diff --git a/.github/workflows/app-release.yml b/.github/workflows/app-release.yml
index a0153d825..6b5a2041b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/app-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/app-release.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install
 
       - name: build app (macos)
-        run: pnpm --filter=@modrinth/app run tauri build --target universal-apple-darwin --config "tauri-release.conf.json"
+        run: pnpm --filter=@modrinth/app run tauri build --target universal-apple-darwin --config "tauri-release.conf.json5"
         if: startsWith(matrix.platform, 'macos')
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_KEY_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: build app
-        run: pnpm --filter=@modrinth/app run tauri build --config "tauri-release.conf.json"
+        run: pnpm --filter=@modrinth/app run tauri build --config "tauri-release.conf.json5"
         id: build_os
         if: "!startsWith(matrix.platform, 'macos')"
         env:
diff --git a/apps/app/tauri-release.conf.json b/apps/app/tauri-release.conf.json5
similarity index 92%
rename from apps/app/tauri-release.conf.json
rename to apps/app/tauri-release.conf.json5
index bd9fbf2aa..c27ff20fa 100644
--- a/apps/app/tauri-release.conf.json
+++ b/apps/app/tauri-release.conf.json5
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "createUpdaterArtifacts": "v1Compatible"
   },
   "build": {
-    "features": ["updater"]
+    // "features": ["updater"]
   },
   "plugins": {
     "updater": {