diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 4c0e09d3f4..b99c4ed248 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -17,16 +17,21 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
+    outputs:
+      tag: ${{ steps.output_tag.outputs.tag }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@9bb56186c3b09b4f86b1c65136769dd318469633 # v4.1.2
       with:
         ## FIXME: change to master
         ref: ci-release
-    - run: |
+    - id: create_tag
+      run: |
         git config --global user.name 'Kasten Production'
         git config --global user.email 'infra@kasten.io'
         git tag -a "${RELEASE_TAG}" -m "Release version"
         git push origin "${RELEASE_TAG}"
+    - id: output_tag
+      run: echo "tag=${RELEASE_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   release_packages:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -34,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       packages: write
       contents: write
+    outputs:
+      release: ${{ steps.output_release.outputs.release_link }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@9bb56186c3b09b4f86b1c65136769dd318469633 # v4.1.2
       with:
@@ -56,6 +63,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: helm-index
         path: helm_package/index.yaml
+    - id: output_release
+      run: echo "release_link=https://github.com/kanisterio/kanister/releases/tag/${RELEASE_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   release_docs_and_charts:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 431f03d401..a8dbe88def 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ before:
   hooks:
   - go mod download
 release:
-  ## FIXME: remove that after testing
-  draft: true
-  replace_existing_draft: true
   prerelease: auto
   extra_files:
   - glob: 'helm_package/kanister-operator-*.tgz'
@@ -87,70 +84,70 @@ dockers:
   dockerfile: 'docker/kanister-kubectl/Dockerfile'
   build_flag_templates:
   - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
-# - ids:
-#   - kando
-#   image_templates:
-#   - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/postgres-kanister-tools/Dockerfile'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
-# - image_templates:
-#   - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/postgresql/Dockerfile'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--pull"
-# - ids:
-#   - kando
-#   image_templates:
-#   - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/kanister-elasticsearch/image/Dockerfile'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
-# - ids:
-#   - kando
-#   image_templates:
-#   - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/kanister-mysql/image/Dockerfile'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
-# - ids:
-#   - kando
-#   image_templates:
-#   - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/mongodb/Dockerfile'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
-# - ids:
-#   - kando
-#   image_templates:
-#   - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/cassandra:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/cassandra/Dockerfile'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
-# - image_templates:
-#   - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/kafka-adobe-s3-source-connector:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/adobeSource.Dockerfile'
-#   extra_files:
-#   - 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/adobe-monitorsource.sh'
-#   - 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/cleans3.py'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--pull"
-# - ids:
-#   - kando
-#   image_templates:
-#   - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/kafka-adobe-s3-sink-connector:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/adobeSink.Dockerfile'
-#   extra_files:
-#   - 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/adobe-monitorsink.sh'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--pull"
-# - ids:
-#     - kando
-#   image_templates:
-#     - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:{{ .Tag }}'
-#   dockerfile: 'docker/mssql-tools/Dockerfile'
-#   build_flag_templates:
-#   - "--pull"
+- ids:
+  - kando
+  image_templates:
+  - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/postgres-kanister-tools/Dockerfile'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
+- image_templates:
+  - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/postgresql/Dockerfile'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--pull"
+- ids:
+  - kando
+  image_templates:
+  - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/kanister-elasticsearch/image/Dockerfile'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
+- ids:
+  - kando
+  image_templates:
+  - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/kanister-mysql/image/Dockerfile'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
+- ids:
+  - kando
+  image_templates:
+  - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/mongodb/Dockerfile'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
+- ids:
+  - kando
+  image_templates:
+  - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/cassandra:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/cassandra/Dockerfile'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--build-arg=TOOLS_IMAGE=ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:{{ .Tag }}"
+- image_templates:
+  - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/kafka-adobe-s3-source-connector:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/adobeSource.Dockerfile'
+  extra_files:
+  - 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/adobe-monitorsource.sh'
+  - 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/cleans3.py'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--pull"
+- ids:
+  - kando
+  image_templates:
+  - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/kafka-adobe-s3-sink-connector:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/adobeSink.Dockerfile'
+  extra_files:
+  - 'docker/kafka-adobes3Connector/image/adobe-monitorsink.sh'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--pull"
+- ids:
+    - kando
+  image_templates:
+    - 'ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:{{ .Tag }}'
+  dockerfile: 'docker/mssql-tools/Dockerfile'
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - "--pull"
 snapshot:
   name_template: '{{ .Tag }}'
 checksum: