diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop_release.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc0a61af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Create a new release with macOS/ Windows artifacts
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - desktop-**
+
+jobs:
+  windows-build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml
+  macos-build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [windows-build, macos-build]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Download
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+
+      - name: Release
+        id: release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          prerelease: true
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+          files: |
+            windows-artifacts/**/*
+            macos-artifacts/**/*
+
+      - name: Add link to Summary
+        run: echo "${{ steps.release.outputs.url }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
index 7e518716b..89ecf7694 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
@@ -1,64 +1,73 @@
 name: macOS Build CI
 
 on:
+  workflow_call:
   push:
     branches: [master]
     paths-ignore:
       - 'landing/**'
       - 'docs/**'
       - 'keyserver/**'
       - 'native/**'
       - 'shared/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build macOS app
     runs-on: macos-12
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install Developer certificate
         env:
           MACOS_BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.MACOS_BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64 }}
           MACOS_BUILD_P12_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MACOS_BUILD_P12_PASSWORD }}
           KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           # create variables
           CERTIFICATE_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/build_certificate.p12
           KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
 
           # import certificate from secrets
           echo -n "$MACOS_BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64" | base64 --decode --output $CERTIFICATE_PATH
 
           # create temporary keychain
           security create-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
           security set-keychain-settings -lut 21600 $KEYCHAIN_PATH
           security unlock-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
 
           # import certificate to keychain
           security import $CERTIFICATE_PATH -P "$MACOS_BUILD_P12_PASSWORD" -A -t cert -f pkcs12 -k $KEYCHAIN_PATH
           security list-keychain -d user -s $KEYCHAIN_PATH
 
       - name: sudo ./install_protobuf.sh
         working-directory: ./scripts
         run: sudo ./install_protobuf.sh
 
       - name: npm install -g yarn
         run: npm install -g yarn
 
       - name: yarn ci-cleaninstall
         run: yarn ci-cleaninstall
 
       - name: Build App
         env:
           APPLE_USER_NAME: ${{secrets.APPLE_USER_NAME}}
           APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD}}
           TEAM_ID: ${{secrets.TEAM_ID}}
         working-directory: './desktop'
         run: yarn make --arch universal
 
       - name: Clean up keychain
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: security delete-keychain $RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
+
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: macos-artifacts
+          path: ./desktop/out/make/**/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml
index 7ba1c346f..80b25e917 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_ci.yml
@@ -1,40 +1,49 @@
 name: Windows build CI
 
 on:
+  workflow_call:
   push:
     branches: [master]
     paths-ignore:
       - 'landing/**'
       - 'docs/**'
       - 'keyserver/**'
       - 'native/**'
       - 'shared/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build Windows app
     runs-on: windows-2022
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install Yarn
         run: npm install -g yarn
 
       - name: yarn ci-cleaninstall
         run: yarn ci-cleaninstall
 
       - name: Save WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_B64 to file
         env:
           WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_B64: ${{secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_B64}}
         run: echo "$env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_B64" > WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_B64.b64
 
       - name: Decode Windows certificate
         run: certutil -decode WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_B64.b64 windows_certificate.pfx
 
       - name: Build App
         env:
           WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{github.workspace}}\windows_certificate.pfx
           WINDOWS_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.WINDOWS_PASSWORD}}
         working-directory: './desktop'
         run: yarn make
+
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: windows-artifacts
+          path: ./desktop/out/make/**/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1