diff --git a/.github/scripts/verify-release-assets.sh b/.github/scripts/verify-release-assets.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bc622c6..00000000
--- a/.github/scripts/verify-release-assets.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-tag="${1:?usage: verify-release-assets.sh <tag>}"
-repo="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:?GITHUB_REPOSITORY is required}"
-version="${tag#v}"
-
-expected_assets=(
-  "Yaak_${version}_aarch64.dmg"
-  "Yaak_${version}_arm64-setup-machine.exe"
-  "Yaak_${version}_arm64-setup-machine.exe.sig"
-  "Yaak_${version}_arm64-setup.exe"
-  "Yaak_${version}_arm64-setup.exe.sig"
-  "Yaak_${version}_x64-setup-machine.exe"
-  "Yaak_${version}_x64-setup-machine.exe.sig"
-  "Yaak_${version}_x64-setup.exe"
-  "Yaak_${version}_x64-setup.exe.sig"
-  "Yaak_${version}_x64.dmg"
-  "Yaak_aarch64.app.tar.gz"
-  "Yaak_aarch64.app.tar.gz.sig"
-  "Yaak_x64.app.tar.gz"
-  "Yaak_x64.app.tar.gz.sig"
-  "latest.json"
-  "yaak-${version}-1.aarch64.rpm"
-  "yaak-${version}-1.aarch64.rpm.sig"
-  "yaak-${version}-1.x86_64.rpm"
-  "yaak-${version}-1.x86_64.rpm.sig"
-  "yaak-cef_${version}_amd64.deb"
-  "yaak-cef_${version}_arm64.deb"
-  "yaak-cef_${version}_linux_arm64.tar.gz"
-  "yaak-cef_${version}_linux_x64.tar.gz"
-  "yaak_${version}_aarch64.AppImage"
-  "yaak_${version}_aarch64.AppImage.sig"
-  "yaak_${version}_amd64.AppImage"
-  "yaak_${version}_amd64.AppImage.sig"
-  "yaak_${version}_amd64.deb"
-  "yaak_${version}_amd64.deb.sig"
-  "yaak_${version}_arm64.deb"
-  "yaak_${version}_arm64.deb.sig"
-)
-
-expected_platforms=(
-  darwin-aarch64
-  darwin-aarch64-app
-  darwin-x86_64
-  darwin-x86_64-app
-  linux-aarch64
-  linux-aarch64-appimage
-  linux-aarch64-deb
-  linux-aarch64-rpm
-  linux-x86_64
-  linux-x86_64-appimage
-  linux-x86_64-deb
-  linux-x86_64-rpm
-  windows-aarch64
-  windows-aarch64-nsis
-  windows-x86_64
-  windows-x86_64-nsis
-)
-
-compare_sets() {
-  local label="$1"
-  local expected="$2"
-  local actual="$3"
-  local missing unexpected
-
-  missing=$(comm -23 \
-    <(printf '%s\n' "$expected" | sort -u) \
-    <(printf '%s\n' "$actual" | sort -u))
-  unexpected=$(comm -13 \
-    <(printf '%s\n' "$expected" | sort -u) \
-    <(printf '%s\n' "$actual" | sort -u))
-
-  if [[ -n "$missing" || -n "$unexpected" ]]; then
-    [[ -z "$missing" ]] || printf 'Missing %s:\n%s\n' "$label" "$missing" >&2
-    [[ -z "$unexpected" ]] || printf 'Unexpected %s:\n%s\n' "$label" "$unexpected" >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-
-releases=$(gh api "repos/${repo}/releases?per_page=100")
-matches=$(jq -c --arg tag "$tag" '[.[] | select(.tag_name == $tag)]' <<<"$releases")
-match_count=$(jq 'length' <<<"$matches")
-
-if [[ "$match_count" -ne 1 ]]; then
-  printf 'Expected exactly one GitHub release for %s, found %s:\n' "$tag" "$match_count" >&2
-  jq -r '.[] | "- id=\(.id) draft=\(.draft) url=\(.html_url)"' <<<"$matches" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-release=$(jq -c '.[0]' <<<"$matches")
-if [[ "${REQUIRE_DRAFT:-true}" == "true" && "$(jq -r '.draft' <<<"$release")" != "true" ]]; then
-  printf 'Release %s was published before artifact verification completed\n' "$tag" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-if [[ "$(jq -r '.prerelease' <<<"$release")" != "true" ]]; then
-  printf 'Release %s must be marked as a prerelease\n' "$tag" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-actual_assets=$(jq -r '.assets[].name' <<<"$release")
-compare_sets \
-  "release assets" \
-  "$(printf '%s\n' "${expected_assets[@]}")" \
-  "$actual_assets"
