diff --git a/.github/workflows/primary.yml b/.github/workflows/primary.yml
index e486692ff..b674ae321 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/primary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/primary.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ name: BAML Runtime
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "engine/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/primary.yml"
     branches:
       - canary
   push:
@@ -89,9 +86,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
           workspaces: engine
-      - name: Build Rust
-        run: cargo build
-        working-directory: engine
       - name: Test Rust
         run: cargo test
         working-directory: engine
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 924e04521..b58a9eaf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
       # authz is managed via OIDC configured at https://pypi.org/manage/project/baml-py/settings/publishing/
       # it is pinned to this github actions filename, so renaming this file is not safe!!
       - name: Publish package to PyPI
-        if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/test-release') }}  
+        if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/test-release') }}
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
 
   publish-to-npm:
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
         working-directory: engine/language_client_typescript
-      
+
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: bindings-*
-      
+
       - name: create npm dirs
         run: pnpm napi create-npm-dirs
         working-directory: engine/language_client_typescript
@@ -305,7 +305,22 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
         working-directory: typescript/
       - name: Publish
-        if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/test-release') }}  
+        if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/test-release') }}
         run: |
           pnpm run vscode:publish --pre-release --no-git-tag-version -p ${{ secrets.VSCODE_PAT }}
-        working-directory: typescript/vscode-ext/packages
\ No newline at end of file
+        working-directory: typescript/vscode-ext/packages
+
+  release-github:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [publish-to-pypi, publish-to-npm, publish-vscode]
+    steps:
+      - name: Build Changelog
+        id: github_release
+        uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v4
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: mikepenz/action-gh-release@v0.2.0-a03 #softprops/action-gh-release
+        with:
+          body: ${{steps.github_release.outputs.changelog}}