diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
index 168f9d6..620debb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-cli.yml
@@ -47,3 +47,92 @@ jobs:
           md5sum: false
           sha256sum: false
           compress_assets: false
+  smoke-test-linux-amd64:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - build-all-for-all
+    steps:
+      - name: download and smoke test latest binary
+        run: |
+          set -eo pipefail # exit on error, and on pipe failures
+
+          echo "downloading nak binary from releases"
+          RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/fiatjaf/nak/releases/latest"
+          wget $(wget -q -O - ${RELEASE_URL} | jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name | contains("linux-amd64")) | .browser_download_url') -O nak -nv
+          chmod +x nak
+
+          echo "printing version..."
+          ./nak --version
+
+          # generate and manipulate keys
+          echo "testing key operations..."
+          SECRET_KEY=$(./nak key generate)
+          PUBLIC_KEY=$(echo $SECRET_KEY | ./nak key public)
+          echo "generated key pair: $SECRET_KEY => $PUBLIC_KEY"
+
+          # create events
+          echo "testing event creation..."
+          ./nak event -c "hello world"
+          HELLOWORLD=$(./nak event -c "hello world")
+          echo "  hello world again: $HELLOWORLD"
+          ./nak event --ts "2 days ago" -c "event with timestamp"
+          ./nak event -k 1 -t "t=test" -c "event with tag"
+
+          # test NIP-19 encoding/decoding
+          echo "testing NIP-19 encoding/decoding..."
+          NSEC=$(echo $SECRET_KEY | ./nak encode nsec)
+          echo "encoded nsec: $NSEC"
+          ./nak encode npub 79be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798
+          EVENT_ID="5ae731bbc7711f78513da14927c48cc7143a91e6cad0565fdc4d73b8967a7d59"
+          NEVENT1=$(./nak encode nevent $EVENT_ID)
+          echo "encoded nevent1: $NEVENT1"
+          ./nak decode $NEVENT1
+          ./nak decode npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6
+
+          # test event verification
+          echo "testing event verification..."
+          # create an event and verify it
+          VERIFY_EVENT=$(./nak event -c "verify me")
+          echo $VERIFY_EVENT | ./nak verify
+
+          # test PoW
+          echo "testing pow..."
+          ./nak event -c "testing pow" --pow 8
+
+          # test NIP-49 key encryption/decryption
+          echo "testing NIP-49 key encryption/decryption..."
+          ENCRYPTED_KEY=$(./nak key encrypt $SECRET_KEY "testpassword")
+          echo "encrypted key: ${ENCRYPTED_KEY:0:20}..."
+          DECRYPTED_KEY=$(./nak key decrypt $ENCRYPTED_KEY "testpassword")
+          if [ "$DECRYPTED_KEY" != "$SECRET_KEY" ]; then
+            echo "nip-49 encryption/decryption test failed!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # test multi-value tags
+          echo "testing multi-value tags..."
+          ./nak event --ts "yesterday" -t "e=f59911b561c37c90b01e9e5c2557307380835c83399756f4d62d8167227e420a;wss://relay.example.com;root" -c "testing multi-value tags"
+
+          # test relay operations (with a public relay)
+          echo "testing publishing..."
+          # publish a simple event to a public relay
+          EVENT_JSON=$(./nak event --sec $SECRET_KEY -c "test from nak smoke test" nos.lol)
+          EVENT_ID=$(echo $EVENT_JSON | jq -r .id)
+          echo "published event ID: $EVENT_ID"
+
+          # wait a moment for propagation
+          sleep 2
+
+          # fetch the event we just published
+          ./nak req -i $EVENT_ID nos.lol
+
+          # test serving (just start and immediately kill)
+          echo "testing serve command..."
+          timeout 2s ./nak serve || true
+
+          # test filesystem mount (just start and immediately kill)
+          echo "testing fs mount command..."
