diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5a39a9dd..23767429 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,71 +1,110 @@
-name: 'publish'
+name: "release"
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - release
-
-# This workflow will trigger on each push to the `release` branch to create or update a GitHub release, build your app, and upload the artifacts to the release.
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push: { branches: ["release"] }
+env:
+  VITE_API_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_API_URL }}
 
 jobs:
-  publish-tauri:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
+  create-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    environment: release
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.result }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+      - name: get version
+        run: echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: create release
+        id: create-release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { data } = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              tag_name: `v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`,
+              name: `Pachtop v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`,
+              draft: true,
+              prerelease: true,
+              generate_release_notes: true
+            })
+
+            return data.id
+
+  build-tauri:
+    needs: create-release
+    environment: release
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - platform: 'macos-latest' # for Arm based macs (M1 and above).
-            args: '--target aarch64-apple-darwin'
-          - platform: 'macos-latest' # for Intel based macs.
-            args: '--target x86_64-apple-darwin'
-          - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04' # for Tauri v1 you could replace this with ubuntu-20.04.
+          - platform: 'macos-latest'
+            args: '--target aarch64-apple-darwin'  # For Arm-based Macs (M1 and above)
+          - platform: 'macos-latest'
+            args: '--target x86_64-apple-darwin'  # For Intel-based Macs
+          - platform: 'ubuntu-20.04'
             args: ''
           - platform: 'windows-latest'
             args: ''
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
-
+          node-version: 18
       - name: install Rust stable
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          # Those targets are only used on macos runners so it's in an `if` to slightly speed up windows and linux builds.
-          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
-
+          toolchain: stable
       - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' # This must match the platform value defined above.
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-20.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
-        # webkitgtk 4.0 is for Tauri v1 - webkitgtk 4.1 is for Tauri v2.
-        # You can remove the one that doesn't apply to your app to speed up the workflow a bit.
-
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev webkit2gtk-4.0 libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
       - name: install app dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-nm-install
         with:
           enable-corepack: false
           cache-install-state: true
           cache-node-modules: true
-                  
       - name: install frontend dependencies
-        run: yarn install # change this to npm, pnpm or bun depending on which one you use.
-
+        run: yarn install
+      - name: Build tauri
+        run: yarn build
       - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD }}
         with:
-          tagName: app-v__VERSION__ # 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
-          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
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+          releaseId: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_id }}
+          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
+
+  publish-release:
+    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
+            })
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