diff --git a/.github/workflows/action.yml b/.github/workflows/action.yml
index fb80fcd..b97d54a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/action.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Publish Docker Images
+name: Run checks and build archives
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - main
       - develop
     tags:
-      - 'v*.*.*'
+      - "v*.*.*"
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
@@ -56,32 +56,36 @@ jobs:
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
           SONAR_HOST_URL: ${{ secrets.SONAR_HOST_URL }}
 
-      - name: Build Linux release binary
-        run: nix build --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config
+  build:
+    needs: coverage-and-sonar
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        target: ["linux-x86_64", "linux-aarch64", "windows-x86_64"]
 
-      - name: Prepare Linux binary
-        run: |
-            mkdir dist-linux
-            cp result/bin/jj-cz dist-linux/
-            cp LICENSE.*.md dist-linux/
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Upload Linux artifact
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+        with:
+          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
+
+      - name: Set up cachix
+        uses: cachix/cachix-action@v17
+        with:
+          name: phundrak
+          authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Build jj-cz archive
+        run: nix build .#${{matrix.target}}-archive
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: jj-cz-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-          path: dist-linux/*
-
-      - name: Build Windows release binary
-        run: nix build .#windows --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config
-
-      - name: Prepare Windows binary
-        run: |
-            mkdir -p dist-windows
-            cp result/bin/jj-cz.exe dist-windows/
-            cp LICENSE.*.md dist-windows/
-
-      - name: Upload Windows artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: jj-cz-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-          path: dist-windows/*
+          name: jj-cz-${{matrix.target}}
+          path: result/dist/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3f33b6b..0eca35c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,33 +2,16 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
-     branches:
-       - main
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
-  checks:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
-        with:
-          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
-
-      - name: Set up cachix
-        uses: cachix/cachix-action@v17
-        with:
-          name: phundrak
-          authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
-
-      - name: Run Checks
-        shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
-        run: just check-all
-
   release:
-    needs: checks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      release: ${{ steps.releasable.outputs.release }}
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.release_id }}
+      version: ${{ steps.next_version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -49,58 +32,103 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for releasable commits
         id: releasable
         run: |
-          COUNT=$(nix develop --no-pure-eval --command just cliff-count)
-          echo "count=$COUNT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          COUNT=$(nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command just cliff-count)
+          if [ "$COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "release=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "release=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
 
       - name: Determine next version
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
+        if: steps.releasable.outputs.release == 'true'
         id: next_version
         run: |
-          CLIFF_NEXT_VERSION=$(nix develop --no-pure-eval --command just cliff-next-version)
+          CLIFF_NEXT_VERSION=$(nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command just cliff-next-version)
           echo "version=$CLIFF_NEXT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Update changelog
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
+        if: steps.releasable.outputs.release == 'true'
         shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
         run: just cliff-bump
 
       - name: Create release commit
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
+        if: steps.releasable.outputs.release == 'true'
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.next_version.outputs.version }}
         shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
         run: just commit-release $VERSION
 
       - name: Create version tag
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
+        if: steps.releasable.outputs.release == 'true'
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.next_version.outputs.version }}
         shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
         run: just create-release-tag $VERSION
 
-      - name: Build Linux release binaries
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
-        run: nix build
-
-      - name: Build Windows release binaries
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
-        run: nix build .#windows
+      - name: Create Gitea release
+        if: steps.releasable.outputs.release == 'true'
+        id: create_release
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.next_version.outputs.version }}
+          CI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
+        shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
+        run: |
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token $CI_TOKEN" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases" \
+            -d "{\"tag_name\": \"v${VERSION}\", \"name\": \"v${VERSION}\"}")
+          echo "release_id=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.id')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Publish on crates.io
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
+        if: steps.releasable.outputs.release == 'true'
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
         run: cargo publish
 
       - name: Rebase develop onto main
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
+        if: steps.releasable.outputs.release == 'true'
         shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
         run: just rebase-develop
 
