diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-google-play.yml b/.github/workflows/android-google-play.yml
index 5dc29c2..c257776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-google-play.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-google-play.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
 name: Android Google Play
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
     inputs:
       track:
-        description: Google Play track to receive the release
-        type: choice
+        type: string
         required: true
-        default: internal
-        options:
-          - internal
-          - production
       release_status:
-        description: Publish state for the selected track
-        type: choice
+        type: string
         required: true
-        default: draft
-        options:
-          - draft
-          - completed
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-app-store-connect.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-app-store-connect.yml
index 2011796..618462f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-app-store-connect.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-app-store-connect.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: iOS App Store Connect
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f455a85..0e39aa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -136,9 +136,24 @@ jobs:
             dist/*.blockmap
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-  release:
+  app-store-connect:
+    needs: [check, build]
+    if: needs.check.outputs.already-released == 'false'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ios-app-store-connect.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  google-play:
     needs: [check, build]
     if: needs.check.outputs.already-released == 'false'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/android-google-play.yml
+    with:
+      track: production
+      release_status: completed
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  release:
+    needs: [check, build, app-store-connect, google-play]
+    if: needs.check.outputs.already-released == 'false'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
diff --git a/mobile/RELEASING.md b/mobile/RELEASING.md
index 52d3845..99b8374 100644
--- a/mobile/RELEASING.md
+++ b/mobile/RELEASING.md
@@ -58,14 +58,20 @@ OPENSCENE_KEY_PASSWORD=…
 build falls back to the debug key, so a local build still works for testing and
 only a real submission needs the keystore.
 
-## App Store Connect automation
+## Store distribution on main releases
 
-The manually triggered **iOS App Store Connect** workflow builds an IPA and
-uploads it to App Store Connect. It never submits an app for review: that
-remains an explicit App Store Connect action after build processing and metadata
-review.
+The **release** workflow is the only store-distribution trigger. It runs when
+an unreleased version is promoted to `main`, after the release verification and
+desktop packaging jobs finish. It calls the iOS and Android distribution
+workflows; they cannot be run manually. A push to `main` with an already tagged
+version skips all release and store-distribution work.
 
-Create the `app-store-production` GitHub Environment, restrict it to the `dev`
+The iOS job builds an IPA and uploads it to App Store Connect. It never submits
+an app for review: that remains an explicit App Store Connect action after build
+processing and metadata review. The Android job uploads the signed AAB to the
+Google Play **production** track with status `completed`.
+
+Create the `app-store-production` GitHub Environment, restrict it to the `main`
 branch, and require a reviewer before deploying. Store the following values as
 environment configuration (not in the repository):
 
@@ -83,13 +89,8 @@ commit any of these files or their decoded values.
 
 ### Google Play automation
 
-The manually triggered **Android Google Play** workflow builds a signed Android
-App Bundle (AAB) and uploads it to the explicitly selected Play track. It
-defaults to an `internal` track `draft`; selecting `production` and `completed`
-is a deliberate release decision made at dispatch time.
-
 Create the `play-store-production` GitHub Environment, restrict it to the
-`dev` branch, and require a reviewer before deploying. Store the following
+`main` branch, and require a reviewer before deploying. Store the following
 values as environment configuration (not in the repository):
 
 - Variable: `ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME` (`com.sloki9637.openscene`).
diff --git a/tests/releaseWorkflow.test.ts b/tests/releaseWorkflow.test.ts
index 046d096..09df7c5 100644
--- a/tests/releaseWorkflow.test.ts
+++ b/tests/releaseWorkflow.test.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ describe('release workflow', () => {
     // publish again, so every later step is gated on the tag being absent.
     expect(workflow).toContain('if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/${TAG}"');
     expect(workflow).toContain("already-released=true");
-    // Packaging and publishing are separate jobs, so each has to be gated too;
-    // a job without the guard would run on any push to main.
+    // Packaging, store distribution, and publishing are separate jobs, so each
+    // has to be gated too; a job without the guard would run on any push to main.
     expect(workflow).toContain("if: needs.check.outputs.already-released == 'false'");
     const jobGates = workflow.match(/if: needs\.check\.outputs\.already-released == 'false'/g) ?? [];
-    expect(jobGates.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(jobGates.length).toBe(4);
   });
 
   it('verifies the exact commit it packages', () => {
@@ -81,10 +81,22 @@ describe('release workflow', () => {
     const uses = workflow.match(/uses: [^\n]+/g) ?? [];
     expect(uses.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     for (const use of uses) {
+      // Reusable workflows in this repository are versioned by the exact
+      // commit promoted to main, so they intentionally have a local path
+      // rather than an external action ref.
+      if (use.includes('uses: ./.github/workflows/')) continue;
       expect(use).toMatch(/@[0-9a-f]{40}/);
     }
   });
 
+  it('distributes mobile stores only as part of a new main release', () => {
+    expect(workflow).toContain('uses: ./.github/workflows/ios-app-store-connect.yml');
+    expect(workflow).toContain('uses: ./.github/workflows/android-google-play.yml');
+    expect(workflow).toContain('track: production');
+    expect(workflow).toContain('release_status: completed');
+    expect(workflow).toContain('needs: [check, build, app-store-connect, google-play]');
+  });
+
   it('keeps packaging able to run locally with the same inputs', () => {
     expect(packageJson.scripts.package).toBe('npm run build && electron-builder --publish never');
     expect(packageJson.devDependencies['electron-builder']).toBeDefined();