diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index ab11718..30b075a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
 
-      - name: Install go tools
-        run: make ci-install-go-tools
+      - name: Install tooling
+        run: |
+          make ci-install-go-tools
+          make ci-install-ci-tools
 
       - name: Cache go dependencies
         id: package-cache-go-dependencies
@@ -62,10 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make ci-static-analyses
 
       - name: Build snapshot artifacts
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v1
-        with:
-          version: latest
-          args: release --snapshot --skip-publish --rm-dist
+        run: make ci-build-snapshot-packages
 
       - run: docker images wagoodman/dive
 
@@ -145,6 +144,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
 
+      - name: Install tooling
+        run: make ci-install-ci-tools
+
       - name: Cache go dependencies
         id: release-cache-go-dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v1
@@ -164,10 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Publish GitHub release
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v1
-        with:
-          version: "v0.123.0"
-          args: release --rm-dist
+        run: make ci-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5dcda3b..df98836 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ ci-static-analyses:
 ci-install-go-tools:
 	curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin/ latest
 
+ci-install-ci-tools:
+	curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser.sh | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin/ "v0.122.0"
+
 ci-docker-login:
 	echo '${DOCKER_PASSWORD}' | docker login -u '${DOCKER_USERNAME}' --password-stdin '${PRODUCTION_REGISTRY}'
 
@@ -30,6 +33,15 @@ ci-docker-logout:
 ci-publish-release:
 	goreleaser --rm-dist
 
+ci-build-snapshot-packages:
+	goreleaser \
+		--snapshot \
+		--skip-publish \
+		--rm-dist
+
+ci-release:
+	release --rm-dist
+
 # todo: add --pull=never when supported by host box
 ci-test-production-image:
 	docker run \