diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 38278132b9..ed4d4888e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 3 * * MON'
 
 jobs:
-  prepare:
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -59,27 +59,6 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email release@firefly-iii.org
           git config advice.addIgnoredFile false
           git config push.autoSetupRemote true
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          rm -rf vendor composer.lock
-          composer update --no-dev --no-scripts --no-plugins -q
-  validate:
-    needs:
-      - prepare
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Run PHP Coding Standards Fixer
-        run: |
-          .ci/phpcs.sh || true
-      - name: Code cleanup
-        id: code-cleanup
-        uses: JC5/firefly-iii-dev@main
-        with:
-          action: 'ff3:code'
-          output: ''
-        env:
-          FIREFLY_III_ROOT: /github/workspace
-          GH_TOKEN: ''
       - name: Lint PHP
         run: |
           php_lint_file()
@@ -95,18 +74,13 @@ jobs:
 
           export -f php_lint_file
 
-          find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -name '*.php' | parallel -j 8 php_lint_file {}
+          find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -name '*.php' | parallel -j 4 php_lint_file {}
 
           if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]
           then
               exit 1
           fi
-  translate:
-    needs:
-      - prepare
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Download translations
+      - name: Crowdin action
         uses: crowdin/github-action@v2
         with:
           upload_sources: true
@@ -117,41 +91,6 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           CROWDIN_PROJECT_NR: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_PROJECT_NR }}
           CROWDIN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Generate JSON v1
-        id: json-v1
-        uses: JC5/firefly-iii-dev@main
-        with:
-          action: 'ff3:json-translations v1'
-          output: ''
-        env:
-          FIREFLY_III_ROOT: /github/workspace
-          GH_TOKEN: ''
-      - name: Generate JSON v2
-        id: json-v2
-        uses: JC5/firefly-iii-dev@main
-        with:
-          action: 'ff3:json-translations v2'
-          output: ''
-        env:
-          FIREFLY_III_ROOT: /github/workspace
-          GH_TOKEN: ''
-  generate-js:
-    needs:
-      - prepare
-      - translate
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Build JS
-        run: |
-          npm install
-          npm run prod  --workspace=v1
-          npm run build --workspace=v2
-          npm update
-  cleanup-meta:
-    needs:
-      - prepare
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
       - name: Cleanup changelog
         id: cleanup-changelog
         uses: JC5/firefly-iii-dev@main
@@ -180,10 +119,48 @@ jobs:
           FIREFLY_III_ROOT: /github/workspace
           GH_TOKEN: ""
           FF_III_VERSION: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'develop' || github.event.inputs.version }}
+      - name: Generate JSON v1
+        id: json-v1
+        uses: JC5/firefly-iii-dev@main
+        with:
+          action: 'ff3:json-translations v1'
+          output: ''
+        env:
+          FIREFLY_III_ROOT: /github/workspace
+          GH_TOKEN: ''
+      - name: Generate JSON v2
+        id: json-v2
+        uses: JC5/firefly-iii-dev@main
+        with:
+          action: 'ff3:json-translations v2'
+          output: ''
+        env:
+          FIREFLY_III_ROOT: /github/workspace
+          GH_TOKEN: ''
+      - name: Code cleanup
+        id: code-cleanup
+        uses: JC5/firefly-iii-dev@main
+        with:
+          action: 'ff3:code'
+          output: ''
+        env:
+          FIREFLY_III_ROOT: /github/workspace
+          GH_TOKEN: ''
+      - name: Build JS
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm run prod  --workspace=v1
+          npm run build --workspace=v2
+          npm update
+      - name: Run CI
+        run: |
+          rm -rf vendor composer.lock
+          composer update --no-dev --no-scripts --no-plugins -q
+          sudo chown -R runner:docker resources/lang
+          .ci/phpcs.sh || true
       - name: Calculate variables
         run: |
-          ls
-          pwd
+
           # set some variables
           releaseName=$version
           originalName=$version
@@ -245,15 +222,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "BRANCH_NAME=$BRANCH_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
         env:
           version: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'develop' || github.event.inputs.version }}
-  build:
-    needs:
-      - prepare
-      - validate
-      - translate
-      - generate-js
-      - cleanup-meta
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
       - name: Commit all changes
         run: |
           # add all content, except output.txt (this contains the changelog and/or the download instructions)