diff --git a/.ci/macos/notarize.sh b/.ci/macos/notarize.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ca8646be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/macos/notarize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -u
+
+# Modified version of script found at:
+# https://forum.qt.io/topic/96652/how-to-notarize-qt-application-on-macos/18
+
+# Add Qt binaries to path
+PATH="/usr/local/opt/qt@5/bin/:${PATH}"
+
+security unlock-keychain -p "${RUNNER_USER_PW}" login.keychain
+
+( cd build || exit
+  # macdeployqt does not copy symlinks over.
+  # this specifically addresses icu4c issues but nothing else.
+  # We might not even need this any longer... 
+  # ICU_LIB="$(brew --prefix icu4c)/lib"
+  # export ICU_LIB
+  # mkdir -p nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks
+  # find "${ICU_LIB}" -type l -name "*.dylib" -exec cp -a -n {} nheko.app/Contents/Frameworks/ \; || true
+
+  macdeployqt nheko.app -dmg -always-overwrite -qmldir=../resources/qml/ -sign-for-notarization="${APPLE_DEV_IDENTITY}"
+
+  user=$(id -nu)
+  chown "${user}" nheko.dmg
+)
+
+NOTARIZE_SUBMIT_LOG=$(mktemp -t notarize-submit)
+NOTARIZE_STATUS_LOG=$(mktemp -t notarize-status)
+
+finish() {
+  rm "$NOTARIZE_SUBMIT_LOG" "$NOTARIZE_STATUS_LOG"
+}
+trap finish EXIT
+
+dmgbuild -s .ci/macos/settings.json "Nheko" nheko.dmg
+codesign -s "${APPLE_DEV_IDENTITY}" nheko.dmg
+user=$(id -nu)
+chown "${user}" nheko.dmg
+
+echo "--> Start Notarization process"
+xcrun altool -t osx -f nheko.dmg --primary-bundle-id "io.github.nheko-reborn.nheko" --notarize-app -u "${APPLE_DEV_USER}" -p "${APPLE_DEV_PASS}" > "$NOTARIZE_SUBMIT_LOG" 2>&1
+requestUUID="$(awk -F ' = ' '/RequestUUID/ {print $2}' "$NOTARIZE_SUBMIT_LOG")"
+
+while sleep 60 && date; do
+  echo "--> Checking notarization status for ${requestUUID}"
+
+  xcrun altool --notarization-info "${requestUUID}" -u "${APPLE_DEV_USER}" -p "${APPLE_DEV_PASS}" > "$NOTARIZE_STATUS_LOG" 2>&1
+
+  isSuccess=$(grep "success" "$NOTARIZE_STATUS_LOG")
+  isFailure=$(grep "invalid" "$NOTARIZE_STATUS_LOG")
+
+  if [ -n "${isSuccess}" ]; then
+      echo "Notarization done!"
+      xcrun stapler staple -v nheko.dmg
+      echo "Stapler done!"
+      break
+  fi
+  if [ -n "${isFailure}" ]; then
+      echo "Notarization failed"
+      cat "$NOTARIZE_STATUS_LOG" 1>&2
+      return 1
+  fi
+  echo "Notarization not finished yet, sleep 1m then check again..."
+done
+
+VERSION=${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
+
+if [ -n "$VERSION" ]; then
+    mv nheko.dmg "nheko-${VERSION}.dmg"
+    mkdir artifacts
+    cp "nheko-${VERSION}.dmg" artifacts/
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cea6be7b..e82e72d6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ build-macos:
     #- brew update
     #- brew reinstall --force python3
     #- brew bundle --file=./.ci/macos/Brewfile --force --cleanup
-    - pip3 install dmgbuild
     - rm -rf ../.hunter &&  mv .hunter ../.hunter || true
   script:
     - export PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt@5/bin/:${PATH}
@@ -72,19 +71,40 @@ build-macos:
     - cmake --build build
   after_script:
     - mv ../.hunter .hunter
-    - ./.ci/macos/deploy.sh
-    - ./.ci/upload-nightly-gitlab.sh artifacts/nheko-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}.dmg
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - artifacts/nheko-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}.dmg
-    name: nheko-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-macos
-    expose_as: 'macos-dmg'
+      - build/nheko.app
+    name: nheko-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-macos-app
+    expose_as: 'macos-app'
+    public: false
   cache:
     key: "${CI_JOB_NAME}"
     paths:
       - .hunter/
       - "${CCACHE_DIR}"
 
+codesign-macos:
+  stage: deploy
+  tags: [macos]
+  before_script:
+    - pip3 install dmgbuild
+  script:
+    - export PATH=/usr/local/opt/qt@5/bin/:${PATH}
+    - ./.ci/macos/notarize.sh
+  after_script:
+    - ./.ci/upload-nightly-gitlab.sh artifacts/nheko-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}.dmg
+  needs:
+    - build-macos
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
+    - if : $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - artifacts/nheko-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}.dmg
+    name: nheko-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-macos
+    expose_as: 'macos-dmg'
+
+
 build-flatpak-amd64:
   stage: build
   image: ubuntu:latest