diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Create Release Draft
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ['[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*']
+
+jobs:
+  linux:
+    name: Build Linux
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install libxcb
+        run: sudo apt-get install libxcb-composite0-dev
+      - name: Set up cargo
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      - name: Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --all --features=stable
+      - name: Create output directory
+        run: mkdir output
+      - name: Copy files to output
+        run: |
+          cp target/release/nu target/release/nu_plugin_* output/
+          cp README.build.txt output/README.txt
+          rm output/*.d
+          rm output/nu_plugin_core_*
+          rm output/nu_plugin_stable_*
+      # Note: If OpenSSL changes, this path will need to be updated
+      - name: Copy OpenSSL to output
+        run: cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1 output/
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: linux
+          path: output/*
+
+  macos:
+    name: Build macOS
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up cargo
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      - name: Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --all --features=stable
+      - name: Create output directory
+        run: mkdir output
+      - name: Copy files to output
+        run: |
+          cp target/release/nu target/release/nu_plugin_* output/
+          cp README.build.txt output/README.txt
+          rm output/*.d
+          rm output/nu_plugin_core_*
+          rm output/nu_plugin_stable_*
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: macos
+          path: output/*
+
+  windows:
+    name: Build Windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up cargo
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      - name: Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --all --features=stable
+      - name: Create output directory
+        run: mkdir output
+      - name: Copy files to output
+        run: |
+          cp target\release\nu.exe output\
+          cp target\release\nu_plugin_*.exe output\
+          cp README.build.txt output\README.txt
+          rm output\nu_plugin_core_*.exe
+          rm output\nu_plugin_stable_*.exe
+      # Note: If the version of `less.exe` needs to be changed, update this URL
+      # Similarly, if `less.exe` is checked into the repo, copy from the local path here
+      - name: Download Less Binary
+        run: Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/jftuga/less-Windows/releases/download/less-v562.1/less.exe" -OutFile "output\less.exe"
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: windows
+          path: output/*
+
+  release:
+    name: Publish Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - linux
+      - macos
+      - windows
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Determine Release Info
+        id: info
+        env:
+          GITHUB_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+          MAJOR=${VERSION%%.*}
+          MINOR=${VERSION%.*}
+          MINOR=${MINOR#*.}
+          PATCH=${VERSION##*.}
+          echo "::set-output name=version::${VERSION}"
+          echo "::set-output name=linuxdir::nu_${MAJOR}_${MINOR}_${PATCH}_linux"
+          echo "::set-output name=macosdir::nu_${MAJOR}_${MINOR}_${PATCH}_macOS"
+          echo "::set-output name=windowsdir::nu_${MAJOR}_${MINOR}_${PATCH}_windows"
+          echo "::set-output name=innerdir::nushell-${VERSION}"
+      - name: Create Release Draft
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.version }} Release
+          draft: true
+      - name: Create Linux Directory
+        run: mkdir -p ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
+      - name: Download Linux Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: linux
+          path: ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
+      - name: Restore Linux File Modes
+        run: |
+          chmod 755 ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}/nu*
+          chmod 755 ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}/libssl*
+      - name: Create Linux tarball
+        run: tar -zcvf ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}.tar.gz ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}
+      - name: Upload Linux Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}.tar.gz
+          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}.tar.gz
+          asset_content_type: application/gzip
+      - name: Create macOS Directory
+        run: mkdir -p ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
+      - name: Download macOS Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: macos
+          path: ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
+      - name: Restore macOS File Modes
+        run: chmod 755 ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}/nu*
+      - name: Create macOS Archive
+        run: zip -r ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}.zip ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}
+      - name: Upload macOS Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}.zip
+          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+      - name: Create Windows Directory
+        run: mkdir -p ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
+      - name: Download Windows Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: windows
+          path: ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
+      # TODO: Remove Show
+      - name: Show Windows Artifacts
+        run: ls -la ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
+      - name: Create Windows Archive
+        run: zip -r ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.zip ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}
+      - name: Upload Windows Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.zip
+          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
diff --git a/README.build.txt b/README.build.txt
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+Nu will look for the plugins in your PATH on startup. While nu will have some functionality without them, for full functionality you'll need to copy them into your path so they can be loaded.