diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ca663e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Nightly builds
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 0 * * *'
+jobs:
+  nightly:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go-version: [1.19.x]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Setup
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: master
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: tools/cross-compile.sh
+
+    - name: Tag
+      uses: rickstaa/action-create-tag@v1
+      with:
+        tag: nightly
+        force_push_tag: true
+        message: "Pre-release nightly"
+
+    - name: Publish
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      with:
+        name: nightly
+        tag_name: nightly
+        files: binaries/*
+        prerelease: true
+
+    - name: Cleanup
+      run: rm -rf binaries
diff --git a/tools/cross-compile.sh b/tools/cross-compile.sh
index dcd6ca97..a79acf25 100755
--- a/tools/cross-compile.sh
+++ b/tools/cross-compile.sh
@@ -1,120 +1,109 @@
-cd ..
+#!/bin/sh
 
-mkdir -p binaries
-mkdir -p micro-$1
-
-cp LICENSE micro-$1
-cp README.md micro-$1
-cp LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY micro-$1
-cp assets/packaging/micro.1 micro-$1
-cp assets/packaging/micro.desktop micro-$1
-cp assets/micro-logo-mark.svg micro-$1/micro.svg
+set -e
 
 HASH="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 VERSION="$(go run tools/build-version.go)"
 DATE="$(go run tools/build-date.go)"
 ADDITIONAL_GO_LINKER_FLAGS="$(go run tools/info-plist.go $VERSION)"
 
+mkdir -p binaries
+mkdir -p micro-$VERSION
+
+cp LICENSE micro-$VERSION
+cp README.md micro-$VERSION
+cp LICENSE-THIRD-PARTY micro-$VERSION
+cp assets/packaging/micro.1 micro-$VERSION
+cp assets/packaging/micro.desktop micro-$VERSION
+cp assets/micro-logo-mark.svg micro-$VERSION/micro.svg
+
+create_artefact_generic()
+{
+	mv micro micro-$VERSION/
+	tar -czf micro-$VERSION-$1.tgz micro-$VERSION
+	sha256sum micro-$VERSION-$1.tgz > micro-$VERSION-$1.tgz.sha
+	mv micro-$VERSION-$1.* binaries
+	rm micro-$VERSION/micro
+}
+
+create_artefact_windows()
+{
+	mv micro.exe micro-$VERSION/
+	zip -r -q -T micro-$VERSION-$1.zip micro-$VERSION
+	sha256sum micro-$VERSION-$1.zip > micro-$VERSION-$1.zip.sha
+	mv micro-$VERSION-$1.* binaries
+	rm micro-$VERSION/micro.exe
+}
+
 # Mac
 echo "OSX 64"
 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-osx.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-osx.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "osx"
 
 # Mac ARM64
 echo "MacOS ARM64"
 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-macos-arm64.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-macos-arm64.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "macos-arm64"
 
 # Linux
 echo "Linux 64"
 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make build
-./tools/package-deb.sh $1
-mv micro-$1-amd64.deb binaries
-
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-linux64.tar.gz binaries
+if ./tools/package-deb.sh $VERSION; then
+	sha256sum micro-$VERSION-amd64.deb > micro-$VERSION-amd64.deb.sha
+	mv micro-$VERSION-amd64.* binaries
+fi
+create_artefact_generic "linux64"
 
 echo "Linux 64 fully static"
 CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-linux64-static.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "linux64-static"
 
 echo "Linux 32"
 GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-linux32.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "linux32"
 
 echo "Linux ARM 32"
 GOOS=linux GOARM=6 GOARCH=arm make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-linux-arm.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "linux-arm"
 
 echo "Linux ARM 64"
 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-linux-arm64.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "linux-arm64"
 
 # NetBSD
 echo "NetBSD 64"
 GOOS=netbsd GOARCH=amd64 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-netbsd64.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "netbsd64"
 
 echo "NetBSD 32"
 GOOS=netbsd GOARCH=386 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-netbsd32.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "netbsd32"
 
 # OpenBSD
 echo "OpenBSD 64"
 GOOS=openbsd GOARCH=amd64 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-openbsd64.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "openbsd64"
 
 echo "OpenBSD 32"
 GOOS=openbsd GOARCH=386 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-openbsd32.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "openbsd32"
 
 # FreeBSD
 echo "FreeBSD 64"
 GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-freebsd64.tar.gz binaries
+create_artefact_generic "freebsd64"
 
 echo "FreeBSD 32"
 GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=386 make build
-mv micro micro-$1
-tar -czf micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-freebsd32.tar.gz binaries
-
-rm micro-$1/micro
+create_artefact_generic "freebsd32"
 
 # Windows
 echo "Windows 64"
 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 make build
-mv micro.exe micro-$1
-zip -r -q -T micro-$1-win64.zip micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-win64.zip binaries
+create_artefact_windows "win64"
 
 echo "Windows 32"
 GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 make build
-mv micro.exe micro-$1
-zip -r -q -T micro-$1-win32.zip micro-$1
-mv micro-$1-win32.zip binaries
+create_artefact_windows "win32"
 
-rm -rf micro-$1
+rm -rf micro-$VERSION
diff --git a/tools/package-deb.sh b/tools/package-deb.sh
index 416b88f9..6be3b14b 100755
--- a/tools/package-deb.sh
+++ b/tools/package-deb.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-fpm -s dir -t deb -p micro-$1-amd64.deb --name micro --license mit --version $1 --deb-recommends xclip --description "A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor" --after-install ./assets/packaging/deb/micro.postinst --before-remove ./assets/packaging/deb/micro.prerm ./micro=/usr/bin/micro ./assets/packaging/micro.1=/usr/share/man/man1/micro.1
+command -v fpm > /dev/null && fpm -s dir -t deb -p micro-$1-amd64.deb --name micro --license mit --version $1 --deb-recommends xclip --description "A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor" --after-install ./assets/packaging/deb/micro.postinst --before-remove ./assets/packaging/deb/micro.prerm ./micro=/usr/bin/micro ./assets/packaging/micro.1=/usr/share/man/man1/micro.1