diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
index 4e018a06..394d8840 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
@@ -766,17 +766,17 @@ jobs:
   publish_release:
       name: Publish release
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      needs: create_release
+      needs: [read_metadata, create_release]
+      env:
+        FORMATTED_VERSION: ${{ needs.read_metadata.outputs.formatted_version }}
+        CHANGELOG: ${{ needs.read_metadata.outputs.changelog }}
       
       steps:
           - name: Create release folder
             run: mkdir -p $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/release/assets
           
           - name: Download release assets
-            uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-            env:
-              FORMATTED_VERSION: ${{ needs.read_metadata.outputs.formatted_version }}
-              
+            uses: actions/download-artifact@v4  
             with:
                 name: MindWork AI Studio ${{ env.FORMATTED_VERSION }} Release
                 path: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/release/assets
@@ -786,10 +786,6 @@ jobs:
             
           - name: Create release
             uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-            env:
-              FORMATTED_VERSION: ${{ needs.read_metadata.outputs.formatted_version }}
-              CHANGELOG: ${{ needs.read_metadata.outputs.changelog }}
-              
             with:
               prerelease: true
               body: ${{ env.CHANGELOG }}