diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e5ab1c14..567460698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ jobs:
         MINOR_VERSION=$(echo "$RELEASE_VERSION" | cut -d'.' -f3)
         NEXT_MINOR_VERSION=$(( MINOR_VERSION+1))
         NEXT_SNAPSHOT="${BASE_VERSION}.${NEXT_MINOR_VERSION}-SNAPSHOT"
+        RELEASE_TAGNAME="nosqlbench-${RELEASE_VERSION}"
         echo "::set-env name=NEXT_SNAPSHOT::${NEXT_SNAPSHOT}"
         echo "::set-env name=RELEASE_VERSION::${RELEASE_VERSION}"  
+        echo "::set-env name=RELEASE_TAGNAME::${RELEASE_TAGNAME}"
         
     - name: prepare release
       run: scripts/release-prepare.sh
@@ -114,6 +116,25 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: guidebook
         path: guidebook
+    - name: upload jar
+      uses: upload-release-asset@v1
+      env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+          asset_path: nb/target/nb.jar
+          asset_name: nb.jar
+          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+          upload_url: https://uploads.github.com/repos/nosqlbench/nosqlbench/releases/${RELEASE_TAGNAME}/assets
+    - name: upload binary
+      uses: upload-release-asset@v1
+      env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with: 
+          asset_path: nb/target/nb
+          asset_name: nb
+          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+          upload_url: https://uploads.github.com/repos/nosqlbench/nosqlbench/releases/${RELEASE_TAGNAME}/assets
+
   docs:
     needs: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04