diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d37bdca13..40e0fd910 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "grunt": "grunt",
     "icon-gen": "electron-icon-maker --input=images/icon_1024.png --output=./build",
     "generate": "yarn icon-gen && yarn grunt",
-    "build-release": "cross-env SIGNAL_ENV=production npm run build -- --config.directories.output=release",
+    "build-release": "cross-env SIGNAL_ENV=production electron-builder --config.extraMetadata.environment=production --publish=never --config.directories.output=release",
     "build-module-protobuf": "pbjs --target static-module --wrap commonjs --out ts/protobuf/compiled.js protos/*.proto && pbts --out ts/protobuf/compiled.d.ts ts/protobuf/compiled.js --force-long",
     "clean-module-protobuf": "rm -f ts/protobuf/compiled.d.ts ts/protobuf/compiled.js",
     "build-protobuf": "yarn build-module-protobuf",