diff --git a/release.js b/release.js
index f56da77..49b13d9 100644
--- a/release.js
+++ b/release.js
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ async function main() {
     if (isFullBuild) {
         console.log('Ensuring bundled Node.js runtime...');
         await ensureBundledNode();
-
         await ensureWebView2Loader();
 
         const bundleDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'bundle');
@@ -188,41 +187,32 @@ async function main() {
             fs.rmSync(bundleDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
         }
 
-        console.log('Compiling Windows Tauri installer locally...');
-        execSync('npm run build', {
-            stdio: 'inherit'
-        });
+        console.log('Compiling native Tauri application...');
+        execSync('npm run build', { stdio: 'inherit' });
 
-        const nsisDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis');
-        if (fs.existsSync(nsisDir)) {
-            const targetVersion = version.startsWith('v') ? version.substring(1) : version;
+        const targetVersion = version.startsWith('v') ? version.substring(1) : version;
 
-            if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-                const nsisDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'bundle', 'nsis');
-                if (fs.existsSync(nsisDir)) {
-                    const files = fs.readdirSync(nsisDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.exe') && f.includes(targetVersion));
-                    if (files.length > 0) {
-                        installerPath = path.join(nsisDir, files[0]);
-                        installerUploadName = files[0].replace(/\s+/g, '-');
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                const dmgDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'bundle', 'dmg');
-                if (fs.existsSync(dmgDir)) {
-                    const files = fs.readdirSync(dmgDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.dmg') && f.includes(targetVersion));
-                    if (files.length > 0) {
-                        installerPath = path.join(dmgDir, files[0]);
-                        installerUploadName = files[0].replace(/\s+/g, '-');
-                    }
+        if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+            const nsisDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'bundle', 'nsis');
+            if (fs.existsSync(nsisDir)) {
+                const files = fs.readdirSync(nsisDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.exe') && f.includes(targetVersion));
+                if (files.length > 0) {
+                    installerPath = path.join(nsisDir, files[0]);
+                    installerUploadName = files[0].replace(/\s+/g, '-');
                 }
             }
-
-            const files = fs.readdirSync(nsisDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.exe') && f.includes(targetVersion));
-
-            if (files.length > 0) {
-                const originalName = files[0];
-                installerPath = path.join(nsisDir, originalName);
-                installerUploadName = originalName.replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+        } else {
+            const dmgDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'bundle', 'dmg');
+            console.log(`Checking for Mac installer in: ${dmgDir}`);
+            if (fs.existsSync(dmgDir)) {
+                const files = fs.readdirSync(dmgDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.dmg') && f.includes(targetVersion));
+                if (files.length > 0) {
+                    installerPath = path.join(dmgDir, files[0]);
+                    installerUploadName = files[0].replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+                    console.log(`Found Mac installer: ${installerUploadName}`);
+                } else {
+                    console.log(`[WARNING] No .dmg found containing version ${targetVersion}`);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -247,10 +237,12 @@ async function main() {
         const installerUnique = installerUploadName.replace(ext, `-${timestamp}${ext}`);
         const installerUrl = await uploadFileToGitLabPackage(installerPath, 'vyla-home', version, installerUnique);
         releaseLinks.push({ name: installerUploadName, url: installerUrl, link_type: 'package' });
+    } else {
+        console.log(`[WARNING] No installer was selected for upload! (isFullBuild: ${isFullBuild})`);
     }
 
     console.log('[3/4] Publishing GitLab Release...');
-    const release = await createGitLabRelease(version, releaseLinks);
+    await createGitLabRelease(version, releaseLinks);
     console.log(`[4/4] Release process successfully completed for ${version}!`);
 }