diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index 7caeaff..e1bad6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,48 @@ on:
       - 'app-v*'
 
 jobs:
-  publish-tauri:
+  create-release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.result }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+
+      - name: get version
+        run: echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$(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:
@@ -22,18 +57,42 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 20
 
-      - name: install Rust nightly
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      - name: install Rust stable
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
 
       - name: install frontend dependencies
-        run: npm install --include=dev  --legacy-peer-deps
+        run: npm install --legacy-peer-deps --include=dev
 
       - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         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
+          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
+            })