diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c9a7e8ed1..18b02a206 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -149,11 +149,17 @@ jobs:
           ./generate-fontconfig.sh
           ./generate-casks.sh "${{ matrix.font }}"
 
-      - name: Archive font package zip files and upload for release
+      - name: Archive font package zip files
         run: |
           cd -- "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin/scripts"
           ./archive-fonts.sh "${{ matrix.font }}"
-          GITHUB_TOKEN=$GITHUB_TOKEN PRERELEASE=$RELEASE_CANDIDATE ./upload-archives.sh $RELEASE_TAG_VERSION "${{ matrix.font }}"
+
+      - name: Upload zip file archive for release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v0.1.14
+        with:
+          prerelease: ${{ env.RELEASE_CANDIDATE != 'false' }}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG_VERSION }}
+          files: archives/*
 
       - name: Upload patched fonts as artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
@@ -193,10 +199,12 @@ jobs:
           cd -- "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin/scripts"
           ./archive-font-patcher.sh
 
-      - name: Archive font package zip files and upload for release
-        run: |
-          cd -- "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin/scripts"
-          GITHUB_TOKEN=$GITHUB_TOKEN PRERELEASE=$RELEASE_CANDIDATE ./upload-archives.sh $RELEASE_TAG_VERSION "FontPatcher"
+      - name: Upload font-patcher archive for release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v0.1.14
+        with:
+          prerelease: ${{ env.RELEASE_CANDIDATE != 'false' }}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG_VERSION }}
+          files: archives/*
 
   commit:
     name: Commit and push patched fonts to the repo
diff --git a/bin/scripts/release.sh b/bin/scripts/release.sh
index b03f21d39..fd248c3aa 100755
--- a/bin/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/bin/scripts/release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Nerd Fonts Version: 2.1.0
 # calls the necessary scripts in the necessary order to prepare for a release
+#
+# This is not used for production
 
 #set -x
 LINE_PREFIX="# [Nerd Fonts] "
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ release=$1
 ./generate-fontconfig.sh
 ./generate-casks.sh
 ./archive-fonts.sh
-#./upload-archives.sh # better done as a separate step
+#./upload-archives.sh # better done as a separate step (via gh action)
 
 exit
 
diff --git a/bin/scripts/upload-archives.sh b/bin/scripts/upload-archives.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ec63421f9..000000000
--- a/bin/scripts/upload-archives.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Nerd Fonts Version: 2.1.0
-# Script Version: 1.2.0
-# Iterates over all archives and uploads to given release
-
-# uncomment to debug:
-#set -x
-
-LINE_PREFIX="# [Nerd Fonts] "
-
-cd ../../archives/ || {
-  echo >&2 "$LINE_PREFIX Could not find archives directory"
-  exit 1
-}
-
-# We don't need to use a separate access token for accessing Github API when we
-# are in a Github action, can use the auto provided `GITHUB_TOKEN`
-# see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication
-TOKEN=$GITHUB_TOKEN
-OWNER="ryanoasis"
-REPO="nerd-fonts"
-RELEASE_TAG=""
-
-if [ -z "$1" ]
- then
-  # before we used to check for tag param and set release URL to releases/latest
-  # but to simplify things let's just fail and always require a proper release/tag
-  echo "$LINE_PREFIX No Tag Release was given"
-  exit 1
-else
-  echo "$LINE_PREFIX Tag/Release was $1"
-  RELEASE_TAG="$1"
-fi
-
-if [ -z "$2" ]
- then
-  search_pattern="*.zip"
-  echo "$LINE_PREFIX No limiting pattern given, will search entire folder"
-else
-  pattern=$2
-  search_pattern="*$2*.zip"
-  echo "$LINE_PREFIX Limiting upload archive to pattern '$pattern'"
-fi
-
-CURL_DATA="\"tag_name\":\"${RELEASE_TAG}\""
-
-if [ "$PRERELEASE" == "true" ]
-  then
-    CURL_DATA+=", \"prerelease\": true"
-fi
-
-RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}/releases/tags/${RELEASE_TAG}"
-
-#if [ "$LAST_RELEASE_ID" = null]
-#  then
-# @TODO add error checking around creating new release if release/tag already exists
-echo "$LINE_PREFIX Creating new release/tag of ${RELEASE_TAG}"
-curl \
-  -H "Authorization:token $TOKEN" \
-  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/releases \
-  -d "{$CURL_DATA}"
-#else
-#  echo "$LINE_PREFIX A release did exist and the most recent release id was '$RELEASE'"
-#fi
-
-LAST_RELEASE_ID=$(curl -# -XGET -H "Authorization:token $TOKEN" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' "$RELEASE_URL" | jq -r '.id')
-
-echo "$LINE_PREFIX The last release id was $LAST_RELEASE_ID"
-
-#find ./Hack -maxdepth 0 -type d | # uncomment to test 1 font
-find ./ -name "$search_pattern" | # uncomment to test all font
-while read -r filename
-do
-
-	basename=$(basename "$filename")
-
-	printf "$LINE_PREFIX Uploading %s \n" "$basename"
-
-	curl \
-    -# -XPOST \
-    -H "Authorization:token $TOKEN" \
-    -H "Content-Type:application/octet-stream" \
-    --data-binary @"$basename" https://uploads.github.com/repos/"$OWNER"/"$REPO"/releases/"$LAST_RELEASE_ID"/assets?name="$basename"
-
-	#exit # uncomment to test only 1 zip
-
-done