diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3a74d8cc6..a88bd17a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -202,3 +202,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: latest
           args: check
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "~1.23"
+          check-latest: true
+      - name: Install xcaddy
+        run: |
+          go install github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy/cmd/xcaddy@latest
+          xcaddy version
+      - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
+        with:
+          version: latest
+          args: build --single-target --snapshot
+        env:
+          TAG: "master"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1eb59e9d0..d788ca361 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ jobs:
       uses: anchore/sbom-action/download-syft@main
     - name: Syft version
       run: syft version
+    - name: Install xcaddy
+      run: |
+        go install github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy/cmd/xcaddy@latest
+        xcaddy version
     # GoReleaser will take care of publishing those artifacts into the release
     - name: Run GoReleaser
       uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index c7d01571e..5c1f7df40 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ before:
     - cp cmd/caddy/main.go caddy-build/main.go
     - /bin/sh -c 'cd ./caddy-build && go mod init caddy'
     # prepare syso files for windows embedding
-    - go install github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy/cmd/xcaddy@latest
-    - /bin/sh -c 'for a in amd64 arm arm64; do XCADDY_SKIP_BUILD=1 GOOS=windows GOARCH=$a $GOPATH/bin/xcaddy build {{.Env.TAG}}; done'
+    - /bin/sh -c 'for a in amd64 arm arm64; do XCADDY_SKIP_BUILD=1 GOOS=windows GOARCH=$a xcaddy build {{.Env.TAG}}; done'
     - /bin/sh -c 'mv /tmp/buildenv_*/*.syso caddy-build'
     # GoReleaser doesn't seem to offer {{.Tag}} at this stage, so we have to embed it into the env
     # so we run: TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0) goreleaser release --rm-dist --skip-publish --skip-validate
diff --git a/cmd/commands.go b/cmd/commands.go
index 0853ebf83..ab4b66d77 100644
--- a/cmd/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/commands.go
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL: May be changed or removed.
 	})
 
 	defaultFactory.Use(func(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
-		RegisterCommand(Command{
+		rootCmd.AddCommand(caddyCmdToCobra(Command{
 			Name:  "manpage",
 			Usage: "--directory <path>",
 			Short: "Generates the manual pages for Caddy commands",
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ argument of --directory. If the directory does not exist, it will be created.
 					return caddy.ExitCodeSuccess, nil
 				})
 			},
-		})
+		}))
 
 		// source: https://github.com/spf13/cobra/blob/main/shell_completions.md
 		rootCmd.AddCommand(&cobra.Command{