diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88395b5..9b509e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 go.work
 go.work.sum
 
-# Local ReleaseKit executable and delivery credentials
+# Local ReleaseKit delivery credentials
 .releasekit/
 
 # env file
diff --git a/scripts/releasekit.sh b/scripts/releasekit.sh
index bc0f235..88a3202 100755
--- a/scripts/releasekit.sh
+++ b/scripts/releasekit.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@ GOOS=$(go env GOHOSTOS)
 GOARCH=$(go env GOHOSTARCH)
 export GOOS GOARCH
 
-mkdir -p .releasekit/bin
-go build -mod=readonly -o .releasekit/bin/releasekit \
-	"go.maximumdirect.net/releasekit/cmd/releasekit"
-
-exec ./.releasekit/bin/releasekit "$@"
+exec go tool go.maximumdirect.net/releasekit/cmd/releasekit "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/test-release.py b/scripts/test-release.py
index 8e60f80..428e4a6 100644
--- a/scripts/test-release.py
+++ b/scripts/test-release.py
@@ -106,10 +106,11 @@ def verify_bootstrap(repository, root, environment, selected_go):
     version = run([launcher, "version"], root, environment).strip()
     if version != f"releasekit {selected_version}":
         raise RuntimeError(f"launcher used an unexpected tool: {version}")
-    build_info = run(
-        ["go", "version", "-m", str(repository / ".releasekit/bin/releasekit")],
-        root, environment,
-    )
+    tool_path = run(
+        ["go", "tool", "-n", f"{RELEASEKIT_MODULE}/cmd/releasekit"],
+        repository, environment,
+    ).strip()
+    build_info = run(["go", "version", "-m", tool_path], root, environment)
     if selected_go not in build_info.splitlines()[0]:
         raise RuntimeError("launcher did not build with the selected local Go")
     if f"\tmod\t{RELEASEKIT_MODULE}\t{selected_version}\t" not in build_info: