diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaser.yml b/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
index 6380ffa7440..57c75f2bd4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: releaser-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  NIGHTLY_RELEASE: ${{ (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.ref == 'refs/tags/nightly') && 'true' || 'false' }}
+
 jobs:
   scheduled-nightly-build:
     if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
@@ -142,15 +145,24 @@ jobs:
             echo "$EOF"
           ) | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Remove previous nightly release
+        if: env.NIGHTLY_RELEASE == 'true'
+        run: |
+          if gh release view nightly; then
+            gh release delete nightly
+          else
+            echo "No nightly release to remove"
+          fi
+
       - name: Create release
         if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/'))
         # FIXME: rollback to `softprops/action-gh-release` once the issue <https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/issues/362> is fixed.
         uses: FirelightFlagboy/action-gh-release@d9a17b2b70a11ff00e4a7d0be3ca04e74d66de24
         with:
-          draft: true
+          draft: ${{ env.NIGHTLY_RELEASE != 'true' }}
           body: ${{ steps.summary.outputs.output }}
           prerelease: ${{ needs.version.outputs.pre != '' || needs.version.outputs.dev != '' || needs.version.outputs.local != '' }}
-          name: ${{ github.ref_name == 'nightly' && 'Nightly release' || format('Release v{0}', needs.version.outputs.full) }}
+          name: ${{ env.NIGHTLY_RELEASE == 'true' && 'Nightly release' || format('Release v{0}', needs.version.outputs.full) }}
           files: |
             release-files/parsec_cloud-${{ needs.version.outputs.pep440 }}-*.whl
             release-files/parsec_cloud-${{ needs.version.outputs.pep440 }}-*.whl.sha256