diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 11fb262..59a10d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Gitea: Delete existing release"
         run: |
           TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag_name }}"
-          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
           API="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
 
           # Find and delete existing release by tag
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
           PRERELEASE="${{ steps.meta.outputs.prerelease }}"
           SHA256="${{ steps.zip.outputs.sha256 }}"
-          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
           API="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
 
           # Build release body
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           RELEASE_ID="${{ steps.gitea_release.outputs.release_id }}"
           ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
-          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
           API="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
 
           curl -sf -X POST \
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "Uploaded ${ZIP_NAME} to Gitea release ${RELEASE_ID}"
 
       # ── GitHub Mirror (BACKUP) ───────────────────────────────────────
-      - name: "GitHub: Mirror release (backup)"
-        if: ${{ secrets.GH_MIRROR_TOKEN != '' }}
+      - name: "GitHub: Mirror release (stable/rc only)"
+        if: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability == 'stable' || steps.meta.outputs.stability == 'rc' }}
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag_name }}"
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
           STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
           ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
           SHA256="${{ steps.zip.outputs.sha256 }}"
-          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GH_MIRROR_TOKEN }}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}"
           GH_REPO="mokoconsulting-tech/${GITEA_REPO}"
           GH_API="https://api.github.com/repos/${GH_REPO}"
 
@@ -270,29 +270,90 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       # ── Update updates.xml ──────────────────────────────────────────
-      - name: "Update updates.xml SHA-256"
+      - name: "Update updates.xml for this channel"
         run: |
-          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag_name }}"
           STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
           SHA256="${{ steps.zip.outputs.sha256 }}"
+          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
+          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag_name }}"
+          DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 
-          if [ -f "updates.xml" ] && [ -n "$SHA256" ]; then
-            # Update the SHA for the matching stability channel
-            python3 -c "
-          import re, sys
-          tag_map = {'development':'development','alpha':'alpha','beta':'beta','rc':'rc','stable':'stable'}
-          tag = tag_map.get('${STABILITY}', 'development')
-          with open('updates.xml', 'r') as f:
-              content = f.read()
-          # Find the update block with matching tag and replace its sha256
-          pattern = r'(<tag>' + re.escape(tag) + r'</tag>.*?<sha256>)[^<]*(</sha256>)'
-          content = re.sub(pattern, r'\g<1>sha256:${SHA256}\g<2>', content, flags=re.DOTALL)
-          with open('updates.xml', 'w') as f:
-              f.write(content)
-          print(f'Updated SHA for {tag} channel')
-          "
+          if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ] || [ -z "$SHA256" ]; then
+            echo "No updates.xml or no SHA — skipping"
+            exit 0
           fi
 
+          python3 << 'PYEOF'
+          import re
+
+          stability = "${STABILITY}"
+          version   = "${VERSION}"
+          sha256    = "${SHA256}"
+          zip_name  = "${ZIP_NAME}"
+          tag       = "${TAG}"
+          date      = "${DATE}"
+          gitea_org = "${GITEA_ORG}"
+          gitea_repo = "${GITEA_REPO}"
+
+          # Map stability to the <tag> value in updates.xml
+          tag_map = {
+              "development": "development",
+              "alpha": "alpha",
+              "beta": "beta",
+              "rc": "rc",
+              "stable": "stable",
+          }
+          xml_tag = tag_map.get(stability, "development")
+
+          with open("updates.xml", "r") as f:
+              content = f.read()
+
+          # Build regex to find the <update> block containing this stability tag
+          # Match from <update> to </update> that contains <tag>xml_tag</tag>
+          block_pattern = r"(<update>.*?<tag>" + re.escape(xml_tag) + r"</tag>.*?</update>)"
+          match = re.search(block_pattern, content, re.DOTALL)
+
+          if not match:
+              print(f"No <update> block found for <tag>{xml_tag}</tag>")
+              exit(0)
+
+          block = match.group(1)
+          original_block = block
+
+          # Update version
+          block = re.sub(r"<version>[^<]*</version>", f"<version>{version}</version>", block)
+
+          # Update creation date
+          block = re.sub(r"<creationDate>[^<]*</creationDate>", f"<creationDate>{date}</creationDate>", block)
+
+          # Update SHA-256
+          block = re.sub(r"<sha256>[^<]*</sha256>", f"<sha256>sha256:{sha256}</sha256>", block)
+
+          # Update Gitea download URL
+          gitea_url = f"https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/{gitea_org}/{gitea_repo}/releases/download/{tag}/{zip_name}"
+          block = re.sub(
+              r"(<downloadurl[^>]*>)https://git\.mokoconsulting\.tech/[^<]*(</downloadurl>)",
+              rf"\g<1>{gitea_url}\g<2>",
+              block
+          )
+
+          # Update GitHub download URL (if present)
+          gh_url = f"https://github.com/mokoconsulting-tech/{gitea_repo}/releases/download/{tag}/{zip_name}"
+          block = re.sub(
+              r"(<downloadurl[^>]*>)https://github\.com/[^<]*(</downloadurl>)",
+              rf"\g<1>{gh_url}\g<2>",
+              block
+          )
+
+          content = content.replace(original_block, block)
+
+          with open("updates.xml", "w") as f:
+              f.write(content)
+
+          print(f"Updated {xml_tag} channel: version={version}, sha={sha256[:16]}..., date={date}")
+          PYEOF
+
       - name: "Commit updates.xml"
         run: |
           if git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then