diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_build_flatpak.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_build_flatpak.yml
index ef00071e79..8782c0a662 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_build_flatpak.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_build_flatpak.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ jobs:
 
       # Hackity hack. When running the workflow on a schedule, we don't have the tag,
       # it doesn't fetch tags, therefore we don't get a version. So grab them manually.
+      # actions/checkout elides tags, fetch them primarily for releases
       - name: Fetch tags
-        if: inputs.publish == true
         id: fetch-tags
         run: git fetch --tags --no-recurse-submodules
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml
index 95fcbdf20b..5c227edc77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      # actions/checkout elides tags, fetch them primarily for releases
+      - name: Fetch Tags
+        run: git fetch --tags --no-recurse-submodules
+
       - name: Prepare Artifact Metadata
         id: artifact-metadata
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_build.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_build.yml
index 7dcd16f86f..5ed80110df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_build.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      # actions/checkout elides tags, fetch them primarily for releases
+      - name: Fetch Tags
+        run: git fetch --tags --no-recurse-submodules
+
       - name: Use Xcode 14.3.1
         run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_14.3.1.app
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_cut_new.yml b/.github/workflows/release_cut_new.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b629d945a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_cut_new.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+# Whenever a commit is pushed to master (ideally via a pull-request!)
+# this action will create the next release, which means:
+# 1. tag master with the proper version
+# 2. create a new draft release (pre-released if a nightly build)
+# 3. add release notes
+
+name: 🏭 Create Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  # TODO - future work
+  # workflow_dispatch:
+  #   inputs:
+  #     isStable:
+  #       description: 'Should it be a stable release?'
+  #       required: true
+  #       default: 'false'
+  #     versionTag:
+  #       description: 'The version to tag with'
+  #       required: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  cut-release:
+    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "Create Tag and Release"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # Docs - https://github.com/mathieudutour/github-tag-action
+      - name: Bump Version and Push Tag
+        id: tag_version
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
+          tag_prefix: v
+          default_bump: patch
+
+      # TODO - we could do this and remove the node.js script, but auto-generated notes only work
+      # with PRs -- not commits (determine how much we care).
+      # - name: Create Draft Release
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo "Creating release with tag - ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}"
+      #     gh release create ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }} --draft --generate-notes -title ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+
+      - name: Generate Release Notes
+        env:
+          OWNER: PCSX2
+          REPO: pcsx2
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.SHA }}
+        run: |
+          cd ./.github/workflows/scripts/releases/generate-release-notes
+          npm ci
+          node index.js
+          mv ./release-notes.md ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/release-notes.md
+
+      - name: Create a GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag
+        with:
+          body_path: ./release-notes.md
+          draft: true
+          prerelease: true
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
+  # Build Everything
+  # Linux
+  build_linux_qt:
+    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
+    needs:
+      - cut-release
+    name: "Linux"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml
+    with:
+      jobName: "AppImage Build"
+      compiler: clang
+      cmakeflags: ""
+      buildAppImage: true
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  build_linux_flatpak:
+    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
+    needs:
+      - cut-release
+    name: "Linux"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/linux_build_flatpak.yml
+    with:
+      jobName: "Flatpak Build"
+      compiler: clang
+      cmakeflags: ""
+      branch: "stable"
+      publish: false
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  # Windows
+  build_windows_qt:
+    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
+    needs:
+      - cut-release
+    name: "Windows"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml
+    with:
+      jobName: "Windows Build"
+      configuration: CMake
+      buildSystem: cmake
+      cmakeFlags: -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  # MacOS
+  build_macos_qt:
+    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
+    needs:
+      - cut-release
+    name: "MacOS"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/macos_build.yml
+    with:
+      jobName: "MacOS Build"
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  # Upload the Artifacts
+  upload_artifacts:
+    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
+    needs:
+      - build_linux_flatpak
+      - build_linux_qt
+      - build_windows_qt
+      - build_macos_qt
+    name: "Upload Artifacts"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # actions/checkout elides tags, fetch them primarily for releases
+      - name: Fetch Tags
+        run: git fetch --tags --no-recurse-submodules
+
+      - name: Prepare Artifact Folder
+        run: mkdir ./ci-artifacts/
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        name: Download all Artifacts
+        with:
+          path: ./ci-artifacts/
+
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls ./ci-artifacts/
+
+      # Prepare artifacts, they are all zips from github!
+      - name: Prepare Artifacts
+        working-directory: ./ci-artifacts/
+        run: for d in *windows*/; do 7z a "${d}asset.7z" ./$d/*; done
+
+      # Artifact Naming:
+      # MacOS: PCSX2-<tag>-macOS-[additional hyphen seperated tags]
+      # Windows|Linux: PCSX2-<tag>-<windows|linux>-<32bit|64bit>--[additional hyphen seperated tags]
+      - name: Name and Upload the Release Assets
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          SCAN_DIR: ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts
+          OUT_DIR: ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/out
+        run: |
+          TAG_VAL=$(git tag --points-at HEAD)
+          echo "TAG_VAL=${TAG_VAL}"
+          gh release list --repo PCSX2/pcsx2
+          mkdir -p ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/out
+          TAG_VAL=${TAG_VAL} python ./.github/workflows/scripts/releases/rename-release-assets.py
+          ls ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/out
+          gh release upload "${TAG_VAL}" ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/out/*  --repo PCSX2/pcsx2 --clobber
+
+      - name: Publish Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          TAG_VAL=$(git tag --points-at HEAD)
+          echo "TAG_VAL=${TAG_VAL}"
+          gh release edit ${TAG_VAL} --draft=false --repo PCSX2/pcsx2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_new_tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release_new_tag.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 18e0989d59..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release_new_tag.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-# Whenever a commit is pushed to master (ideally via a pull-request!)
