diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f9627fd..049fd44 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ package-windows:
     # expose_as는 와일드카드와 병행 불가라 제거. Artifacts 링크는 Job 페이지에서 접근.
     paths:
       - apps/desktop/release/*/*.exe
-      - apps/desktop/release/*/latest.yml
+      # latest.yml — detectUpdateChannel:false로 채널 고정. *.yml로 방어적 매치.
+      - apps/desktop/release/*/*.yml
       - apps/desktop/release/*/*.blockmap
     expire_in: 90 days
   rules:
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ package-macos:
     - apps/desktop/sidecar/.venv-ci/bin/pip install -r apps/desktop/sidecar/requirements.txt
     - apps/desktop/sidecar/.venv-ci/bin/python apps/desktop/scripts/build-sidecar.py
     # 2) SoX 번들 (brew sox → resources/sox/ 복사 + dylib rpath 재배치)
+    #    runner에 sox 미설치면 user-level brew로 설치 (idempotent)
+    - command -v sox >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install sox
     - bash apps/desktop/scripts/install-sox.sh
     # 3) Ollama 다운로드 (darwin tgz)
     - bash apps/desktop/scripts/download-ollama.sh
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ package-macos:
     paths:
       - apps/desktop/release/*/*.dmg
       - apps/desktop/release/*/*.zip
-      - apps/desktop/release/*/latest-mac.yml
+      - apps/desktop/release/*/*.yml
       - apps/desktop/release/*/*.blockmap
     expire_in: 90 days
   rules:
diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml b/apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml
index 03fadbc..ad392a9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ publish:
   provider: generic
   url: "https://gitlab.twentyoz.kr:8443/api/v4/projects/1172/packages/generic/d3ro-voice/latest"
 
+# prerelease 버전(0.1.1-alpha)에서 채널을 "alpha"로 감지해 alpha.yml을 만드는 동작 차단 —
+# electron-updater(기본 채널 latest)가 latest.yml을 찾으므로 항상 latest 채널로 고정.
+detectUpdateChannel: false
+
 # native 모듈은 asar 외부에 배치
 asarUnpack:
   - "node_modules/better-sqlite3/**"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/publish-gitlab-release.mjs b/scripts/ci/publish-gitlab-release.mjs
index 78bde58..13aa636 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/publish-gitlab-release.mjs
+++ b/scripts/ci/publish-gitlab-release.mjs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/.test(version)) {
 const releaseDirectory = fileURLToPath(new URL(`../../apps/desktop/release/${version}/`, import.meta.url));
 
 // 업로드 대상 수집 — 설치파일 + 업데이터 메타데이터만 (unpacked 디렉토리 제외)
-const ASSET_PATTERN = /(\.exe|\.dmg|\.zip|\.blockmap|^latest(-mac|-linux)?\.yml)$/;
+const ASSET_PATTERN = /(\.exe|\.dmg|\.zip|\.blockmap|^(latest|alpha|beta)(-mac|-linux)?\.yml)$/;
 
 const files = [];
 for (const name of await readdir(releaseDirectory)) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function safeAssetName(name) {
 }
 
 function isUpdateMetadata(name) {
-  return /(?:\.blockmap$|^latest(?:-mac|-linux)?\.yml$)/.test(name);
+  return /(?:\.blockmap$|^(?:latest|alpha|beta)(?:-mac|-linux)?\.yml$)/.test(name);
 }
 
 async function buildDescription() {