diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3634523a..49ab5aee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ step that fails stops the run and prints the command to pick up from there.
 | `fdroid` | ci | reruns F-Droid's own preparation and build against the tag in a throwaway worktree |
 | `desktop` | both | `package:desktop:*` for this OS: signed and notarized macOS from a Mac, Linux and Windows from Linux |
 | `gitea` | both | creates a draft release from the changelog, attaches what this run built, and publishes it once every platform is there |
-| `zapstore` | local | `zsp publish zapstore.yaml` |
+| `zapstore` | local | `zsp publish --skip-preview --quiet zapstore.yaml` |
 
 Gitea's latest release is the desktop update feed, so the release stays a draft, hidden from
 updaters and Obtainium, until it has the APK and all three `latest*.yml` manifests. Whichever run
diff --git a/scripts/release/steps/zapstore.mjs b/scripts/release/steps/zapstore.mjs
index 47e1c9f5..f1ec5507 100644
--- a/scripts/release/steps/zapstore.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release/steps/zapstore.mjs
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ export default {
     "Install zsp from https://github.com/zapstore/zsp, then set SIGN_WITH in .env.local to an",
     "nsec, a bunker:// url, or `browser` to sign with a nostr extension.",
   ],
-  run: () => run("zsp", ["publish", "zapstore.yaml"], {cwd: root}),
+  run: () => run("zsp", ["publish", "--skip-preview", "--quiet", "zapstore.yaml"], {cwd: root}),
 }