diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index d8aaa6f..55229f8 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ exports_files([
     "biome.json",
 ])
 
+#ifndef _BZLPARTY_RELEASE_
 formatter(
     name = "format",
     config = ":formatter.json",
@@ -51,3 +52,4 @@ formatter_test(
         "@buildifier_prebuilt//:buildifier": "buildifier",
     },
 )
+#endif
diff --git a/scripts/release/BUILD.bazel b/scripts/release/BUILD.bazel
index 452d7e0..c9e5d35 100644
--- a/scripts/release/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/scripts/release/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ load(
     "url_flag",
     "versioned_module_bazel",
 )
-load(":defs.bzl", "root_build_file", "toolchains_build_file")
 
 sh_binary(
     name = "copy_assets",
@@ -39,30 +38,22 @@ release_tag(
     build_setting_default = "main",
 )
 
-cmd_assets(
-    name = "sha_assets",
-    binary = "sha",
+[cmd_assets(
+    name = "%s_assets" % cmd,
+    binary = cmd,
     integrity_map = {
-        "//cmd/sha:sha_%s_sha384" % p: p
+        "//cmd/%s:%s_%s_sha384" % (cmd, cmd, p): p
         for p in PLATFORMS.keys()
     },
     url_flag = "//scripts/release:asset_url",
-)
-
-cmd_assets(
-    name = "templ_assets",
-    binary = "templ",
-    integrity_map = {
-        "//cmd/templ:templ_%s_sha384" % p: p
-        for p in PLATFORMS.keys()
-    },
-    url_flag = "//scripts/release:asset_url",
-)
+) for cmd in [
+    "sha",
+    "templ",
+]]
 
 versioned_module_bazel(
     name = "versioned_module_bazel",
     out = "versioned_MODULE.bazel",
-    tags = ["manual"],
     version = ":release_tag",
 )
 
@@ -71,7 +62,6 @@ dcomment(
     src = ":versioned_module_bazel",
     out = "root_MODULE.bazel",
     defines = "_BZLPARTY_RELEASE_",
-    tags = ["manual"],
 )
 
 dcomment(
@@ -79,12 +69,21 @@ dcomment(
     src = "//docs:BUILD.bazel",
     out = "docs_BUILD.bazel",
     defines = "_BZLPARTY_RELEASE_",
-    tags = ["manual"],
 )
 
-root_build_file(name = "root_build_bazel")
+dcomment(
+    name = "root_build_bazel",
+    src = "//:BUILD.bazel",
+    out = "root_BUILD.bazel",
+    defines = "_BZLPARTY_RELEASE_",
+)
 
-toolchains_build_file(name = "toolchains_build_bazel")
+dcomment(
+    name = "toolchains_build_bazel",
+    src = "//toolchains:BUILD.bazel",
+    out = "toolchains_BUILD.bazel",
+    defines = "_BZLPARTY_RELEASE_",
+)
 
 git_archive(
     name = "git_archive",
diff --git a/scripts/release/defs.bzl b/scripts/release/defs.bzl
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b79606..0000000
--- a/scripts/release/defs.bzl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-"Release helpers"
-
-load("@bazel_skylib//rules:write_file.bzl", "write_file")
-
-_ROOT_BUILD_FILE = """\
-load("@rules_license//rules:license.bzl", "license")
-
-package(
-    default_applicable_licenses = [":license"],
-    default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-
-license(
-    name = "license",
-    license_kinds = [
-        "@rules_license//licenses/spdx:LGPL-3.0-or-later",
-    ],
-    license_text = "LICENSE",
-)
-
-exports_files([
-    "LICENSE",
-    "MODULE.bazel",
-    "extensions.bzl",
-])
-"""
-
-_TOOLCHAINS_BUILD_FILE = """\
-load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load(":toolchains.bzl", "bzlparty_toolchains")
-
-package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
-
-bzlparty_toolchains()
-
-bzl_library(
-    name = "external",
-    srcs = ["external.bzl"],
-)
-
-bzl_library(
-    name = "toolchains",
-    srcs = ["toolchains.bzl"],
-    deps = [
-        "//lib:resolved_toolchains",
-    ],
-)
-"""
-
-def _write_build_file(name, prefix, content):
-    write_file(
-        name = name,
-        out = "%s_BUILD.bazel" % prefix,
-        content = content,
-    )
-
-def root_build_file(name):
-    _write_build_file(
-        name = name,
-        prefix = "root",
-        content = [_ROOT_BUILD_FILE],
-    )
-
-def toolchains_build_file(name):
-    _write_build_file(
-        name = name,
-        prefix = "toolchains",
-        content = [_TOOLCHAINS_BUILD_FILE],
-    )
diff --git a/toolchains/BUILD.bazel b/toolchains/BUILD.bazel
index e6fe458..8773549 100644
--- a/toolchains/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/toolchains/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ load(":toolchains.bzl", "bzlparty_toolchains")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
+bzlparty_toolchains()
+
+#ifndef _BZLPARTY_RELEASE_
 TOOLS = [
     "biome",
     "fd",
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ create_bzl_file(
     template = "toolchains",
     tools = TOOLS,
 )
+#endif
 
 bzl_library(
     name = "external",
@@ -42,5 +46,3 @@ bzl_library(
         "//lib:resolved_toolchains",
     ],
 )
-
-bzlparty_toolchains()