diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitbutler/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitbutler/package.nix
index 21fe0bb3096b..68679cfcfea4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitbutler/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitbutler/package.nix
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
   libsoup,
   moreutils,
   openssl,
+  rust,
   webkitgtk,
   nix-update-script,
   cacert,
 }:
+
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "gitbutler";
   version = "0.12.16";
@@ -33,11 +35,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-L4PVaNb3blpLIcyA7XLc71qwUPUADclxvbOkq1Jc1no=";
   };
 
-  # deactivate the upstream updater in tauri configuration
-  # TODO: use `tauri build`'s `--config` flag with the release configuration instead of manually merging
-  # them. it doesn't seem to like using paths currently, even though it should.
+  # deactivate the upstream updater in tauri configuration & set the version
   postPatch = ''
-    jq --slurp ".[0] * .[1] | .tauri.updater.active = false" crates/gitbutler-tauri/tauri.conf{,.release}.json | sponge crates/gitbutler-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+    tauri_conf="crates/gitbutler-tauri/tauri.conf.release.json"
+    jq '.package.version = "${version}" | .tauri.updater.active = false' "$tauri_conf" | sponge "$tauri_conf"
   '';
 
   cargoLock = {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cargo-tauri
+    cargo-tauri.hook
     desktop-file-utils
     jq
     moreutils
@@ -82,7 +83,15 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       ]
     );
 
+  # extended release configuration
+  tauriBuildFlags = [ "--config crates/gitbutler-tauri/tauri.conf.release.json" ];
+
   env = {
+    # make sure `crates/gitbutler-tauri/inject-git-binaries.sh` can find our
+    # target dir
+    # https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/blob/56b64d778042d0e93fa362f808c35a7f095ab1d1/crates/gitbutler-tauri/inject-git-binaries.sh#L10C10-L10C26
+    TRIPLE_OVERRIDE = rust.envVars.rustHostPlatformSpec;
+
     # `pnpm`'s `fetchDeps` and `configHook` uses a specific version of pnpm, not upstream's
     COREPACK_ENABLE_STRICT = 0;
 
@@ -95,14 +104,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     # we also need to have `tracing` support in `tokio` for `console-subscriber`
     RUSTFLAGS = "--cfg tokio_unstable";
 
-    tauriBundle =
-      {
-        Linux = "deb";
-        Darwin = "app";
-      }
-      .${stdenv.hostPlatform.uname.system}
-        or (throw "No tauri bundle available for ${stdenv.hostPlatform.uname.system}");
-
     ESBUILD_BINARY_PATH = lib.getExe (
       esbuild.override {
         buildGoModule =
@@ -128,39 +129,23 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR = true;
   };
 
-  buildPhase = ''
-    runHook preBuild
-
+  preBuild = ''
     pushd packages/ui
     pnpm package
     popd
-
-    cargo tauri build --bundles "$tauriBundle"
-
-    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
-  installPhase =
-    ''
-      runHook preInstall
-    ''
-    + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
-      mkdir -p $out/bin
-      cp -r target/release/bundle/macos $out/Applications
+  postInstall =
+    lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
       mv $out/Applications/GitButler.app/Contents/MacOS/GitButler $out/bin/git-butler
       ln -s $out/bin/git-butler $out/Applications/GitButler.app/Contents/MacOS/GitButler
     ''
     + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
-      cp -r target/release/bundle/"$tauriBundle"/*/data/usr $out
-
       desktop-file-edit \
         --set-comment "A Git client for simultaneous branches on top of your existing workflow." \
         --set-key="Keywords" --set-value="git;" \
         --set-key="StartupWMClass" --set-value="GitButler" \
         $out/share/applications/git-butler.desktop
-    ''
-    + ''
-      runHook postInstall
     '';
 
   # the `gitbutler-git` crate's checks do not support release mode