diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml
index c38be64862..e6a24e0794 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 ---
 name: "Release for Windows"
 on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
-  #push:
-    #tags:
-      #- "*"
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["*"]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "*"
 permissions:
   contents: "write"
   packages: "write"
@@ -21,10 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         id: "version"
         with:
           prefix: "v"
-      #- name: "Fail for an invalid version (windows)"
-        #if: "${{ !startsWith(github.ref_name, 'v') || steps.version.outputs.is_valid != 'true' }}"
-        #run: 'echo "SpiceDB version must start with `v` and be a semver" && exit 1'
-        #shell: "bash"
       - uses: "authzed/actions/docker-login@main"
         with:
           quayio_token: "${{ secrets.QUAYIO_PASSWORD }}"
@@ -36,11 +30,8 @@ jobs:
           # NOTE: keep in sync with goreleaser version in other job.
           # github actions don't allow yaml anchors.
           version: "v2.3.2"
-          args: "release --clean --skip=validate --config=.goreleaser.windows.yml"
+          args: "release --clean --config=.goreleaser.windows.yml"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           GORELEASER_KEY: "${{ secrets.GORELEASER_KEY }}"
           CHOCOLATEY_API_KEY: "${{ secrets.CHOCOLATEY_API_KEY }}"
-          # TODO: remove these
-          GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: "v1.37.1"
-          GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG: "v1.37.0"