diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e67c1c21..30984ae3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ on:
       name:
         description: 'Version name (default is ref name)'
 
+env:
+  # $VERSION is used by release scripts
+  VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.name || github.ref_name }}
+
 jobs:
   build-scrcpy-server:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      GRADLE: gradle  # use native gradle instead of ./gradlew in release.mk
+      GRADLE: gradle  # use native gradle instead of ./gradlew in scripts
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -22,16 +26,16 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
 
       - name: Test scrcpy-server
-        run: make -f release.mk test-server
+        run: release/test_server.sh
 
       - name: Build scrcpy-server
-        run: make -f release.mk build-server
+        run: release/build_server.sh
 
       - name: Upload scrcpy-server artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: scrcpy-server
-          path: build-server/server/scrcpy-server
+          path: release/work/build-server/server/scrcpy-server
 
   test-client:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -46,13 +50,8 @@ jobs:
              libsdl2-dev libavcodec-dev libavdevice-dev libavformat-dev \
              libavutil-dev libswresample-dev libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: |
-          meson setup d -Db_sanitize=address,undefined
-
       - name: Test
-        run: |
-          meson test -Cd
+        run: release/test_client.sh
 
   build-win32:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -71,14 +70,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Workaround for old meson version run by Github Actions
         run: sed -i 's/^pkg-config/pkgconfig/' cross_win32.txt
 
-      - name: Build scrcpy win32
-        run: make -f release.mk build-win32
+      - name: Build win32
+        run: release/build_windows.sh 32
 
       - name: Upload build-win32 artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: build-win32-intermediate
-          path: build-win32/dist/
+          path: release/work/build-win32/dist/
 
   build-win64:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -97,14 +96,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Workaround for old meson version run by Github Actions
         run: sed -i 's/^pkg-config/pkgconfig/' cross_win64.txt
 
-      - name: Build scrcpy win64
-        run: make -f release.mk build-win64
+      - name: Build win64
+        run: release/build_windows.sh 64
 
       - name: Upload build-win64 artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: build-win64-intermediate
-          path: build-win64/dist/
+          path: release/work/build-win64/dist/
 
   package:
     needs:
@@ -112,9 +111,6 @@ jobs:
       - build-win32
       - build-win64
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      # $VERSION is used by release.mk
-      VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.name || github.ref_name }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -123,25 +119,34 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: scrcpy-server
-          path: build-server/server/
+          path: release/work/build-server/server/
 
       - name: Download build-win32
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: build-win32-intermediate
-          path: build-win32/dist/
+          path: release/work/build-win32/dist/
 
       - name: Download build-win64
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: build-win64-intermediate
-          path: build-win64/dist/
+          path: release/work/build-win64/dist/
 
-      - name: Package
-        run: make -f release.mk package
+      - name: Package server
+        run: release/package_server.sh
+
+      - name: Package win32
+        run: release/package_client.sh win32
+
+      - name: Package win64
+        run: release/package_client.sh win64
+
+      - name: Generate checksums
+        run: release/generate_checksums.sh
 
