diff --git a/.github/workflows/electron-master.yml b/.github/workflows/electron-master.yml
index bd57342c46..1d0adfac20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/electron-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/electron-master.yml
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             packages/desktop-electron/dist/*.appx
       - name: Add to new release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@153bb8e04406b158c6c84fc1615b65b24149a1fe # v2.6.1
-        with:
-          draft: true
-          body: |
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          RELEASE_NOTES: |
             :link: [View release notes](https://actualbudget.org/blog/release-${{ steps.process_version.outputs.version }})
 
             ## Desktop releases
@@ -114,13 +115,27 @@ jobs:
               <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACw=" width="12" height="1" alt="" />
               <a href="https://flathub.org/apps/com.actualbudget.actual"><img width="165" style="margin-left:12px;" alt="Get it on Flathub" src="https://flathub.org/api/badge?locale=en" /></a>
             </p>
-          files: |
+        run: |
+          # The matrix runs three OS jobs in parallel against one release;
+          # only ignore the "already exists" error that the race losers hit.
+          if ! create_output=$(gh release create "$TAG" --draft --title "$TAG" --notes "$RELEASE_NOTES" 2>&1); then
+            if [[ "$create_output" != *already_exists* ]]; then
+              echo "$create_output" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          shopt -s extglob nullglob
+          files=(
             packages/desktop-electron/dist/*.dmg
-            packages/desktop-electron/dist/*.exe
-            !packages/desktop-electron/dist/Actual-windows.exe
+            packages/desktop-electron/dist/!(Actual-windows).exe
             packages/desktop-electron/dist/*.AppImage
             packages/desktop-electron/dist/*.flatpak
             packages/desktop-electron/dist/*.appx
+          )
+          if [ ${#files[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+            gh release upload "$TAG" --clobber "${files[@]}"
+          fi
 
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.process_version.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues-close-feature-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/issues-close-feature-requests.yml
index ab57cb4852..eac322c2a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues-close-feature-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues-close-feature-requests.yml
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@ jobs:
   needs-votes:
     if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'feature' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+      ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-add-labels@bd52874380e3909a1ac983768df6976535ece7f8 # v1.1.0
-        with:
-          labels: needs votes
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Add needs votes label
+        run: gh issue edit "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --add-label "needs votes"
       - name: Add reactions
         uses: aidan-mundy/react-to-issue@109392cac5159c2df6c47c8ab3b5d6b708852fe5 # v1.1.2
         with:
           issue-number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
           reactions: '+1'
       - name: Create comment
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@e8674b075228eee787fea43ef493e45ece1004c9 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
-          body: |
+        env:
+          COMMENT_BODY: |
             :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles:
 
             This repository uses a voting-based system for feature requests. While enhancement issues are automatically closed, we still welcome feature requests! The voting system helps us gauge community interest in potential features. We also encourage community contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help guide you toward a successful contribution).
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
             Don't forget to upvote the top comment with 👍!
 
             <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
+        run: gh issue comment "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --body "$COMMENT_BODY"
       - name: Close Issue
-        run: gh issue close "https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number }}"
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: gh issue close "$ISSUE_NUMBER"
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/7852.md b/upcoming-release-notes/7852.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5012711686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/7852.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+Refactor workflows to utilize native `gh` CLI commands instead of third-party GitHub Actions.