diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual_release_prep.yml b/.github/workflows/manual_release_prep.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 993ffccc..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/manual_release_prep.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-name: Manually build release-ready NuGet package
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch: ~
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build Release-Ready NuGet Package
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
-      - name: Install .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
-        with:
-          dotnet-version: |
-            6.x.x
-            7.x.x
-            8.x.x
-            9.x.x
-            10.x.x
-
-      - name: Setup Nuget
-        uses: NuGet/setup-nuget@v2
-
-      - name: Restore NuGet Packages
-        run: make restore
-
-      - name: Set up dotnet tools and dependencies
-        run: make install
-
-      - name: Set up authenticity certificate
-        run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 }}" | base64 --decode > /d/Certificate_pkcs12.p12
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Set variables
-        id: variables
-        run: |
-          echo "SM_HOST=${{ secrets.SM_HOST }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "SM_API_KEY=${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE=D:\\Certificate_pkcs12.p12" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\App Certification Kit" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          echo "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.8 Tools" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          echo "C:\Program Files\DigiCert\DigiCert Keylocker Tools" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Setup Keylocker KSP on Windows
-        run: |
-          curl -X GET  https://one.digicert.com/signingmanager/api-ui/v1/releases/Keylockertools-windows-x64.msi/download -H "x-api-key:%SM_API_KEY%" -o Keylockertools-windows-x64.msi
-          msiexec /i Keylockertools-windows-x64.msi /quiet /qn
-          smksp_registrar.exe list
-          smctl.exe keypair ls
-          C:\Windows\System32\certutil.exe -csp "DigiCert Signing Manager KSP" -key -user
-        shell: cmd
-
-      - name: Sync Certificates
-        run: |
-          smctl windows certsync
-        shell: cmd
-
-      - name: Build and Sign NuGet package
-        run: |
-          call scripts\win\build_release_nuget.bat EasyPost EasyPostNETStrongNameSigning.snk "${{ secrets.SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH }}" "${{ secrets.SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA256_HASH }}" Release
-        shell: cmd
-
-      - name: Upload NuGet package to Action output
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          path: '*.nupkg'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 794b8eab..a1c7afd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Release
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch: ~
 
 jobs:
   publish:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9499f5a..bf8322b1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ init-examples-submodule:
 
 ## install-tools - Install required dotnet tools
 install-tools:
-	dotnet new tool-manifest || exit 0
+	dotnet new tool-manifest --force || exit 0
 	dotnet tool install --local security-scan --version 5.6.3 || exit 0
 	dotnet tool install --local dotnet-format || exit 0
 	dotnet tool install --local docfx --version 2.60.2 || exit 0
 
 ## install-styleguide - Import style guide (Unix only)
-install-styleguide: | update-examples-submodule
+install-styleguide: | init-examples-submodule
 	sh examples/symlink_directory_files.sh examples/style_guides/csharp .
 
 ## install - Install requirements
diff --git a/scripts/win/build_release_nuget.bat b/scripts/win/build_release_nuget.bat
index 0fc8f9d2..2a66bdda 100644
--- a/scripts/win/build_release_nuget.bat
+++ b/scripts/win/build_release_nuget.bat
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ GOTO :eof
 
 :usage
 @ECHO:
-@ECHO Usage: %0 <PROJECT_NAME> <PATH_TO_STRONG_NAME_CERTIFICATE> <AUTH_CERTIFICATE_FINGERPRINT> <BUILD_MODE>
+@ECHO Usage: %0 <PROJECT_NAME> <PATH_TO_STRONG_NAME_CERTIFICATE> <AUTH_CERTIFICATE_SHA1_FINGERPRINT> <AUTH_CERTIFICATE_SHA256_FINGERPRINT> <BUILD_MODE>
 GOTO :exitWithError
 
 :commandFailed