diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c48a2a8..b651fb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ jobs:
           AZURE_TENANT_ID:     ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
           AZURE_CLIENT_ID:     ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
           AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
-          SYMBOL_API_KEY:      ${{ secrets.SYMBOL_API_KEY }}
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -80,3 +79,4 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           APIKEY:   ${{ secrets.APIKEY }}
+          SYMBOL_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SYMBOL_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/Changelist.txt b/Changelist.txt
index b3babb2..d3f543d 100644
--- a/Changelist.txt
+++ b/Changelist.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.0.34:
+- Crash reporting improvements
+
 1.0.33:
 - Added crash reporting
 
diff --git a/Installer/build.sh b/Installer/build.sh
index e559fe2..3aa595b 100755
--- a/Installer/build.sh
+++ b/Installer/build.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ VERSION=$(cat "$PROJECT_ROOT/VERSION")
 
 #
 # Crash reporting: bundle the latest CrashReporter app + this plugin's
-# registration JSON, and upload debug symbols so crashes can be symbolicated.
-#   SYMBOL_API_KEY - CI secret, authorises symbol upload for this plugin.
+# registration JSON. Debug symbols are zipped into bin/ and uploaded later by
+# the release job (release.sh), never from this build.
 # The CrashReporter download is a public distribution channel (no key needed).
 #
 CRASH_BASE="https://crashreports.rabiensoftware.com"
@@ -45,18 +45,6 @@ fetch_reporter () { # $1 platform, $2 output file
   return 1
 }
 
-# Upload a symbols archive for this plugin/version. Skipped if the key is unset.
-upload_symbols () { # $1 platform, $2 zip file
-  if [ -z "${SYMBOL_API_KEY:-}" ]; then echo "SYMBOL_API_KEY not set — skipping symbol upload"; return 0; fi
-  if [ ! -f "$2" ]; then echo "No symbol archive $2 — skipping"; return 0; fi
-  echo "Uploading $1 symbols for $VERSION"
-  # Non-fatal: a symbol-upload failure must never break a release build.
-  curl -fsS -H "X-API-Key: $SYMBOL_API_KEY" \
-    -F "platform=$1" -F "version=$VERSION" -F "files[]=@$(curl_path "$2")" \
-    "$CRASH_BASE/symbols/" || echo "WARNING: symbol upload failed"
-  echo
-}
-
 #
 # Reset staging
 #
@@ -268,8 +256,6 @@ if [ "$PLATFORM" = "macOS" ]; then
     VST3/$PLUGIN.vst3.dSYM \
     CLAP/$PLUGIN.clap.dSYM 2>/dev/null || true
 
-  upload_symbols mac "$PROJECT_ROOT/bin/Symbols_Mac.zip"
-
 ############################################################
 # Linux — cpack DEB (VST + VST3 + LV2 + CLAP + Resources)
 ############################################################
@@ -378,6 +364,4 @@ else
   cp "$ART_DIR/VST3/$PLUGIN.pdb" "$SYM_DIR/VST3/" 2>/dev/null || true
   cp "$ART_DIR/CLAP/$PLUGIN.pdb" "$SYM_DIR/CLAP/" 2>/dev/null || true
   ( cd "$SYM_DIR" && 7z a "$PROJECT_ROOT/bin/Symbols_Win.zip" VST VST3 CLAP )
-
-  upload_symbols win "$PROJECT_ROOT/bin/Symbols_Win.zip"
 fi
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c1cf2f9..ffcbe71 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.33
\ No newline at end of file
+1.0.34
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index f39f24a..d86c90c 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,23 @@ fi
 
 echo "$NOTES" > /tmp/release_notes.txt
 
+# --- Debug symbols -> crash server -------------------------------------------
+# Uploaded here (not the build job) so a failed upload fails the release. The
+# server stores symbols write-once per (plugin, platform, version): a re-tagged
+# or rebuilt version whose symbols already exist returns 409 and fails the
+# release loudly — delete the stale symbols in the crash site, then re-run.
+CRASH_BASE="https://crashreports.rabiensoftware.com"
+upload_symbols () { # $1 platform, $2 zip
+  if [ ! -f "$2" ]; then echo "Error: expected symbols $2 not found"; exit 1; fi
+  echo "Uploading $1 symbols for $VER"
+  curl -sS --fail-with-body -H "X-API-Key: $SYMBOL_API_KEY" \
+    -F "platform=$1" -F "version=$VER" -F "files[]=@$2" \
+    "$CRASH_BASE/symbols/"
+  echo
+}
+upload_symbols mac "./Binaries macOS/Symbols_Mac.zip"
+upload_symbols win "./Binaries Windows/Symbols_Win.zip"
+
 ASSETS=(
   "./Binaries Linux"/*.deb
   "./Binaries Windows"/*.exe