       - name: Upload release artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: scrcpy-release-${{ env.VERSION }}
-          path: release-${{ env.VERSION }}
+          path: release/output
diff --git a/release.mk b/release.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 61145002..00000000
--- a/release.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-# This makefile provides recipes to build a "portable" version of scrcpy for
-# Windows.
-#
-# Here, "portable" means that the client and server binaries are expected to be
-# anywhere, but in the same directory, instead of well-defined separate
-# locations (e.g. /usr/bin/scrcpy and /usr/share/scrcpy/scrcpy-server).
-#
-# In particular, this implies to change the location from where the client push
-# the server to the device.
-
-.PHONY: default clean \
-	test test-client test-server \
-	build-server \
-	prepare-deps-win32 prepare-deps-win64 \
-	build-win32 build-win64 \
-	zip-win32 zip-win64 \
-	package release
-
-GRADLE ?= ./gradlew
-
-TEST_BUILD_DIR := build-test
-SERVER_BUILD_DIR := build-server
-WIN32_BUILD_DIR := build-win32
-WIN64_BUILD_DIR := build-win64
-
-VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --exclude='*install-release' --always)
-
-ZIP := zip
-WIN32_TARGET_DIR := scrcpy-win32-$(VERSION)
-WIN64_TARGET_DIR := scrcpy-win64-$(VERSION)
-WIN32_TARGET := $(WIN32_TARGET_DIR).zip
-WIN64_TARGET := $(WIN64_TARGET_DIR).zip
-
-RELEASE_DIR := release-$(VERSION)
-
-release: clean test build-server build-win32 build-win64 package
-
-clean:
-	$(GRADLE) clean
-	rm -rf "$(ZIP)" "$(TEST_BUILD_DIR)" "$(SERVER_BUILD_DIR)" \
-		"$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)" "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)"
-
-test-client:
-	[ -d "$(TEST_BUILD_DIR)" ] || ( mkdir "$(TEST_BUILD_DIR)" && \
-		meson setup "$(TEST_BUILD_DIR)" -Db_sanitize=address )
-	ninja -C "$(TEST_BUILD_DIR)"
-
-test-server:
-	$(GRADLE) -p server check
-
-test: test-client test-server
-
-build-server:
-	$(GRADLE) -p server assembleRelease
-	mkdir -p "$(SERVER_BUILD_DIR)/server"
-	cp server/build/outputs/apk/release/server-release-unsigned.apk \
-		"$(SERVER_BUILD_DIR)/server/scrcpy-server"
-
-prepare-deps-win32:
-	@app/deps/adb.sh win32
-	@app/deps/sdl.sh win32
-	@app/deps/ffmpeg.sh win32
-	@app/deps/libusb.sh win32
-
-prepare-deps-win64:
-	@app/deps/adb.sh win64
-	@app/deps/sdl.sh win64
-	@app/deps/ffmpeg.sh win64
-	@app/deps/libusb.sh win64
-
-build-win32: prepare-deps-win32
-	rm -rf "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)"
-	mkdir -p "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/local"
-	meson setup "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)" \
-		--pkg-config-path="app/deps/work/install/win32/lib/pkgconfig" \
-		-Dc_args="-I$(PWD)/app/deps/work/install/win32/include" \
-		-Dc_link_args="-L$(PWD)/app/deps/work/install/win32/lib" \
-		--cross-file=cross_win32.txt \
-		--buildtype=release --strip -Db_lto=true \
-		-Dcompile_server=false \
-		-Dportable=true
-	ninja -C "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)"
-	# Group intermediate outputs into a 'dist' directory
-	mkdir -p "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist"
-	cp "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)"/app/scrcpy.exe "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/data/scrcpy-console.bat "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/data/scrcpy-noconsole.vbs "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/data/icon.png "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/data/open_a_terminal_here.bat "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/deps/work/install/win32/bin/*.dll "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/deps/work/install/win32/bin/adb.exe "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-
-build-win64: prepare-deps-win64
-	rm -rf "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)"
-	mkdir -p "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/local"
-	meson setup "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)" \
-		--pkg-config-path="app/deps/work/install/win64/lib/pkgconfig" \
-		-Dc_args="-I$(PWD)/app/deps/work/install/win64/include" \
-		-Dc_link_args="-L$(PWD)/app/deps/work/install/win64/lib" \
-		--cross-file=cross_win64.txt \
-		--buildtype=release --strip -Db_lto=true \
-		-Dcompile_server=false \
-		-Dportable=true
-	ninja -C "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)"
