diff --git a/.github/actions/windows/build/action.yml b/.github/actions/windows/build/action.yml
index 46a7e45a3..ee5a4fc2b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/windows/build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/windows/build/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 name: "Build DLL files for Windows"
 description: "Prepares the PHP build environment for the MongoDB driver"
 inputs:
-  ref:
-    description: Git reference to build
-    required: false
   php-version:
     description: "PHP version to build for"
     required: true
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@ runs:
     - name: Build extension
       uses: php/php-windows-builder/extension@1.6.0
       with:
-        extension-ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
         php-version: ${{ inputs.php-version }}
         arch: x64
         ts: ${{ inputs.ts }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows-packages.yml
index 9fcc79b1a..9b6123ea4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows-packages.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ jobs:
         id: build-driver
         uses: ./.github/actions/windows/build
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
           ts: ${{ matrix.ts }}
           run-tests: false
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Create detached signatures for packages"
         uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/gpg-sign@v3
         with:
-          filenames: php_mongodb*.zip
+          filenames: artifacts/php_mongodb*.zip
 
       - name: "Move signatures from release assets folder"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a30f88340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+name: Create Release Artifacts
+run-name: Create Release artifacts for ${{ github.ref_name }}
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "*"
+
+jobs:
+  static-analysis:
+    name: "Run Static Analysis"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml
+    with:
+      ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write
+      id-token: write
+
+  package-release:
+    name: "Create Release Packages"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-release-packages.yml
+    with:
+      version: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+    secrets: inherit
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
+
+  publish-ssdlc-assets:
+    needs:
+      - static-analysis
+      - package-release
+    environment: release
+    name: "Publish SSDLC Assets"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      security-events: read
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: "Generate token and checkout repository"
+        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/secure-checkout@v2
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      # Sets the S3_ASSETS environment variable used later
+      - name: "Set up drivers-github-tools"
+        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/setup@v2
+        with:
+          aws_role_arn: ${{ secrets.AWS_ROLE_ARN }}
+          aws_region_name: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION_NAME }}
+          aws_secret_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ID }}
+
+      - name: "Remove unnecessary files"
+        run: rm -f ${RELEASE_ASSETS}/release_run_id.txt
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Download all release artifacts
+        run: gh release download ${{ github.ref_name }} --dir ${{ env.RELEASE_ASSETS }}
+
+      - name: "Generate SSDLC Reports"
+        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/full-report@v2
+        with:
+          product_name: "MongoDB PHP Driver (extension)"
+          release_version: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          dist_filenames: "${{ env.RELEASE_ASSETS }}/*"
+          silk_asset_group: mongodb-php-driver-extension
+
+      - name: "Upload SBOM as release artifact"
+        run: gh release upload ${{ github.ref_name }} ${{ env.S3_ASSETS }}/cyclonedx.sbom.json
+
+      - name: Upload S3 assets
+        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/upload-s3-assets@v2
+        with:
+          version: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          product_name: mongo-php-driver
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
index 40eebccfe..589cc1525 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-windows-packages.yml
     with:
       version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-      ref: refs/tags/${{ inputs.version }}
+      ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
       upload_release_assets: true
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bfadd8a4c..2d06fdc19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -150,77 +150,3 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo '🚀 Created tag and drafted release for version [${{ inputs.version }}](${{ env.RELEASE_URL }})' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo '✍️ You may now update the release notes and publish the release when ready' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-
-  static-analysis:
-    needs: prepare-release
-    name: "Run Static Analysis"
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml
-    with:
-      ref: refs/tags/${{ inputs.version }}
-    permissions:
-      security-events: write
-      id-token: write
-
-  package-release:
-    needs: prepare-release
-    name: "Create Release Packages"
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-release.yml
-    with:
-      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-      ref: refs/tags/${{ inputs.version }}
-    secrets: inherit
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: write
-
-  publish-ssdlc-assets:
-    needs:
-      - static-analysis
-      - package-release
-    environment: release
-    name: "Publish SSDLC Assets"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      security-events: read
-      id-token: write
-      contents: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: "Generate token and checkout repository"
-        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/secure-checkout@v3
-        with:
-          app_id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
-          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          ref: refs/tags/${{ inputs.version }}
-
-      # Sets the S3_ASSETS environment variable used later
-      - name: "Set up drivers-github-tools"
-        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/setup@v3
-        with:
-          aws_role_arn: ${{ secrets.AWS_ROLE_ARN }}
-          aws_region_name: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION_NAME }}
-          aws_secret_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ID }}
-
-      - name: "Remove unnecessary files"
-        run: rm -f ${RELEASE_ASSETS}/release_run_id.txt
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Download all release artifacts
-        run: gh release download ${{ inputs.version }} --dir ${{ env.RELEASE_ASSETS }}
-
-      - name: "Generate SSDLC Reports"
-        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/full-report@v3
-        with:
-          product_name: "MongoDB PHP Driver (extension)"
-          release_version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-          dist_filenames: "${{ env.RELEASE_ASSETS }}/*"
-          silk_asset_group: mongodb-php-driver-extension
-
-      - name: "Upload SBOM as release artifact"
-        run: gh release upload ${{ inputs.version }} ${{ env.S3_ASSETS }}/cyclonedx.sbom.json
-
-      - name: Upload S3 assets
-        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-github-tools/upload-s3-assets@v3
-        with:
-          version: ${{ inputs.version }}
-          product_name: mongo-php-driver