diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index 766f88e..793985d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
-env:
-  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
-
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+env:
+  DOTNET_NOLOGO: true                     # Disable the .NET logo in the console output
+  DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: true # Disable the .NET first time experience to skip caching NuGet packages and speed up the build
+  DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: true       # Disable sending .NET CLI telemetry to Microsoft
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Test Build
@@ -20,7 +23,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Harden Runner
       uses: step-security/harden-runner@74b568e8591fbb3115c70f3436a0c6b0909a8504
       with:
-        egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+        egress-policy: block
+        allowed-endpoints: >
+          api.nuget.org:443
+          dotnetbuilds.azureedge.net:443
+          dotnetcli.azureedge.net:443
+          dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net:443
+          github.com:443
 
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@d171c3b028d844f2bf14e9fdec0c58114451e4bf
@@ -55,7 +64,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@74b568e8591fbb3115c70f3436a0c6b0909a8504
         with:
-          egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+          egress-policy: block
+          allowed-endpoints: >
+            api.github.com:443
+            api.nuget.org:443
+            auth.docker.io:443
+            fulcio.sigstore.dev:443
+            ghcr.io:443
+            github.com:443
+            mcr.microsoft.com:443
+            pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com:443
+            pkg-containers.githubusercontent.com:443
+            registry-1.docker.io:443
+            storage.googleapis.com:443
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@d171c3b028d844f2bf14e9fdec0c58114451e4bf