diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 6640155..0f53bdf 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ clone:
   depth: 1
 
 steps:
-  # --- BUILD & TEST STAGE ---
-  - name: build-and-test
+  - name: build-test-publish
     image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0
     commands:
-      - dotnet build --configuration Release
-      - dotnet test --configuration Release
+      - dotnet restore
+      - dotnet build --configuration Release --no-restore
+      - dotnet test --configuration Release --no-build
+      - dotnet publish --configuration Release --no-build
 
   # --- PACKAGE STAGE ---
   # We build the image locally first so we can scan it BEFORE pushing