diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 21f2edb..0703a61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ jobs:
           git checkout -b "bump-to-$version"
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git commit -am "bump version to $version"
+          git commit -am "bump package to $version"
           git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
           git push --force origin "bump-to-$version"
           gh pr create --base main --head "bump-to-$version" \
-            --title "chore: bump version to $version" \
+            --title "chore: bump package to $version" \
             --body "" \
             --reviewer dwilding
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 161d5d0..75d663c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           version="$(uvx --from "$PWD" gimmegit --version)"
           version="${version#gimmegit }"
-          echo "Detected version: $version"
           echo "version=$version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           release=false
           if [[ "$version" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
@@ -43,8 +42,6 @@ jobs:
             fi
           fi
           echo "release=$release" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "GITHUB_OUTPUT file contents:"
-          cat "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   wait-checks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -66,33 +63,26 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           sha="${{ github.sha }}"
-          run_id="${{ github.run_id }}"
-          echo "SHA: $sha"
-          echo "Run ID: $run_id"
           release=false
           # Wait for all other workflow runs on this SHA to complete.
           other_runs="$(gh run list --branch main --limit 50 --json databaseId,headSha --jq ".[] | select(.headSha == \"${sha}\") | .databaseId")"
-          echo "All runs on this SHA: $other_runs"
-          other_runs="$(echo "$other_runs" | grep -v "$run_id" || true)"
-          echo "Other runs (excluding this one): $other_runs"
+          other_runs="$(echo "$other_runs" | grep -v "${{ github.run_id }}" || true)"
           all_passed=true
           for run in $other_runs; do
-            echo "Watching run $run..."
             if ! gh run watch "$run" --exit-status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
               all_passed=false
             fi
           done
-          echo "all_passed=$all_passed"
           if [[ "$all_passed" == "true" ]]; then
             release=true
           fi
           echo "release=$release" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "GITHUB_OUTPUT file contents:"
-          cat "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   create-draft:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: wait-checks
+    needs:
+      - check-version
+      - wait-checks
     if: needs.wait-checks.outputs.release == 'true'
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -110,11 +100,5 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          echo "VERSION env: [$VERSION]"
-          if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
-            echo "Error: VERSION is empty"
-            exit 1
-          fi
           notes="$(uv run --script .github/scripts/write_release_notes.py "$VERSION")"
-          echo "Notes generated, creating release..."
           gh release create "$VERSION" --draft --target main --notes "$notes"