diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 93222ce..0b878b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ userlib-tests:
 
 prepare-release:
   stage: release
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   script:
     - cargo build -F implicit-load --release
     - |
@@ -53,6 +52,19 @@ prepare-release:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - flesh-$CI_COMMIT_TAG.tar.gz
+      - VERSION
+      - ID
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ "/^v\d+.\d+.\d+/"'
+
+create-release:
+  stage: release
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  needs:
+    - job: prepare-release
+      artifacts: true
+  script:
+    - echo "running job for release!"
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ "/^v\d+.\d+.\d+/"'
   release:
diff --git a/Readme.org b/Readme.org
index a8cab6a..cdea9ac 100644
--- a/Readme.org
+++ b/Readme.org
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ Note: this section only tracks the state of incomplete TODO items. Having everyt
 - Can pass args to flesh scripts (via command line)
 - Can pass args to flesh scripts (via interpreter)
 - declare macros
-- Release CI
 - Make an icon if you feel like it
-- Post release to relevant channels
 ** TODO v1.1 tasks
 - all autocomplete is done via configurable userfunction, default documented with 1:1 functionality
 - Pipe also operates on stderr
diff --git a/snippets/artifacts/default_fleshrc.f b/snippets/release/default_fleshrc.f
similarity index 100%
rename from snippets/artifacts/default_fleshrc.f
rename to snippets/release/default_fleshrc.f
diff --git a/snippets/artifacts/install.sh b/snippets/release/install.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from snippets/artifacts/install.sh
rename to snippets/release/install.sh
diff --git a/snippets/artifacts/release_contents.txt b/snippets/release/release_contents.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from snippets/artifacts/release_contents.txt
rename to snippets/release/release_contents.txt