diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop.tests.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop.tests.yml
index 6d51ee8ef..5a607f127 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop.tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop.tests.yml
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./apps/desktop
 
       - name: Build Electron wrapper
-        run: npx nx run release --project @notesnook/desktop
-        working-directory: ./apps/desktop
+        run: node scripts/execute.mjs @notesnook/desktop:release
 
       - name: Build app
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4209e5c03..d4a556054 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ site
 node_modules.backup
 .nx
 /*.patch
+.taskcache
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bd3859d9..16ed92e07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,5 +74,24 @@
   "volta": {
     "node": "20.12.0"
   },
+  "taskRunner": {
+    "projects": [
+      "packages/**",
+      "apps/**",
+      "extensions/**",
+      "servers/**"
+    ],
+    "taskDependencies": {
+      "build": [
+        "build"
+      ],
+      "release": [
+        "build"
+      ],
+      "build:desktop": [
+        "build"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22+sha512.a6b2f7906b721bba3d67d4aff083df04dad64c399707841b7acf00f6b133b7ac24255f2652fa22ae3534329dc6180534e98d17432037ff6fd140556e2bb3137e"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/execute.mjs b/scripts/execute.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71d18b922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/execute.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+/*
+This file is part of the Notesnook project (https://notesnook.com/)
+
+Copyright (C) 2023 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+import { fdir } from "fdir";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
+import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
+import path from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+import parser from "yargs-parser";
+
+const args = parser(process.argv, { alias: { force: ["-f"] } });
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+const config = JSON.parse(
+  readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "..", "package.json"), "utf-8")
+).taskRunner;
+const cache = JSON.parse(
+  existsSync(path.join(__dirname, "..", ".taskcache"))
+    ? readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "..", ".taskcache"), "utf-8")
+    : "{}"
+);
+
+let [project, ...taskParts] = process.argv.slice(2)[0].split(":");
+const task = taskParts.join(":");
+
+const allPackages = (
+  await new fdir()
+    .onlyDirs()
+    .withMaxDepth(2)
+    .glob(...config.projects)
+    .crawl(".")
+    .withPromise()
+).slice(4);
+
+for (const pkg of allPackages) {
+  if (isPackage(pkg, project)) {
+    project = pkg;
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+const pipeline = await buildExecutionPipeline(
+  config.taskDependencies[task],
+  project
+);
+console.log("Found", pipeline.length, "dependencies to run.");
+for (const item of pipeline) {
+  const checksum = await computeDirectoryChecksum(item.dep);
+  if (checksum === cache[item.dep + ":" + item.cmd]) continue;
+
+  await runScript(item.cmd, item.dep);
+
+  cache[item.dep + ":" + item.cmd] = checksum;
+}
+
+await runScript(task, project);
+
+writeFileSync(
+  path.join(__dirname, "..", ".taskcache"),
+  JSON.stringify(cache, null, 2)
+);
+
+async function runScript(command, pkg) {
+  console.log(`Running "${command}" for ${pkg}`);
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const child = spawn("npm", ["run", command], {
+      cwd: pkg,
+      stdio: "inherit",
+      shell: true
+    });
+
+    child.on("exit", (code) => {
+      if (code === 0) {
+        resolve();
+      } else {
+        reject(new Error(`Command failed with exit code ${code}`));
+      }
+    });
+
+    child.on("error", (err) => {
+      reject(err);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function buildExecutionPipeline(commands, pkg) {
+  if (commands.length === 0) return [];
+
+  const executionPipeline = [];
+  const deps = await findDependencies(pkg);
+  for (const dep of deps) {
+    if (executionPipeline.some((item) => item.dep === dep)) continue;
+
+    const pipeline = await buildExecutionPipeline(commands, dep);
+    for (const item of pipeline) {
+      if (executionPipeline.some((i) => i.dep === item.dep)) continue;
+      executionPipeline.push(item);
+    }
+
+    const json = JSON.parse(
+      readFileSync(path.join(dep, "package.json"), "utf-8")
+    );
+    for (const cmd of commands) {
+      if (json.scripts && json.scripts[cmd]) {
+        executionPipeline.push({
+          cmd,
+          dep
+        });
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return executionPipeline;
+}
+
+function isPackage(pkg, name) {
+  const json = JSON.parse(
+    readFileSync(path.join(pkg, "package.json"), "utf-8")
+  );
+  return json.name === name;
+}
+
+async function findDependencies(scope) {
+  try {
+    const packageJsonPath = path.join(scope, "package.json");
+    const packageJson = JSON.parse(await readFile(packageJsonPath, "utf-8"));
+
+    const dependencies = new Set([
+      ...filterDependencies(scope, packageJson.dependencies),
+      ...filterDependencies(scope, packageJson.devDependencies),
+      ...filterDependencies(scope, packageJson.optionalDependencies),
+      ...filterDependencies(scope, packageJson.peerDependencies)
+    ]);
+
+    for (const dependency of dependencies) {
+      (await findDependencies(dependency)).forEach((v) => dependencies.add(v));
+    }
+
+    return Array.from(dependencies.values());
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error("Failed to find dependencies for", scope, "Error:", e);
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+function filterDependencies(basePath, dependencies) {
+  if (!dependencies) return [];
+  return Object.entries(dependencies)
+    .filter(
+      ([key, value]) =>
+        key.startsWith("@notesnook/") || value.startsWith("file:")
+    )
+    .map(([_, value]) =>
+      path.resolve(path.join(basePath, value.replace("file:", "")))
+    );
+}
+
+async function computeDirectoryChecksum(dir) {
+  const exclusions = [
+    "node_modules",
+    ".git",
+    "dist",
+    "build",
+    "out",
+    "locales",
+    "coverage"
+  ];
+  const crypto = await import("crypto");
+  const hash = crypto.createHash("sha256");
+  const files = (
+    await new fdir()
+      .withFullPaths()
+      .exclude((dir) => exclusions.some((ex) => dir.includes(ex)))
+      .crawl(path.join(dir))
+      .withPromise()
+  ).sort();
+
+  for (const filePath of files) {
+    const fileBuffer = await readFile(filePath);
+    hash.update(fileBuffer);
+  }
+
+  return hash.digest("hex");
+}