diff --git a/build/build.php b/build/build.php
index 54777d842d148..10b6a21b45fc3 100644
--- a/build/build.php
+++ b/build/build.php
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ function usage(string $command)
     echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--remote=<remote>:' . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . 'The git remote reference to build from (ex: `tags/3.8.6`, `4.0-dev`), defaults to the most recent tag for the repository' . PHP_EOL;
     echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--exclude-zip:' . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . 'Exclude the generation of .zip packages' . PHP_EOL;
     echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--exclude-gzip:' . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . 'Exclude the generation of .tar.gz packages' . PHP_EOL;
-    echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--exclude-bzip2:' . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . 'Exclude the generation of .tar.bz2 packages' . PHP_EOL;
-    echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--include-zstd:' . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . 'Include the generation of .tar.zst packages' . PHP_EOL;
+    echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--include-bzip2:' . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . 'Exclude the generation of .tar.bz2 packages' . PHP_EOL;
+    echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--exclude-zstd:' . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . 'Include the generation of .tar.zst packages' . PHP_EOL;
     echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--disable-patch-packages:' . PHP_TAB . 'Disable the generation of patch packages' . PHP_EOL;
     echo PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . '--help:' . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . PHP_TAB . 'Show this help output' . PHP_EOL;
     echo PHP_EOL;
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
 $remote             = $options['remote'] ?? false;
 $excludeZip         = isset($options['exclude-zip']);
 $excludeGzip        = isset($options['exclude-gzip']);
-$excludeBzip2       = isset($options['exclude-bzip2']);
-$excludeZstd        = !isset($options['include-zstd']);
+$excludeBzip2       = !isset($options['include-bzip2']);
+$excludeZstd        = isset($options['exclude-zstd']);
 $buildPatchPackages = false && !isset($options['disable-patch-packages']);
 $showHelp           = isset($options['help']);
 
@@ -332,9 +332,10 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
 require_once $fullpath . '/libraries/src/Version.php';
 
 // Set version information for the build
-$version     = Version::MAJOR_VERSION . '.' . Version::MINOR_VERSION;
-$release     = Version::PATCH_VERSION;
-$fullVersion = (new Version())->getShortVersion();
+$majorVersion = Version::MAJOR_VERSION;
+$version      = Version::MAJOR_VERSION . '.' . Version::MINOR_VERSION;
+$release      = Version::PATCH_VERSION;
+$fullVersion  = (new Version())->getShortVersion();
 
 $previousRelease = Version::PATCH_VERSION - 1;
 
@@ -541,10 +542,12 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
     $fromName = $num == 0 ? 'x' : $num;
 
     // Create the diff archive packages using the file name list.
-    if (!$excludeBzip2) {
-        $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $version . '.' . $fromName . '_to_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Patch_Package.tar.bz2';
+    if (!$excludeZip) {
+        $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $version . '.' . $fromName . '_to_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Patch_Package.zip';
         echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-        system('tar --create --bzip2 --no-recursion --directory ' . $time . ' --file packages/' . $packageName . ' --files-from diffconvert/' . $version . '.' . $num . '> /dev/null');
+        chdir($time);
+        system('zip ../packages/' . $packageName . ' -@ < ../diffconvert/' . $version . '.' . $num . '> /dev/null');
+        chdir('..');
         echo "done.\n";
         $checksums[$packageName] = [];
     }
@@ -557,12 +560,10 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
         $checksums[$packageName] = [];
     }
 
-    if (!$excludeZip) {
-        $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $version . '.' . $fromName . '_to_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Patch_Package.zip';
+    if (!$excludeBzip2) {
+        $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $version . '.' . $fromName . '_to_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Patch_Package.tar.bz2';
         echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-        chdir($time);
-        system('zip ../packages/' . $packageName . ' -@ < ../diffconvert/' . $version . '.' . $num . '> /dev/null');
-        chdir('..');
+        system('tar --create --bzip2 --no-recursion --directory ' . $time . ' --file packages/' . $packageName . ' --files-from diffconvert/' . $version . '.' . $num . '> /dev/null');
         echo "done.\n";
         $checksums[$packageName] = [];
     }
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
     if (!$excludeZstd) {
         $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $version . '.' . $fromName . '_to_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Patch_Package.tar.zst';
         echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-        system('tar --create --use-compress-program=zstd --no-recursion --directory ' . $time . ' --file packages/' . $packageName . ' --files-from diffconvert/' . $version . '.' . $num . '> /dev/null');
+        system('tar "-I zstd --ultra -22" --create --no-recursion --directory ' . $time . ' --file packages/' . $packageName . ' --files-from diffconvert/' . $version . '.' . $num . '> /dev/null');
         echo "done.\n";
         $checksums[$packageName] = [];
     }
@@ -580,10 +581,10 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
 chdir($time);
 
