diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
index 02a3118abc..404ae462b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ env.TARBALL_PATH }}
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-  # create-packages:
-  #   needs: create-release-tarball
-  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/create-packages.yml
-  #   with:
-  #     source-tarball-artifact-name: release-tarball
-  #     dbld-image-mode: build
+  create-packages:
+    needs: create-release-tarball
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-packages.yml
+    with:
+      source-tarball-artifact-name: release-tarball
+      dbld-image-mode: build
 
   # upload-packages:
   #   needs: create-packages
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
   create-draft-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [create-release-tarball]
+    needs: [create-release-tarball, create-packages] # TODO replace with upload-packages
     steps:
       - name: Checkout AxoSyslog source
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
index cae21755c4..c32cf4c088 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ jobs:
           name: source-tarball
           path: dbld/build/*.tar.*
 
-  # create-packages:
-  #   needs: tarball
-  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/create-packages.yml
-  #   with:
-  #     source-tarball-artifact-name: source-tarball
-  #     dbld-image-mode: cache
+  create-packages:
+    needs: tarball
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-packages.yml
+    with:
+      source-tarball-artifact-name: source-tarball
+      dbld-image-mode: cache
 
   # upload-packages:
   #   needs: create-packages