diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index de18c0f..84fe8d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-name: Build Obsidian Plugin
-
-# adapted from https://github.com/argenos/nldates-obsidian/blob/master/.github/workflows/release.yml
+name: Create Plugin Release
 
 on:
     push:
@@ -16,10 +14,23 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-            - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
+            - name: Checkout
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Determine prerelease status
+              id: status
+              run: |
+                  if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == *"canary"* ]]; then
+                  echo "prerelease=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  else
+                  echo "prerelease=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  fi
+
+            - name: Install Bun
+              uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
               with:
                   bun-version: latest
+
             - name: Build
               id: build
               run: |
@@ -27,62 +38,17 @@ jobs:
                   bun run build
                   mkdir ${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}
                   cp main.js manifest.json styles.css ${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}
-                  zip -r ${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}.zip ${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}
+                  zip -r ${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip ${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}
                   ls
-                  echo "tag_name=$(git tag --sort version:refname | tail -n 1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-            - name: Create Release
-              id: create_release
-              uses: actions/create-release@v1
-              env:
-                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-                  VERSION: ${{ github.ref }}
+            - name: Release
+              id: release
+              uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
               with:
-                  tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-                  release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-                  draft: false
-                  prerelease: false
-
-            - name: Upload zip file
-              id: upload-zip
-              uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-              env:
-                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-              with:
-                  upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-                  asset_path: ./${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}.zip
-                  asset_name: ${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}-${{ steps.build.outputs.tag_name }}.zip
-                  asset_content_type: application/zip
-
-            - name: Upload main.js
-              id: upload-main
-              uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-              env:
-                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-              with:
-                  upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-                  asset_path: ./main.js
-                  asset_name: main.js
-                  asset_content_type: text/javascript
-
-            - name: Upload manifest.json
-              id: upload-manifest
-              uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-              env:
-                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-              with:
-                  upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-                  asset_path: ./manifest.json
-                  asset_name: manifest.json
-                  asset_content_type: application/json
-
-            - name: Upload styles.css
-              id: upload-css
-              uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-              env:
-                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-              with:
-                  upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-                  asset_path: ./styles.css
-                  asset_name: styles.css
-                  asset_content_type: text/css
+                  prerelease: ${{ steps.status.outputs.prerelease }}
+                  token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  files: |
+                      ${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+                      main.js
+                      manifest.json
+                      styles.css