diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e4fcbf64ba..36c5d41ad5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 name: Publish
 on:
-  schedule:
-  - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - master
 jobs:
-  release:
-    name: Packages
-    if: github.repository == 'AssemblyScript/assemblyscript'
+  publish:
+    name: "Packages"
+    if: github.repository == 'DuncanUszkay1/assemblyscript'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
-        ref: master
+        ref: release
     - uses: dcodeIO/setup-node-nvm@master
       with:
         node-version: current
+    - name: Merge master
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      run: |
+        git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+        git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+        git remote set-url origin "https://${GITHUB_ACTOR}:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
+        git fetch origin
+        git merge origin/master
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: npm ci
     - name: Build distribution files
@@ -22,18 +32,41 @@ jobs:
         npm run build
     - name: Test distribution files
       run: npm test
-    - name: Make semantic release
+    - name: Set up version
+      run: |
+        VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version)")
+        git add --force dist/*
+        if git rev-parse v$VERSION >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          VERSION=$VERSION-nightly.$(date "+%Y%m%d")
+          if git rev-parse v$VERSION >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Nightly $VERSION does already exist."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo ::set-env name=CHANNEL::nightly
+          echo "Committing nightly ($VERSION) ..."
+          git commit -m "Nightly v$VERSION"
+          npm version $VERSION --no-git-tag-version --force
+        else
+          echo ::set-env name=CHANNEL::latest
+          echo "Committing release ($VERSION) ..."
+          git commit --allow-empty -m "Release v$VERSION"
+        fi
+        echo ::set-env name=VERSION::$VERSION
+        cd lib/loader
+        npm version $VERSION --no-git-tag-version --force
+        cd ../..
+    - name: Create tag and push distribution files
+      run: |
+        git tag v$VERSION
+        git push origin release
+        git push origin v$VERSION
+    - name: Publish to npm
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-      # On success, semantic-release will update the version and publish,
-      # triggering the postversion script that'll update the loader's version
-      # as well. If nothing was published, the version will still be '0.0.0'.
+        NPM_REGISTRY: "registry.npmjs.org"
+        NPM_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       run: |
-        node node_modules/semantic-release/bin/semantic-release.js --unstable
+        npm config set "//${NPM_REGISTRY}/:_authToken=${NPM_AUTH_TOKEN}"
+        npm publish --tag $CHANNEL
         cd lib/loader
-        if [ $(node -pe "require('./package.json').version") != "0.0.0" ]; then
-          npm config set "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}"
-          npm publish --access public
-        fi
+        npm publish --tag $CHANNEL --access public
         cd ../..
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 60f636a26a..49597efacf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         fi
         npm test
-    - name: Test browser build
-      run: node tests/browser-asc
   test-windows:
     name: "Compiler (Windows, node current)"
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -89,8 +87,6 @@ jobs:
       run: npm run build
     - name: Test distribution
       run: npm test
-    - name: Test browser build
-      run: node tests/browser-asc
   test-macos:
     name: "Compiler (MacOS, node current)"
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -110,8 +106,6 @@ jobs:
       run: npm run build
     - name: Test distribution
       run: npm test
-    - name: Test browser build
-      run: node tests/browser-asc
   test-features:
     name: "Features"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -121,7 +115,8 @@ jobs:
     - uses: dcodeIO/setup-node-nvm@master
       with:
         node-mirror: https://nodejs.org/download/v8-canary/
-        node-version: "15.0.0-v8-canary202007077c53168ead"
+        # FIXME: newer node-v8 builds are currently broken
+        node-version: "14.0.0-v8-canary201911242015a12d82"
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: npm ci --no-audit
     - name: Clean distribution files