diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index 5f4eec4..2117205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -97,15 +97,16 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: package and upload
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      - name: create release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
-          name: FluCoMa CLI Nightly Release
+          name: FluCoMa Max Nightly Release
+          artifacts: "*.zip"
           body: "This is a nightly build of the FluCoMa CLI tools. As such, be warned there may be bugs or other unexpected behaviour. The build hash is ${{ github.sha }}"
-          files: FluCoMa*
+          tag: nightly
           prerelease: true
-          tag_name: nightly
           draft: false
+          allowUpdates: false