diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 486b516..6872e97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ on:
         default: '1.0.0'
 
 jobs:
-
-  release_build:
+  release_create:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      upload_url: ${{ create_release.upload_url }}
     steps:
 
     - name: Create GitHub release
@@ -25,17 +26,6 @@ jobs:
           Autogenerated by github action, developer should edit as required before publishing...
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        
-    - name: save_upload_url
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-          echo ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} > upload_url.txt     
-          
-    - name: Upload upload_url.txt
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-      with:
-        name: save_upload_url
-        path: upload_url.txt 
 
   publish_to_pypi:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -73,16 +63,8 @@ jobs:
 
   build-and-publish-mac:
     runs-on: macos-latest
-    steps:
-    
-      - name: download_url
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
-        with:
-          name: save_upload_url
-          
-      - shell: bash
-        run: |
-          upload_url=`cat upload_url.txt`      
+    needs: release_create
+    steps:     
     
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -119,24 +101,16 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          upload_url: ${{ upload_url }}
+          upload_url: ${{ jobs.release_create.upload_url }}
           asset_path: dist/meshtastic_mac
           asset_name: meshtastic_mac
           asset_content_type: application/zip    
 
   build-and-publish-ubuntu:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: release_create
     steps:
-
-      - name: download_url
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
-        with:
-          name: save_upload_url
-          
-      - shell: bash
-        run: |
-          upload_url=`cat upload_url.txt`  
-
+    
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -157,24 +131,16 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          upload_url: ${{ upload_url }}
+          upload_url: ${{ jobs.release_create.upload_url }}
           asset_path: dist/meshtastic_ubuntu
           asset_name: meshtastic_ubuntu
           asset_content_type: application/zip    
 
   build-and-publish-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs: release_create
     steps:
 
-      - name: download_url
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
-        with:
-          name: save_upload_url
-          
-      - shell: bash
-        run: |
-          upload_url=`cat upload_url.txt`  
-
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -195,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          upload_url: ${{ upload_url }}
+          upload_url: ${{ jobs.release_create.upload_url }}
           asset_path: dist/meshtastic_windows
           asset_name: meshtastic_windows
           asset_content_type: application/zip