-latest take up more free minutes
+  check:
+    name: Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Check
+        run: cargo check --all-features --locked
+
   build:
+    needs: [check]
     strategy:
       matrix:
        include:
          - os: ubuntu-latest
            host: linux
-           label: linux-x86_64
+           arch: x86_64
            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
          - os: windows-latest
            host: windows
-           label: windows-x86_64
+           arch: x86_64
            target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 
          - os: macos-latest
            host: macos
-           label: macos-x86_64
+           arch: x86_64
            target: x86_64-apple-darwin
 
-         - os: macos-latest-xlarge
-           host: macos
-           label: macos-aarch64
-           target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+        # not included in free minutes
+        # TODO: find a replacement (can't cross compile for aarch64 on x86_64 due to OpenSSL)
+        #  - os: macos-latest-xlarge
+        #    host: macos
+        #    arch: aarch64
+        #    target: aarch64-apple-darwin
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    name: Build for ${{ matrix.label }}
+    name: Build for ${{ matrix.host }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Rust
-        uses: moonrepo/setup-rust@v1
-        with:
-          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-
       - name: Set env
         shell: bash
         run: |
           BIN_NAME=pesde
-          ARCHIVE_NAME=$BIN_NAME-$(echo ${{ github.ref_name }} | cut -c 2-)-${{ matrix.label }}.zip
+          ARCHIVE_NAME=$BIN_NAME-$(echo ${{ github.ref_name }} | cut -c 2-)-${{ matrix.host }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
           
           echo "BIN_NAME=$BIN_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "ARCHIVE_NAME=$ARCHIVE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -65,13 +72,22 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ env.ARCHIVE_NAME }}
           path: ${{ env.ARCHIVE_NAME }}
 
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to crates.io
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Publish
+        run: cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }} --allow-dirty --locked
+
   create_release:
     name: Create Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: read
-    needs: [build]
+    needs: [build, publish]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -101,7 +117,4 @@ jobs:
           body: ${{ steps.git-cliff.outputs.content }}
           draft: true
           prerelease: false
-          files: artifacts/*
-
-      - name: Publish on crates.io
-        run: cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }} --allow-dirty --locked
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+          files: artifacts/*
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