diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/tools/githubReleasesUtils.ts b/packages/app-desktop/tools/githubReleasesUtils.ts
index f3e13ad074..4db186ee4f 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/tools/githubReleasesUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/tools/githubReleasesUtils.ts
@@ -45,15 +45,20 @@ export const getTargetRelease = async (context: Context, targetTag: string): Pro
 };
 
 // Download a file from Joplin Desktop releases
-export const downloadFile = async (asset: GitHubReleaseAsset, destinationDir: string): Promise<string> => {
+export const downloadFile = async (context: Context, asset: GitHubReleaseAsset, destinationDir: string): Promise<string> => {
 	const downloadPath = path.join(destinationDir, asset.name);
 	if (!fs.existsSync(destinationDir)) {
 		fs.mkdirSync(destinationDir);
 	}
 
 	/* eslint-disable no-console */
-	console.log(`Downloading ${asset.name} to ${downloadPath}`);
-	const response = await fetch(asset.browser_download_url);
+	console.log(`Downloading ${asset.name} from ${asset.url} to ${downloadPath}`);
+	const response = await fetch(asset.url, {
+		headers: {
+			...defaultApiHeaders(context),
+			'Accept': 'application/octet-stream',
+		},
+	});
 	if (!response.ok) {
 		throw new Error(`Failed to download file: Status Code ${response.status}`);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/tools/modifyReleaseAssets.ts b/packages/app-desktop/tools/modifyReleaseAssets.ts
index d98b33f7d2..9d14859cf5 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/tools/modifyReleaseAssets.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/tools/modifyReleaseAssets.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ const createReleaseAssets = async (context: Context, release: GitHubRelease) =>
 	let zipPath;
 	for (const asset of release.assets) {
 		if (asset.name.endsWith('arm64.zip')) {
-			zipPath = await downloadFile(asset, downloadDir);
+			zipPath = await downloadFile(context, asset, downloadDir);
 		} else if (asset.name.endsWith('arm64.DMG')) {
-			dmgPath = await downloadFile(asset, downloadDir);
+			dmgPath = await downloadFile(context, asset, downloadDir);
 		}
 	}