diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release_and_build.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release_and_build.yml
index ce686d8..394b434 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release_and_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release_and_build.yml
@@ -88,29 +88,12 @@ jobs:
           artifacts: |
             **/oxker_*.zip
             **/oxker_*.tar.gz
-
-  ##################
-  ## Cargo publish #
-  ##################
-
-  cargo_publish:
-    needs: [create_release]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: publish to crates.io
-        uses: katyo/publish-crates@v2
-        with:
-          registry-token: ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
-
   #########################################
   ## Build images for Dockerhub & ghcr.io #
   #########################################
 
-  image_build:
-    needs: [cargo_publish]
+  container_image_build:
+    needs: [create_release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -148,3 +131,31 @@ jobs:
           --provenance=false --sbom=false \
           --push \
           -f containerised/Dockerfile .
+  ########################
+  # Publish to crates.io #
+  ########################
+
+  # THis could be moved to before a github release is made
+  dry_run_cargo_publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [container_image_build]
+    steps:
+      - name: update rust stable
+        run: rustup update stable
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Publish Dry Run
+        run: cargo publish --dry-run
+
+  cargo_publish:
+    environment: crates.io
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [dry_run_cargo_publish]
+    env:
+      CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - name: update rust stable
+        run: rustup update stable
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Publish
+        run: cargo publish
+