diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml
index b556963015..66a3985666 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_matrix.yml
@@ -320,19 +320,23 @@ jobs:
         run: ls -lR
 
       - name: Add deb files to release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}
-          files: |
-            ./output/meshtasticd_${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}_arm64.deb
-            ./output/meshtasticd_${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}_armhf.deb
-            ./output/meshtasticd_${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}_amd64.deb
-            ./output/meshtasticd-${{ steps.version.outputs.deb }}-src.zip
+        run: |
+          gh release upload v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }} ./output/meshtasticd_${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}_arm64.deb
+          gh release upload v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }} ./output/meshtasticd_${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}_armhf.deb
+          gh release upload v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }} ./output/meshtasticd_${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}_amd64.deb
+          gh release upload v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }} ./output/meshtasticd-${{ steps.version.outputs.deb }}-src.zip
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Bump version.properties
         run: >-
           bin/bump_version.py
 
+      - name: Install debian tools for changelog
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -y
+          sudo apt-get install -y devscripts
+
       - name: Update debian changelog
         run: >-
           debian/ci_changelog.sh
@@ -397,9 +401,8 @@ jobs:
         run: ls -lR
 
       - name: Add bins and debug elfs to release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}
-          files: |
-            ./firmware-${{matrix.arch}}-${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}.zip
-            ./debug-elfs-${{matrix.arch}}-${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}.zip
+        run: |
+          gh release upload v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }} ./firmware-${{matrix.arch}}-${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}.zip
+          gh release upload v${{ steps.version.outputs.long }} ./debug-elfs-${{matrix.arch}}-${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}.zip
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}