diff --git a/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/Sync/GitHubRepository.cs b/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/Sync/GitHubRepository.cs
index 191a2877c..b0f983a4e 100644
--- a/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/Sync/GitHubRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/Sync/GitHubRepository.cs
@@ -90,27 +90,26 @@ public async Task UploadMissingPackages()
                 throw new Exception("There are no nupkg's in the releases directory to upload");
 
             var ver = Enumerable.MaxBy(releases, x => x.Version);
-            if(ver == null)
+            if (ver == null)
                 throw new Exception("There are no nupkg's in the releases directory to upload");
             var semVer = ver.Version;
 
             Log.Info($"Preparing to upload latest local release to GitHub");
 
-
             var newReleaseReq = new NewRelease(semVer.ToString()) {
-                Body = _options.body + "\r\n" + ver.GetReleaseNotes(releaseDirectoryInfo.FullName),
-                Draft = _options.draft,
+                Body = "", // ver.GetReleaseNotes(releaseDirectoryInfo.FullName),
+                Draft = true,
                 Prerelease = semVer.HasMetadata || semVer.IsPrerelease,
-                Name = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_options.name) 
-                    ? semVer.ToString() 
-                    : _options.name,
+                Name = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_options.releaseName)
+                    ? semVer.ToString()
+                    : _options.releaseName,
             };
 
             Log.Info($"Creating draft release titled '{semVer.ToString()}'");
 
             var existingReleases = await client.Repository.Release.GetAll(repoOwner, repoName);
             if (existingReleases.Any(r => r.TagName == semVer.ToString())) {
-                throw new Exception($"There is already an existing release titled '{semVer}'. Please delete this release or choose a new version number.");
+                throw new Exception($"There is already an existing release tagged '{semVer}'. Please delete this release or choose a new version number.");
             }
 
             var release = await client.Repository.Release.Create(repoOwner, repoName, newReleaseReq);
@@ -142,6 +141,15 @@ public async Task UploadMissingPackages()
             await client.Repository.Release.UploadAsset(release, data, CancellationToken.None);
 
             Log.Info($"Done creating draft GitHub release.");
+
+            // convert draft to full release
+            if (_options.publish) {
+                Log.Info("Converting draft to full published release.");
+                var upd = release.ToUpdate();
+                upd.Draft = false;
+                release = await client.Repository.Release.Edit(repoOwner, repoName, release.Id, upd);
+            }
+            
             Log.Info("Release URL: " + release.HtmlUrl);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/SyncOptions.cs b/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/SyncOptions.cs
index 61e35063b..81f9a3900 100644
--- a/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/SyncOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/SyncOptions.cs
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public SyncS3Options()
             Add("endpoint=", "Custom service {URL} (backblaze, digital ocean, etc)", v => endpoint = v);
             Add("bucket=", "{NAME} of the S3 bucket", v => bucket = v);
             Add("pathPrefix=", "A sub-folder {PATH} used for files in the bucket, for creating release channels (eg. 'stable' or 'dev')", v => pathPrefix = v);
-            Add("overwrite", "Replace existing files if source has changed", v => overwrite = true);
-            Add("keepMaxReleases=", "Applies a retention policy during upload which keeps only the specified {NUMBER} of old versions",
+            Add("overwrite", "(up only) Replace existing files if source has changed", v => overwrite = true);
+            Add("keepMaxReleases=", "(up only) Applies a retention policy during upload which keeps only the specified {NUMBER} of old versions",
                 v => keepMaxReleases = ParseIntArg(nameof(keepMaxReleases), v));
         }
 
@@ -85,18 +85,16 @@ internal class SyncGithubOptions : BaseOptions
         public string repoUrl { get; private set; }
         public string token { get; private set; }
         public bool pre { get; private set; }
-        public bool draft { get; private set; }
-        public string name { get; private set; }
-        public string body { get; private set; }
+        public bool publish { get; private set; }
+        public string releaseName { get; private set; }
 
         public SyncGithubOptions()
         {
             Add("repoUrl=", "Full url to the github repository\nexample: 'https://github.com/myname/myrepo'", v => repoUrl = v);
             Add("token=", "OAuth token to use as login credentials", v => token = v);
-            Add("pre", "Download pre-release instead of stable", _ => pre = true);
-            Add("draft", "(up only) Mark release as draft", _ => draft = true);
-            Add("name=", "(up only) Name of the release", v => name = v);
-            Add("body=", "(up only) Body of the release, will be written before the release notes.", v => body = v);
+            Add("pre", "(down only) Get latest pre-release instead of stable", v => pre = true);
+            Add("publish", "(up only) Publish release instead of creating draft", v => publish = true);
+            Add("releaseName=", "(up only) A custom {NAME} for created release", v => releaseName = v);
         }
 
         public override void Validate()