diff --git a/.release/ci.hcl b/.release/ci.hcl
index 3b0986c9e..bcee6a551 100644
--- a/.release/ci.hcl
+++ b/.release/ci.hcl
@@ -18,13 +18,7 @@ project "nomad" {
   }
 }
 
-event "merge" {
-  // "entrypoint" to use if build is not run automatically  // i.e. send "merge" complete signal to orchestrator to trigger build
-}
-
 event "build" {
-  depends = ["merge"]
-
   action "build" {
     organization = "hashicorp"
     repository   = "nomad"
@@ -32,13 +26,14 @@ event "build" {
   }
 }
 
-event "upload-dev" {
+event "prepare" {
   depends = ["build"]
 
-  action "upload-dev" {
+  action "prepare" {
     organization = "hashicorp"
     repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "upload-dev"
+    workflow     = "prepare"
+    depends      = ["build"]
   }
 
   notification {
@@ -46,131 +41,8 @@ event "upload-dev" {
   }
 }
 
-event "security-scan-binaries" {
-  depends = ["upload-dev"]
-
-  action "security-scan-binaries" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "security-scan-binaries"
-    config       = "security-scan.hcl"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "notarize-darwin-amd64" {
-  depends = ["security-scan-binaries"]
-
-  action "notarize-darwin-amd64" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "notarize-darwin-amd64"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "notarize-darwin-arm64" {
-  depends = ["notarize-darwin-amd64"]
-
-  action "notarize-darwin-arm64" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "notarize-darwin-arm64"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "notarize-windows-386" {
-  depends = ["notarize-darwin-arm64"]
-
-  action "notarize-windows-386" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "notarize-windows-386"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "notarize-windows-amd64" {
-  depends = ["notarize-windows-386"]
-
-  action "notarize-windows-amd64" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "notarize-windows-amd64"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "sign" {
-  depends = ["notarize-windows-amd64"]
-
-  action "sign" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "sign"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "sign-linux-rpms" {
-  depends = ["sign"]
-
-  action "sign-linux-rpms" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "sign-linux-rpms"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "verify" {
-  depends = ["sign-linux-rpms"]
-
-  action "verify" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "verify"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "always"
-  }
-}
-
-event "fossa-scan" {
-  depends = ["verify"]
-
-  action "fossa-scan" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow     = "fossa-scan"
-  }
-}
-
 ## These are promotion and post-publish events
-## they should be added to the end of the file after the verify event block.
+## they should be added to the end of the file after the prepare event stanza.
 
 event "trigger-staging" {
   // This event is dispatched by the bob trigger-promotion command  // and is required - do not delete.