diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d748be2..0000000
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-name: Build macOS App
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on:
-      - self-hosted
-      - macos
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Build release configuration
-        run: |
-          xcodebuild \
-            -project iKeyMon.xcodeproj \
-            -scheme iKeyMon \
-            -configuration Release \
-            -derivedDataPath build \
-            clean build
-
-      - name: Package app bundle
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p artifacts
-          cd build/Build/Products/Release
-          zip -r "../../../../artifacts/iKeyMon.app.zip" iKeyMon.app
-
-      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: iKeyMon-macos-app
-          path: artifacts/iKeyMon.app.zip
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4e494b..ed00cd6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,12 +30,22 @@ iKeyMon is a native macOS app written in SwiftUI that provides live monitoring f
 ## 🚀 How to Run
 
 Clone the repo and open it in [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/). You can build and run the app on macOS 14+.
-                                      
+                                     
 ```
 git clone https://git.24unix.net/tracer/iKeyMon
 cd iKeyMon
 open iKeyMon.xcodeproj
 ```
+
+### Local release build
+
+Use the helper script to produce a zipped `.app` in `dist/`:
+
+```bash
+./scripts/build_release.sh
+```
+
+It cleans previous artifacts, builds the `Release` configuration, and drops `iKeyMon-<version>.zip` into the `dist` folder (ignored by git).
 ## 📦 License
 
 MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
diff --git a/scripts/build_release.sh b/scripts/build_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4f6f433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+BUILD_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/build"
+ARTIFACTS_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/dist"
+SCHEME="iKeyMon"
+PROJECT="iKeyMon.xcodeproj"
+
+rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR" "$ARTIFACTS_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$ARTIFACTS_DIR"
+
+xcodebuild \
+  -project "$ROOT_DIR/$PROJECT" \
+  -scheme "$SCHEME" \
+  -configuration Release \
+  -derivedDataPath "$BUILD_DIR" \
+  clean build
+
+APP_PATH="$BUILD_DIR/Build/Products/Release/iKeyMon.app"
+if [[ ! -d "$APP_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Failed to find built app at $APP_PATH"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+ZIP_NAME="iKeyMon-$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleShortVersionString' \"$APP_PATH/Contents/Info.plist\").zip"
+pushd "$(dirname "$APP_PATH")" >/dev/null
+zip -r "$ARTIFACTS_DIR/$ZIP_NAME" "$(basename "$APP_PATH")"
+popd >/dev/null
+
+echo "✅ Build complete. Artifact: $ARTIFACTS_DIR/$ZIP_NAME"