diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bc2b2fb0..fe7fe29a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [
-          #ubuntu-latest,
-          #windows-latest,
+          ubuntu-latest,
+          windows-latest,
           macos-latest,
         ]
     steps:
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: zig build run-bsp-tests -Doptimize=ReleaseSmall
 
       - name: Dry run packaging
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
         run: |
           MICROZIG_VERSION=$(zig build package -- get-version)
           echo microzig version: $MICROZIG_VERSION
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 6b78ec8c..6e2697fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   deploy-packages:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Extract tag name
+        run: echo "TAG_NAME=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -39,4 +42,9 @@ jobs:
           REMOTE_PORT: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PORT }}
           TARGET: "."
 
-      # TODO: create github release
+      - name: Create Release Draft
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          artifactErrorsFailBuild: true
+          draft: true
+          generateReleaseNotes: true
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index d599ec30..a91eb11c 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const example_dep_names: []const []const u8 = &.{
     //"examples/microchip/avr",
     "examples/gigadevice/gd32",
     "examples/stmicro/stm32",
-    "examples/espressif/esp",
+    //"examples/espressif/esp",
     "examples/raspberrypi/rp2040",
 };