 // Create full archive packages.
-if (!$excludeBzip2) {
-    $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Full_Package.tar.bz2';
+if (!$excludeZip) {
+    $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Full_Package.zip';
     echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-    system('tar --create --bzip2 --file ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
+    system('zip -r ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
     echo "done.\n";
     $checksums[$packageName] = [];
 }
@@ -596,10 +597,10 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
     $checksums[$packageName] = [];
 }
 
-if (!$excludeZip) {
-    $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Full_Package.zip';
+if (!$excludeBzip2) {
+    $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Full_Package.tar.bz2';
     echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-    system('zip -r ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
+    system('tar --create --bzip2 --file ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
     echo "done.\n";
     $checksums[$packageName] = [];
 }
@@ -607,7 +608,7 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
 if (!$excludeZstd) {
     $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Full_Package.tar.zst';
     echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-    system('tar --create --use-compress-program=zstd --file ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
+    system('tar "-I zstd --ultra -22" --create --file ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
     echo "done.\n";
     $checksums[$packageName] = [];
 }
@@ -622,10 +623,10 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
 system('rm images/joomla_black.png');
 system('rm images/powered_by.png');
 
-if (!$excludeBzip2) {
-    $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Update_Package.tar.bz2';
+if (!$excludeZip) {
+    $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Update_Package.zip';
     echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-    system('tar --create --bzip2 --file ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
+    system('zip -r ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
     echo "done.\n";
     $checksums[$packageName] = [];
 }
@@ -638,10 +639,10 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
     $checksums[$packageName] = [];
 }
 
-if (!$excludeZip) {
-    $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Update_Package.zip';
+if (!$excludeBzip2) {
+    $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Update_Package.tar.bz2';
     echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-    system('zip -r ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
+    system('tar --create --bzip2 --file ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
     echo "done.\n";
     $checksums[$packageName] = [];
 }
@@ -649,7 +650,7 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
 if (!$excludeZstd) {
     $packageName = 'Joomla_' . $fullVersion . '-' . $packageStability . '-Update_Package.tar.zst';
     echo "Building " . $packageName . "... ";
-    system('tar --create --use-compress-program=zstd --file ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
+    system('tar "-I zstd --ultra -22" --create --file ../packages/' . $packageName . ' * > /dev/null');
     echo "done.\n";
     $checksums[$packageName] = [];
 }
@@ -689,7 +690,6 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
     echo "Generating github_release.txt file\n";
 
     $githubContent = [];
-    $githubText    = '';
     $releaseText   = [
         'FULL'    => 'New Joomla! Installations ',
         'POINT'   => 'Update from Joomla! ' . $version . '.' . $previousRelease . ' ',
@@ -697,10 +697,6 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
         'UPGRADE' => 'Update from Joomla! 3.10 ',
     ];
 
-    if (!$buildPatchPackages) {
-        $releaseText['UPGRADE'] = 'Update from a previous version of Joomla! ';
-    }
-
     $githubLink = 'https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/releases/download/' . $tagVersion . '/';
 
     foreach ($checksums as $packageName => $packageHashes) {
@@ -718,19 +714,12 @@ function clean_composer(string $dir)
             $type = 'UPGRADE';
         }
 
-        $githubContent[$type][] = '[' . substr($packageName, strpos($packageName, 'Package') + 7) . '](' . $githubLink . $packageName . ')';
+        $githubContent[$type][$packageName] = $packageHashes;
     }
 
