diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notarized.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notarized.yml
index b6fab81..15b8a6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notarized.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notarized.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 name: Release macOS app (notarized)
+run-name: notarized release ${{ inputs.tag }}
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
-        description: "Release tag (e.g. v0.4.4-beta)"
+        description: "Existing Git tag to release (e.g. v0.4.5)"
         required: true
         type: string
 
@@ -14,38 +15,21 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: macos-latest
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout (no external actions)
+      - name: Checkout tag
         env:
           TAG_NAME: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
           git init
           git remote add origin "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${REPO}.git"
           git fetch --depth=1 origin "refs/tags/${TAG_NAME}"
-          git checkout -b "release-${TAG_NAME}" FETCH_HEAD
-      - name: Verify notarization secrets
-        env:
-          MACOS_CERT_P12: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERT_P12 }}
-          MACOS_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERT_PASSWORD }}
-          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD }}
-          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
-          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
-          APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD }}
-        run: |
-          missing=0
-          for key in MACOS_CERT_P12 MACOS_CERT_PASSWORD KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD APPLE_ID APPLE_TEAM_ID APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD; do
-            if [ -z "${!key}" ]; then
-              echo "Missing required secret: $key" >&2
-              missing=1
-            fi
-          done
-          if [ "$missing" -ne 0 ]; then
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          git checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
-      - name: Show Xcode Version
+      - name: Show Xcode version
         run: xcodebuild -version
 
       - name: Import signing certificate
@@ -54,24 +38,22 @@ jobs:
           MACOS_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MACOS_CERT_PASSWORD }}
           KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
-          if [[ -z "${MACOS_CERT_P12}" ]]; then
-            echo "Missing MACOS_CERT_P12 secret" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          KEYCHAIN_PATH="$RUNNER_TEMP/build.keychain"
-          echo "${MACOS_CERT_P12}" | base64 --decode > "$RUNNER_TEMP/cert.p12"
-          security create-keychain -p "${KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD}" "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
-          security set-keychain-settings -lut 21600 "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
-          security unlock-keychain -p "${KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD}" "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
-          security import "$RUNNER_TEMP/cert.p12" -k "$KEYCHAIN_PATH" -P "${MACOS_CERT_PASSWORD}" -T /usr/bin/codesign
-          security list-keychains -d user -s "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
-          security find-identity -p codesigning -v
+          set -euo pipefail
+          KEYCHAIN="$RUNNER_TEMP/build.keychain-db"
 
-      - name: Build macOS archive (signed)
+          echo "$MACOS_CERT_P12" | base64 --decode > cert.p12
+
+          security create-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" "$KEYCHAIN"
+          security unlock-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" "$KEYCHAIN"
+          security import cert.p12 -k "$KEYCHAIN" -P "$MACOS_CERT_PASSWORD" -T /usr/bin/codesign
+          security list-keychains -d user -s "$KEYCHAIN"
+
+      - name: Build archive
         env:
-          ARCHIVE_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/NeonVisionEditor.xcarchive
           TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
+          ARCHIVE_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/NeonVisionEditor.xcarchive
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
           xcodebuild \
             -project "Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj" \
             -scheme "Neon Vision Editor" \
@@ -85,76 +67,75 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Export app
         env:
+          TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
           ARCHIVE_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/NeonVisionEditor.xcarchive
           EXPORT_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/export
-          TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
           mkdir -p "$EXPORT_PATH"
-          cat > "$RUNNER_TEMP/exportOptions.plist" <<PLIST
+
+          cat > export.plist <<EOF
           <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-          <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
           <plist version="1.0">
           <dict>
-            <key>method</key>
-            <string>developer-id</string>
-            <key>signingStyle</key>
-            <string>manual</string>
-            <key>teamID</key>
-            <string>${TEAM_ID}</string>
-            <key>signingCertificate</key>
-            <string>Developer ID Application</string>
+            <key>method</key><string>developer-id</string>
+            <key>teamID</key><string>${TEAM_ID}</string>
           </dict>
           </plist>
-          PLIST
+          EOF
+
           xcodebuild -exportArchive \
             -archivePath "$ARCHIVE_PATH" \
             -exportPath "$EXPORT_PATH" \
-            -exportOptionsPlist "$RUNNER_TEMP/exportOptions.plist"
+            -exportOptionsPlist export.plist
 
-      - name: Notarize app
+      - name: Notarize
         env:
           EXPORT_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/export
           APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
           APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
           APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
-          APP_PATH="$EXPORT_PATH/Neon Vision Editor.app"
-          if [[ ! -d "$APP_PATH" ]]; then
-            echo "App not found at $APP_PATH" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent "$APP_PATH" "$RUNNER_TEMP/submit.zip"
-          xcrun notarytool submit "$RUNNER_TEMP/submit.zip" \
+          set -euo pipefail
+          APP="$EXPORT_PATH/Neon Vision Editor.app"
+
+          ditto -c -k --keepParent "$APP" submit.zip
+
+          xcrun notarytool submit submit.zip \
             --apple-id "$APPLE_ID" \
             --team-id "$APPLE_TEAM_ID" \
             --password "$APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD" \
             --wait
-          xcrun stapler staple "$APP_PATH"
 
-      - name: Zip app (stapled)
+          xcrun stapler staple "$APP"
+
+      - name: Zip notarized app
         env:
           EXPORT_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/export
         run: |
-          APP_PATH="$EXPORT_PATH/Neon Vision Editor.app"
-          ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent "$APP_PATH" "Neon.Vision.Editor.app.zip"
-
-      - name: Extract changelog section
-        env:
-          TAG_NAME: ${{ inputs.tag }}
-        run: |
-          ./scripts/extract_changelog_section.sh CHANGELOG.md "$TAG_NAME" > release-notes.md
+          set -euo pipefail
+          ditto -c -k --keepParent "$EXPORT_PATH/Neon Vision Editor.app" Neon.Vision.Editor.app.zip
 
       - name: Create or Update GitHub Release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TAG_NAME: ${{ inputs.tag }}
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
           if gh release view "$TAG_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            gh release upload "$TAG_NAME" "Neon.Vision.Editor.app.zip" --clobber
-            gh release edit "$TAG_NAME" --title "Neon Vision Editor $TAG_NAME" --notes-file release-notes.md
+            gh release upload "$TAG_NAME" Neon.Vision.Editor.app.zip --clobber
           else
-            gh release create "$TAG_NAME" \
-              --title "Neon Vision Editor $TAG_NAME" \
-              --notes-file release-notes.md \
-              "Neon.Vision.Editor.app.zip"
-          fi
\ No newline at end of file
+            gh release create "$TAG_NAME" Neon.Vision.Editor.app.zip \
+              --title "Neon Vision Editor $TAG_NAME"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Trigger homebrew-tap update
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TAP_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          TAG_NAME: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          gh api repos/h3pdesign/homebrew-tap/dispatches \
+            -f event_type=notarized_release \
+            -f client_payload[tag]="$TAG_NAME"