diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 3dd00be3b..63b2d8841 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: .
           target: runtime
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: linux/amd64  # amd64-only for faster preflight; multi-arch happens in release job
           push: true
           provenance: false
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/pulse:buildcache
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
           context: .
           file: ./Dockerfile
           target: agent_runtime
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: linux/amd64  # amd64-only for faster preflight; multi-arch happens in release job
           push: true
           provenance: false
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/pulse-docker-agent:buildcache