diff --git a/.release/ci.hcl b/.release/ci.hcl
index 335a21200..8cea975cf 100644
--- a/.release/ci.hcl
+++ b/.release/ci.hcl
@@ -32,145 +32,13 @@ event "build" {
   }
 }
 
-event "upload-dev" {
+event "prepare" {
   depends = ["build"]
-  action "upload-dev" {
+  action "prepare" {
     organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow = "upload-dev"
-    depends = ["build"]
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "quality-tests" {
-  depends = ["upload-dev"]
-  action "quality-tests" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow = "quality-tests"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "security-scan-binaries" {
-  depends = ["quality-tests"]
-  action "security-scan-binaries" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow = "security-scan-binaries"
-    config = "security-scan.hcl"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "security-scan-containers" {
-  depends = ["security-scan-binaries"]
-  action "security-scan-containers" {
-    organization = "hashicorp"
-    repository = "crt-workflows-common"
-    workflow = "security-scan-containers"
-    config = "security-scan.hcl"
-  }
-
-  notification {
-    on = "fail"
-  }
-}
-
-event "notarize-darwin-amd64" {
-  depends = ["security-scan-containers"]
-  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"
+    repository   = "crt-workflows-common"
+    workflow     = "prepare"
+    depends      = ["build"]
   }
 
   notification {
@@ -179,7 +47,7 @@ event "verify" {
 }
 
 event "enos-release-testing-oss" {
-  depends = ["verify"]
+  depends = ["prepare"]
   action "enos-release-testing-oss" {
     organization = "hashicorp"
     repository = "vault"