diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bc6a5f4..89b98b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -50,11 +50,3 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CGO_ENABLED: "1"
         run: go build -v -o engram${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '.exe' || '' }} ./cmd/engram/main.go
-
-      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          name: engram-${{ matrix.os }}
-          path: |
-            engram
-            engram.exe
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 8e0a574..122df0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.artifact }}
           path: ${{ matrix.artifact }}
+          # Job-to-job handoff only; release assets live on the GitHub Release.
+          retention-days: 1
 
   upload-release-assets:
     needs: [release-please, build-and-upload]