diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
index d1969b579c65..c3d06099868d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ jobs:
   snapshot:
     permissions:
       id-token: write # aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4.0.1
-    if: github.repository == 'aws/karpenter-provider-aws'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9bb56186c3b09b4f86b1c65136769dd318469633 # v4.1.2
diff --git a/hack/release/common.sh b/hack/release/common.sh
index 04a1c26286d4..05af3364b280 100644
--- a/hack/release/common.sh
+++ b/hack/release/common.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+AWS_ACCOUNT_ID="069919849861"
 ECR_GALLERY_NAME="karpenter"
 RELEASE_REPO_ECR="${RELEASE_REPO_ECR:-public.ecr.aws/${ECR_GALLERY_NAME}/}"
 
-SNAPSHOT_ECR="021119463062.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com"
-SNAPSHOT_REPO_ECR="${SNAPSHOT_REPO_ECR:-${SNAPSHOT_ECR}/karpenter/snapshot/}"
+PRIVATE_HOST="${AWS_ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com"
+SNAPSHOT_REPO_ECR=${SNAPSHOT_REPO_ECR:-${PRIVATE_HOST}/karpenter/snapshot/}
 
 CURRENT_MAJOR_VERSION="0"
 
@@ -42,11 +43,11 @@ Helm Chart Version ${helm_chart_version}"
 }
 
 authenticate() {
-  aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "${RELEASE_REPO_ECR}"
+  aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-west-2 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "${RELEASE_REPO_ECR}"
 }
 
 authenticatePrivateRepo() {
-  aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "${SNAPSHOT_ECR}"
+  aws ecr get-login-password --region us-west-2 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "${PRIVATE_HOST}"
 }
 
 build() {