diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bcd849df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - beta
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+
+name: Nightly release
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, macos-latest, windows-latest] # TODO: macos-13
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            name: Ubuntu x86_64
+            arch: x86_64
+            install: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libasound2-dev libgl-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libgtk-3-dev libjack-dev libmad0-dev libpulse-dev libudev-dev libxinerama-dev libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxtst-dev nasm
+            configure: cmake -B build -DWITH_FFMPEG_JOBS="$(nproc)"
+            release: |
+              cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_FULL_RELEASE=Off -DWITH_NIGHTLY_RELEASE=On -DWITH_CLUB_FANTASTIC=Off
+              cmake --build build --target package
+            path: build/ITGmania-*-NIGHTLY-git-*-Linux-no-songs.tar.gz
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            name: Ubuntu ARM
+            arch: arm
+            install: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libasound2-dev libgl-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libgtk-3-dev libjack-dev libmad0-dev libpulse-dev libudev-dev libxinerama-dev libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxtst-dev nasm
+            configure: cmake -B build -DWITH_FFMPEG_JOBS="$(nproc)" -DWITH_MINIMAID=OFF
+            release: |
+              cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_FULL_RELEASE=Off -DWITH_NIGHTLY_RELEASE=On -DWITH_CLUB_FANTASTIC=Off
+              cmake --build build --target package
+            path: build/ITGmania-*-NIGHTLY-git-*-Linux-no-songs.tar.gz
+          - os: macos-latest
+            name: macOS (M1)
+            arch: arm64
+            install: brew install nasm
+            configure: cmake -B build -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64 -DWITH_FFMPEG_JOBS="$(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)"
+            release: |
+              cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_FULL_RELEASE=Off -DWITH_NIGHTLY_RELEASE=On -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64 -DWITH_CLUB_FANTASTIC=Off
+              cmake --build build --target package
+            path: build/ITGmania-*-NIGHTLY-git-*-macOS-M1-no-songs.dmg
+          - os: windows-latest
+            name: Windows
+            arch: x64
+            install: |
+              $vsPath = &"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -products * -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64 -property installationPath
+              &"$vsPath\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
+            configure: cmake -B build -DWITH_FFMPEG_JOBS="$env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS"
+            release: |
+              cmake -B build -DWITH_FULL_RELEASE=Off -DWITH_NIGHTLY_RELEASE=On -DWITH_CLUB_FANTASTIC=Off
+              cmake --build build --config Release --target package
+            path: build/ITGmania-*-NIGHTLY-git-*-Windows-no-songs.exe
+    name: ${{ matrix.name }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Cache CMake build directory
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            build/*
+            !${{ matrix.path }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-cmake-build-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-cmake-build-
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: ${{ matrix.install }}
+      - name: Configure
+        run: ${{ matrix.configure }}
+      - name: Create nightly release
+        run: ${{ matrix.release }}
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ITGmania-${{ github.sha }}-${{ matrix.name }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          path: ${{ matrix.path }}
+          compression-level: 0
diff --git a/CMake/DefineOptions.cmake b/CMake/DefineOptions.cmake
index f1a47e1c95..62f7b09c63 100644
--- a/CMake/DefineOptions.cmake
+++ b/CMake/DefineOptions.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ option(WITH_SSE2 "Build with SSE2 Optimizations." ON)
 # Turn this on to set this to a specific release mode.
 option(WITH_FULL_RELEASE "Build as a proper, full release." OFF)
 
+# Turn this on to set this to a specific release mode.
+option(WITH_NIGHTLY_RELEASE "Build as a nightly release." OFF)
+
 # Turn this on to include Club Fantastic songs
 option(WITH_CLUB_FANTASTIC "Include Club Fantastic songs." OFF)
 
diff --git a/CMake/SMDefs.cmake b/CMake/SMDefs.cmake
index 72fc38cd93..ef29d10570 100644
--- a/CMake/SMDefs.cmake
+++ b/CMake/SMDefs.cmake
@@ -21,16 +21,26 @@ if(NOT (ret STREQUAL "0"))
     set(SM_VERSION_GIT
         "${SM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SM_VERSION_MINOR}.${SM_VERSION_PATCH}")
   else()
-    set(SM_VERSION_GIT
-        "${SM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SM_VERSION_MINOR}.${SM_VERSION_PATCH}-${SM_VERSION_GIT_HASH}")
+    if(WITH_NIGHTLY_RELEASE)
+      set(SM_VERSION_GIT
+        "${SM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SM_VERSION_MINOR}.${SM_VERSION_PATCH}-NIGHTLY-${SM_VERSION_GIT_HASH}")
+    else()
+      set(SM_VERSION_GIT
+          "${SM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SM_VERSION_MINOR}.${SM_VERSION_PATCH}-BETA-${SM_VERSION_GIT_HASH}")
+    endif()
   endif()
 else()
   if(WITH_FULL_RELEASE)
     set(SM_VERSION_GIT
         "${SM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SM_VERSION_MINOR}.${SM_VERSION_PATCH}")
   else()
-    set(SM_VERSION_GIT
-        "${SM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SM_VERSION_MINOR}.${SM_VERSION_PATCH}-git-${SM_VERSION_GIT_HASH}")
+    if(WITH_NIGHTLY_RELEASE)
+      set(SM_VERSION_GIT
+        "${SM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SM_VERSION_MINOR}.${SM_VERSION_PATCH}-NIGHTLY-git-${SM_VERSION_GIT_HASH}")
+    else()
+      set(SM_VERSION_GIT
+          "${SM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SM_VERSION_MINOR}.${SM_VERSION_PATCH}-BETA-git-${SM_VERSION_GIT_HASH}")
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()