-    foreach ($releaseText as $type => $text) {
-        if (empty($githubContent[$type])) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        $githubText .= $text;
-        $githubText .= implode(" | ", $githubContent[$type]);
-
-        $githubText .= "\n";
-    }
+    ob_start();
+    require __DIR__ . '/layouts/github.php';
+    $githubText = ob_get_clean();
 
     file_put_contents('github_release.txt', $githubText);
 }
diff --git a/build/layouts/github.php b/build/layouts/github.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2913bc0cb5891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/layouts/github.php
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<?php
+
+$version = $version ?? '5.0.0'; // set in the build script by extracting it from the Version class
+$majorVersion = $majorVersion ?? substr($version, 0, strpos($version, '.'));
+$previousVersion = $previousRelease ?? '4.4.0'; // Last patch release
+$previousMajorVersion = substr($previousVersion, 0, strpos($previousVersion, '.'));
+$previousMajorMinorVersion = $previousMajorVersion . '.4';
+$tagVersion = $tagVersion ?? $version; // Set in the build script by extracting it from git
+$githubContent = $githubContent ?? []; // set by build script
+
+$contributors = 'INSERT_HERE';
+$pullRequests = 'INSERT_HERE';
+$migrationInfo = '[New migration guide](https://manual.joomla.org/migrations/44-50/)';
+$documentation = 'New developer [documentation](https://manual.joomla.org)';
+$releasePage = 'https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5900-joomla-5-0-and-joomla-4-4-are-here';
+$releaseDownloadPage = 'https://downloads.joomla.org/cms/joomla' . $majorVersion;
+$changelog = 'https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/compare/' . $previousVersion .'...' . $tagVersion;
+$githubDownloadLink = 'https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/releases/download/' . $tagVersion . '/';
+
+$table = [];
+
+foreach (['FULL', 'UPGRADE', 'MINOR', 'POINT'] as $type) {
+    if (empty($githubContent[$type])) {
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    $table[$type] = '';
+    foreach($githubContent[$type] as $packageName => $hashes) {
+        if (str_ends_with($packageName, '.zip')) {
+            $table[$type] .= "| [ZIP Archive (.zip)]";
+        } else if (str_ends_with($packageName, '.tar.gz')) {
+            $table[$type] .= "| [GNU Zip Archive (.tar.gz)]";
+        } else if (str_ends_with($packageName, '.tar.bz2')) {
+            $table[$type] .= "| [Bzip2 Archive (.tar.zst)]";
+        } else if (str_ends_with($packageName, '.tar.zst')) {
+            $table[$type] .= "| [Zstandard Archive (.tar.zst)]";
+        } else {
+            // Unknown file types
+            continue;
+        }
+        $table[$type] .= "({$githubDownloadLink}{$packageName}) | `" . $hashes['sha256'] . "` |\n";
+    }
+}
+
+$echo = function($item) use ($table) {
+    return $table[$item] ?? '';
+};
+
+
+// Release Information
+$output = <<<MD
+
+## 👀 Release information
+* 💁 **{$contributors}**+ contributors
+* 🧰 **{$pullRequests}**+ Pull Requests has been merged
+* ⬆️ {$migrationInfo}
+* 📖 {$documentation}
+* 🌎 [Release page]({$releasePage})
+* 👀 [Full Changelog]({$changelog})
+
+MD;
+
+// Download Information
+$output .= <<<MD
+
+## 🚀 Download information
+> [!NOTE]
+> Userfacing information about this Joomla! release can be found on the [release page]({$releasePage})
+
+MD;
+
+// Installation Packages
+if (!empty($table['FULL'])):
+
+$output .= <<<MD
+
+### 🔥 Installation Packages
+
+| New Joomla! Installations | SHA-256 Checksums |
+|---------------------------|-------------------|
+{$echo('FULL')}
+> Additional and a second source of checksums can be found at our official [download page]({$releaseDownloadPage}). If you need further information on how to validate a release package please visit our [documentation](https://docs.joomla.org/How_to_determine_a_package_checksum).
+
+MD;
+
+endif;
+
+// Update Packages
+if (!empty($table['UPGRADE'])):
+
+$output .= <<<MD
+
+### ✒️ Upgrade Packages
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Don't update directly from a version lower than 4.4 it is important that you first update to 4.4 and then update to 5.x
+
+| Update from a previous version | SHA-256 Checksums |
+|--------------------------------|-------------------|
+{$echo('UPGRADE')}
+> Additional and a second source of checksums can be found at our official [download page]({$releaseDownloadPage}). If you need further information on how to validate a release package please visit our [documentation](https://docs.joomla.org/How_to_determine_a_package_checksum).
+
+MD;
+endif;
+
+// Github autogenerated content, icon tempaltes
+$output .= <<<MD
+
+## 💆 New Contributors
+
+## 🧹 What has been changed
+
+MD;
+
+echo $output;