diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c4ec149d50a..e3329b1dad9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: package.json
 
-      - id: bun_turbo_cache
-        name: Restore Bun and Turbo cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+      - name: Cache Bun and Turbo
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.bun/install/cache
@@ -36,9 +35,8 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}-
 
-      - id: playwright_cache
-        name: Restore Playwright browsers
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+      - name: Cache Playwright browsers
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/ms-playwright
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-playwright-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
@@ -71,22 +69,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build desktop pipeline
         run: bun run build:desktop
 
-      - name: Save Playwright browsers
-        if: steps.playwright_cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/ms-playwright
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-playwright-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Save Bun and Turbo cache
-        if: steps.bun_turbo_cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.bun/install/cache
-            .turbo
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('turbo.json') }}
-
       - name: Verify preload bundle output
         run: |
           test -f apps/desktop/dist-electron/preload.cjs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index eace4caec14..4409c54c8ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -311,9 +311,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          asset_dir="release-artifacts/desktop-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.arch }}"
-          rm -rf "$asset_dir"
-          mkdir -p "$asset_dir"
+          mkdir -p release-publish
 
           shopt -s nullglob
           for pattern in \
@@ -324,13 +322,13 @@ jobs:
             "release/*.blockmap" \
             "release/*.yml"; do
             for file in $pattern; do
-              cp "$file" "$asset_dir"/
+              cp "$file" release-publish/
             done
           done
 
           if [[ "${{ matrix.platform }}" == "mac" && "${{ matrix.arch }}" != "arm64" ]]; then
             shopt -s nullglob
-            for manifest in "$asset_dir"/*-mac.yml; do
+            for manifest in release-publish/*-mac.yml; do
               mv "$manifest" "${manifest%.yml}-${{ matrix.arch }}.yml"
             done
           fi
@@ -342,23 +340,17 @@ jobs:
           # canonical manifest per channel.
           # if [[ "${{ matrix.platform }}" == "win" ]]; then
           #   shopt -s nullglob
-          #   for manifest in "$asset_dir"/*.yml; do
+          #   for manifest in release-publish/*.yml; do
           #     mv "$manifest" "${manifest%.yml}-win-${{ matrix.arch }}.yml"
           #   done
           # fi
 
-          assets=("$asset_dir"/*)
-          if (( ${#assets[@]} == 0 )); then
-            echo "No release assets were collected for ${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.arch }}." >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Save build artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
-          path: release-artifacts/desktop-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          key: release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
-          enableCrossOsArchive: true
+          name: desktop-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          path: release-publish/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
 
   publish_cli:
     name: Publish CLI to npm
@@ -431,70 +423,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: bun install --frozen-lockfile --filter=@t3tools/scripts
 
-      # Keep these restore steps in sync with the desktop build matrix.
-      # Cache restore cannot enumerate a key pattern like download-artifact did.
-      - name: Restore macOS arm64 desktop assets
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
-        with:
-          path: release-artifacts/desktop-mac-arm64
-          key: release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-mac-arm64-${{ github.run_attempt }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-mac-arm64-
-          fail-on-cache-miss: true
-          enableCrossOsArchive: true
-
-      - name: Restore macOS x64 desktop assets
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
-        with:
-          path: release-artifacts/desktop-mac-x64
-          key: release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-mac-x64-${{ github.run_attempt }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-mac-x64-
-          fail-on-cache-miss: true
-          enableCrossOsArchive: true
-
-      - name: Restore Linux x64 desktop assets
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+      - name: Download all desktop artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
-          path: release-artifacts/desktop-linux-x64
-          key: release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-linux-x64-${{ github.run_attempt }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-linux-x64-
-          fail-on-cache-miss: true
-          enableCrossOsArchive: true
-
-      - name: Restore Windows x64 desktop assets
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
-        with:
-          path: release-artifacts/desktop-win-x64
-          key: release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-win-x64-${{ github.run_attempt }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            release-assets-${{ github.run_id }}-win-x64-
-          fail-on-cache-miss: true
-          enableCrossOsArchive: true
-
-      - name: Stage desktop assets
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          rm -rf release-assets
-          mkdir -p release-assets
-
-          shopt -s nullglob
-          for dir in release-artifacts/desktop-*; do
-            files=("$dir"/*)
-            if (( ${#files[@]} == 0 )); then
-              echo "No release assets were restored from $dir." >&2
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            cp "${files[@]}" release-assets/
-          done
-
-          assets=(release-assets/*)
-          if (( ${#assets[@]} == 0 )); then
-            echo "No desktop release assets were staged." >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          pattern: desktop-*
+          merge-multiple: true
+          path: release-assets
 
       - name: Merge macOS updater manifests
         run: |