diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 08ef9383..f306edc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           git_committer_name: "github-actions"
           git_committer_email: "actions@users.noreply.github.com"
+          changelog: "false"
           vcs_release: "false"
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release with Assets
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c785aa8f..11ecfaa9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ RUN curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
 RUN pip install virtualenv --break-system-packages
 
 # Install uv for dependency management (install system-wide to /usr/local/bin)
-RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh
+# `pipefail` is required here: without it a failed curl is masked by the exit
+# status of `sh`, so the layer succeeds without installing uv and the build only
+# fails much later with "uv: command not found".
+RUN set -o pipefail && \
+    curl -LsSf --retry 5 --retry-all-errors https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | \
+    env UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh && \
+    uv --version
 
 # Define Environment Variables
 ENV CODEJAIL_GROUP=sandbox