diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
index 486e069ed4a..724c72caf18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-release.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       statuses: none
 
     env:
-      CROSS_BUILDER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.17.6-2@sha256:c03303287982360025dda196af6006fc5d1870955115efa8990d7278d8bfb7e9
-      COSIGN_IMAGE: gcr.io/projectsigstore/cosign:v1.4.1@sha256:502d5130431e45f28c51d2c24a05ef5ccd3fd916bcc91db0c8bee3a81e09a0bb
+      CROSS_BUILDER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.17.7-0@sha256:949325ffc52c16867d78412ce70f5ce531812c20e7528ae70dc9e718d72223e8
+      COSIGN_IMAGE: gcr.io/projectsigstore/cosign:v1.5.1@sha256:6247b2e693b0e6a62dcfa75eb46b698c1f4cd1aca36aaefafd4bbb2f2b2af717
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@ec3a7ce113134d7a93b817d10a8272cb61118579 #v2.4.0
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           docker run --rm --privileged \
           -e PROJECT_ID=honk-fake-project \
+          -e CI=$CI \
           -e RUNTIME_IMAGE=gcr.io/distroless/static:debug-nonroot \
           -v ${PWD}:/go/src/sigstore/cosign \
           -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index ef7680dbff7..ecf559f4b80 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ before:
   hooks:
   - go mod tidy
   - /bin/bash -c 'if [ -n "$(git --no-pager diff --exit-code go.mod go.sum)" ]; then exit 1; fi'
+# if running a release we will generate the images in this step
+# if running in the CI the CI env va is set and we dont run the ko steps
+# this is needed because we are generating files that goreleaser was not aware to push to GH project release
+  - /bin/bash -c 'if [ -z "$CI" ]; then make sign-container-release && make sign-keyless-release; fi'
 
 gomod:
   proxy: true
@@ -250,6 +254,7 @@ release:
 
   extra_files:
     - glob: "./release/release-cosign.pub"
+    - glob: "./cosign*.yaml"
 
 rigs:
   - rig:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e900af64dbb..b99b42ac836 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN = $(GOLANGCI_LINT_DIR)/golangci-lint
 
 KO_PREFIX ?= gcr.io/projectsigstore
 export KO_DOCKER_REPO=$(KO_PREFIX)
+COSIGNED_YAML ?= cosign-$(GIT_TAG).yaml
 
 .PHONY: all lint test clean cosign cross
 all: cosign
@@ -133,9 +134,9 @@ ko:
 
 	# cosigned
 	LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" GIT_HASH=$(GIT_HASH) GIT_VERSION=$(GIT_VERSION) \
-	KO_DOCKER_REPO=${KO_PREFIX}/cosigned ko publish --bare \
+	KO_DOCKER_REPO=${KO_PREFIX}/cosigned ko resolve --bare \
 		--platform=all --tags $(GIT_VERSION) --tags $(GIT_HASH) \
-		github.com/sigstore/cosign/cmd/cosign/webhook
+		--filename config/ > $(COSIGNED_YAML)
 
 	# sget
 	LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" GIT_HASH=$(GIT_HASH) GIT_VERSION=$(GIT_VERSION) \
diff --git a/release/cloudbuild.yaml b/release/cloudbuild.yaml
index 450e8b63331..f3c0dc376dc 100644
--- a/release/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/release/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ steps:
   - TUF_ROOT=/tmp
   args:
   - 'verify'
-  - 'ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.17.6-2@sha256:c03303287982360025dda196af6006fc5d1870955115efa8990d7278d8bfb7e9'
+  - 'ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.17.7-0@sha256:949325ffc52c16867d78412ce70f5ce531812c20e7528ae70dc9e718d72223e8'
 
 # maybe we can build our own image and use that to be more in a safe side
-- name: ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.17.6-2@sha256:c03303287982360025dda196af6006fc5d1870955115efa8990d7278d8bfb7e9
+- name: ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.17.7-0@sha256:949325ffc52c16867d78412ce70f5ce531812c20e7528ae70dc9e718d72223e8
   entrypoint: /bin/sh
   dir: "go/src/sigstore/cosign"
   env:
@@ -56,36 +56,14 @@ steps:
   - GIT_TAG=${_GIT_TAG}
   - GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_NAME=keyless@${PROJECT_ID}.iam.gserviceaccount.com
   - COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL=true
+  - KO_PREFIX=gcr.io/${PROJECT_ID}
   secretEnv:
   - GITHUB_TOKEN
   args:
     - '-c'
     - |
-      make release
-
-- name: ghcr.io/gythialy/golang-cross:v1.17.6-2@sha256:c03303287982360025dda196af6006fc5d1870955115efa8990d7278d8bfb7e9
-  entrypoint: 'bash'
-  dir: "go/src/sigstore/cosign"
-  env:
-  - "GOPATH=/workspace/go"
-  - "GOBIN=/workspace/bin"
-  - PROJECT_ID=${PROJECT_ID}
-  - KEY_LOCATION=${_KEY_LOCATION}
-  - KEY_RING=${_KEY_RING}
-  - KEY_NAME=${_KEY_NAME}
-  - KEY_VERSION=${_KEY_VERSION}
-  - GIT_TAG=${_GIT_TAG}
-  - KO_PREFIX=gcr.io/${PROJECT_ID}
-  - COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL=true
-  - GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_NAME=keyless@${PROJECT_ID}.iam.gserviceaccount.com
-  secretEnv:
-  - GITHUB_TOKEN
-  args:
-  - '-c'
-  - |
-    gcloud auth configure-docker \
-    && make sign-container-release \
-    && make sign-keyless-release
+      gcloud auth configure-docker \
+      && make release
 
 availableSecrets:
   secretManager:
@@ -98,6 +76,7 @@ artifacts:
     paths:
     - "go/src/sigstore/cosign/dist/*"
     - "go/src/sigstore/cosign/release/release-cosign.pub"
+    - "go/src/sigstore/cosign/cosign*.yaml"
 
 options:
   machineType: E2_HIGHCPU_8
diff --git a/release/release.mk b/release/release.mk
index 776452d759c..65ae323403e 100644
--- a/release/release.mk
+++ b/release/release.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # used when releasing together with GCP CloudBuild
 .PHONY: release
 release:
-	LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" goreleaser release
+	LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" goreleaser release --timeout 120m
 
 ###########################
 # sign with GCP KMS section
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ sign-keyless-release: sign-keyless-cosign-release sign-keyless-cosigned-release
 # used when need to validate the goreleaser
 .PHONY: snapshot
 snapshot:
-	LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" goreleaser release --skip-sign --skip-publish --snapshot --rm-dist
+	LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" goreleaser release --skip-sign --skip-publish --snapshot --rm-dist --timeout 60m