diff --git a/tools/nightly-release.sh b/tools/nightly-release.sh
index 02423ad5..2d60a99a 100755
--- a/tools/nightly-release.sh
+++ b/tools/nightly-release.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This script creates the nightly release on Github for micro
-# You must have the correct Github access token to run this script
+# Must be run from inside the micro git repository
 
 commitID=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 info=$(github-release info -u zyedidia -r micro -t nightly)
@@ -10,152 +10,28 @@ if [[ $info = *$commitID* ]]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Deleting old release"
-github-release delete \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly
+hub release delete nightly
 
 echo "Moving tag"
-git tag --force nightly $commitID
-git push --force --tags
+hub push origin :refs/tags/nightly
+git tag -f nightly $commitID
+hub push --tags
 
 echo "Creating new release"
-github-release release \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "Nightly build" \
-    --description "Autogenerated nightly build of micro. If you don't see anything here that probably means it's building right now!" \
-    --pre-release
-
-echo "Cross compiling binaries"
-./cross-compile.sh $1
-mv ../binaries .
-
-echo "Uploading OSX binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-osx.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-osx.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 64 static binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux Arm 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux Arm 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading FreeBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading FreeBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading OpenBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading OpenBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading NetBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading NetBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Windows 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-win64.zip" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-win64.zip
-
-echo "Uploading Windows 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag nightly \
-    --name "micro-$1-win32.zip" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-win32.zip
-
-# echo "Uploading vendored tarball"
-# github-release upload \
-#     --user zyedidia \
-#     --repo micro \
-#     --tag nightly \
-#     --name "micro-$1-src.tar.gz" \
-#     --file binaries/micro-$1-src.tar.gz
-#
-# echo "Uploading vendored zip"
-# github-release upload \
-#     --user zyedidia \
-#     --repo micro \
-#     --tag nightly \
-#     --name "micro-$1-src.zip" \
-#     --file binaries/micro-$1-src.zip
+hub release create nightly \
+    --prerelease \
+    --message $'Nightly build\n\nAutogenerated nightly build of micro.' \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-osx.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-win64.zip" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-win32.zip"
diff --git a/tools/pre-release.sh b/tools/pre-release.sh
index 9f42f57c..4b12fb8f 100755
--- a/tools/pre-release.sh
+++ b/tools/pre-release.sh
@@ -8,145 +8,25 @@ tag="v$1"
 
 echo "Creating tag"
 git tag $tag $commitID
-git push --tags
+hub push --tags
+
+NL=$'\n'
 
 echo "Creating new release"
-github-release release \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "$1" \
-    --description "$2" \
-    --pre-release
-
-echo "Cross compiling binaries"
-./cross-compile.sh $1
-mv ../binaries .
-
-echo "Uploading OSX binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-osx.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-osx.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 64 static binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux Arm 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux Arm 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading FreeBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading FreeBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading OpenBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading OpenBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading NetBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading NetBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Windows 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-win64.zip" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-win64.zip
-
-echo "Uploading Windows 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-win32.zip" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-win32.zip
-
-# echo "Uploading vendored tarball"
-# github-release upload \
-#     --user zyedidia \
-#     --repo micro \
-#     --tag $tag \
-#     --name "micro-$1-src.tar.gz" \
-#     --file binaries/micro-$1-src.tar.gz
-#
-# echo "Uploading vendored zip"
-# github-release upload \
-#     --user zyedidia \
-#     --repo micro \
-#     --tag $tag \
-#     --name "micro-$1-src.zip" \
-#     --file binaries/micro-$1-src.zip
+hub release create $tag \
+    --prerelease \
+    --message "$1${NL}${NL}$2" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-osx.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-win64.zip" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-win32.zip"
diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index f806c565..18cee9cf 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -8,144 +8,24 @@ tag="v$1"
 
 echo "Creating tag"
 git tag $tag $commitID
-git push --tags
+hub push --tags
+
+NL=$'\n'
 
 echo "Creating new release"
-github-release release \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "$1" \
-    --description "$2" \
-
-echo "Cross compiling binaries"
-./cross-compile.sh $1
-mv ../binaries .
-
-echo "Uploading OSX binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-osx.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-osx.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 64 static binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux Arm 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Linux Arm 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading FreeBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading FreeBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading OpenBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading OpenBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading NetBSD 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading NetBSD 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz
-
-echo "Uploading Windows 64 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-win64.zip" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-win64.zip
-
-echo "Uploading Windows 32 binary"
-github-release upload \
-    --user zyedidia \
-    --repo micro \
-    --tag $tag \
-    --name "micro-$1-win32.zip" \
-    --file binaries/micro-$1-win32.zip
-
-# echo "Uploading vendored tarball"
-# github-release upload \
-#     --user zyedidia \
-#     --repo micro \
-#     --tag $tag \
-#     --name "micro-$1-src.tar.gz" \
-#     --file binaries/micro-$1-src.tar.gz
-#
-# echo "Uploading vendored zip"
-# github-release upload \
-#     --user zyedidia \
-#     --repo micro \
-#     --tag $tag \
-#     --name "micro-$1-src.zip" \
-#     --file binaries/micro-$1-src.zip
+hub release create $tag \
+    --message "$1${NL}${NL}$2" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-osx.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-win64.zip" \
+    --attach "binaries/micro-$1-win32.zip"