-	# Group intermediate outputs into a 'dist' directory
-	mkdir -p "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist"
-	cp "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)"/app/scrcpy.exe "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/data/scrcpy-console.bat "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/data/scrcpy-noconsole.vbs "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/data/icon.png "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/data/open_a_terminal_here.bat "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/deps/work/install/win64/bin/*.dll "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-	cp app/deps/work/install/win64/bin/adb.exe "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist/"
-
-zip-win32:
-	mkdir -p "$(ZIP)/$(WIN32_TARGET_DIR)"
-	cp -r "$(WIN32_BUILD_DIR)/dist/." "$(ZIP)/$(WIN32_TARGET_DIR)/"
-	cp "$(SERVER_BUILD_DIR)"/server/scrcpy-server "$(ZIP)/$(WIN32_TARGET_DIR)/"
-	cd "$(ZIP)"; \
-		zip -r "$(WIN32_TARGET)" "$(WIN32_TARGET_DIR)"
-	rm -rf "$(ZIP)/$(WIN32_TARGET_DIR)"
-
-zip-win64:
-	mkdir -p "$(ZIP)/$(WIN64_TARGET_DIR)"
-	cp -r "$(WIN64_BUILD_DIR)/dist/." "$(ZIP)/$(WIN64_TARGET_DIR)/"
-	cp "$(SERVER_BUILD_DIR)"/server/scrcpy-server "$(ZIP)/$(WIN64_TARGET_DIR)/"
-	cd "$(ZIP)"; \
-		zip -r "$(WIN64_TARGET)" "$(WIN64_TARGET_DIR)"
-	rm -rf "$(ZIP)/$(WIN64_TARGET_DIR)"
-
-package: zip-win32 zip-win64
-	mkdir -p "$(RELEASE_DIR)"
-	cp "$(SERVER_BUILD_DIR)/server/scrcpy-server" \
-		"$(RELEASE_DIR)/scrcpy-server-$(VERSION)"
-	cp "$(ZIP)/$(WIN32_TARGET)" "$(RELEASE_DIR)"
-	cp "$(ZIP)/$(WIN64_TARGET)" "$(RELEASE_DIR)"
-	cd "$(RELEASE_DIR)" && \
-		sha256sum "scrcpy-server-$(VERSION)" \
-			"scrcpy-win32-$(VERSION).zip" \
-			"scrcpy-win64-$(VERSION).zip" > SHA256SUMS.txt
-	@echo "Release generated in $(RELEASE_DIR)/"
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 51ce2e38..00000000
--- a/release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-make -f release.mk
diff --git a/release/.gitignore b/release/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed363cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/work
+/output
diff --git a/release/build_common b/release/build_common
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..199a80b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/build_common
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This file must be sourced from the release scripts directory
+WORK_DIR="$PWD/work"
+OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/output"
+
+VERSION="${VERSION:-$(git describe --tags --always)}"
diff --git a/release/build_server.sh b/release/build_server.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f52672de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/build_server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+cd "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+. build_common
+cd .. # root project dir
+
+GRADLE="${GRADLE:-./gradlew}"
+SERVER_BUILD_DIR="$WORK_DIR/build-server"
+
+rm -rf "$SERVER_BUILD_DIR"
+"$GRADLE" -p server assembleRelease
+mkdir -p "$SERVER_BUILD_DIR/server"
+cp server/build/outputs/apk/release/server-release-unsigned.apk \
+    "$SERVER_BUILD_DIR/server/scrcpy-server"
diff --git a/release/build_windows.sh b/release/build_windows.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..74bd32fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/build_windows.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+
+case "$1" in
+    32)
+        WINXX=win32
+        ;;
+    64)
+        WINXX=win64
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "ERROR: $0 must be called with one argument: 32 or 64" >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+cd "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+. build_common
+cd .. # root project dir
+
+WINXX_BUILD_DIR="$WORK_DIR/build-$WINXX"
+
+app/deps/adb.sh $WINXX
+app/deps/sdl.sh $WINXX
+app/deps/ffmpeg.sh $WINXX
+app/deps/libusb.sh $WINXX
+
+DEPS_INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/app/deps/work/install/$WINXX"
+
+rm -rf "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR"
+meson setup "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR" \
+    --pkg-config-path="$DEPS_INSTALL_DIR/lib/pkgconfig" \
+    -Dc_args="-I$DEPS_INSTALL_DIR/include" \
+    -Dc_link_args="-L$DEPS_INSTALL_DIR/lib" \
+    --cross-file=cross_$WINXX.txt \
+    --buildtype=release \
+    --strip \
+    -Db_lto=true \
+    -Dcompile_server=false \
