diff --git a/contrib/appveyor.yml b/contrib/appveyor.yml
index 950ed272b..a027b8b1d 100644
--- a/contrib/appveyor.yml
+++ b/contrib/appveyor.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ environment:
     QTDIR: C:\Qt\5.5\mingw492_32
     MINGW: C:\Qt\Tools\mingw492_32
     SCRIPT: contrib\appveyor-mingw.bat
+    RELEASE_ARTIFACT: true
   - VCINSTALLDIR: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\
     QTDIR: C:\Qt\5.5\msvc2013
     SCRIPT: contrib\appveyor-msvc.bat
@@ -23,10 +24,12 @@ artifacts:
 deploy:
   - provider: GitHub
     description: Automated builds (Appveyor)
+    release: $(appveyor_repo_tag_name)
     auth_token:
       secure: Hx2tU6GZPZNB6qGjHcIqa1tEm8fVGXZUVfXyjboVrPcmA9OWMTXhLxayDzMMl3kD
     artifact: build\neovim-qt.zip
-    prerelease: true
+    prerelease: false
     on:
       appveyor_repo_tag: true
       configuration: RelWithDebInfo
+      release_artifact: true