diff --git a/.github/workflows/sign.yml b/.github/workflows/sign.yml
index ec6afaa12..5a184ca51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sign.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sign.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
-  build-release:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
-    with:
-      configuration: Release
   test-release:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
   smoke-inflator:
@@ -16,7 +12,6 @@ jobs:
   sign:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
-      - build-release
       - test-release
       - smoke-inflator
     steps:
@@ -28,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           api-token: ${{ secrets.SIGNPATH_API_TOKEN }}
           signing-policy-slug: release-signing
           artifact-configuration-slug: release
-          github-artifact-id: ${{ needs.build-release.outputs.unsigned-artifact-id }}
+          github-artifact-id: ${{ needs.smoke-inflator.outputs.unsigned-artifact-id }}
           wait-for-completion: true
           output-artifact-directory: _build/signed
       - name: Upload signed artifact
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index a2c3a030d..b7c80cac3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
       - synchronize
       - reopened
   workflow_call:
+    outputs:
+      unsigned-artifact-id:
+        description: Artifact ID of the assets to be signed
+        value: ${{ jobs.build-release.outputs.unsigned-artifact-id }}
 
 jobs:
   build-release: