diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 1841c68bba..30c045e419 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export GIT_COMMIT=${env.GIT_COMMIT}
 export AZURE_TOKEN='${env.AZURE_TOKEN}'
 export MAPBOX_TOKEN='${env.MAPBOX_TOKEN}'
 
+export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i /data/gitkey"
+
 source ~/.bash_profile
 if [ -f /TICI ]; then
   source /etc/profile
@@ -56,14 +58,26 @@ pipeline {
   }
 
   stages {
-    stage('build release3') {
+    stage('build release3-staging') {
       agent { docker { image 'ghcr.io/commaai/alpine-ssh'; args '--user=root' } }
       when {
         branch 'devel-staging'
       }
       steps {
         phone_steps("tici-needs-can", [
-          ["build release3-staging & dashcam3-staging", "PUSH=1 $SOURCE_DIR/release/build_release.sh"],
+          ["build release3-staging & dashcam3-staging", "RELEASE_BRANCH=release3-staging DASHCAM_BRANCH=dashcam3-staging $SOURCE_DIR/release/build_release.sh"],
+        ])
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage('build nightly') {
+      agent { docker { image 'ghcr.io/commaai/alpine-ssh'; args '--user=root' } }
+      when {
+        branch 'master-ci'
+      }
+      steps {
+        phone_steps("tici-needs-can", [
+          ["build nightly", "RELEASE_BRANCH=nightly $SOURCE_DIR/release/build_release.sh"],
         ])
       }
     }
diff --git a/release/build_release.sh b/release/build_release.sh
index 80106eefb2..60f81fce06 100755
--- a/release/build_release.sh
+++ b/release/build_release.sh
@@ -11,15 +11,19 @@ SOURCE_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 
 if [ -f /TICI ]; then
   FILES_SRC="release/files_tici"
-  RELEASE_BRANCH=release3-staging
-  DASHCAM_BRANCH=dashcam3-staging
 else
-  exit 0
+  echo "no release files set"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$RELEASE_BRANCH" ]; then
+  echo "RELEASE_BRANCH is not set"
+  exit 1
 fi
 
+
 # set git identity
 source $DIR/identity.sh
-export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i /data/gitkey"
 
 echo "[-] Setting up repo T=$SECONDS"
 rm -rf $BUILD_DIR
@@ -27,7 +31,6 @@ mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
 cd $BUILD_DIR
 git init
 git remote add origin git@github.com:commaai/openpilot.git
-git fetch origin $RELEASE_BRANCH
 git checkout --orphan $RELEASE_BRANCH
 
 # do the files copy
@@ -48,7 +51,6 @@ echo "#define COMMA_VERSION \"$VERSION-release\"" > common/version.h
 echo "[-] committing version $VERSION T=$SECONDS"
 git add -f .
 git commit -a -m "openpilot v$VERSION release"
-git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/$RELEASE_BRANCH
 
 # Build panda firmware
 pushd panda/
@@ -105,10 +107,12 @@ RELEASE=1 selfdrive/test/test_onroad.py
 selfdrive/car/tests/test_car_interfaces.py
 rm -rf $TEST_FILES
 
-if [ ! -z "$PUSH" ]; then
-  echo "[-] pushing T=$SECONDS"
-  git push -f origin $RELEASE_BRANCH
+if [ ! -z "$RELEASE_BRANCH" ]; then
+  echo "[-] pushing release T=$SECONDS"
+  git push -f origin $RELEASE_BRANCH:$RELEASE_BRANCH
+fi
 
+if [ ! -z "$DASHCAM_BRANCH" ]; then
   # Create dashcam
   git rm selfdrive/car/*/carcontroller.py
   git commit -m "create dashcam release from release"
diff --git a/system/version.py b/system/version.py
index 6031531556..55f80afa35 100644
--- a/system/version.py
+++ b/system/version.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 from common.basedir import BASEDIR
 from system.swaglog import cloudlog
 
-RELEASE_BRANCHES = ['release3-staging', 'dashcam3-staging', 'release3', 'dashcam3']
+RELEASE_BRANCHES = ['release3-staging', 'dashcam3-staging', 'release3', 'dashcam3', 'nightly']
 TESTED_BRANCHES = RELEASE_BRANCHES + ['devel', 'devel-staging']
 
 training_version: bytes = b"0.2.0"