diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
index aed964fb67..612146ca1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v1
         with:
           go-version: '1.18.1'
-      - name: Run GoReleaser (Skip Publishing)
+      - name: Run GoReleaser (Snapshot Mode)
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v2
         with:
           distribution: goreleaser
           version: latest
-          args: release --skip-publish # Test the build without creating a release
+          args: release --snapshot # Enable snapshot mode for testing
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 5b64d44d41..00542eff1c 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -14,23 +14,12 @@ builds:
 archives:
   - format: tar.gz
     name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
-    files:
-      - LICENSE
-      - README.md
 
 checksum:
-  name_template: 'checksums.txt'
+  name_template: "checksums.txt"
 
 snapshot:
   name_template: "{{ .Tag }}-SNAPSHOT"
 
 release:
-  draft: true # Create releases as drafts to avoid cluttering public release history
-  prerelease: true # Mark the releases as pre-releases (useful for distinguishing test releases)
-
-changelog:
-  sort: asc
-  filters:
-    exclude:
-      - '^docs:'
-      - '^test:'
+  prerelease: "true" # Correctly marked as a pre-release