diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f6ace86f04..3d8654a659 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ jobs:
             fi
             ( echo publish=true
               echo version="${ver#v}"
+              echo archs='["amd64", "arm64", "arm"]'
             ) >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             sha="${{ github.sha }}"
-            echo version="0.0.0-test.${sha:0:7}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            ( echo version="0.0.0-test.${sha:0:7}"
+              echo archs='["amd64"]'
+            ) >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
     outputs:
+      archs: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.archs }}
       publish: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.publish }}
       version: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
 
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [meta]
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        arch: [amd64, arm64, arm]
+        arch: ${{ fromJson(needs.meta.outputs.archs) }}
         libc: [gnu] # musl
 
     # If we're not actually building on a release tag, don't short-circuit on