diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0f2e3cf778..d68ec91221 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ build:
       - output
       - test_output
   script:
+    - if [ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG" == "release" ]; then Dist/UpdateVersionInfoForRelease.sh; fi
     - Dist/BuildRelease.sh
   stage: build
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ package:
       - ./*
   image: ubuntu:focal
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG == "master"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG == "release"'
       when: always
   script:
     - su -c "apt-get update && apt-get -y install p7zip-full"
diff --git a/Dist/UpdateVersionInfoForRelease.sh b/Dist/UpdateVersionInfoForRelease.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7e09eb679a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dist/UpdateVersionInfoForRelease.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "yo we updating VersionInfo"
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/../src/BizHawk.Common"
+sed -i "s/ReleaseDate = \"[^\"]*\"/ReleaseDate = \"$(date "+%B %-d, %Y")\"/" "VersionInfo.cs"
+sed -i "s/DeveloperBuild = true/DeveloperBuild = false/" "VersionInfo.cs"