diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
index 82b40380d..353ed085a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,20 @@ on:
 
 
 jobs:
+  create-tag: 
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      # Create tag if manually triggered
+      - uses: rickstaa/action-create-tag@v1
+        if : ${{ github.event.inputs.manual_version }}
+        id: "tag_create"
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.manual_version }}
+
   release-artifacts:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: create-tag
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install latest stable
@@ -36,12 +48,6 @@ jobs:
           --mount type=volume,source=registry_cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
           cosmwasm/workspace-optimizer:0.12.12
           tar -zcvf cosmwasm-artifacts.tar.gz artifacts
-      # Create tag if manually triggered
-      - uses: rickstaa/action-create-tag@v1
-        if : ${{ github.event.inputs.manual_version }}
-        id: "tag_create"
-        with:
-          tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.manual_version }}
       - name: Create Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with: