diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3e82697..cdc989c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: true # needed for pushing a tag
 
       # setup checkout, go, go-make, binny, and cache go modules
-      - uses: anchore/go-make/.github/actions/setup@383ef7852b8ae43a30f424896b52479186d2ea4d # v0.1.0
+      - uses: anchore/go-make/.github/actions/setup@88c36505984649108439f13fb35dcaea4ce61d94 # v0.4.0
 
       - name: Create release
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validations.yaml b/.github/workflows/validations.yaml
index 14d2287..f1c6968 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validations.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ on:
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
-
   Static-Analysis:
     # Note: changing this job name requires making the same update in the .github/workflows/release.yaml pipeline
     name: "Static analysis"
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       # setup checkout, go, go-make, binny, and cache go modules
-      - uses: anchore/go-make/.github/actions/setup@383ef7852b8ae43a30f424896b52479186d2ea4d # v0.1.0
+      - uses: anchore/go-make/.github/actions/setup@88c36505984649108439f13fb35dcaea4ce61d94 # v0.4.0
 
       - name: Run static analysis
         run: make static-analysis
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       # setup checkout, go, go-make, binny, and cache go modules
-      - uses: anchore/go-make/.github/actions/setup@383ef7852b8ae43a30f424896b52479186d2ea4d # v0.1.0
+      - uses: anchore/go-make/.github/actions/setup@88c36505984649108439f13fb35dcaea4ce61d94 # v0.4.0
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: make unit
diff --git a/.make/go.mod b/.make/go.mod
index ffe47f2..c0eeca6 100644
--- a/.make/go.mod
+++ b/.make/go.mod
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ module make
 
 go 1.26.2
 
-require github.com/anchore/go-make v0.1.0
+require github.com/anchore/go-make v0.4.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.35.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/.make/go.sum b/.make/go.sum
index 8e77b70..dc48864 100644
--- a/.make/go.sum
+++ b/.make/go.sum
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-github.com/anchore/go-make v0.1.0 h1:w/DTKznE1s0u5H1ahAnLaHRbCyNuOn5sJd0UltKWCIA=
-github.com/anchore/go-make v0.1.0/go.mod h1:JafD2Md95wih7aGmA12yVoReZW3mOgIuwHbw5aOcIOQ=
+github.com/anchore/go-make v0.4.0 h1:poFE4PXcHwvix2E8AhdM7YHZ15bMhZb+W02i3+qrP8M=
+github.com/anchore/go-make v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Nc/tkwQHW1d1Vi8+0rtS/vSrH6pxieaUQXLdrctn+8g=
 github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.10.0 h1:zU9WiOla1YA122oLM6i4EXvGW62DvKZVxIe6TYWexEs=
 github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.10.0/go.mod h1:xBQ8jztBU6kakFMg+8WGxn0c6z1fTSPVIjEY1Wr7jzc=
 github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2 h1:PmFC1S6h8ljIz6gMRBopkjP1TVT7xuwrButHID66PoM=
 github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2/go.mod h1:XBurs7gK8ATbW4ZPGKgcbrY1Br56PdM69F7LkFRi1kA=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0 h1:xIHgNUUnW6sYkcM5Jleh05DvLOtwc6RitGHbDk4akRI=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0/go.mod h1:ykgH52iCZe79kzLLMhyCUzhMci+nQj+0XkbXpNYtVjY=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 h1:omrd2nAlyT5ESRdCLYdm3+fMfNFE/+Rf4bDIQImRJeo=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.35.0 h1:Ww1D637e6Pg+Zb2KrWfHQUnH2dQRLBQyAtpr/haaJeM=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.35.0/go.mod h1:+GwiRhIInF8wPm+4AoT6L0FA1QWAad3OMdTRx4tFYlU=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0 h1:ildZl3J4uzeKP07r2F++Op7E9B29JRUy+a27EibtBTQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
diff --git a/.make/main.go b/.make/main.go
index 349bd2d..99f7b3d 100644
--- a/.make/main.go
+++ b/.make/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ func main() {
 	Makefile(
 		gotest.Tasks(),
 		golint.Tasks(),
-		release.ChangelogTask(),
-		release.TagAndCreateGHRelease(),
+		release.Tasks(),
 	)
 }