diff --git a/.github/actions/compress_sign_and_upload/action.yml b/.github/actions/compress_sign_and_upload/action.yml
index c39c7c8a..f3fb5048 100644
--- a/.github/actions/compress_sign_and_upload/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/compress_sign_and_upload/action.yml
@@ -50,8 +50,17 @@ runs:
       run: mv ${{ steps.get_vars.outputs.package_file }}.temp.sig ${{ steps.get_vars.outputs.package_file }}.sig
       shell: bash
 
-    - name: "Upload release artifacts"
-      run: gh release upload v${{ steps.get_vars.outputs.package_version }} ${{ steps.get_vars.outputs.package_file }}.sig
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+    - name: Temporary step - Upload artifacts and check signature exists
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_FILE }}
+        path: |
+          ${{ env.PACKAGE_FILE }}
+          ${{ env.PACKAGE_FILE }}.sig
+        retention-days: 3
+
+    # - name: "Upload release artifacts"
+    #   run: gh release upload v${{ steps.get_vars.outputs.package_version }} ${{ steps.get_vars.outputs.package_file }}.sig
+    #   shell: bash
+    #   env:
+    #     GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f66a8ed9..ac3a34d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   
   compress_sign_and_upload:
     needs: [release_please]
+    # if: ${{ needs.release_please.outputs.release_created }}
     environment: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           aws_region_name: 'us-east-1'
           aws_secret_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ID }}
           npm_package_name: 'bson'
-      - run: npm publish --provenance
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+      # - run: npm publish --provenance
+      #   env:
+      #     NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   generate_sarif_report:
     environment: release