diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-winget.yml b/.github/workflows/release-winget.yml
index b3e402fef..27b57e19d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-winget.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-winget.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 name: Release to winget
 on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      release_tag:
-        description: 'Git tag to release from'
-        type: string
-        required: true
-    secrets:
-      token:
-        required: true
+  release:
+    types: [ published ]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release_tag:
@@ -24,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           identifier: TriliumNext.Notes
           token: ${{ secrets.token }}
-          release-tag:  ${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}
+          release-tag:  ${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag || github.event.release.tag_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 77fb1b04e..f49d66a63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -110,9 +110,3 @@ jobs:
           body_path: docs/Release Notes/Release Notes/${{ github.ref }}.md
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
           files: upload/*.*
-
-      - name: Publish to winget
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/release-winget.yml
-        with:
-          release_tag: ${{ github.ref }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.WINGET_PAT }}