diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
index 3bb4f216e82..2d10a8f2563 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -103,20 +103,6 @@ jobs:
           export BADASS_JLINK_JPACKAGE_HOME="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}${{ matrix.jdk14Path }}"
           ./gradlew -PprojVersion="${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.AssemblySemVer }}" -PprojVersionInfo="${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.InformationalVersion }}" jpackage
         shell: bash
-      - name: Package application image
-        run: ${{ matrix.archivePortable }}
-        shell: bash
-      - name: Build snap (1) Run build
-        uses: jhenstridge/snapcraft-build-action@v1
-        id: snapcraft
-        if: matrix.displayName == 'linux' && startsWith(github.ref,'refs/heads/master')
-      - name: Build snap (2) Upload snap
-        uses: jhenstridge/snapcraft-publish-action@v1
-        with:
-          store_login: ${{ secrets.SNAPCRAFT_LOGIN_FILE }}
-          snap: ${{ steps.snapcraft.outputs.snap }}
-          release: edge
-        if: matrix.displayName == 'linux' && startsWith(github.ref,'refs/heads/master')
       - name: Rename files
         run: |
           get-childitem -Path build/distribution/* | rename-item -NewName {$_.name -replace "${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.AssemblySemVer }}","${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.Major }}.${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.Minor }}"}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snap.yml b/.github/workflows/snap.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe175294cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/snap.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Snap
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # run on each day
+    - cron: '33 4 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Create snapcraft image
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      # The image relies on https://builds.jabref.org/master/JabRef-5.0-portable_linux.tar.gz^
+      # See snap/snapcraft.yml for details
+      - name: Build snap (1) Run build
+        uses: jhenstridge/snapcraft-build-action@v1
+        id: snapcraft
+      - name: Build snap (2) Upload snap
+        uses: jhenstridge/snapcraft-publish-action@v1
+        with:
+          store_login: ${{ secrets.SNAPCRAFT_LOGIN_FILE }}
+          snap: ${{ steps.snapcraft.outputs.snap }}
+          release: edge