diff --git a/contrib/make_nightly_build b/contrib/make_nightly_build
index 65949c5..95be193 100755
--- a/contrib/make_nightly_build
+++ b/contrib/make_nightly_build
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
     --no-github) NO_GITHUB=1 ;;
     --no-codeberg) NO_CODEBERG=1 ;;
     --no-flowcontrol) NO_FLOWCONTROL=1 ;;
-    --allow-dirty) ALLOW_DIRTY=1 ;;
     esac
 done
 
@@ -34,31 +33,22 @@ fi
 
 DIFF="$(git diff --stat --patch HEAD)"
 
-if [ -z "$ALLOW_DIRTY" ]; then
-    if [ -n "$DIFF" ]; then
-        echo there are outstanding changes:
-        echo "$DIFF"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+if [ -n "$DIFF" ]; then
+    echo there are outstanding changes:
+    echo "$DIFF"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
-    UNPUSHED="$(git log --pretty=oneline '@{u}...')"
+UNPUSHED="$(git log --pretty=oneline '@{u}...')"
 
-    if [ -n "$UNPUSHED" ]; then
-        echo there are unpushed commits:
-        echo "$UNPUSHED"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+if [ -n "$UNPUSHED" ]; then
+    echo there are unpushed commits:
+    echo "$UNPUSHED"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 # get latest version tag
-
-if [ -z "$NO_FLOWCONTROL" ]; then
-    last_nightly_version=$(curl -s https://git.flow-control.dev/api/v1/repos/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
-elif [ -z "$NO_GITHUB" ]; then
-    last_nightly_version=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest" | jq -r .tag_name)
-elif [ -z "$NO_CODEBERG" ]; then
-    last_nightly_version=$(curl -s https://codeberg.org/api/v1/repos/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
-fi
+last_nightly_version=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest" | jq -r .tag_name)
 [ -z "$last_nightly_version" ] && {
     echo "failed to fetch $title latest version"
     exit 1
@@ -85,13 +75,9 @@ echo building...
 
 ./zig build -Dpackage_release --prefix "$DESTDIR/build"
 
-VERSION=$(/bin/cat "$DESTDIR/build/version")
-
-git archive --format=tar.gz --output="$DESTDIR/flow-$VERSION-source.tar.gz" HEAD
-git archive --format=zip --output="$DESTDIR/flow-$VERSION-source.zip" HEAD
-
 cd "$DESTDIR/build"
 
+VERSION=$(/bin/cat version)
 TARGETS=$(/bin/ls)
 
 for target in $TARGETS; do
@@ -128,48 +114,43 @@ echo
 cd ..
 
 {
-    echo "## commits in this build"
+    echo "$title" "$VERSION"
+    echo
+
+    echo "commits:"
     echo
     git log "${last_nightly_version}..HEAD" --pretty="format:neurocyte/$APPNAME@%h %s"
     echo
     echo
 
-    echo "## contributors"
+    echo "contributors to this release:"
     git shortlog -s -n "${last_nightly_version}..HEAD" | cut -b 8-
     echo
+    echo
 
-    echo "## downloads"
-    echo "[flow-control.dev](https://git.flow-control.dev/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION) (source only)"
-    echo "[github.com](https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION) (binaries & source)"
-    echo "[codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION) (binaries & source)"
+    echo "also available at:"
+    echo "[flow-control.dev](https://git.flow-control.dev/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION)"
+    echo "[github.com](https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION)"
+    echo "[codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION)"
 } >"$release_notes"
 
 cat "$release_notes"
 
-ASSETS=""
-
 if [ -z "$NO_FLOWCONTROL" ]; then
-    ASSETS="$ASSETS --asset $DESTDIR/flow-${VERSION}-source.tar.gz"
-    ASSETS="$ASSETS --asset $DESTDIR/flow-${VERSION}-source.tar.gz.sig"
-    ASSETS="$ASSETS --asset $DESTDIR/flow-${VERSION}-source.tar.gz.sha256"
-    ASSETS="$ASSETS --asset $DESTDIR/flow-${VERSION}-source.zip"
-    ASSETS="$ASSETS --asset $DESTDIR/flow-${VERSION}-source.zip.sig"
-    ASSETS="$ASSETS --asset $DESTDIR/flow-${VERSION}-source.zip.sha256"
     echo uploading to git.flow-control.dev
-    tea releases create --login flow-control --repo "$repo" --tag "$VERSION" --title "$title $VERSION" --note-file "$release_notes" \
-        $ASSETS
+    tea releases create --login flow-control --repo "$repo" --tag "$VERSION" --title "$title $VERSION" --note-file "$release_notes"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$NO_CODEBERG" ]; then
+    ASSETS=""
     for a in $DESTDIR/*; do
         ASSETS="$ASSETS --asset $a"
     done
     echo uploading to codeberg.org
-    tea releases create --login codeberg --repo "$repo" --tag "$VERSION" --title "$title $VERSION" --note-file "$release_notes" \
-        $ASSETS
+    tea releases create --login codeberg --repo "$repo" --tag "$VERSION" --title "$title $VERSION" --note-file "$release_notes" $ASSETS
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$NO_GITHUB" ]; then
     echo uploading to github.com
-    gh release create "$VERSION" --repo "$repo" --title "$title $VERSION" --notes-file "$release_notes" $DESTDIR/*
+    gh release create "$VERSION" --repo "$repo" --notes-file "$release_notes" $DESTDIR/*
 fi