diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index af4ff01902..ff9aba2c22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Publish Image - Docker Hub
       if: ${{ matrix.destination == 'docker' }}
-      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@575bb831c67edd950bfedb59d41dd127bd0005d6 # v0.65.2
+      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@03cb52c4bd23670a192d47ef7b49d566928738d6 # v0.72.0
       env:
         GOARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
         GOOS: linux
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Publish Image - Staging
       if: ${{ matrix.destination == 'staging' }}
-      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@575bb831c67edd950bfedb59d41dd127bd0005d6 # v0.65.2
+      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@03cb52c4bd23670a192d47ef7b49d566928738d6 # v0.72.0
       env:
         GOARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
         GOOS: linux
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Publish Image Prime
       if: ${{ !contains(github.ref_name, '-rc') && matrix.destination == 'prime' }}
-      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@575bb831c67edd950bfedb59d41dd127bd0005d6 # v0.65.2
+      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@03cb52c4bd23670a192d47ef7b49d566928738d6 # v0.72.0
       env:
         GOARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
         GOOS: linux
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Manifest - Docker
       if: ${{ matrix.destination == 'docker' }}
-      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@575bb831c67edd950bfedb59d41dd127bd0005d6 # v0.65.2
+      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@03cb52c4bd23670a192d47ef7b49d566928738d6 # v0.72.0
       env:
         GOARCH: amd64
         GOOS: linux
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Manifest - Staging
       if: ${{ matrix.destination == 'staging' }}
-      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@575bb831c67edd950bfedb59d41dd127bd0005d6 # v0.65.2
+      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@03cb52c4bd23670a192d47ef7b49d566928738d6 # v0.72.0
       env:
         GOARCH: amd64
         GOOS: linux
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ jobs:
         prime-password: ${{ env.PRIME_STAGING_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
 
     - name: Manifest - Prime
-      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@575bb831c67edd950bfedb59d41dd127bd0005d6 # v0.65.2
+      uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools/actions/publish-image@03cb52c4bd23670a192d47ef7b49d566928738d6 # v0.72.0
       if: ${{ !contains(github.ref_name, '-rc') && matrix.destination == 'prime' }}
       env:
         GOARCH: amd64
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
 
       - name: setup ecm-distro-tools
-        uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools@575bb831c67edd950bfedb59d41dd127bd0005d6 # v0.65.2
+        uses: rancher/ecm-distro-tools@03cb52c4bd23670a192d47ef7b49d566928738d6 # v0.72.0
 
       - name: Make artifacts directory
         run: |