diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6afbc785..cf1acddc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN := golangci-lint
 GOLANGCI_LINT := $(abspath $(OUTPUT_TOOLS_DIR)/$(GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN)-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VER))
 GOLANGCI_LINT_PKG := github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
 
-GORELEASER_VER := $(shell cat .github/workflows/releaser.yaml | grep [[:space:]]version | sed 's/.*version: //')
+GORELEASER_VER := v2.5.1
 GORELEASER_BIN := goreleaser
 GORELEASER := $(abspath $(OUTPUT_TOOLS_DIR)/$(GORELEASER_BIN)-$(GORELEASER_VER))
 GORELEASER_PKG := github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/internal/file_storage.go b/pkg/proxy/internal/file_storage.go
index 23fd5040..2609aab5 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/internal/file_storage.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/internal/file_storage.go
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ func (s fileStorage) Create(_ context.Context, key string, obj, out runtime.Obje
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to encode object %q", key)
 	}
-	if err := decode(s.codec, data, out); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if out != nil {
+		if err := runtime.DecodeInto(s.codec, data, out); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to decode the created object data for %q", key)
+		}
 	}
 	// render to file
 	if err := os.WriteFile(key+yamlSuffix, data, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ func (s fileStorage) Get(_ context.Context, key string, _ apistorage.GetOptions,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return decode(s.codec, data, out)
+	return runtime.DecodeInto(s.codec, data, out)
 }
 
 // GetList local resource files.
@@ -416,9 +418,8 @@ func (s fileStorage) GuaranteedUpdate(ctx context.Context, key string, destinati
 	}
 	// render to destination
 	if destination != nil {
-		err = decode(s.codec, data, destination)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err := runtime.DecodeInto(s.codec, data, destination); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to decode the updated object data for %q", key)
 		}
 	}
 	// render to file
@@ -481,20 +482,6 @@ func (s fileStorage) RequestWatchProgress(context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// decode decodes value of bytes into object. It will also set the object resource version to rev.
-// On success, objPtr would be set to the object.
-func decode(codec runtime.Codec, value []byte, objPtr runtime.Object) error {
-	if _, err := conversion.EnforcePtr(objPtr); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert output object to pointer")
-	}
-	_, _, err := codec.Decode(value, nil, objPtr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to decode output object")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func getNewItem(listObj runtime.Object, v reflect.Value) runtime.Object {
 	// For unstructured lists with a target group/version, preserve the group/version in the instantiated list items
 	if unstructuredList, isUnstructured := listObj.(*unstructured.UnstructuredList); isUnstructured {