diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index a9db454..f6c065b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev webkit2gtk-4.0 libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev webkit2gtk-4.0 libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev libglew2.1 patchelf
 
       - name: install app dependencies and build it
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 4446dfe..483e4dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev webkit2gtk-4.0 libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev webkit2gtk-4.0 libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev libglew2.1 patchelf
 
       - name: install app dependencies
         run: |
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ jobs:
           popd
           node ./.github/scripts/download-binaries/index.js
 
+      - name: prepare release config
+        run: |
+          npm run prepare-release-config
+
       - name: prepare resources for build
         if: matrix.os == 'windows'
         run: |
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         with:
+          configPath: "./.tauri/release-config.combined.json"
           tagName: "v__VERSION__"
           releaseName: "OpenGOAL Launcher v__VERSION__"
           releaseBody: "See the assets to download this version and install."
diff --git a/.tauri/.gitignore b/.tauri/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8184357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tauri/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release-config.combined.json
diff --git a/.tauri/release-config.json b/.tauri/release-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4a588e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tauri/release-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "tauri": {
+    "updater": {
+      "active": true,
+      "endpoints": [
+        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-goal/launcher/main/.tauri/latest-release.json"
+      ],
+      "dialog": true,
+      "pubkey": "dW50cnVzdGVkIGNvbW1lbnQ6IG1pbmlzaWduIHB1YmxpYyBrZXk6IEJGQjRCQzI1N0I4REZBMzIKUldReStvMTdKYnkwditmb2IvK3hJUm9xdjJMMlN2N2tRejlON0djdE03YnhGOHlaTzVwUy9IY2YK"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2299c85..28e19b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
     "update-bin": "node ./scripts/update-binaries.js && npm run package",
     "lint": "npx prettier --check .",
     "format": "npx prettier --write .",
-    "mock-bin": "node ./scripts/dummy-binaries.js"
+    "mock-bin": "node ./scripts/dummy-binaries.js",
+    "prepare-release-config": "node ./scripts/merge-config.js",
+    "release": "npm run prepare-release-config && npm run tauri build -- --config ./.tauri/release-config.combined.json"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^1.0.0-next.30",
diff --git a/scripts/merge-config.js b/scripts/merge-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c339e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/merge-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// The tauri-action for Github Actions doesn't let you merge configs
+// like can be done with --config on the `tauri` command
+// instead it replaces the file
+//
+// So for now, do the merge ourselves, why? because we don't want to maintain two configs
+// that will just end up drifting and breaking on release time.
+
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
+
+let releaseOptions = JSON.parse(readFileSync("./.tauri/release-config.json"));
+let existingConfig = JSON.parse(readFileSync("./src-tauri/tauri.conf.json"));
+
+existingConfig.tauri.updater = releaseOptions.tauri.updater;
+
+writeFileSync(
+  "./.tauri/release-config.combined.json",
+  JSON.stringify(existingConfig, null, 2)
+);
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 2c825d4..0aed8e6 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ checksum = "4361135be9122e0870de935d7c439aef945b9f9ddd4199a553b5270b49c82a27"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "app"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 957e704..5288864 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@
         "timestampUrl": ""
       }
     },
-    "updater": {
-      "active": true,
-      "endpoints": [
-        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-goal/launcher/main/.tauri/latest-release.json"
-      ],
-      "dialog": true,
-      "pubkey": "dW50cnVzdGVkIGNvbW1lbnQ6IG1pbmlzaWduIHB1YmxpYyBrZXk6IEJGQjRCQzI1N0I4REZBMzIKUldReStvMTdKYnkwditmb2IvK3hJUm9xdjJMMlN2N2tRejlON0djdE03YnhGOHlaTzVwUy9IY2YK"
-    },
     "allowlist": {
       "all": true,
       "fs": {