diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b226f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+name: "publish"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - dev-release
+
+# This workflow will trigger on each push to the `release` branch to create or update a GitHub release, build your app, and upload the artifacts to the release.
+
+jobs:
+  publish-tauri:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      actions: read
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: "macos-latest" # for Arm based macs (M1 and above).
+            args: "--target aarch64-apple-darwin"
+          - platform: "macos-latest" # for Intel based macs.
+            args: "--target x86_64-apple-darwin"
+          - platform: "ubuntu-20.04" # for Tauri v1 you could replace this with ubuntu-20.04.
+            args: ""
+          - platform: "windows-latest"
+            args: ""
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+
+      - name: install Rust stable
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          # Those targets are only used on macos runners so it's in an `if` to slightly speed up windows and linux builds.
+          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' # This must match the platform value defined above.
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+        # webkitgtk 4.0 is for Tauri v1 - webkitgtk 4.1 is for Tauri v2.
+        # You can remove the one that doesn't apply to your app to speed up the workflow a bit.
+
+      - name: import windows certificate
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
+        env:
+          WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
+          WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          New-Item -ItemType directory -Path certificate
+          Set-Content -Path certificate/tempCert.txt -Value $env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE
+          certutil -decode certificate/tempCert.txt certificate/certificate.pfx
+          Remove-Item -path certificate -include tempCert.txt
+          Import-PfxCertificate -FilePath certificate/certificate.pfx -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String $env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD -Force -AsPlainText)
+
+      - name: install frontend dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        id: tauri-build
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ secrets.APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY }}
+          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+          APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
+        with:
+          tagName: keeper-desktop-v__VERSION__-dev # the action automatically replaces \_\_VERSION\_\_ with the app version.
+          releaseName: "Keeper Desktop v__VERSION__ (dev)"
+          releaseBody: "This is a development version of Keeper Desktop. It is not meant for production use."
+          releaseDraft: true
+          prerelease: false
+          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
similarity index 94%
rename from .github/workflows/tauri-build.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release.yml
index ad750da..5d53352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
             args: "--target aarch64-apple-darwin"
           - platform: "macos-latest" # for Intel based macs.
             args: "--target x86_64-apple-darwin"
-          - platform: "ubuntu-22.04" # for Tauri v1 you could replace this with ubuntu-20.04.
+          - platform: "ubuntu-20.04" # for Tauri v1 you could replace this with ubuntu-20.04.
             args: ""
           - platform: "windows-latest"
             args: ""
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           Import-PfxCertificate -FilePath certificate/certificate.pfx -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String $env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD -Force -AsPlainText)
 
       - name: install frontend dependencies
-        run: yarn install # change this to npm, pnpm or bun depending on which one you use.
+        run: npm install
 
       - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         id: tauri-build
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ jobs:
           releaseBody: "See the assets to download this version and install."
           releaseDraft: true
           prerelease: false
-          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
+          args: ${{ matrix.args }} --config src-tauri/tauri.release.conf.json
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index a34686f..962b473 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ env_logger = "0.10"
 bitcoin = { version = "0.32.2", features = ["serde", "base64"] }
 
 [features]
+release = []
 # This feature is used for production builds or when a dev server is not specified, DO NOT REMOVE!!
 custom-protocol = ["tauri/custom-protocol"]
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/channel.rs b/src-tauri/src/channel.rs
index 1efdfee..baba238 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/channel.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/channel.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ use tauri::Manager;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::time::timeout;
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "release"))]
 static URL: &str = "https://keeper-channel-dev-8d01fa5233d0.herokuapp.com/";
 
+#[cfg(feature = "release")]
+static URL: &str = "https://keeper-channel.herokuapp.com/";
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum ChannelError {
     #[error("No client available")]
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.release.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.release.conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23ea2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.release.conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "build": {
+    "features": ["release"]
+  }
+}