diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index dffc0f4f64..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-name: 🏭 Draft Release
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      bump:
-        description: 'Semver Bump Type'
-        required: true
-        default: 'patch'
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - patch
-          - minor
-          - major
-
-jobs:
-  cut-release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      # Docs - https://github.com/mathieudutour/github-tag-action
-      # Workflows cannot trigger other workflows implicitly
-      # - https://github.community/t/github-actions-workflow-not-triggering-with-tag-push/17053/7
-      - name: Bump Version and Push Tag
-        if: github.repository == 'open-goal/jak-project'
-        id: tag_version
-        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.2
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
-          tag_prefix: v
-          default_bump: ${{ github.event.inputs.bump }}
-
-      - name: Create Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
-        run: gh release create ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }} --generate-notes --draft --repo open-goal/jak-project
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pipeline.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-pipeline.yaml
index 6ed126518e..dcd7a65e50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pipeline.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,48 @@
-name: 🏭 Release Pipeline
+name: 🏭 Draft Release
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v*
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      bump:
+        description: 'Semver Bump Type'
+        required: true
+        default: 'patch'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
 
 jobs:
+  cut_release:
+    name: Cut Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      new_tag: ${{ steps.set_tag.outputs.new_tag }}
+    steps:
+      # Docs - https://github.com/mathieudutour/github-tag-action
+      - name: Bump Version and Push Tag
+        if: github.repository == 'open-goal/jak-project'
+        id: tag_version
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.2
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag_prefix: v
+          default_bump: ${{ github.event.inputs.bump }}
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: gh release create ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }} --generate-notes --draft --repo ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: Output new tag
+        id: set_tag
+        run: |
+          echo "new_tag=${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   # Windows
   build_windows_clang:
     name: "🖥️ Windows"
@@ -40,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
   upload_artifacts:
     if: github.repository == 'open-goal/jak-project'
     needs:
+      - cut_release
       - build_windows_clang
       - build_linux_clang
       - build_macos_intel
@@ -47,6 +85,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.cut_release.outputs.new_tag }}
 
       - name: Prepare Artifact Folder
         run: mkdir -p ./ci-artifacts/final
@@ -64,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p ./ci-artifacts/linux
           ./.github/scripts/releases/extract_build_unix.sh ./ci-artifacts/linux ./ci-artifacts/opengoal-linux-static ./
           pushd ci-artifacts/linux
-          TAG_VAL=$(echo ${{ github.REF }} | awk -F'refs/tags/' '{print $2}')
+          TAG_VAL=${{ needs.cut_release.outputs.new_tag }}
           tar czf ../final/opengoal-linux-${TAG_VAL}.tar.gz .
           popd
           chmod +x ./ci-artifacts/opengoal-linux-static/lsp/lsp
@@ -74,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./ci-artifacts/windows
           ./.github/scripts/releases/extract_build_windows.sh ./ci-artifacts/windows ./ci-artifacts/opengoal-windows-static ./
-          TAG_VAL=$(echo ${{ github.REF }} | awk -F'refs/tags/' '{print $2}')
+          TAG_VAL=${{ needs.cut_release.outputs.new_tag }}
           7z a -tzip ./ci-artifacts/final/opengoal-windows-${TAG_VAL}.zip ./ci-artifacts/windows/*
           cp ./ci-artifacts/opengoal-windows-static/lsp.exe ./ci-artifacts/final/opengoal-lsp-windows-${TAG_VAL}.exe
 
@@ -83,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p ./ci-artifacts/macos
           ./.github/scripts/releases/extract_build_unix.sh ./ci-artifacts/macos ./ci-artifacts/opengoal-macos-static ./
           pushd ci-artifacts/macos
-          TAG_VAL=$(echo ${{ github.REF }} | awk -F'refs/tags/' '{print $2}')
+          TAG_VAL=${{ needs.cut_release.outputs.new_tag }}
           tar czf ../final/opengoal-macos-intel-${TAG_VAL}.tar.gz .
           popd
           chmod +x ./ci-artifacts/opengoal-macos-static/lsp/lsp
@@ -93,12 +133,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          TAG_VAL=$(echo ${{ github.REF }} | awk -F'refs/tags/' '{print $2}')
+          TAG_VAL=${{ needs.cut_release.outputs.new_tag }}
           gh release upload "${TAG_VAL}" ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/final/* --repo open-goal/jak-project --clobber
 
       - name: Publish Release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          TAG_VAL=$(echo ${{ github.REF }} | awk -F'refs/tags/' '{print $2}')
+          TAG_VAL=${{ needs.cut_release.outputs.new_tag }}
           gh release edit ${TAG_VAL} --draft=false --repo open-goal/jak-project