diff --git a/.github/actions/extract-build-artifact/action.yaml b/.github/actions/extract-build-artifact/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f5fe835a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/extract-build-artifact/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: Extract Build Artifact
+description: Extracts artifacts from an existing Docker image to be used for from source installation
+inputs:
+  digest:
+    description: Digest of Docker image to use
+    required: true
+  architecture:
+    description: Name of architecture, will be used to create directories (e.g. amd64, arm64)
+    required: true
+  release-tag:
+    description: Tag of the release to which the artifact will be attached
+    required: true
+  repository:
+    description: Repository to which the release belongs, e.g. owner/repo
+    required: true
+  token:
+    description: GitHub token with permissions to upload release assets
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Start docker container for ${{ inputs.architecture }}
+      run: |
+        docker run --name homarr \
+          -e "SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" \
+          --detach --rm ${{ inputs.digest }}
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Extract build from ${{ inputs.architecture }} container
+      run: |
+        docker exec homarr cp /etc/nginx/templates/nginx.conf /app && \
+        docker exec homarr tar -czf extraction.tar.gz -C /app . && \
+        mkdir -p ${{ runner.temp }}/extraction/${{ inputs.architecture }} && \
+        docker cp homarr:/app/extraction.tar.gz ${{ runner.temp }}/extraction/${{ inputs.architecture }}/build-${{ inputs.architecture }}.tar.gz
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Stop ${{ inputs.architecture }} container
+      if: always()
+      run: docker container remove --force --volumes homarr
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Add build archive to release
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
+      run: gh release upload --repo ${{ inputs.repository }} ${{ inputs.release-tag }} ${{ runner.temp }}/extraction/${{ inputs.architecture }}/build-${{ inputs.architecture }}.tar.gz --clobber
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment-docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment-docker-image.yml
index d0479ae21..1f9f40f17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment-docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment-docker-image.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.read-semver.outputs.version || steps.version-fallback.outputs.version }}
       git_ref: ${{ steps.read-git-ref.outputs.ref || github.ref }}
-
+      skipped: ${{ env.SKIP_RELEASE }}
     steps:
       - run: echo "Skipping release for workflow_dispatch event"
         if: env.SKIP_RELEASE == 'true'
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ jobs:
           outputs: type=image,"name=${{ env.GHCR_REPO }}",push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true
         env:
           SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION: true
-
   build-arm64:
     name: Build docker image for arm64
     needs: release
@@ -185,10 +184,38 @@ jobs:
           outputs: type=image,"name=${{ env.GHCR_REPO }}",push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true
         env:
           SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION: true
+  extract-asset-amd64:
+    name: Extract amd64 asset from docker image
+    needs: [release, build-amd64]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Extract amd64
+        if: needs.release.outputs.skipped == 'false'
+        uses: homarr-labs/homarr/.github/actions/extract-build-artifact@dev
+        with:
+          digest: "${{ env.GHCR_REPO }}@${{ needs.build-amd64.outputs.digest }}"
+          architecture: amd64
+          release-tag: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
 
+  extract-asset-arm64:
+    name: Extract arm64 asset from docker image
+    needs: [release, build-arm64]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    steps:
+      - name: Extract arm64
+        if: needs.release.outputs.skipped == 'false'
+        uses: homarr-labs/homarr/.github/actions/extract-build-artifact@dev
+        with:
+          digest: "${{ env.GHCR_REPO }}@${{ needs.build-arm64.outputs.digest }}"
+          architecture: arm64
+          release-tag: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
   publish:
     name: Complete deployment and notify
-    needs: [release, build-amd64, build-arm64]
+    needs: [release, build-amd64, build-arm64, extract-asset-amd64, extract-asset-arm64]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       NEXT_VERSION: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
@@ -222,6 +249,13 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.GHCR_REPO }}@${{ needs.build-amd64.outputs.digest }} \
             ${{ env.GHCR_REPO }}@${{ needs.build-arm64.outputs.digest }}
 
+      - name: Publish release
+        if: needs.release.outputs.skipped == 'false'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh release edit --repo ${{ github.repository }} ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }} --draft=false
+
       - name: Discord notification
         env:
           DISCORD_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK }}
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index e2414a583..0f2b07b43 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
       {
         "successComment": false,
         "failComment": false,
+        "draftRelease": true,
         "releaseBodyTemplate": "<%= _.truncate(nextRelease.notes, { 'length': 124000, 'omission': '' }) %>"
       }
     ]