diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 409c3d3..a101665 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -8,15 +8,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    # used for [release](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/componentize-dotnet/blob/main/RELEASE.md)
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-    inputs:
-      test-run:
-        description: 'DryRun: Run the workflow without publishing step'
-        default: 'true'
-        required: false
-
+  workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -48,46 +40,3 @@ jobs:
         path: artifacts/*.nupkg
         if-no-files-found: error
       if: ${{ matrix.dotnet  == '8.x' }} # only need one package published https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact?tab=readme-ov-file#not-uploading-to-the-same-artifact
-
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    name: Release
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # needed for the create release step
-    - name: Setup .NET
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
-      with:
-        dotnet-version: 8.x
-    - name: Download artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: nuget-packages
-    - name: Extract nuget version
-      id: extract_version
-      run: |
-        ls *.nupkg
-        version=$(unzip -p ./*SDK*.nupkg '*.nuspec' | grep -oPm1 "(?<=<version>)[^<]+")
-        echo "Version: $version"
-        echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    # Publish to https://nuget.org and tag the version on repo if test-run=false
-    - name: Publish
-      run: dotnet nuget push ./*.nupkg --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
-      if: ${{ !inputs.test-run }}
-    - name: Push version tag
-      if: ${{ !inputs.test-run }}
-      env:
-        TAG: v${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}
-      run: |
-        git tag $TAG
-        git push origin $TAG
-    - name: Create release
-      if: ${{ !inputs.test-run }}
-      run: |
-        gh release create $TAG --generate-notes --prerelease
-      env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        TAG: v${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed8f644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: Release
+run-name: "Release (Test-Run: ${{ inputs.test-run }})"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    # used for [release](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/componentize-dotnet/blob/main/RELEASE.md)
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    inputs:
+      test-run:
+        description: 'DryRun: Run the workflow without publishing step'
+        default: 'true'
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
+
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    name: Release
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # needed for the create release step
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: 8.x
+    - name: Download artifacts
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: nuget-packages
+    - name: Extract nuget version
+      id: extract_version
+      run: |
+        ls *.nupkg
+        version=$(unzip -p ./*SDK*.nupkg '*.nuspec' | grep -oPm1 "(?<=<version>)[^<]+")
+        echo "Version: $version"
+        echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    # Publish to https://nuget.org and tag the version on repo if test-run=false
+    - name: Publish
+      run: dotnet nuget push ./*.nupkg --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
+      if: ${{ !inputs.test-run }}
+    - name: Push version tag
+      if: ${{ !inputs.test-run }}
+      env:
+        TAG: v${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}
+      run: |
+        git tag $TAG
+        git push origin $TAG
+    - name: Create release
+      if: ${{ !inputs.test-run }}
+      run: |
+        gh release create $TAG --generate-notes --prerelease
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        TAG: v${{ steps.extract_version.outputs.version }}