diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d12d4693c..0b29a49d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 name: Build
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - release
+on: workflow_dispatch
 
 jobs:
   build_unix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
+      version_suffix: ${{ steps.version_suffix.outputs.version_suffix }}
       ytdlp_version: ${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.ytdlp_version }}
       upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
       sha256_bin: ${{ steps.sha256_bin.outputs.sha256_bin }}
@@ -26,21 +23,32 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.8'
     - name: Install packages
       run: sudo apt-get -y install zip pandoc man
+    - name: Set version suffix
+      id: version_suffix
+      env:
+        PUSH_VERSION_COMMIT: ${{ secrets.PUSH_VERSION_COMMIT }}
+      if: "env.PUSH_VERSION_COMMIT == ''"
+      run: echo ::set-output name=version_suffix::$(date -u +"%H%M%S")
     - name: Bump version
       id: bump_version
       run: |
-        python devscripts/update-version.py
+        python devscripts/update-version.py ${{ steps.version_suffix.outputs.version_suffix }}
         make issuetemplates
-    - name: Update master
-      id: push_update
+    - name: Push to release
+      id: push_release
       run: |
-        git config --global user.email "${{ github.event.pusher.email }}"
-        git config --global user.name "${{ github.event.pusher.name }}"
+        git config --global user.name github-actions
+        git config --global user.email github-actions@example.com
         git add -u
-        git commit -m "[version] update" -m ":ci skip all"
-        git pull --rebase origin ${{ github.event.repository.master_branch }}
-        git push origin ${{ github.event.ref }}:${{ github.event.repository.master_branch }}
+        git commit -m "[version] update" -m "Created by: ${{ github.event.sender.login }}" -m ":ci skip all"
+        git push origin --force ${{ github.event.ref }}:release
         echo ::set-output name=head_sha::$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+    - name: Update master
+      id: push_master
+      env:
+        PUSH_VERSION_COMMIT: ${{ secrets.PUSH_VERSION_COMMIT }}
+      if: "env.PUSH_VERSION_COMMIT != ''"
+      run: git push origin ${{ github.event.ref }}
     - name: Get Changelog
       id: get_changelog
       run: |
@@ -231,7 +239,9 @@ jobs:
           pip install "https://yt-dlp.github.io/Pyinstaller-Builds/x86_64/pyinstaller-4.5.1-py3-none-any.whl" mutagen pycryptodomex websockets
     - name: Bump version
       id: bump_version
-      run: python devscripts/update-version.py
+      env:
+        version_suffix: ${{ needs.build_unix.outputs.version_suffix }}
+      run: python devscripts/update-version.py ${{ env.version_suffix }}
     - name: Build lazy extractors
       id: lazy_extractors
       run: python devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
@@ -318,7 +328,9 @@ jobs:
           pip install "https://yt-dlp.github.io/Pyinstaller-Builds/i686/pyinstaller-4.5.1-py3-none-any.whl" mutagen pycryptodomex websockets
     - name: Bump version
       id: bump_version
-      run: python devscripts/update-version.py
+      env:
+        version_suffix: ${{ needs.build_unix.outputs.version_suffix }}
+      run: python devscripts/update-version.py ${{ env.version_suffix }}
     - name: Build lazy extractors
       id: lazy_extractors
       run: python devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 7bb8c7888..f15377b4f 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
 * Update Changelog.md and CONTRIBUTORS
 * Change "Merged with ytdl" version in Readme.md if needed
 * Add new/fixed extractors in "new features" section of Readme.md
-* Commit as `Release <version>`
-* Push to origin/release using `git push origin master:release`
-    build task will now run
-
+* Commit as `Release <version>` and push to master
+* Dispatch the workflow https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/build.yml on master
 -->
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a5f84cc9..18cf3f8fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
 
 **Note**: In either platform, `devscripts/update-version.py` can be used to automatically update the version number
 
-You can also fork the project on github and push it to a release branch in your fork for the [build workflow](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/.github/workflows/build.yml) to automatically make a release for you
+You can also fork the project on github and run your fork's [build workflow](.github/workflows/build.yml) to automatically build a release
 
 # USAGE AND OPTIONS
 
diff --git a/devscripts/update-version.py b/devscripts/update-version.py
index 770926f0c..0dc920b32 100644
--- a/devscripts/update-version.py
+++ b/devscripts/update-version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from datetime import datetime
+import sys
 import subprocess
 
 
@@ -13,7 +14,10 @@ old_ver = '.'.join(old_version_list[:3])
 old_rev = old_version_list[3] if len(old_version_list) > 3 else ''
 
 ver = datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y.%m.%d")
-rev = str(int(old_rev or 0) + 1) if old_ver == ver else ''
+
+rev = (sys.argv[1:] or [''])[0]  # Use first argument, if present as revision number
+if not rev:
+    rev = str(int(old_rev or 0) + 1) if old_ver == ver else ''
 
 VERSION = '.'.join((ver, rev)) if rev else ver
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/update.py b/yt_dlp/update.py
index 9fadae90c..4225512e9 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/update.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/update.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def run_update(ydl):
         return tuple(map(int, version_str.split('.')))
 
     version_id = version_info['tag_name']
+    ydl.to_screen(f'Latest version: {version_id}, Current version: {__version__}')
     if version_tuple(__version__) >= version_tuple(version_id):
         ydl.to_screen(f'yt-dlp is up to date ({__version__})')
         return