diff --git a/.github/scripts/release.sh b/.github/scripts/release.sh
index 9c4904fc8..ecd5a982f 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/release.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RELEASE_DIR="build/github_release"
 
 mkdir "${RELEASE_DIR}"
 
+ln -s "../libs/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}.jar"                  "${RELEASE_DIR}/plantuml.jar"
 ln -s "../libs/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}.jar"                  "${RELEASE_DIR}/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}.jar"
 ln -s "../libs/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}-javadoc.jar"          "${RELEASE_DIR}/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}-javadoc.jar"
 ln -s "../libs/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}-sources.jar"          "${RELEASE_DIR}/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}-sources.jar"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ ln -s "../libs/plantuml-pdf-${POM_VERSION}.jar"              "${RELEASE_DIR}/pla
 
 if [[ -e "build/publications/maven/module.json.asc" ]]; then
   # signatures are optional so that forked repos can release snapshots without needing a gpg signing key
+  ln -s "../libs/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}.jar.asc"            "${RELEASE_DIR}/plantuml.jar.asc"
   ln -s "../libs/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}.jar.asc"            "${RELEASE_DIR}/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}.jar.asc"
   ln -s "../libs/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}-javadoc.jar.asc"    "${RELEASE_DIR}/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}-javadoc.jar.asc"
   ln -s "../libs/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}-sources.jar.asc"    "${RELEASE_DIR}/plantuml-${POM_VERSION}-sources.jar.asc"