-
-invalid_assets=$(jq -r '
-  .assets[]
-  | select(
-      (.size // 0) <= 0
-      or ((.digest // "") | startswith("sha256:") | not)
-    )
-  | .name
-' <<<"$release")
-if [[ -n "$invalid_assets" ]]; then
-  printf 'Assets without a non-empty SHA-256 digest:\n%s\n' "$invalid_assets" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-latest_id=$(jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name == "latest.json") | .id' <<<"$release")
-latest=$(gh api \
-  -H 'Accept: application/octet-stream' \
-  "repos/${repo}/releases/assets/${latest_id}")
-
-if [[ "$(jq -r '.version' <<<"$latest")" != "$version" ]]; then
-  printf 'latest.json version does not match %s\n' "$version" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-actual_platforms=$(jq -r '.platforms | keys[]' <<<"$latest")
-compare_sets \
-  "updater platforms" \
-  "$(printf '%s\n' "${expected_platforms[@]}")" \
-  "$actual_platforms"
-
-printf 'Verified %s: %s assets and %s updater platforms\n' \
-  "$tag" \
-  "$(jq '.assets | length' <<<"$release")" \
-  "$(jq '.platforms | length' <<<"$latest")"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-app.yml b/.github/workflows/release-app.yml
index 610385fa..2f0d626a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-app.yml
@@ -4,48 +4,7 @@ on:
     tags: [v*]
 
 jobs:
-  prepare-release:
-    if: github.repository == 'mountain-loop/yaak'
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Ensure exactly one draft release exists
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          releases=$(gh api "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases?per_page=100")
-          matches=$(jq -c --arg tag "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" '[.[] | select(.tag_name == $tag)]' <<<"$releases")
-          count=$(jq 'length' <<<"$matches")
-
-          if [[ "$count" -gt 1 ]]; then
-            echo "Found $count releases for $GITHUB_REF_NAME; refusing to split artifacts"
-            jq -r '.[] | "- id=\(.id) draft=\(.draft) url=\(.html_url)"' <<<"$matches"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "$count" -eq 0 ]]; then
-            gh release create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
-              --draft \
-              --prerelease \
-              --title "Release ${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" \
-              --notes '<!-- generated-by-yaak-releases -->'
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "$(jq -r '.[0].draft' <<<"$matches")" != "true" ]]; then
-            echo "Release $GITHUB_REF_NAME is already published; refusing to modify it"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "$(jq -r '.[0].prerelease' <<<"$matches")" != "true" ]]; then
-            echo "Release $GITHUB_REF_NAME is not marked as a prerelease"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
   build-artifacts:
-    needs: prepare-release
     if: github.repository == 'mountain-loop/yaak'
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -273,18 +232,3 @@ jobs:
           Copy-Item $setupSig $destSig
           gh release upload "${{ github.ref_name }}" "$dest" --clobber
           gh release upload "${{ github.ref_name }}" "$destSig" --clobber
-
-  verify-artifacts:
-    name: Verify release artifacts
-    needs: build-artifacts
-    if: github.repository == 'mountain-loop/yaak'
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Verify complete release asset set
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: bash .github/scripts/verify-release-assets.sh "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"