diff --git a/bin/clean-repo b/bin/clean-repo
index aaa230a..90a1918 100755
--- a/bin/clean-repo
+++ b/bin/clean-repo
@@ -232,12 +232,8 @@ main() {
 
     # Update database after cleaning (unless dry run)
     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" != true ]]; then
-      print_info "Updating repository database..."
-      "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/update-repo" >/dev/null 2>&1 && {
-        echo "  -> Database updated successfully!"
-      } || {
-        print_warning "  -> Database update failed (may need manual update)"
-      }
+      # Moved to release workflow
+      :
     fi
 
     show_disk_usage
diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index 10c4e0a..8281a7b 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ echo "  1. Build packages"
 echo "  2. Sign packages"
 echo "  3. Promote to production"
 echo "  4. Clean old versions"
-echo "  5. Sync to remote"
+echo "  5. Update repository database"
+echo "  6. Sync to remote"
 echo ""
 
 # Parse arguments
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ print_info "Build workspace: $BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR"
 
 # Step 1: Build
 echo ""
-print_info "Step 1/5: Building packages..."
+print_info "Step 1/6: Building packages..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/build" "${BUILD_ARGS[@]}" || {
   print_error "Build failed"
   exit 1
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ print_info "Step 1/5: Building packages..."
 
 # Step 2: Sign
 echo ""
-print_info "Step 2/5: Signing packages..."
+print_info "Step 2/6: Signing packages..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/sign" --arch "$ARCH" --mirror "$MIRROR" || {
   print_error "Signing failed"
   exit 1
@@ -94,23 +95,31 @@ print_info "Step 2/5: Signing packages..."
 
 # Step 3: Promote
 echo ""
-print_info "Step 3/5: Promoting to production..."
+print_info "Step 3/6: Promoting to production..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/promote-build" --arch "$ARCH" --mirror "$MIRROR" || {
   print_error "Promotion failed"
   exit 1
 }
 
-# Step 4: Clean (which also updates the repo)
+# Step 4: Clean
 echo ""
-print_info "Step 4/5: Cleaning old versions..."
+print_info "Step 4/6: Cleaning old versions..."
 "$BUILD_ROOT/bin/clean-repo" --arch "$ARCH" --mirror "$MIRROR" || {
   print_error "Cleaning failed"
   exit 1
 }
 
-# Step 5: Sync
+# Step 5: Update DB
 echo ""
-print_info "Step 5/5: Syncing to remote..."
+print_info "Step 5/6: Updating repository database..."
+"$BUILD_ROOT/bin/update-repo" --arch "$ARCH" --mirror "$MIRROR" || {
+  print_error "Database update failed"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# Step 6: Sync
+echo ""
+print_info "Step 6/6: Syncing to remote..."
 SYNC_ARGS=("--mirror" "$MIRROR" "--arch" "$ARCH")
 if [[ -n "$SYNC_REMOTE" ]]; then
   SYNC_ARGS+=("--remote" "$SYNC_REMOTE")
diff --git a/bin/repo b/bin/repo
index 405a452..3edcfef 100755
--- a/bin/repo
+++ b/bin/repo
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ show_usage() {
   echo "Usage: $0 <command> [options]"
   echo ""
   echo "Commands:"
-  echo "  release     Run complete workflow: build → sign → promote → clean → sync"
+  echo "  release     Run complete workflow: build → sign → promote → clean → update → sync"
   echo "  build       Build AUR packages (unsigned)"
   echo "  sign        Sign all packages in build-output"
   echo "  promote     Promote build to production (build-output → pkgs.omarchy.org)"
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ show_usage() {
   echo "  $0 sign"
   echo "  $0 promote"
   echo "  $0 clean"
+  echo "  $0 update"
   echo "  $0 sync pkgs.omarchy.org/x86_64"
   echo ""
   echo "For command-specific help, use:"