diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 99ba99ce..2861a4e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,18 @@ on:
 
 name: Networking Release All
 jobs:
+  delete_latest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Delete the "latest" Release
+        uses: dev-drprasad/delete-tag-and-release@v0.2.0
+        with:
+          tag_name: latest
+          delete_release: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   blockless_networking_release:
+    needs: delete_latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         goos: [darwin, linux, windows]
@@ -43,13 +54,6 @@ jobs:
           asset_path: b7s-${{ matrix.goos }}.${{ matrix.goarch }}.tar.gz
           asset_name: b7s-${{ matrix.goos }}.${{ matrix.goarch }}.tar.gz
           asset_content_type: application/gzip
-      - name: Delete the "latest" Release
-        uses: dev-drprasad/delete-tag-and-release@v0.2.0
-        with:
-          tag_name: latest
-          delete_release: true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Publish the Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with: