diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-generate.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-generate.yaml
index a52e293408d..9b45f6fb1cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-generate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-generate.yaml
@@ -1,99 +1,24 @@
-name: Generate Upgrade Test Data
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
-permissions:
-  contents: read
+name: "Release 1.17: Overwrite Linux zip file"
+on: workflow_dispatch
 jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-        - platform: mac
-          arch: x86_64
-          runs-on: macos-13
-        - platform: mac
-          arch: aarch64
-          runs-on: macos-latest
-        - platform: win
-          runs-on: windows-latest
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false
-        # Needed to run `git describe` to get full version info
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
-    - run: yarn build
-    - run: yarn package
-    - name: Upload Windows installer
-      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
-      with:
-        name: Rancher Desktop Setup.msi
-        path: dist/Rancher.Desktop*.msi
-        if-no-files-found: error
-    - if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-      run: cat dist/electron-builder.yaml
-    - name: Upload Windows build information
-      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
-      with:
-        name: build-info.yml
-        path: dist/electron-builder.yaml
-        if-no-files-found: error
-    - name: Upload macOS archive
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
-      if: matrix.platform == 'mac'
-      with:
-        name: Rancher Desktop-mac.${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
-        path: dist/Rancher Desktop*.zip
-        if-no-files-found: error
-  release:
+  upload:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
     permissions:
-      contents: write
+      contents: write # needed to list draft releases
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
-    - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      with:
-        ref: gh-pages
-        path: pages
-        persist-credentials: true
-    - name: Download installer (msi)
-      id: msi
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
-      with:
-        name: Rancher Desktop Setup.msi
-        path: RD_SETUP_MSI
-    - name: Download mac x86_64 archive
-      id: mac_x86_64
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
-      with:
-        name: Rancher Desktop-mac.x86_64.zip
-        path: MACX86_ZIP
-    - name: Download mac aarch64 archive
-      id: mac_aarch64
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
-      with:
-        name: Rancher Desktop-mac.aarch64.zip
-        path: MACARM_ZIP
-    - name: Download build information
-      id: info
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
-      with:
-        name: build-info.yml
-        path: RD_BUILD_INFO
-    - run: node scripts/ts-wrapper.js scripts/populate-update-server.ts
+    - run: gh release download v1.17.0 --pattern 'rancher-desktop-linux-*'
+    - run: sha512sum --check *.sha512sum
+    - run: >-
+        aws s3 cp \
+        dist/rancher-desktop-*-linux.zip \
+        "s3://rancher-desktop-assets-for-obs/rancher-desktop-linux-release-1.17.zip"
+      env:
+        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
+    - run: >-
+        curl -X POST \
+          -H "Authorization: Token ${OBS_WEBHOOK_TOKEN}" \
+          "https://build.opensuse.org/trigger/runservice?project=isv:Rancher:dev&package=rancher-desktop-release-1.17"
       env:
-        RD_SETUP_MSI: ${{ steps.msi.outputs.download-path }}
-        RD_MACX86_ZIP: ${{ steps.mac_x86_64.outputs.download-path }}
-        RD_MACARM_ZIP: ${{ steps.mac_aarch64.outputs.download-path }}
-        RD_BUILD_INFO: ${{ steps.info.outputs.download-path }}
-        RD_OUTPUT_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/pages
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
+        OBS_WEBHOOK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OBS_WEBHOOK_TOKEN }}