diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ff7562bf20..c6d3eaf42b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y autoconf automake build-essential cmake gcc-11 gettext gperf libtool-bin locales ninja-build pkg-config unzip
+      - if: github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.tag_name != 'nightly')
+        run: printf 'NVIM_BUILD_TYPE=Release\n' >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.tag_name == 'nightly')
+        run: printf 'NVIM_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo\n' >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Build release
         id: build
         run: |
-          CC=gcc-11 make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="
+          CC=gcc-11 make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${NVIM_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="
           printf '::set-output name=version::%s\n' "$(./build/bin/nvim --version | head -n 3 | sed -z 's/\n/%0A/g')"
           printf '::set-output name=release::%s\n' "$(./build/bin/nvim --version | head -n 1)"
           make DESTDIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build/release/nvim-linux64" install
@@ -80,9 +84,13 @@ jobs:
           brew update >/dev/null
           brew upgrade
           brew install automake ninja
+      - if: github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.tag_name != 'nightly')
+        run: printf 'NVIM_BUILD_TYPE=Release\n' >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.tag_name == 'nightly')
+        run: printf 'NVIM_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo\n' >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Build release
         run: |
-          make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH= -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.11"
+          make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${NVIM_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH= -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.11"
           make DESTDIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build/release/nvim-osx64" install
       - name: Create package
         run: |
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 4d1484b77a..4ec959d697 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #     - CMakeLists.txt: Unset NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE
 #     - CMakeLists.txt: Unset NVIM_API_PRERELEASE
 #     - Create test/functional/fixtures/api_level_N.mpack
+#     - Add date and version to runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
 #     - Tag the commit.
 #   Create the "version bump" commit:
 #     - CMakeLists.txt: Set NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE to "-dev"
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ _do_release_commit() {
     git add test/functional/fixtures/api_level_$__API_LEVEL.mpack
   fi
 
+  $__sed -i.bk 's,(<releases>),\1\
+    <release date="'"${__DATE}"'" version="'"${__VERSION}"'"/>,' runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
+  git add runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
+
   if ! test "$ARG1" = '--use-current-commit' ; then
     echo "Building changelog since ${__LAST_TAG}..."
 
@@ -75,14 +80,12 @@ _do_release_commit() {
 _do_bump_commit() {
   $__sed -i.bk 's/(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE) ""/\1 "-dev"/' CMakeLists.txt
   $__sed -i.bk 's/set\((NVIM_VERSION_PATCH) [[:digit:]]/set(\1 ?/' CMakeLists.txt
-  $__sed -i.bk 's,(<releases>),\1\
-    <release date="'"${__DATE}"'" version="xxx"/>,' runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
   rm CMakeLists.txt.bk
   rm runtime/nvim.appdata.xml.bk
   nvim +'/NVIM_VERSION' +1new +'exe "norm! iUpdate version numbers!!!"' \
-    -O CMakeLists.txt runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
+    -O CMakeLists.txt
 
-  git add CMakeLists.txt runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
+  git add CMakeLists.txt
   git commit -m "$__BUMP_MSG"
 }
 
@@ -92,11 +95,7 @@ fi
 _do_bump_commit
 echo "
 Next steps:
-    - Update runtime/nvim.appdata.xml on _master_
     - Run tests/CI (version_spec.lua)!
     - Push the tag:
         git push --follow-tags
-    - Update the 'stable' tag:
-        git push --force upstream HEAD^:refs/tags/stable
-        git fetch --tags
     - Update website: index.html"