+          mkdir -p /tmp/nostr-mount
+          timeout 2s ./nak fs --sec $SECRET_KEY /tmp/nostr-mount || true
+
+          echo "all tests passed"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b6ebba..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-test-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-name: Smoke test the binary
-
-on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["build cli for all platforms"]
-    types:
-      - completed
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-jobs:
-  smoke-test-linux-amd64:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Download and smoke test latest binary
-        run: |
-          set -eo pipefail # Exit on error, and on pipe failures
-
-          echo "Downloading nak binary from releases"
-          RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/fiatjaf/nak/releases/latest"
-          wget $(wget -q -O - ${RELEASE_URL} | jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name | contains("linux-amd64")) | .browser_download_url') -O nak -nv
-          chmod +x nak
-
-          echo "Running basic tests..."
-          ./nak --version
-
-          # Generate and manipulate keys
-          echo "Testing key operations..."
-          SECRET_KEY=$(./nak key generate)
-          PUBLIC_KEY=$(echo $SECRET_KEY | ./nak key public)
-          echo "Generated key pair: $PUBLIC_KEY"
-
-          # Create events
-          echo "Testing event creation..."
-          ./nak event -c "hello world"
-          ./nak event --ts "2 days ago" -c "event with timestamp"
-          ./nak event -k 1 -t "t=test" -c "event with tag"
-
-          # Test NIP-19 encoding/decoding
-          echo "Testing NIP-19 encoding/decoding..."
-          NSEC=$(echo $SECRET_KEY | ./nak encode nsec)
-          echo "Encoded nsec: $NSEC"
-          ./nak encode npub 79be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798
-          NOTE_ID="5ae731bbc7711f78513da14927c48cc7143a91e6cad0565fdc4d73b8967a7d59"
-          NOTE1=$(./nak encode note $NOTE_ID)
-          echo "Encoded note1: $NOTE1"
-          ./nak decode $NOTE1
-          ./nak decode npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6
-
-          # Test event verification
-          echo "Testing event verification..."
-          # Create an event and verify it
-          VERIFY_EVENT=$(./nak event -c "verify me")
-          echo $VERIFY_EVENT | ./nak verify
-
-          # Test PoW
-          echo "Testing PoW..."
-          ./nak event -c "testing pow" --pow 8
-
-          # Test NIP-49 key encryption/decryption
-          echo "Testing NIP-49 key encryption/decryption..."
-          ENCRYPTED_KEY=$(./nak key encrypt $SECRET_KEY "testpassword")
-          echo "Encrypted key: ${ENCRYPTED_KEY:0:20}..."
-          DECRYPTED_KEY=$(./nak key decrypt $ENCRYPTED_KEY "testpassword")
-          if [ "$DECRYPTED_KEY" != "$SECRET_KEY" ]; then
-            echo "NIP-49 encryption/decryption test failed!"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Test multi-value tags
-          echo "Testing multi-value tags..."
-          ./nak event --ts "yesterday" -t "e=f59911b561c37c90b01e9e5c2557307380835c83399756f4d62d8167227e420a;wss://relay.example.com;root" -c "Testing multi-value tags"
-
-          # Test relay operations (with a public relay)
-          echo "Testing relay operations..."
-          # Publish a simple event to a public relay
-          EVENT_JSON=$(./nak event --sec $SECRET_KEY -c "Test from nak smoke test" nos.lol)
-          EVENT_ID=$(echo $EVENT_JSON | jq -r .id)
-          echo "Published event ID: $EVENT_ID"
-
-          # Wait a moment for propagation
-          sleep 2
-
-          # Fetch the event we just published
-          ./nak req -i $EVENT_ID nos.lol
-
-          # Test serving (just start and immediately kill)
-          echo "Testing serve command..."
-          timeout 2s ./nak serve || true
-
-          # Test filesystem mount (just start and immediately kill)
-          echo "Testing fs mount command..."
-          mkdir -p /tmp/nostr-mount
-          timeout 2s ./nak fs --sec $SECRET_KEY /tmp/nostr-mount || true
-
-          echo "All tests passed"