diff --git a/contrib/make_nightly_build b/contrib/make_nightly_build
index e8932e4..95be193 100755
--- a/contrib/make_nightly_build
+++ b/contrib/make_nightly_build
@@ -121,22 +121,24 @@ cd ..
     echo
     git log "${last_nightly_version}..HEAD" --pretty="format:neurocyte/$APPNAME@%h %s"
     echo
+    echo
 
     echo "contributors to this release:"
-    git shortlog -s -n "${last_nightly_version}..HEAD"
+    git shortlog -s -n "${last_nightly_version}..HEAD" | cut -b 8-
+    echo
     echo
 
     echo "also available at:"
-    echo "[git.flow-control.dev](https://git.flow-control.dev/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION)"
+    echo "[flow-control.dev](https://git.flow-control.dev/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION)"
     echo "[github.com](https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION)"
-    echo "[flow-control.dev](https://codeberg.org/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION)"
+    echo "[codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases/tag/$VERSION)"
 } >"$release_notes"
 
 cat "$release_notes"
 
-if [ -z "$NO_GITHUB" ]; then
-    echo uploading to github.com
-    gh release create "$VERSION" --repo "$repo" --notes-file "$release_notes" $DESTDIR/*
+if [ -z "$NO_FLOWCONTROL" ]; then
+    echo uploading to git.flow-control.dev
+    tea releases create --login flow-control --repo "$repo" --tag "$VERSION" --title "$title $VERSION" --note-file "$release_notes"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$NO_CODEBERG" ]; then
@@ -145,10 +147,10 @@ if [ -z "$NO_CODEBERG" ]; then
         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" --prerelease $ASSETS
+    tea releases create --login codeberg --repo "$repo" --tag "$VERSION" --title "$title $VERSION" --note-file "$release_notes" $ASSETS
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$NO_FLOWCONTROL" ]; then
-    echo uploading to git.flow-control.dev
-    tea releases create --login flow-control --repo "$repo" --tag "$VERSION" --title "$title $VERSION" --note-file "$release_notes" --prerelease
+if [ -z "$NO_GITHUB" ]; then
+    echo uploading to github.com
+    gh release create "$VERSION" --repo "$repo" --notes-file "$release_notes" $DESTDIR/*
 fi