diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 01ec83304..5bb121620 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+    branches:
+      - staging
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
@@ -40,9 +42,12 @@ jobs:
             VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
             VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
-          else
+          elif [ -n "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
             VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ inputs.build_number }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="0.0.0-staging.${{ github.run_number }}"
+            BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
           fi
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "build_number=${BUILD_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -114,9 +119,12 @@ jobs:
             VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
             VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
-          else
+          elif [ -n "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
             VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ inputs.build_number }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="0.0.0-staging.${{ github.run_number }}"
+            BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
           fi
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "build_number=${BUILD_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -209,9 +217,12 @@ jobs:
             VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
             VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
-          else
+          elif [ -n "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
             VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ inputs.build_number }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="0.0.0-staging.${{ github.run_number }}"
+            BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
           fi
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "build_number=${BUILD_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -236,6 +247,25 @@ jobs:
             -b "${{ steps.ver.outputs.build_number }}" \
             -p windows -a stack_wallet -d -s
 
+      # The Actions windows-2022 runner user lacks SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege,
+      # so link_assets.sh's mklink /D calls either fail or produce broken reparse
+      # points that Flutter's asset resolver cannot traverse. Replace each of
+      # the five gitignored asset directories with real copies instead.
+      - name: Replace asset symlinks with copies (CI workaround)
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          for dirname in default_themes icon lottie in_app_logo_icons svg; do
+            target="assets/${dirname}"
+            source="asset_sources/${dirname}/stack_wallet"
+            # Remove whatever link_assets.sh left (reparse point, symlink, or nothing).
+            # cmd.exe rmdir on a junction/symlink removes the link, not the target.
+            if [ -e "$target" ] || [ -L "$target" ]; then
+              cmd.exe /c rmdir "$(cygpath -w "$target")" 2>/dev/null || rm -rf "$target"
+            fi
+            mkdir -p "$target"
+            cp -r "${source}/." "$target/"
+          done
+
       - name: Get dependencies
         run: flutter pub get
 
@@ -280,16 +310,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: flutter build windows --release
 
-      - name: Package
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          Compress-Archive -Path build\windows\x64\runner\Release\* `
-            -DestinationPath "stack_wallet-windows-x86_64-${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}.zip"
-
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: stack_wallet-windows-x86_64-${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}
-          path: stack_wallet-windows-x86_64-${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}.zip
+          path: build/windows/x64/runner/Release/
 
   build-macos:
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -306,9 +330,12 @@ jobs:
             VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
             VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
-          else
+          elif [ -n "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
             VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ inputs.build_number }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="0.0.0-staging.${{ github.run_number }}"
+            BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
           fi
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "build_number=${BUILD_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -380,9 +407,12 @@ jobs:
             VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
             VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
-          else
+          elif [ -n "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
             VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
             BUILD_NUMBER="${{ inputs.build_number }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="0.0.0-staging.${{ github.run_number }}"
+            BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
           fi
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "build_number=${BUILD_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -454,9 +484,19 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: artifacts
-          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Package artifacts
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p release-files
+          for dir in artifacts/stack_wallet-windows-*/; do
+            [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
+            name=$(basename "$dir")
+            (cd "$dir" && zip -r "../../release-files/${name}.zip" .)
+          done
+          find artifacts/ \( -name "*.tar.gz" -o -name "*.zip" -o -name "*.ipa" \) -mindepth 2 -exec mv {} release-files/ \;
+          find artifacts/ -name "*.apk" -mindepth 2 -exec mv {} release-files/ \;
 
       - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           generate_release_notes: true
-          files: artifacts/*
+          files: release-files/*
diff --git a/crypto_plugins/flutter_libmwc b/crypto_plugins/flutter_libmwc
index d74b89b75..cb444bf93 160000
--- a/crypto_plugins/flutter_libmwc
+++ b/crypto_plugins/flutter_libmwc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d74b89b75863ce2d20e54c9c28c4c18111184e28
+Subproject commit cb444bf93c4c6e5305a3fb94641f42d908c199e9