diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-go.yml b/.github/workflows/release-go.yml
index 1f800f2c11..7ec67978e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-go.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 name: Create new Release
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   repository_dispatch:
     types: perform-release
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 9 * * 1'
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    permissions: write-all
     name: Publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      # Workaround for https://github.com/SAP/jenkins-library/issues/1723, build only works with jdk8 currently
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: 8
-          distribution: zulu
-      - name: Prepare Release
+
+      - name: Prepare assets and increment version
         run: |
           curl --insecure --silent --location --write-out '%{http_code}' --output ./piper_master https://github.com/SAP/jenkins-library/releases/latest/download/piper_master
           curl --insecure --silent --location --write-out '%{http_code}' --output ./piper_master-darwin.x86_64 https://github.com/SAP/jenkins-library/releases/latest/download/piper_master-darwin.x86_64
@@ -28,12 +25,59 @@ jobs:
           cp ./piper_master-darwin.arm64 ./piper-darwin.arm64
           npm install semver --quiet
           echo "PIPER_version=v$(node_modules/.bin/semver -i minor $(curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/releases/latest" | jq -r .tag_name))" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - uses: SAP/project-piper-action@master
-        name: 'publish Linux master binary'
+        name: Publish prerelease
         with:
           piper-version: master
           command: githubPublishRelease
-          flags: --token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} --assetPathList ./piper_master --assetPathList ./piper --assetPathList ./piper_master-darwin.x86_64 --assetPathList ./piper-darwin.x86_64 --assetPathList ./piper_master-darwin.arm64 --assetPathList ./piper-darwin.arm64
+          flags: >
+            --preRelease true
+            --token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+            --assetPathList ./piper --assetPathList ./piper_master
+            --assetPathList ./piper-darwin.x86_64 --assetPathList ./piper_master-darwin.x86_64
+            --assetPathList ./piper-darwin.arm64 --assetPathList ./piper_master-darwin.arm64
+
+      - name: Download Piper binary from recently published prerelease
+        uses: robinraju/release-downloader@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ env.PIPER_version }}
+          fileName: 'piper'
+
+      - name: Test binary (check output for 'commit:' substring)
+        run: |
+          chmod +x piper
+          if ./piper version | grep -Fq "commit:"; then
+              echo "piper binary test is successful"
+          else
+              echo "piper binary test failed"
+              ./piper version
+              exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Get recently published prerelease id
+        id: release_id
+        run: >
+          curl -L -s -o resp.json
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.raw+json"
+          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          ${{ github.api_url }}/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases
+
+          echo "release_id=$(jq 'first(.[] | select(.tag_name == "${{ env.PIPER_version }}")).id' resp.json)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Convert prereleae to Release
+        run: >
+          curl --fail-with-body -L -X PATCH
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json"
+          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}"
+          ${{ github.api_url }}/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ steps.release_id.outputs.release_id }}
+          -d '{"prerelease": false, "make_latest": true}'
+
+      # Workaround for https://github.com/SAP/jenkins-library/issues/1723, build only works with jdk8 currently
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 8
+          distribution: zulu
       - name: Build and publish jar for consumption in unit tests
         run: mvn package
       - uses: SAP/project-piper-action@master