diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 084af85901..0e14b48433 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ env:
     - synchronize
     - reopened
     - labeled
-    branches:
-    - main
   push:
     branches:
     - main
@@ -292,5 +290,13 @@ jobs:
         RUSTFLAGS: ${{ env.RUSTFLAGS }}
         POSTHOG_API_SECRET: ${{secrets.POSTHOG_API_SECRET}}
         APP_VERSION: ${{ needs.draft_release_pr.outputs.crate_release_name }}
+    - name: Copy Binary
+      run: cp ${{ matrix.binary_path }} ${{ matrix.binary_name }}
+    - name: Upload Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: ${{ matrix.binary_name }}
+        path: ${{ matrix.binary_name }}
+        retention-days: 7
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/crates/forge_ci/src/jobs/release_build_job.rs b/crates/forge_ci/src/jobs/release_build_job.rs
index edd3a0662c..8197ec31ab 100644
--- a/crates/forge_ci/src/jobs/release_build_job.rs
+++ b/crates/forge_ci/src/jobs/release_build_job.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use derive_setters::Setters;
 use gh_workflow::*;
+use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::release_matrix::ReleaseMatrix;
 use crate::steps::setup_protoc;
@@ -10,13 +11,16 @@ pub struct ReleaseBuilderJob {
     // Required to burn into the binary
     pub version: String,
 
-    // When provide the generated release will be uploaded
+    // When provided the generated release will be uploaded
     pub release_id: Option<String>,
+
+    // When true, upload built binaries as GitHub Actions artifacts
+    pub upload_artifact: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl ReleaseBuilderJob {
     pub fn new(version: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
-        Self { version: version.as_ref().to_string(), release_id: None }
+        Self { version: version.as_ref().to_string(), release_id: None, upload_artifact: None }
     }
 
     pub fn into_job(self) -> Job {
@@ -98,6 +102,25 @@ impl From<ReleaseBuilderJob> for Job {
                 );
         }
 
+        if value.upload_artifact == Some(true) {
+            job = job
+                // Rename binary to target name for artifact upload
+                .add_step(
+                    Step::new("Copy Binary")
+                        .run("cp ${{ matrix.binary_path }} ${{ matrix.binary_name }}"),
+                )
+                // Upload as GitHub Actions artifact
+                .add_step(
+                    Step::new("Upload Artifact")
+                        .uses("actions", "upload-artifact", "v4")
+                        .with(Input::from(indexmap::indexmap! {
+                            "name".to_string() => json!("${{ matrix.binary_name }}"),
+                            "path".to_string() => json!("${{ matrix.binary_name }}"),
+                            "retention-days".to_string() => json!(7),
+                        })),
+                );
+        }
+
         job
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/forge_ci/src/workflows/ci.rs b/crates/forge_ci/src/workflows/ci.rs
index 2b5d81174f..2af31bce71 100644
--- a/crates/forge_ci/src/workflows/ci.rs
+++ b/crates/forge_ci/src/workflows/ci.rs
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ pub fn generate_ci_workflow() {
                 .add_type(PullRequestType::Opened)
                 .add_type(PullRequestType::Synchronize)
                 .add_type(PullRequestType::Reopened)
-                .add_type(PullRequestType::Labeled)
-                .add_branch("main"),
+                .add_type(PullRequestType::Labeled),
         );
     let build_release_pr_job =
         ReleaseBuilderJob::new("${{ needs.draft_release_pr.outputs.crate_release_name }}")
+            .upload_artifact(true)
             .into_job()
             .add_needs("draft_release_pr")
             .cond(Expression::new(