diff --git a/.circleci/build.yml b/.circleci/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e3e0073f6..000000000
--- a/.circleci/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-version: 2.1
-
-# Passed from config.yml
-parameters:
-  skip:
-    type: boolean
-    default: true
-
-defaults: &defaults
-  resource_class: large
-  docker:
-    - image: bepsays/ci-hugoreleaser:1.22300.20000
-environment: &buildenv
-  GOMODCACHE: /root/project/gomodcache
-jobs:
-  prepare_release:
-    <<: *defaults
-    environment: &buildenv
-      GOMODCACHE: /root/project/gomodcache
-    steps:
-      - &remote-docker
-        setup_remote_docker:
-          version: 20.10.14
-      - checkout:
-          path: hugo
-      - &git-config
-        run:
-          command: |
-            git config --global user.email "bjorn.erik.pedersen+hugoreleaser@gmail.com"
-            git config --global user.name "hugoreleaser"
-      - run:
-          command: |
-            cd hugo
-            go mod download
-            go run -tags release main.go release --step 1
-      - save_cache:
-          key: git-sha-{{ .Revision }}
-          paths:
-            - hugo
-            - gomodcache
-  build_container1:
-    <<: [*defaults]
-    environment:
-      <<: [*buildenv]
-    steps:
-      - &restore-cache
-        restore_cache:
-          key: git-sha-{{ .Revision }}
-      - run:
-          no_output_timeout: 20m
-          command: |
-            mkdir -p /tmp/files/dist1
-            cd hugo
-            hugoreleaser build -paths "builds/container1/**" -workers 3 -dist /tmp/files/dist1 -chunks $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL -chunk-index $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX
-      - &persist-workspace
-        persist_to_workspace:
-          root: /tmp/files
-          paths:
-            - dist1
-            - dist2
-    parallelism: 7
-  build_container2:
-    <<: [*defaults]
-    environment:
-      <<: [*buildenv]
-    docker:
-      - image: bepsays/ci-hugoreleaser-linux-arm64:1.22300.20000
-    steps:
-      - *restore-cache
-      - &attach-workspace
-        attach_workspace:
-          at: /tmp/workspace
-      - run:
-          command: |
-            mkdir -p /tmp/files/dist2
-            cd hugo
-            hugoreleaser build -paths "builds/container2/**" -workers 1 -dist /tmp/files/dist2
-      - *persist-workspace
-  archive_and_release:
-    <<: [*defaults]
-    environment:
-      <<: [*buildenv]
-    steps:
-      - *restore-cache
-      - *attach-workspace
-      - *git-config
-      - run:
-          name: Add github.com to known hosts
-          command: ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-      - run:
-          command: |
-            cp -a /tmp/workspace/dist1/. ./hugo/dist
-            cp -a /tmp/workspace/dist2/. ./hugo/dist
-      - run:
-          command: |
-            cd hugo
-            hugoreleaser archive
-            hugoreleaser release
-            go run -tags release main.go release --step 2
-workflows:
-  release:
-    when:
-      and:
-        - equal: [false, << pipeline.parameters.skip >>]
-    jobs:
-      - prepare_release:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only: /release-.*/
-      - build_container1:
-          requires:
-            - prepare_release
-      - build_container2:
-          requires:
-            - prepare_release
-      - archive_and_release:
-          context: org-global
-          requires:
-            - build_container1
-            - build_container2
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 588d3d894..0ff955936 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,117 @@
-version: 2.1
-setup: true
-orbs:
-  continuation: circleci/continuation@1
+parameters:
+
+# v2: 11m.
