diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
index 1a034395..50b0cc91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,29 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
 
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    outputs:
+      upload_url: ${{ steps.get_upload_url.outputs.upload_url }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Create github pre-release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "$tag" --prerelease --generate-notes --draft
+      - id: get_upload_url
+        name: Get upload url of Github release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          upload_url=$(gh release view "$tag" --json uploadUrl -q ".uploadUrl")
+          echo "upload_url=$upload_url" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
   docker:
+    if: github.repository == 'lnbits/lnbits'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/docker.yml
     with:
       tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
@@ -19,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
 
   pypi:
+    if: github.repository == 'lnbits/lnbits'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Install dependencies for building secp256k1
@@ -30,3 +53,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: JRubics/poetry-publish@v1.15
         with:
           pypi_token: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_KEY }}
+
+  appimage:
+    needs: [ release ]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/appimage.yml
+    with:
+      tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      upload_url: ${{ needs.release.outputs.upload_url }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 568d8994..212abfca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
-      upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+      upload_url: ${{ steps.get_upload_url.outputs.upload_url }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Create github release
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ jobs:
           tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           gh release create "$tag" --generate-notes --draft
-          upload_url=$(gh release view "$tag" --repo "${{ github.repository }}" --json uploadUrl -q ".uploadUrl")
+      - id: get_upload_url
+        name: Get upload url of Github release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          upload_url=$(gh release view "$tag" --json uploadUrl -q ".uploadUrl")
           echo "upload_url=$upload_url" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   docker: