diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7516ad59..26eb1030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ jobs:
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=production
 
   build-arm64-images:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     timeout-minutes: 75
     needs: build-image
     if: needs.build-image.result == 'success'
@@ -458,11 +458,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-        with:
-          platforms: arm64
-
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
@@ -634,6 +629,20 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.deploy_guard.outputs.should_deploy == 'true'
         run: curl -sL https://sentry.io/get-cli/ | bash
 
+      - name: Create Sentry release
+        if: steps.deploy_guard.outputs.should_deploy == 'true'
+        env:
+          SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+          SENTRY_ORG: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_ORG }}
+          SENTRY_PROJECT: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_PROJECT }}
+        run: |
+          if ! sentry-cli releases info "$SENTRY_RELEASE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            sentry-cli releases new "$SENTRY_RELEASE"
+          fi
+
+          sentry-cli releases set-commits "$SENTRY_RELEASE" --auto --ignore-missing
+          sentry-cli releases finalize "$SENTRY_RELEASE"
+
       - name: Mark Sentry release deployed
         if: steps.deploy_guard.outputs.should_deploy == 'true'
         env:
diff --git a/tests/Feature/SentryConfigTest.php b/tests/Feature/SentryConfigTest.php
index 3a713cb6..1f1a5c02 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/SentryConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/SentryConfigTest.php
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ it('does not wait for registry image publishing before marking a sentry deploy',
 
     expect($workflow)
         ->toContain("deploy:\n    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    needs: [tests, linter, static-analysis, performance-tests, changes]")
+        ->toContain('sentry-cli releases new "$SENTRY_RELEASE"')
         ->toContain('run: sentry-cli releases deploys "$SENTRY_RELEASE" new -e production');
 });