diff --git a/.goreleaser/gitea.yml b/.goreleaser/gitea.yml
index b4380f3..5518d47 100644
--- a/.goreleaser/gitea.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser/gitea.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ builds:
       - arm64
 
 archives:
-  - format: tar.gz
+  - formats: tar.gz
     # this name template makes the OS and Arch compatible with the results of uname.
     name_template: >-
       {{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ archives:
     # use zip for windows archives
     format_overrides:
     - goos: windows
-      format: zip
+      formats: zip
 checksum:
   name_template: 'checksums.txt'
 snapshot:
diff --git a/.goreleaser/github.yml b/.goreleaser/github.yml
index 408f769..2504bba 100644
--- a/.goreleaser/github.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser/github.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ builds:
       - arm64
 
 archives:
-  - format: tar.gz
+  - formats: tar.gz
     # this name template makes the OS and Arch compatible with the results of uname.
     name_template: >-
       {{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ archives:
     # use zip for windows archives
     format_overrides:
     - goos: windows
-      format: zip
+      formats: zip
 checksum:
   name_template: 'checksums.txt'
 snapshot:
diff --git a/release b/release
index 04ec51b..518d232 100755
--- a/release
+++ b/release
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -eou pipefail
 export CURRENT_TAG="$(go run backy.go version -V)"
+goreleaser -f .goreleaser/github.yml check
+goreleaser -f .goreleaser/gitea.yml check
 changie batch $CURRENT_TAG
 changie merge
 git add .changes/