diff --git a/.github/actions/install-tools/action.yaml b/.github/actions/install-tools/action.yaml
index 21e346048d..423e4aeab2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-tools/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-tools/action.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@9becc617647dfa20ae7b1151972e9b3a2c338a2b # v2.8.1
 
-    - uses: anchore/sbom-action/download-syft@78fc58e266e87a38d4194b2137a3d4e9bcaf7ca1 # v0.14.3
-
     - run: "curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anchore/grype/main/install.sh | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin"
       shell: bash
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 321ec9ab8e..9e73de4b60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ jobs:
           make release-init-package ARCH=amd64 AGENT_IMAGE_TAG=$GITHUB_REF_NAME
           make release-init-package ARCH=arm64 AGENT_IMAGE_TAG=$GITHUB_REF_NAME
 
+      # Before we run the tests we need to aggressively cleanup files to reduce disk pressure
+      - name: Cleanup files
+        run: |
+          lsblk -f
+
+          sudo rm -rf zarf-sbom /tmp/zarf-* src/ui/node_modules
+          sudo build/zarf tools clear-cache
+          sudo docker system prune --all --force
+          go clean -cache
+
+          lsblk -f
+
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
           sudo env "PATH=$PATH" CI=true APPLIANCE_MODE=true make test-e2e ARCH=amd64
@@ -74,17 +86,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create release time CVE report
         run: "make cve-report"
 
-      # Before we run GoReleaser we need to aggressively cleanup files to reduce disk pressure
+      # Before we run GoReleaser we need to (again) aggressively cleanup files to reduce disk pressure
       - name: Cleanup files
         run: |
           lsblk -f
 
-          sudo rm -rf zarf-sbom /tmp/zarf-* src/ui/node_modules
+          sudo rm -rf zarf-sbom /tmp/zarf-*
           sudo env "PATH=$PATH" CI=true make delete-packages
           sudo build/zarf tools clear-cache
           sudo docker system prune --all --force
           go clean -cache
-          
+
           lsblk -f
 
       # Set up AWS credentials for GoReleaser to upload backups of artifacts to S3