diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 1d471d8..3834a09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         go-version: stable
     - run: echo "GOVERSION=$(go version)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
     - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@5742e2a039330cbb23ebf35f046f814d4c6ff811 # v5.1.0
+      id: goreleaser
       with:
         version: latest
         args: build --clean --debug --single-target --snapshot
@@ -46,3 +47,21 @@ jobs:
         file: Dockerfile
         build-args: BINARY=lagoon-opensearch-sync
         context: dist/lagoon-opensearch-sync_linux_amd64_v1
+  check-tag:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@0ad4b8fadaa221de15dcec353f45205ec38ea70b # v4.1.4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - id: ccv
+      uses: smlx/ccv@c5f6769c943c082c4e8d8ccf2ec4b6f5f517e1f2 # v0.7.3
+      with:
+        write-tag: false
+    - run: |
+        echo "new-tag=$NEW_TAG"
+        echo "new-tag-version=$NEW_TAG_VERSION"
+      env:
+        NEW_TAG: ${{steps.ccv.outputs.new-tag}}
+        NEW_TAG_VERSION: ${{steps.ccv.outputs.new-tag-version}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index a4c1878..4db6dc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -11,59 +11,42 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      new-tag: ${{ steps.bump-tag.outputs.new }}
-      new-tag-version: ${{ steps.bump-tag.outputs.new_tag_version }}
+      new-tag: ${{ steps.ccv.outputs.new-tag }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@0ad4b8fadaa221de15dcec353f45205ec38ea70b # v4.1.4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Configure git
-      run: |
-        git config --global user.name "$GITHUB_ACTOR"
-        git config --global user.email "$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com"
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@cdcb36043654635271a94b9a6d1392de5bb323a7 # v5.0.1
-      with:
-        go-version: stable
-    - name: Install ccv
-      run: >
-        curl -sSL https://github.com/smlx/ccv/releases/download/v0.3.2/ccv_0.3.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz
-        | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin ccv
     - name: Bump tag if necessary
-      id: bump-tag
-      run: |
-        if [ -z "$(git tag -l "$(ccv)")" ]; then
-          git tag "$(ccv)"
-          git push --tags
-          echo "new=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "new_tag_version=$(git tag --points-at HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        fi
+      id: ccv
+      uses: smlx/ccv@c5f6769c943c082c4e8d8ccf2ec4b6f5f517e1f2 # v0.7.3
   release-build:
     permissions:
       # create release
       contents: write
-      # push docker images to regsitry
+      # push docker images to registry
       packages: write
       # use OIDC token for signing
       id-token: write
+      # required by attest-build-provenance
+      attestations: write
     needs: release-tag
     if: needs.release-tag.outputs.new-tag == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@0ad4b8fadaa221de15dcec353f45205ec38ea70b # v4.1.4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@cdcb36043654635271a94b9a6d1392de5bb323a7 # v5.0.1
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
       with:
         go-version: stable
     - name: Login to GHCR
-      uses: docker/login-action@0d4c9c5ea7693da7b068278f7b52bda2a190a446 # v3.2.0
+      uses: docker/login-action@e92390c5fb421da1463c202d546fed0ec5c39f20 # v3.1.0
       with:
         registry: ghcr.io
         username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Set up environment
       run: echo "GOVERSION=$(go version)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-    - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@59acb6260d9c0ba8f4a2f9d9b48431a222b68e20 # v3.5.0
     - uses: advanced-security/sbom-generator-action@375dee8e6144d9fd0ec1f5667b4f6fb4faacefed # v0.0.1
       id: sbom
       env:
@@ -72,10 +55,28 @@ jobs:
       run: mv "$GITHUB_SBOM_PATH" ./sbom.spdx.json
       env:
         GITHUB_SBOM_PATH: ${{ steps.sbom.outputs.fileName }}
-    - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@5742e2a039330cbb23ebf35f046f814d4c6ff811 # v5.1.0
+    - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@7ec5c2b0c6cdda6e8bbb49444bc797dd33d74dd8 # v5.0.0
+      id: goreleaser
       with:
         version: latest
         args: release --clean
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         GITHUB_SBOM_PATH: ./sbom.spdx.json
+    # parse artifacts to the format required for image attestation
+    - run: |
+        echo "digest=$(echo "$ARTIFACTS" | jq -r '.[]|select(.type=="Docker Manifest")|select(.name|test(":v"))|.extra.Digest')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "name=$(echo "$ARTIFACTS" | jq -r '.[]|select(.type=="Docker Manifest")|select(.name|test(":v"))|.name|split(":")[0]')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      id: image_metadata
+      env:
+        ARTIFACTS: ${{steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts}}
+    # attest archives
+    - uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@173725a1209d09b31f9d30a3890cf2757ebbff0d # v1.1.2
+      with:
+        subject-path: "dist/*.tar.gz"
+    # attest images
+    - uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@173725a1209d09b31f9d30a3890cf2757ebbff0d # v1.1.2
+      with:
+        subject-digest: ${{steps.image_metadata.outputs.digest}}
+        subject-name: ${{steps.image_metadata.outputs.name}}
+        push-to-registry: true
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index f797cce..54192e2 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -22,18 +22,6 @@ builds:
 changelog:
   use: github-native
 
-signs:
-- cmd: cosign
-  signature: "${artifact}.sig"
-  certificate: "${artifact}.pem"
-  args:
-  - "sign-blob"
-  - "--output-signature=${signature}"
-  - "--output-certificate=${certificate}"
-  - "${artifact}"
-  - "--yes"
-  artifacts: checksum
-
 dockers:
 - ids:
   - lagoon-opensearch-sync
@@ -63,14 +51,6 @@ docker_manifests:
   - "ghcr.io/{{ .Env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}:v{{ .Version }}-amd64"
   - "ghcr.io/{{ .Env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}:v{{ .Version }}-arm64v8"
 
-docker_signs:
-- args:
-  - "sign"
-  - "${artifact}@${digest}"
-  - "--yes"
-  artifacts: all
-  output: true
-
 release:
   extra_files:
   - glob: "{{ .Env.GITHUB_SBOM_PATH }}"