diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
index 75e27d2..e3b13ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
@@ -12,11 +12,77 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
+      id-token: write
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # TODO actually build the container
+    # this sets us up to build and deploy to AWS ECR. you will still need to
+    # actually build the container and push it. you can use multiarch images
+    # with ECS and EKS/Kubernetes. however, AWS Lambda only likes single arch
+    # images. you will need to set "id-token: write" under permissions for this
+    # to work.
+    #
+    #  - name: Configure AWS
+    #    uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+    #    with:
+    #      aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION }}
+    #      role-to-assume: ${{ env.AWS_ROLE_ARN }}
+    #    env:
+    #      AWS_REGION: "us-east-1"
+    #      AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: "arn:aws:iam::1234567890:role/myrole"
+    #
+    #  - name: Login to Amazon ECR
+    #    uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
+
+    # this sets us up to build and deploy to GHCR. you will still need to
+    # actually build the container and push it. this will build a multiarch
+    # image which works great with ECS and EKS/Kubernetes but not AWS Lambda
+    # you will need to set "packages: write" under permissions for this to
+    # work.
+    #
+    #  - name: Login to ghcr.io
+    #    uses: docker/login-action@v3
+    #    with:
+    #      registry: ghcr.io
+    #      username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+    #      password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    # this is an example of building a single arch image on a specific arch.
+    # this will work well with AWS Lambda.
+    #
+    #  - name: Configure docker for multiarch builds
+    #    uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+    #    with:
+    #      platforms: "arm64"
+    #
+    #  - name: Build and push container image
+    #    run: |
+    #      docker build -t $IMAGE_NAME:${{ github.ref_name }} -t $IMAGE_NAME:latest .
+    #      docker image push --all-tags $IMAGE_NAME
+    #    env:
+    #      DEFAULT_DOCKER_PLATFORM: linux/arm64
+    #      IMAGE_NAME: 1234567890.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/myimage
+
+    # this is an example of building a multiarch image on two archs. this
+    # will work on ECS or EKS/Kubernetes. note that multiarch images do not get
+    # along with GitHub's image expiration action so be careful.
+    #
+    # see: https://github.com/actions/delete-package-versions
+    # see: https://github.com/actions/delete-package-versions/issues/90
+    #
+    #  - name: Set up QEMU for docker multiarch builds
+    #    uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+    #
+    #  - name: Set up docker buildx
+    #    uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+    #
+    #  - name: Build and push container images
+    #    run: |
+    #      docker buildx build --push --platform $IMAGE_ARCH -t $IMAGE_NAME:${{ github.ref_name }} -t $IMAGE_NAME:latest .
+    #    env:
+    #      IMAGE_ARCH: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+    #      IMAGE_NAME: ghcr.io/myaccount/myrepo
 
       - run: |
           echo "Finished building and pushing containers."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-create.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-create.yaml
index 763eb0b..b42e584 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-create.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-create.yaml
@@ -7,16 +7,20 @@ on:
       increment:
         description: "Set a field to increment."
         required: false
+        default: ""
         type: choice
         options:
+          - ""
           - MAJOR
           - MINOR
           - PATCH
       prerelease:
         description: "Set as a prerelease version."
         required: false
+        default: ""
         type: choice
         options:
+          - ""
           - alpha
           - beta
           - rc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c9a73d2..db732f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,12 +52,8 @@ clean:
 
 .PHONY: pre-commit
 pre-commit:
-	pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg --hook-type pre-push --hook-type pre-commit
-
-.PHONY: bump
-bump:
-	cz bump --changelog
+	pre-commit install
 
 .PHONY: bump-check
 bump-check:
-	cz bump --changelog --dry-run
+	cz bump --dry-run