+defaults: &defaults
+  resource_class: large
+  docker:
+      - image: bepsays/ci-hugoreleaser:1.22300.20000
+environment: &buildenv
+      GOMODCACHE: /root/project/gomodcache
+version: 2
 jobs:
-  setup:
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/go:1.21
+  prepare_release:
+    <<: *defaults 
+    environment: &buildenv
+        GOMODCACHE: /root/project/gomodcache
     steps:
-      - checkout
+      - &remote-docker
+        setup_remote_docker: 
+          version: 20.10.14
+      - checkout: 
+          path: hugo
+      - &git-config
+        run:
+           command: |
+            git config --global user.email "bjorn.erik.pedersen+hugoreleaser@gmail.com"
+            git config --global user.name "hugoreleaser"
       - run:
           command: |
-            export SKIP=$(git log -n 1 $CIRCLE_SHA1 --pretty=%B | grep -q "NOCIRCLECI" && echo "true" || echo "false")
-            echo "{\"skip\": $SKIP}" >> set-up-params.json
-      - continuation/continue:
-          parameters: set-up-params.json
-          configuration_path: .circleci/build.yml
-
+            cd hugo
+            go mod download
+            go run -tags release main.go release --step 1
+      - save_cache:
+          key: git-sha-{{ .Revision }}
+          paths:
+            - hugo
+            - gomodcache
+  build_container1:
+    <<: [*defaults]
+    environment:
+      <<: [*buildenv]
+    steps:
+      - &restore-cache
+        restore_cache:
+          key: git-sha-{{ .Revision }}
+      - run:
+          no_output_timeout: 20m
+          command: |
+            mkdir -p /tmp/files/dist1
+            cd hugo
+            hugoreleaser build -paths "builds/container1/**" -workers 3 -dist /tmp/files/dist1 -chunks $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL -chunk-index $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX
+      - &persist-workspace
+        persist_to_workspace:
+          root: /tmp/files
+          paths:
+            - dist1
+            - dist2
+    parallelism: 7
+  build_container2:
+    <<: [*defaults]
+    environment:
+        <<: [*buildenv]
+    docker:
+    - image: bepsays/ci-hugoreleaser-linux-arm64:1.22300.20000
+    steps:
+      - *restore-cache
+      - &attach-workspace
+        attach_workspace:
+          at: /tmp/workspace
+      - run:
+          command: |
+                  mkdir -p /tmp/files/dist2
+                  cd hugo
+                  hugoreleaser build -paths "builds/container2/**" -workers 1 -dist /tmp/files/dist2
+      - *persist-workspace
+  archive_and_release:
+    <<: [*defaults]
+    environment:
+        <<: [*buildenv]
+    steps:
+      - *restore-cache
+      - *attach-workspace
+      - *git-config
+      - run:
+          name: Add github.com to known hosts
+          command: ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+      - run:
+          command: |
+            cp -a /tmp/workspace/dist1/. ./hugo/dist
+            cp -a /tmp/workspace/dist2/. ./hugo/dist
+      - run:
+          command: |
+            cd hugo
+            hugoreleaser archive
+            hugoreleaser release
+            go run -tags release main.go release --step 2
 workflows:
-  configure:
-    when:
-      and:
-        - matches:
-            pattern: "^release.+"
-            value: << pipeline.git.branch >>
-    jobs:
-      - setup
+  version: 2
+  release:
+      jobs:  
+        - prepare_release:
+            filters:
+              branches:
+                only: /release-.*/
+        - build_container1:
+            requires:
+            - prepare_release
+        - build_container2:
+            requires:
+            - prepare_release
+        - archive_and_release:
+            context: org-global
+            requires:
+            - build_container1
+            - build_container2
+     
+  
+       
diff --git a/releaser/releaser.go b/releaser/releaser.go
index 953d33bdc..f2244842a 100644
--- a/releaser/releaser.go
+++ b/releaser/releaser.go
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ func (r *ReleaseHandler) Run() error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// The reason we use NOCIRCLECI, see https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/12753
-		if _, err := r.git("commit", "-a", "-m", fmt.Sprintf("%s Bump versions for release of %s\n\nNOCIRCLECI", commitPrefix, newVersion)); err != nil {
+		if _, err := r.git("commit", "-a", "-m", fmt.Sprintf("%s Bump versions for release of %s\n\n[ci skip]", commitPrefix, newVersion)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}