diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-test.yml b/.github/workflows/release-test.yml
index 03e7a8d71..90c3691d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-test.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ name: Build and Publish to Test PyPI
 on: push
 
 jobs:
-  release-build:
+  build-and-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+        id-token: write
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
@@ -22,25 +24,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip build
           python -m build
 
-      - name: Upload distributions
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: test-release-dists-${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          path: dist/
-
-  pypi-publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: release-build
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Retrieve test release distributions
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: test-release-dists-${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          path: dist/
-
       - name: Publish package distributions to TestPyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with: