diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 4412ed0b..da4ae9dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
               if: ${{ steps.check_version_updated.outputs.updated == 'true'}}
               uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
               with:
-                github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT_MGOERENS }}
                 custom_tag: ${{ steps.check_version_in_PR.outputs.PR_version }}
                 tag_prefix: ""
                 commit_sha: ${{ steps.master_sha.outputs.origin_master_sha }}
@@ -252,4 +252,4 @@ jobs:
                 imageReference=quay.io/redhat-certification/chart-verifier
                 podman pull ${imageReference}:${{ steps.check_version_in_PR.outputs.PR_version }}
                 podman tag ${imageReference}:${{ steps.check_version_in_PR.outputs.PR_version }} ${imageReference}:latest
-                podman push ${imageReference}:latest
\ No newline at end of file
+                podman push ${imageReference}:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ada97558..0a2bbe8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -3,30 +3,44 @@ name: create release on new tags
 on:
   push:
     # Publish semver tags as releases.
-    tags: [ '*.*.*' ]
-      # [0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+    tags: '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
 
 jobs:
-  build-and-push:
-
+  build-and-release:
+    name: Create GitHub release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+
+      - name: Print tag to GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: get_tag
+        run: |
+          echo "release_version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Build binary and make tarball
         id: build_bin
         run: |
           make bin
-          tar -zcvf chart-verifier.tgz -C out/ chart-verifier
-          export TARBALL_PATH=$(realpath chart-verifier.tgz)
-          echo "tarball_path=$TARBALL_PATH"
+          TARBALL_NAME="chart-verifier.tgz-${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.release_version }}.tgz"
+          tar -zcvf $TARBALL_NAME -C out/ chart-verifier
+          export TARBALL_PATH=$(realpath $TARBALL_NAME)
+          echo "tarball_path=$TARBALL_PATH" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Print tag to GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        id: get_tag
+      - name: Check that the tag matches the current version
+        id: check_tag_and_version
         run: |
-          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          release_version=${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.release_version }}
+          bin_version=$(out/chart-verifier version --as-data | jq -r .version)
+          if [[ "$release_version" != "$bin_version" ]]; then
+            echo "Binary version ($bin_version) doesn't match tag ($release_version)" && exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -42,14 +56,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate release body
         id: release_body
-        run: ve1/bin/print-release-body
+        run: echo "release_body=$(ve1/bin/print-release-body)" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Create the the release
         id: create_release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          body: ${{ steps.release_body.outputs.PR_release_body }}
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.release_version }}
+          body: ${{ steps.release_body.outputs.release_body }}
           files: ${{ steps.build_bin.outputs.tarball_path }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/src/release/releasebody.py b/scripts/src/release/releasebody.py
index 0a9890ae..b9b4c7ef 100644
--- a/scripts/src/release/releasebody.py
+++ b/scripts/src/release/releasebody.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 from release import releasechecker
 from utils import utils
 
-def make_release_body(version, image_name, release_info):
+def get_release_body(version, image_name, release_info):
+    """Generate the body of the GitHub release"""
     body = f"Chart verifier version {version} <br><br>Docker Image:<br>- {image_name}:{version}<br><br>"
     body += "This version includes:<br>"
     for info in release_info:
@@ -12,14 +13,9 @@ def make_release_body(version, image_name, release_info):
             body += info
         else:
             body += f"- {info}<br>"
-
-    print(f"[INFO] Release body: {body}")
-    utils.add_output("PR_release_body",body)
+    return body
 
 def main():
     version_info = releasechecker.get_version_info()
-    make_release_body(version_info["version"],version_info["quay-image"],version_info["release-info"])
-    # tarfile = create(args.release)
-    # print(f'[INFO] Verifier tarball created : {tarfile}.')
-    # utils.add_output("tarball_full_name",tarfile)
-
+    release_body = get_release_body(version_info["version"],version_info["quay-image"],version_info["release-info"])
+    print(release_body)
diff --git a/scripts/src/release/releasechecker.py b/scripts/src/release/releasechecker.py
index a98189eb..c8152f90 100644
--- a/scripts/src/release/releasechecker.py
+++ b/scripts/src/release/releasechecker.py
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ def main():
             utils.add_output("PR_release_image",version_info["quay-image"])
             utils.add_output("PR_release_info",version_info["release-info"])
             utils.add_output("PR_includes_release","true")
-            releasebody.make_release_body(version_info["version"],version_info["quay-image"],version_info["release-info"])
+            release_body = releasebody.get_release_body(version_info["version"],version_info["quay-image"],version_info["release-info"])
+            utils.add_output("PR_release_body",release_body)
     else:
         version_info = get_version_info()
         if args.version: