diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 756f2cb875..c2ff0592f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,71 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  unitTest:
+    name: Components unit tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Use Node.js 16
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - run: npm install --force
+      - run: npm run build
+      - run: npm run test:unit
+      
+  integTest:
+    name: Components integ tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Use Node.js 16
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - run: npm install --force
+      - run: npm run build
+      - run: npm run test:integ
+
+  a11yTest:
+    name: Components a11y tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Use Node.js 16
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - run: npm install --force
+      - run: npm run build
+      - run: npm run test:a11y
+
   release:
-    uses: cloudscape-design/.github/.github/workflows/release.yml@main
-    secrets: inherit
-    with:
-      publish-packages: lib/components,lib/design-tokens,lib/style-dictionary,lib/components-themeable,lib/dev-pages,lib/components-definitions
-      skip-test: true
+    concurrency: release-${{ github.ref }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - unitTest
+      - integTest
+      - a11yTest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Use Node.js 16
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - run: npm install --force
+      - run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+        with:
+          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_CODEARTIFACT_ROLE }}
+          aws-region: us-west-2
+      - name: Login and configure codeartifact
+        env:
+          CODE_ARTIFACT_REPO: ${{ startsWith(github.ref_name, 'dev-v3-') && format('AwsUI-Artifacts-{0}', github.ref_name) || 'github-artifacts' }}
+        run: |
+          echo Logging into repository $CODE_ARTIFACT_REPO
+          aws codeartifact login --tool npm --repository $CODE_ARTIFACT_REPO --domain awsui --domain-owner ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }} --region us-west-2 --namespace @cloudscape-design
+
+      - name: Release package to private CodeArtifact
+        uses: cloudscape-design/.github/.github/actions/release-package@main
+        with:
+          publish-packages: lib/components,lib/design-tokens,lib/style-dictionary,lib/components-themeable,lib/dev-pages,lib/components-definitions