diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 3e347f92bb..df882b47f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,19 @@ jobs:
           release-type: rust
           package-name: rtk
 
+  build-release:
+    name: Build and upload release assets
+    needs: release-please
+    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
   update-latest-tag:
     name: Update 'latest' tag
-    needs: release-please
+    needs: [release-please, build-release]
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a23518f48b..202a795b2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: Release
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to release'
+        required: true
+        type: string
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
@@ -149,6 +155,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             echo "version=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_call" ]; then
+            echo "version=${{ inputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
             echo "version=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
@@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
           sha256sum * > checksums.txt
 
       - name: Upload Release Assets
-        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        if: github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call'
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}