diff --git a/scripts/release.mjs b/scripts/release.mjs
index 92504c3..c78c66c 100644
--- a/scripts/release.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release.mjs
@@ -98,14 +98,15 @@ execSync('pnpm --filter @chat-app/desktop exec tauri build --bundles nsis', {
   stdio: 'inherit',
 });
 
+// Tauri v2 ships a single .exe + .exe.sig for NSIS updates — no .nsis.zip
+// wrapper like v1. The updater downloads the .exe directly, verifies the
+// minisign signature, then launches it in passive mode.
 const bundleDir = join(ROOT, 'apps/desktop/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis');
-const zipName = `ChatApp_${versionArg}_x64-setup.nsis.zip`;
 const exeName = `ChatApp_${versionArg}_x64-setup.exe`;
-const sigName = `${zipName}.sig`;
-const zipPath = join(bundleDir, zipName);
+const sigName = `${exeName}.sig`;
 const exePath = join(bundleDir, exeName);
 const sigPath = join(bundleDir, sigName);
-for (const p of [zipPath, sigPath]) {
+for (const p of [exePath, sigPath]) {
   if (!existsSync(p)) {
     console.error(`Missing build artifact: ${p}`);
     process.exit(1);
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ const latest = {
   platforms: {
     'windows-x86_64': {
       signature,
-      url: `https://${env.UPDATE_HOST}/windows/${zipName}`,
+      url: `https://${env.UPDATE_HOST}/windows/${exeName}`,
     },
   },
 };
@@ -137,11 +138,8 @@ function scp(localPath) {
 }
 
 console.log('Uploading artifacts (JSON last so clients never see a stale ref)…');
-scp(zipPath);
+scp(exePath);
 scp(sigPath);
-// Also ship the bare installer so friends can download it directly via browser
-// without going through the updater — useful for the very first install.
-if (existsSync(exePath)) scp(exePath);
 scp(latestJsonPath);
 
 execSync(