diff --git a/submissions-api-rs/Cargo.lock b/submissions-api-rs/Cargo.lock
index 4e9a058..6dac768 100644
--- a/submissions-api-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/submissions-api-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "submissions-api"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
diff --git a/submissions-api-rs/Cargo.toml b/submissions-api-rs/Cargo.toml
index cd3a126..b43aa4d 100644
--- a/submissions-api-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/submissions-api-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "submissions-api"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = ["strafesnet"]
 repository = "https://git.itzana.me/StrafesNET/maps-service"
diff --git a/submissions-api-rs/src/lib.rs b/submissions-api-rs/src/lib.rs
index d580421..6639031 100644
--- a/submissions-api-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/submissions-api-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,13 +50,19 @@ pub struct ScriptPolicyResponse{
 
 #[allow(nonstandard_style)]
 pub struct UpdateSubmissionModelRequest{
-	pub ID:i64,
+	pub SubmissionID:i64,
 	pub ModelID:u64,
 	pub ModelVersion:u64,
 }
 
 pub struct SubmissionID(pub i64);
 
+#[allow(nonstandard_style)]
+pub struct ActionSubmissionUploadedRequest{
+	pub SubmissionID:i64,
+	pub TargetAssetID:Option<u64>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Context{
 	base_url:String,
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ impl Context{
 		.json().await.map_err(Error::Reqwest)
 	}
 	pub async fn update_submission_model(&self,config:UpdateSubmissionModelRequest)->Result<(),Error>{
-		let url_raw=format!("{}/submissions/{}/model",self.base_url,config.ID);
+		let url_raw=format!("{}/submissions/{}/model",self.base_url,config.SubmissionID);
 		let mut url=reqwest::Url::parse(url_raw.as_str()).map_err(Error::ParseError)?;
 
 		{
@@ -126,6 +132,20 @@ impl Context{
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
-	action!(action_submission_validate,"validator-validated");
-	action!(action_submission_publish,"validator-published");
+	pub async fn action_submission_uploaded(&self,config:ActionSubmissionUploadedRequest)->Result<(),Error>{
+		let url_raw=format!("{}/submissions/{}/status/uploaded",self.base_url,config.SubmissionID);
+		let mut url=reqwest::Url::parse(url_raw.as_str()).map_err(Error::ParseError)?;
+
+		if let Some(target_asset_id)=config.TargetAssetID{
+			url.query_pairs_mut()
+				.append_pair("TargetAssetID",target_asset_id.to_string().as_str());
+		}
+
+		self.post(url).await.map_err(Error::Reqwest)?
+		.error_for_status().map_err(Error::Reqwest)?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+	action!(action_submission_validated,"validator-validated");
+	action!(action_submission_released,"releaser-released");
 }
diff --git a/validation/Cargo.lock b/validation/Cargo.lock
index a3b7492..ca2e0a5 100644
--- a/validation/Cargo.lock
+++ b/validation/Cargo.lock
@@ -1804,9 +1804,9 @@ checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "submissions-api"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 source = "sparse+https://git.itzana.me/api/packages/strafesnet/cargo/"
-checksum = "7969c6c0b770ecfb57220c340f732d62a6fb1165b9ef038e33e7cd5a9658bdd5"
+checksum = "7a56a1a29c7608cab695b426e286a435752321ed718c03199c858b2ab13525e3"
 dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
diff --git a/validation/Cargo.toml b/validation/Cargo.toml
index ee09354..d96d68c 100644
--- a/validation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/validation/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-submissions-api = { version = "0.1.0", registry = "strafesnet" }
+submissions-api = { version = "0.1.1", registry = "strafesnet" }
 async-nats = "0.38.0"
 futures = "0.3.31"
 rbx_asset = { version = "0.2.5", registry = "strafesnet" }
diff --git a/validation/src/publish_fix.rs b/validation/src/publish_fix.rs
index b4016ab..f0e5f2f 100644
--- a/validation/src/publish_fix.rs
+++ b/validation/src/publish_fix.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub enum PublishError{
 	Get(rbx_asset::cookie::GetError),
 	Json(serde_json::Error),
 	Upload(rbx_asset::cookie::UploadError),
-	ApiActionSubmissionPublish(submissions_api::Error),
+	ApiActionSubmissionUploaded(submissions_api::Error),
 }
 impl std::fmt::Display for PublishError{
 	fn fmt(&self,f:&mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>)->std::fmt::Result{
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ impl Publisher{
 
 		// that's it, the database entry does not need to be changed.
 
-		// mark submission as published
-		self.api.action_submission_publish(
-			submissions_api::SubmissionID(publish_info.SubmissionID)
-		).await.map_err(PublishError::ApiActionSubmissionPublish)?;
+		// mark submission as uploaded, TargetAssetID is unchanged
+		self.api.action_submission_uploaded(submissions_api::ActionSubmissionUploadedRequest{
+			SubmissionID:publish_info.SubmissionID,
+			TargetAssetID:None,
+		}).await.map_err(PublishError::ApiActionSubmissionUploaded)?;
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
diff --git a/validation/src/publish_new.rs b/validation/src/publish_new.rs
index aed4fa8..a3e1efc 100644
--- a/validation/src/publish_new.rs
+++ b/validation/src/publish_new.rs
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ impl Publisher{
 			groupId:Some(crate::GROUP_STRAFESNET),
 		},model_data).await.map_err(PublishError::Create)?;
 
-		// mark submission as published
-		self.api.action_submission_publish(
-			submissions_api::SubmissionID(publish_info.SubmissionID)
-		).await.map_err(PublishError::ApiActionSubmissionPublish)?;
+		// note the asset id of the created model for later release, and mark the submission as uploaded
+		self.api.action_submission_uploaded(submissions_api::ActionSubmissionUploadedRequest{
+			SubmissionID:publish_info.SubmissionID,
+			TargetAssetID:Some(upload_response.AssetId),
+		}).await.map_err(PublishError::ApiActionSubmissionPublish)?;
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
diff --git a/validation/src/validator.rs b/validation/src/validator.rs
index 6bdec4f..e96e3c3 100644
--- a/validation/src/validator.rs
+++ b/validation/src/validator.rs
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ impl Validator{
 
 			// update the submission to use the validated model
 			self.api.update_submission_model(submissions_api::UpdateSubmissionModelRequest{
-				ID:validate_info.SubmissionID,
+				SubmissionID:validate_info.SubmissionID,
 				ModelID:model_id,
 				ModelVersion:1, //TODO
 			}).await.map_err(ValidateError::ApiUpdateSubmissionModel)?;
 		};
 
 		// update the submission model status to validated
-		self.api.action_submission_validate(
+		self.api.action_submission_validated(
 			submissions_api::SubmissionID(validate_info.SubmissionID)
 		).await.map_err(ValidateError::ApiActionSubmissionValidate)?;