diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-draft-create.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-draft-create.yaml
index 74d6c98981..c916386b2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-draft-create.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-draft-create.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ jobs:
           IS_NIGHTLY: ${{  case(github.ref == 'refs/heads/main', 'true', 'false') }}
         run: |
           pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-          pnpm build
+
+          # Desktop-specific release artifact with desktop distribution flags.
+          DISTRIBUTION=desktop pnpm build
+          pnpm zipdist ./dist ./dist-desktop.zip
+
+          # Default release artifact for core/PyPI.
+          NX_SKIP_NX_CACHE=true pnpm build
           pnpm zipdist
       - name: Upload dist artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
@@ -62,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             dist/
             dist.zip
+            dist-desktop.zip
 
   draft_release:
     needs: build
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: |
             dist.zip
+            dist-desktop.zip
           tag_name: v${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}
           target_commitish: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
           make_latest: >-
diff --git a/scripts/zipdist.js b/scripts/zipdist.js
index 383fa774aa..4f944c7f85 100644
--- a/scripts/zipdist.js
+++ b/scripts/zipdist.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import zipdir from 'zip-dir'
 
-zipdir('./dist', { saveTo: './dist.zip' }, function (err, buffer) {
+const sourceDir = process.argv[2] || './dist'
+const outputPath = process.argv[3] || './dist.zip'
+
+zipdir(sourceDir, { saveTo: outputPath }, function (err, buffer) {
   if (err) {
-    console.error('Error zipping "dist" directory:', err)
+    console.error(`Error zipping "${sourceDir}" directory:`, err)
   } else {
-    console.log('Successfully zipped "dist" directory.')
+    process.stdout.write(
+      `Successfully zipped "${sourceDir}" directory to "${outputPath}".\n`
+    )
   }
 })