diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 00fd2c3..1f8ae94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,47 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'v*'
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  publish-tauri:
+  create-release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.result }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - name: get version
+        run: echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: create release
+        id: create-release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { data } = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              tag_name: `app-v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`,
+              name: `Desktop App v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`,
+              body: 'Take a look at the assets to download and install this app.',
+              draft: true,
+              prerelease: false
+            })
+            return data.id
+
+  build-tauri:
+    needs: create-release
     permissions:
       contents: write
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: [macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        platform: [macos-latest, ubuntu-20.04, windows-latest]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
@@ -30,8 +61,26 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          tagName: ${{ github.ref_name }} # the action automatically replaces \_\_VERSION\_\_ with the app version
-          releaseName: 'App v__VERSION__'
-          releaseBody: 'See the assets to download this version and install.'
-          releaseDraft: true
-          prerelease: false
\ No newline at end of file
+          releaseId: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_id }}
+
+  publish-release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    needs: [create-release, build-tauri]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: publish release
+        id: publish-release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        env:
+          release_id: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_id }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.repos.updateRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              release_id: process.env.release_id,
+              draft: false,
+              prerelease: false
+            })
\ No newline at end of file