       - name: Bump to next dev version
-        if: steps.releasable.outputs.count > 0
+        if: steps.releasable.outputs.release == 'true'
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.next_version.outputs.version }}
         shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
         run: just update-develop-version $VERSION
+
+  build:
+    needs: release
+    if: needs.release.outputs.release == 'true'
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        target: ["linux-x86_64", "linux-aarch64", "windows-x86_64"]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+        with:
+          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
+
+      - name: Set up cachix
+        uses: cachix/cachix-action@v17
+        with:
+          name: phundrak
+          authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Build jj-cz archive
+        run: nix build .#${{ matrix.target }}-archive
+
+      - name: Upload release asset
+        env:
+          CI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_ID: ${{ needs.release.outputs.release_id }}
+        run: |
+          curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token $CI_TOKEN" \
+            -F "attachment=@$(ls result/dist/*.zip)" \
+            "${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index fffea3f..601a0b3 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -39,58 +39,10 @@
         overlays = [(import rust-overlay)];
         pkgs = import nixpkgs {inherit system overlays;};
         rustVersion = pkgs.rust-bin.stable.latest.default;
-        targets = {
-          linux-x86_64 = {
-            crossPkgs = pkgs;
-            triple = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu";
-            exeSuffix = "";
-          };
-          linux-aarch64 = {
-            crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform;
-            triple = "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu";
-            exeSuffix = "";
-          };
-          windows-x86_64 = {
-            crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.mingwW64;
-            triple = "x86_64-pc-windows-gnu";
-            exeSuffix = ".exe";
-          };
-          windows-aarch64 = {
-            crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.aarch64-windows;
-            triple = "aarch64-pc-windows-gnu";
-            exeSuffix = ".exe";
-          };
-          macos-x86_64 = {
-            crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.x86_64-darwin;
-            triple = "x86_64-apple-darwin";
-            exeSuffix = "";
-          };
-          macos-aarch64 = {
-            crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.aarch64-darwin;
-            triple = "aarch64-apple-darwin";
-            exeSuffix = "";
-          };
-        };
-        mkRustBuild = import ./nix/package.nix;
-        packages = {
-          linux-x86_64 = mkRustBuild {inherit pkgs; target = targets.linux-x86_64; };
-          linux-aarch64 = mkRustBuild { inherit pkgs; target = targets.linux-aarch64; };
-          windows-x86_64 = mkRustBuild { inherit pkgs; target = targets.windows-x86_64; };
-          macos-aarch64 = mkRustBuild { inherit pkgs; target = targets.macos-aarch64; };
-        };
-        defaultBySystem = {
-          "x86_64-linux" = packages.linux-x86_64;
-          "aarch64-linux" = packages.linux-aarch64;
-          "x86_64-windows" = packages.windows-x86_64;
-          "aarch64-macos" = packages.macos-aarch64;
-        };
+        packages = import ./nix/packages.nix {inherit pkgs system;};
       in {
+        inherit packages;
         formatter = alejandra.defaultPackage.${system};
-        packages =
-          packages
-          // {
-            default = defaultBySystem.${system} or packages.linux-x86_64;
-          };
         devShell = import ./nix/shell.nix {inherit pkgs rustVersion;};
       }
     );
diff --git a/nix/make-archive.nix b/nix/make-archive.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..340027c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/make-archive.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  bin,
+  pkgs,
+  archiveName
+}:
+pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "jj-cz-${archiveName}";
+  src = pkgs.lib.cleanSource ../.;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [pkgs.zip];
+  buildPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/dist
+    zip -j $out/dist/${name}.zip ${bin}/bin/jj-cz* ${src}/README.md ${src}/LICENSE.*
+  '';
+  installPhase = "";
+  dontConfigure = true;
+}
diff --git a/nix/package.nix b/nix/make-binary.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from nix/package.nix
rename to nix/make-binary.nix
diff --git a/nix/packages.nix b/nix/packages.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e4a5bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/packages.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  system,
+  ...
+}: let
+  mkRustBuild = import ./make-binary.nix;
+  mkArchive = import ./make-archive.nix;
+  targets = {
+    linux-x86_64 = {
+      crossPkgs = pkgs;
+      triple = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu";
+      exeSuffix = "";
+    };