+    -Dportable=true
+ninja -C "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR"
+
+# Group intermediate outputs into a 'dist' directory
+mkdir -p "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR/dist"
+cp "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR"/app/scrcpy.exe "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR/dist/"
+cp app/data/scrcpy-console.bat "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR/dist/"
+cp app/data/scrcpy-noconsole.vbs "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR/dist/"
+cp app/data/icon.png "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR/dist/"
+cp app/data/open_a_terminal_here.bat "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR/dist/"
+cp "$DEPS_INSTALL_DIR"/bin/*.dll "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR/dist/"
+cp "$DEPS_INSTALL_DIR"/bin/adb.exe "$WINXX_BUILD_DIR/dist/"
diff --git a/release/generate_checksums.sh b/release/generate_checksums.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a57f1523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/generate_checksums.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+cd "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+. build_common
+
+cd "$OUTPUT_DIR"
+sha256sum "scrcpy-server-$VERSION" \
+    "scrcpy-win32-$VERSION.zip" \
+    "scrcpy-win64-$VERSION.zip" \
+        | tee SHA256SUMS.txt
+echo "Release checksums generated in $PWD/SHA256SUMS.txt"
diff --git a/release/package_client.sh b/release/package_client.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f69b2332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/package_client.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+cd "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+. build_common
+cd .. # root project dir
+
+if [[ $# != 1 ]]
+then
+    # <target_name>: for example win64
+    echo "Syntax: $0 <target>" >&2
+    exit 1
+
+fi
+
+BUILD_DIR="$WORK_DIR/build-$1"
+ARCHIVE_DIR="$BUILD_DIR/release-archive"
+TARGET="scrcpy-$1-$VERSION"
+
+rm -rf "$ARCHIVE_DIR/$TARGET"
+mkdir -p "$ARCHIVE_DIR/$TARGET"
+
+cp -r "$BUILD_DIR/dist/." "$ARCHIVE_DIR/$TARGET/"
+cp "$WORK_DIR/build-server/server/scrcpy-server" "$ARCHIVE_DIR/$TARGET/"
+
+mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
+
+cd "$ARCHIVE_DIR"
+rm -f "$OUTPUT_DIR/$TARGET.zip"
+zip -r "$OUTPUT_DIR/$TARGET.zip" "$TARGET"
+rm -rf "$TARGET"
+cd -
+echo "Generated '$OUTPUT_DIR/$TARGET.zip'"
diff --git a/release/package_server.sh b/release/package_server.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a856cebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/package_server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+cd "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/output"
+. build_common
+cd .. # root project dir
+
+mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
+cp "$WORK_DIR/build-server/server/scrcpy-server" "$OUTPUT_DIR/scrcpy-server-$VERSION"
+echo "Generated '$OUTPUT_DIR/scrcpy-server-$VERSION'"
diff --git a/release/release.sh b/release/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0760089f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# To customize the version name:
+#     VERSION=myversion ./release.sh
+set -e
+
+cd "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+rm -rf output
+
+./test_server.sh
+./test_client.sh
+
+./build_server.sh
+./build_windows.sh 32
+./build_windows.sh 64
+
+./package_server.sh
+./package_client.sh win32
+./package_client.sh win64
+
+./generate_checksums.sh
+
+echo "Release generated in $PWD/output"
diff --git a/release/test_client.sh b/release/test_client.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6059541d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/test_client.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+cd "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+. build_common
+cd .. # root project dir
+
+TEST_BUILD_DIR="$WORK_DIR/build-test"
+
+rm -rf "$TEST_BUILD_DIR"
+meson setup "$TEST_BUILD_DIR" -Dcompile_server=false \
+    -Db_sanitize=address,undefined
+ninja -C "$TEST_BUILD_DIR" test
diff --git a/release/test_server.sh b/release/test_server.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..940e8c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/test_server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex
+cd "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+. build_common
+cd .. # root project dir
+
+GRADLE="${GRADLE:-./gradlew}"
+
+"$GRADLE" -p server check