diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc65b22da5a2e34f42b514686364d8b77bc57450..af684694d9dbd0b3fa8e6bceebcc212af32ff4f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         run: bun install
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: bun run lint
+
+      - name: Typecheck
+        run: bun run typecheck
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: bun run test
+
       - name: Commit and push release version + tag
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         shell: bash
@@ -117,18 +129,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "value=${GITHUB_SHA}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Lint
-        run: bun run lint
-
-      - name: Typecheck
-        run: bun run typecheck
-
-      - name: Test
-        run: bun run test
-
   build:
     name: Build ${{ matrix.label }}
     needs: preflight
diff --git a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
index 1413e2a820ca7660908da00b4abe1f808ab8387c..48f6c5f3a6a0744bf518879fe1431a2072c83ab2 100644
--- a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
+++ b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ interface ResolvedBuildOptions {
 interface StagePackageJson {
   readonly name: string;
   readonly version: string;
+  readonly buildVersion: string;
   readonly private: true;
   readonly description: string;
   readonly author: string;
@@ -488,6 +489,7 @@ const buildDesktopArtifact = Effect.fn(function* (options: ResolvedBuildOptions)
   const stagePackageJson: StagePackageJson = {
     name: "t3-code-desktop",
     version: appVersion,
+    buildVersion: appVersion,
     private: true,
     description: "T3 Code desktop build",
     author: "T3 Tools",