diff --git a/publish-nix.sh b/publish-nix.sh
index ef0654ec..ff535683 100755
--- a/publish-nix.sh
+++ b/publish-nix.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 # Optional parameters
 USE_ALL=false
 INCLUDE_DEBUG=false
+INCLUDE_RELEASE=false
 NO_BUILD=false
 NO_ARCHIVE=false
 HAS_VERSION=false
 VERSION="NONE"
-while getopts "udbav:" OPTION; do
+while getopts "udrbav:" OPTION; do
     case $OPTION in
     u)
         USE_ALL=true
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ while getopts "udbav:" OPTION; do
     d)
         INCLUDE_DEBUG=true
         ;;
+    r)
+        INCLUDE_RELEASE=true
+        ;;
     b)
         NO_BUILD=true
         ;;
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ COMMIT=$(git log --pretty=%H -1)
 echo "Selected Options:"
 echo "  Use all frameworks (-u)               $USE_ALL"
 echo "  Include debug builds (-d)             $INCLUDE_DEBUG"
+echo "  Include release builds (-r)           $INCLUDE_RELEASE"
 echo "  No build (-b)                         $NO_BUILD"
 echo "  No archive (-a)                       $NO_ARCHIVE"
 echo "  Version (-v)                          $HAS_VERSION ($VERSION)"
@@ -107,13 +112,21 @@ if [ $NO_BUILD = false ]; then
                 if [ $INCLUDE_DEBUG = true ]; then
                     dotnet publish ProtectionScan/ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Debug --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:PublishSingleFile=true
                 fi
-                dotnet publish ProtectionScan/ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Release --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false
+
+                # Only include Release if set
+                if [ $INCLUDE_RELEASE = true ]; then
+                    dotnet publish ProtectionScan/ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Release --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false
+                fi
             else
                 # Only include Debug if set
                 if [ $INCLUDE_DEBUG = true ]; then
                     dotnet publish ProtectionScan/ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Debug --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT
                 fi
-                dotnet publish ProtectionScan/ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Release --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false
+
+                # Only include Release if set
+                if [ $INCLUDE_RELEASE = true ]; then
+                    dotnet publish ProtectionScan/ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Release --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false
+                fi
             fi
         done
     done
@@ -152,11 +165,15 @@ if [ $NO_ARCHIVE = false ]; then
                     zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/ProtectionScan_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_debug.zip .
                 fi
             fi
-            cd $BUILD_FOLDER/ProtectionScan/bin/Release/${FRAMEWORK}/${RUNTIME}/publish/
-            if [ $HAS_VERSION = true ]; then
-                zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/ProtectionScan_${VERSION}_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip .
-            else
-                zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/ProtectionScan_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip .
+
+            # Only include Release if set
+            if [ $INCLUDE_RELEASE = true ]; then
+                cd $BUILD_FOLDER/ProtectionScan/bin/Release/${FRAMEWORK}/${RUNTIME}/publish/
+                if [ $HAS_VERSION = true ]; then
+                    zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/ProtectionScan_${VERSION}_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip .
+                else
+                    zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/ProtectionScan_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip .
+                fi
             fi
         done
     done
diff --git a/publish-win.ps1 b/publish-win.ps1
index 7f33956b..6a5b10e3 100644
--- a/publish-win.ps1
+++ b/publish-win.ps1
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ param(
     [Alias("IncludeDebug")]
     [switch]$INCLUDE_DEBUG,
 
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+    [Alias("IncludeRelease")]
+    [switch]$INCLUDE_RELEASE,
+
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
     [Alias("NoBuild")]
     [switch]$NO_BUILD,
@@ -37,11 +41,12 @@ $COMMIT = git log --pretty=format:"%H" -1
 
 # Output the selected options
 Write-Host "Selected Options:"
-Write-Host "  Use all frameworks (-UseAll)          $USE_ALL"
-Write-Host "  Include debug builds (-IncludeDebug)  $INCLUDE_DEBUG"
-Write-Host "  No build (-NoBuild)                   $NO_BUILD"
-Write-Host "  No archive (-NoArchive)               $NO_ARCHIVE"
-Write-Host "  Version (-BuildVersion)               $BUILD_VERSION"
+Write-Host "  Use all frameworks (-UseAll)              $USE_ALL"
+Write-Host "  Include debug builds (-IncludeDebug)      $INCLUDE_DEBUG"
+Write-Host "  Include release builds (-IncludeRelease)  $INCLUDE_RELEASE"
+Write-Host "  No build (-NoBuild)                       $NO_BUILD"
+Write-Host "  No archive (-NoArchive)                   $NO_ARCHIVE"
+Write-Host "  Version (-BuildVersion)                   $BUILD_VERSION"
 Write-Host " "
 
 # Create the build matrix arrays
@@ -92,14 +97,22 @@ if (!$NO_BUILD.IsPresent) {
                 if ($INCLUDE_DEBUG.IsPresent) {
                     dotnet publish ProtectionScan\ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Debug --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:PublishSingleFile=true
                 }
-                dotnet publish ProtectionScan\ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Release --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false
+
+                # Only include Release if set
+                if ($INCLUDE_RELEASE.IsPresent) {
+                    dotnet publish ProtectionScan\ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Release --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false
+                }
             }
             else {
                 # Only include Debug if set
                 if ($INCLUDE_DEBUG.IsPresent) {
                     dotnet publish ProtectionScan\ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Debug --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT
                 }
-                dotnet publish ProtectionScan\ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Release --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false
+
+                # Only include Release if set
+                if ($INCLUDE_RELEASE.IsPresent) {
+                    dotnet publish ProtectionScan\ProtectionScan.csproj -f $FRAMEWORK -r $RUNTIME -c Release --self-contained true --version-suffix $COMMIT -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -135,13 +148,16 @@ if (!$NO_ARCHIVE.IsPresent) {
                     7z a -tzip $BUILD_FOLDER\ProtectionScan_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_debug.zip *
                 }
             }
-        
-            Set-Location -Path $BUILD_FOLDER\ProtectionScan\bin\Release\${FRAMEWORK}\${RUNTIME}\publish\
-            if ($BUILD_VERSION -ne $null) {
-                7z a -tzip $BUILD_FOLDER\ProtectionScan_${BUILD_VERSION}_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip *
-            }
-            else {
-                7z a -tzip $BUILD_FOLDER\ProtectionScan_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip *
+
+            # Only include Release if set
+            if ($INCLUDE_RELEASE.IsPresent) {
+                Set-Location -Path $BUILD_FOLDER\ProtectionScan\bin\Release\${FRAMEWORK}\${RUNTIME}\publish\
+                if ($BUILD_VERSION -ne $null) {
+                    7z a -tzip $BUILD_FOLDER\ProtectionScan_${BUILD_VERSION}_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip *
+                }
+                else {
+                    7z a -tzip $BUILD_FOLDER\ProtectionScan_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip *
+                }
             }
         }
     }