-# this action will create the next release, which means:
-# 1. tag master with the proper version
-# 2. create a new draft release (pre-released if a nightly build)
-# 3. add release notes
-
-name: 🏭 Create Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-  # TODO - future work
-  # workflow_dispatch:
-  #   inputs:
-  #     isStable:
-  #       description: 'Should it be a stable release?'
-  #       required: true
-  #       default: 'false'
-  #     versionTag:
-  #       description: 'The version to tag with'
-  #       required: true
-
-jobs:
-  cut-release:
-    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: "Create Tag and Release"
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      # Docs - https://github.com/mathieudutour/github-tag-action
-      - name: Bump Version and Push Tag
-        id: tag_version
-        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
-        with:
-          # Workflows cannot trigger other workflows implicitly
-          # - https://github.community/t/github-actions-workflow-not-triggering-with-tag-push/17053/7
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
-          tag_prefix: v
-          default_bump: patch
-
-      # TODO - we could do this and remove the node.js script, but auto-generated notes only work
-      # with PRs -- not commits (determine how much we care).
-      # - name: Create Draft Release
-      #   env:
-      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
-      #   run: |
-      #     echo "Creating release with tag - ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}"
-      #     gh release create ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }} --draft --generate-notes -title ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
-
-      - name: Generate Release Notes
-        env:
-          OWNER: PCSX2
-          REPO: pcsx2
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.SHA }}
-        run: |
-          cd ./.github/workflows/scripts/releases/generate-release-notes
-          npm ci
-          node index.js
-          mv ./release-notes.md ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/release-notes.md
-
-      - name: Create a GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        if: steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag
-        with:
-          body_path: ./release-notes.md
-          draft: true
-          prerelease: true
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/release_pipeline.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b2449b9de9..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release_pipeline.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-name: 🏭 Release Pipeline
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v*
-
-jobs:
-  # Build Everything
-  # Linux
-  build_linux_qt:
-    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
-    name: "Linux"
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml
-    with:
-      jobName: "AppImage Build"
-      compiler: clang
-      cmakeflags: ""
-      buildAppImage: true
-    secrets: inherit
-  build_linux_flatpak:
-    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
-    name: "Linux"
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/linux_build_flatpak.yml
-    with:
-      jobName: "Flatpak Build"
-      compiler: clang
-      cmakeflags: ""
-      branch: "stable"
-      publish: false
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  # Windows
-  build_windows_qt:
-    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
-    name: "Windows"
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml
-    with:
-      jobName: "Windows Build"
-      configuration: CMake
-      buildSystem: cmake
-      cmakeFlags: -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  # MacOS
-  build_macos_qt:
-    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
-    name: "MacOS"
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/macos_build.yml
-    with:
-      jobName: "MacOS Build"
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  # Upload the Artifacts
-  upload_artifacts:
-    if: github.repository == 'PCSX2/pcsx2'
-    needs:
-      - build_linux_flatpak
-      - build_linux_qt
-      - build_windows_qt
-      - build_macos_qt
-    name: "Upload Artifacts"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Prepare Artifact Folder
-        run: mkdir ./ci-artifacts/
-
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        name: Download all Artifacts
-        with:
-          path: ./ci-artifacts/
-
-      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
-        run: ls ./ci-artifacts/
-
-      # Prepare artifacts, they are all zips from github!
-      - name: Prepare Artifacts
-        working-directory: ./ci-artifacts/
-        run: for d in *windows*/; do 7z a "${d}asset.7z" ./$d/*; done
-
-      # Artifact Naming:
-      # MacOS: PCSX2-<tag>-macOS-[additional hyphen seperated tags]
-      # Windows|Linux: PCSX2-<tag>-<windows|linux>-<32bit|64bit>--[additional hyphen seperated tags]
-      - name: Name and Upload the Release Assets
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          TAG: ${{ github.REF }}
-          SCAN_DIR: ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts
-          OUT_DIR: ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/out
-        run: |
-          gh release list --repo PCSX2/pcsx2
-          mkdir -p ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/out
-          python ./.github/workflows/scripts/releases/rename-release-assets.py
-          ls ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/out
-          TAG_VAL=$(echo ${{ github.REF }} | awk -F'refs/tags/' '{print $2}')
-          gh release upload "${TAG_VAL}" ${{ github.WORKSPACE }}/ci-artifacts/out/*  --repo PCSX2/pcsx2 --clobber
-
-      - name: Publish Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_PAT }}
-        run: |
-          TAG_VAL=$(echo ${{ github.REF }} | awk -F'refs/tags/' '{print $2}')
-          gh release edit ${TAG_VAL} --draft=false --repo PCSX2/pcsx2
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/releases/rename-release-assets.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/releases/rename-release-assets.py
index 84adc0c270..1808c1ad2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/releases/rename-release-assets.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/releases/rename-release-assets.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 
-tag = os.environ['TAG'].split("refs/tags/")[1]
+tag = os.environ['TAG_VAL']
 scan_dir = os.environ['SCAN_DIR']
 output_dir = os.environ['OUT_DIR']
 accepted_exts = ["AppImage", "flatpak", "tar.xz", "7z"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml
index 310f9f2f9f..844abead8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      # actions/checkout elides tags, fetch them primarily for releases
+      - name: Fetch Tags
+        run: git fetch --tags --no-recurse-submodules
+
       - name: Prepare Artifact Metadata
         id: artifact-metadata
         shell: bash