diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..728f8e5fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: build installer
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5 # expected run time: <2 min
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          cache: pip
+          cache-dependency-path: pyproject.toml
+
+      - name: install pypa/build
+        run: pip install --upgrade build
+
+      - name: setup frontend
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-frontend-deps
+
+      - name: create installer
+        id: create_installer
+        run: ./create_installer.sh
+        working-directory: installer
+
+      - name: upload python distribution artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: ${{ steps.create_installer.outputs.DIST_PATH }}
+
+      - name: upload installer artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ steps.create_installer.outputs.INSTALLER_FILENAME }}
+          path: ${{ steps.create_installer.outputs.INSTALLER_PATH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bce20d15af..6e7a689629 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,44 +5,9 @@ on:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      skip_code_checks:
-        description: 'Skip code checks (disables publish)'
-        required: true
-        default: true
-        type: boolean
 
 jobs:
-  frontend-checks:
-    if: github.event.inputs.skip_code_checks != 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: run-frontend-checks
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/frontend-checks.yml
-
-  frontend-tests:
-    if: github.event.inputs.skip_code_checks != 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: run-frontend-tests
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
-
-  python-checks:
-    if: github.event.inputs.skip_code_checks != 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: run-python-checks
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/python-checks.yml
-
-  python-tests:
-    if: github.event.inputs.skip_code_checks != 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: run-python-tests
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
-
   check-version:
-    if: github.event.inputs.skip_code_checks != 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: checkout
@@ -54,45 +19,36 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version_file_path: invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
 
+  frontend-checks:
+    needs: check-version
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/frontend-checks.yml
+
+  frontend-tests:
+    needs: check-version
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
+
+  python-checks:
+    needs: check-version
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/python-checks.yml
+
+  python-tests:
+    needs: check-version
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 15 # expected run time: <10 min
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
-          cache: pip
-          cache-dependency-path: pyproject.toml
-
-      - name: install pypa/build
-        run: pip install --upgrade build
-
-      - name: setup frontend
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-frontend-deps
-
-      - name: create installer
-        id: create_installer
-        run: ./create_installer.sh
-        working-directory: installer
-
-      - name: upload python distribution artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: ${{ steps.create_installer.outputs.DIST_PATH }}
-
-      - name: upload installer artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: ${{ steps.create_installer.outputs.INSTALLER_FILENAME }}
-          path: ${{ steps.create_installer.outputs.INSTALLER_PATH }}
+    needs:
+      [
+        check-version,
+        frontend-checks,
+        frontend-tests,
+        python-checks,
+        python-tests,
+      ]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
 
   publish-testpypi:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5 # expected run time: <1 min
     needs:
       [
         check-version,
@@ -102,7 +58,6 @@ jobs:
         python-tests,
         build,
       ]
-    if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
     environment:
       name: testpypi
       url: https://test.pypi.org/p/invokeai
@@ -120,6 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-pypi:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5 # expected run time: <1 min
     needs:
       [
         check-version,
@@ -129,7 +85,6 @@ jobs:
         python-tests,
         build,
       ]
-    if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
     environment:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/p/invokeai