+    linux-aarch64 = {
+      crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform;
+      triple = "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu";
+      exeSuffix = "";
+    };
+    windows-x86_64 = {
+      crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.mingwW64;
+      triple = "x86_64-pc-windows-gnu";
+      exeSuffix = ".exe";
+    };
+    windows-aarch64 = {
+      crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.aarch64-windows;
+      triple = "aarch64-pc-windows-gnu";
+      exeSuffix = ".exe";
+    };
+    macos-x86_64 = {
+      crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.x86_64-darwin;
+      triple = "x86_64-apple-darwin";
+      exeSuffix = "";
+    };
+    macos-aarch64 = {
+      crossPkgs = pkgs.pkgsCross.aarch64-darwin;
+      triple = "aarch64-apple-darwin";
+      exeSuffix = "";
+    };
+  };
+  bins = {
+    linux-x86_64 = mkRustBuild {
+      inherit pkgs;
+      target = targets.linux-x86_64;
+    };
+    linux-aarch64 = mkRustBuild {
+      inherit pkgs;
+      target = targets.linux-aarch64;
+    };
+    windows-x86_64 = mkRustBuild {
+      inherit pkgs;
+      target = targets.windows-x86_64;
+    };
+  };
+  packages =
+    {
+      linux-x86_64-archive = mkArchive {
+        inherit pkgs;
+        bin = bins.linux-x86_64;
+        archiveName = "x86_64-linux";
+      };
+      linux-aarch64-archive = mkArchive {
+        inherit pkgs;
+        bin = bins.linux-aarch64;
+        archiveName = "aarch64-linux";
+      };
+      windows-x86_64-archive = mkArchive {
+        inherit pkgs;
+        bin = bins.windows-x86_64;
+        archiveName = "x86_64-windows";
+      };
+    }
+    // bins;
+  defaultBySystem = {
+    "x86_64-linux" = packages.linux-x86_64;
+    "aarch64-linux" = packages.linux-aarch64;
+    "x86_64-windows" = packages.windows-x86_64;
+  };
+in
+  packages
+  // {
+    default = defaultBySystem.${system} or packages.linux-x86_64;
+  }
diff --git a/nix/shell.nix b/nix/shell.nix
index 0c5c3ab..6ce3cf2 100644
--- a/nix/shell.nix
+++ b/nix/shell.nix
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
     git-cliff
     just
     typos
+
+    # for CI
+    jq
   ];
 }
diff --git a/tests/cli.rs b/tests/cli.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d27468d..0000000
--- a/tests/cli.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-use assert_fs::TempDir;
-#[cfg(feature = "test-utils")]
-use jj_cz::{Body, BreakingChange, CommitType, Description, MockJjExecutor, MockPrompts, Scope};
-use jj_cz::{CommitWorkflow, Error, JjLib};
-
-#[cfg(feature = "test-utils")]
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn test_happy_path_integration() {
-    // T037: Happy path integration test
-    let mock_executor = MockJjExecutor::new();
-    let mock_prompts = MockPrompts::new()
-        .with_commit_type(CommitType::Feat)
-        .with_scope(Scope::empty())
-        .with_description(Description::parse("add new feature").unwrap())
-        .with_breaking_change(BreakingChange::No)
-        .with_body(Body::default())
-        .with_confirm(true);
-
-    let workflow = CommitWorkflow::with_prompts(mock_executor, mock_prompts);
-    let result = workflow.run_for_revset("@").await;
-
-    assert!(
-        result.is_ok(),
-        "Workflow should complete successfully: {:?}",
-        result
-    );
-}
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn test_not_in_repo() {
-    // T038: Not-in-repo integration test - with_working_dir itself returns the error
-    let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-
-    let result = JjLib::with_working_dir(temp_dir.path()).await;
-
-    assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::NotARepository)));
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "test-utils")]
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn test_cancellation() {
-    // T039: Cancellation integration test
-    // This is tricky to test directly without a TTY
-    // We'll test the error handling path instead
-
-    // Create a mock executor that simulates cancellation
-    struct CancelMock;
-
-    #[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-    impl jj_cz::JjExecutor for CancelMock {
-        async fn is_repository(&self) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-            Ok(true)
-        }
-
-        async fn describe(&self, _revset: &str, _message: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
-            Err(Error::Cancelled)
-        }
-
-        async fn get_description(&self, _revset: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
-            Ok(String::new())
-        }
-    }
-
-    let executor = CancelMock;
-    let mock_prompts = MockPrompts::new()
-        .with_commit_type(CommitType::Feat)
-        .with_scope(Scope::empty())
-        .with_description(Description::parse("test").unwrap())
-        .with_breaking_change(BreakingChange::No)
-        .with_body(Body::default())
-        .with_confirm(true);
-    let workflow = CommitWorkflow::with_prompts(executor, mock_prompts);
-
-    let result = workflow.run_for_revset("@").await;
-
-    // Should fail with Cancelled error
-    assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::Cancelled)));
-}