diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index af5388080a..33f0905eca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Deploy Release
@@ -32,14 +35,14 @@ jobs:
             os: windows-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
-    - name: Install hub
-      run: ci/install-hub.sh ${{ matrix.os }}
     - name: Install Rust
       run: ci/install-rust.sh stable ${{ matrix.target }}
-    - name: Build and deploy artifacts
+    - name: Build asset
+      run: ci/make-release-asset.sh ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.target }}
+    - name: Update release with new asset
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      run: ci/make-release-asset.sh ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.target }}
+      run: gh release upload $MDBOOK_TAG $MDBOOK_ASSET
   pages:
     name: GitHub Pages
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/ci/install-hub.sh b/ci/install-hub.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 38da2c8cbc..0000000000
--- a/ci/install-hub.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Installs the `hub` executable into hub/bin
-set -ex
-case $1 in
-  ubuntu*)
-    curl -LsSf https://github.com/github/hub/releases/download/v2.12.8/hub-linux-amd64-2.12.8.tgz -o hub.tgz
-    mkdir hub
-    tar -xzvf hub.tgz --strip=1 -C hub
-    ;;
-  macos*)
-    curl -LsSf https://github.com/github/hub/releases/download/v2.12.8/hub-darwin-amd64-2.12.8.tgz -o hub.tgz
-    mkdir hub
-    tar -xzvf hub.tgz --strip=1 -C hub
-    ;;
-  windows*)
-    curl -LsSf https://github.com/github/hub/releases/download/v2.12.8/hub-windows-amd64-2.12.8.zip -o hub.zip
-    7z x hub.zip -ohub
-    ;;
-  *)
-    echo "OS should be first parameter, was: $1"
-    ;;
-esac
-
-echo "$PWD/hub/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
diff --git a/ci/make-release-asset.sh b/ci/make-release-asset.sh
index 64ef84b92e..1fb06ce815 100755
--- a/ci/make-release-asset.sh
+++ b/ci/make-release-asset.sh
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ case $1 in
 esac
 cd ../..
 
-if [[ -z "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]]
+if [[ -z "$GITHUB_ENV" ]]
 then
-  echo "$GITHUB_TOKEN not set, skipping deploy."
+  echo "GITHUB_ENV not set, run: gh release upload $TAG target/$asset"
 else
-  hub release edit -m "" --attach $asset $TAG
+  echo "MDBOOK_TAG=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  echo "MDBOOK_ASSET=target/$asset" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 fi