diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index e1b4a5e..bed7928 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ builds:
       - darwin
     goarch:
       - amd64
+
     # TODO: find a way to codesign from linux and integrate into azure pipelines ci/cd
     # hooks:
     #   post: ./macos-codesign.sh
-
   - binary: vault-token-helper
     id: linux
     ldflags: -s -w -X github.com/joemiller/vault-token-helper/cmd.version={{.Version}}+{{.ShortCommit}}
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ changelog:
   sort: asc
   filters:
     exclude:
-    - '^docs:'
-    - '^test:'
-    - Merge pull request
-    - Merge branch
+      - "^docs:"
+      - "^test:"
+      - Merge pull request
+      - Merge branch
 
 # GPG signing
-sign:
-  artifacts: checksum
+signs:
+  - artifacts: checksum
 
 archives:
   # binary-only releasess - all platforms
@@ -111,4 +111,4 @@ nfpms:
         name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
         replacements:
           386: i386
-          arm: armel
\ No newline at end of file
+          arm: armel
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 9dad61a..86403f1 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pr: # run pipeline on PRs
 resources:
   containers:
   - container: linux
-    image: golang:1.12
+    image: golang:1.14
     # XXX: hack to install sudo inside the docker container - https://github.com/Microsoft/azure-pipelines-agent/issues/2043
     options: "--name ci-container -v /usr/bin/docker:/tmp/docker:ro"
 
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ stages:
           CI: "true"
         displayName: make test
 
+  - stage: release_test
+    jobs:
+    - job: release_test
+      pool:
+        vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04' # this is the only pool image that can run linux containers - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/container-phases?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml
+      steps:
+      - script: make snapshot
+        displayName: make snapshot
+
   - stage: release
     jobs:
     - job: release