diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 10f4f8c..036d795 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -14,50 +14,50 @@ bar="━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 blen=${#bar}
 
 # ── helpers ──
-cleanup() { tput cnorm; exit; }
+CURSOR_ON='\033[?25h'
+CURSOR_OFF='\033[?25l'
+cleanup() { printf "$CURSOR_ON" >/dev/tty; exit; }
 trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
 
-cursor_off() { tput civis; }
-cursor_on()  { tput cnorm; }
-
 # ── arrow selector ──
 select_arrow() {
   local opts=("$@")
   local sel=0 key i n=${#opts[@]}
+  local tty=/dev/tty
 
   for i in "${!opts[@]}"; do
     if [ "$i" -eq "$sel" ]; then
-      printf "    ${C}❯ ${opts[$i]}${N}\n"
+      printf "    ${C}❯ ${opts[$i]}${N}\n" >"$tty"
     else
-      printf "      ${opts[$i]}\n"
+      printf "      ${opts[$i]}\n" >"$tty"
     fi
   done
-  printf '\033[%dA' "$n"
-  cursor_off
+  printf '\033[%dA' "$n" >"$tty"
+  printf "$CURSOR_OFF" >"$tty"
 
   while true; do
-    IFS= read -rsn1 key
+    IFS= read -rsn1 key <"$tty"
     if [[ $key == $'\x1b' ]]; then
-      read -rsn2 -t 0.01 key || key=''
+      read -rsn2 -t 0.01 key <"$tty" || key=''
       case "$key" in
         '[A') (( sel > 0 )) && (( sel-- )) ;;
         '[B') (( sel < n - 1 )) && (( sel++ )) ;;
       esac
     elif [[ -z "$key" || "$key" == $'\n' || "$key" == $'\r' ]]; then
-      printf '\033[%dA\033[J' "$n"
-      cursor_on
+      printf '\033[%dA\033[J' "$n" >"$tty"
+      printf "$CURSOR_ON" >"$tty"
       printf '%s\n' "${opts[$sel]}"
       return 0
     fi
 
     for i in "${!opts[@]}"; do
       if [ "$i" -eq "$sel" ]; then
-        printf "\033[2K\r    ${C}❯ ${opts[$i]}${N}\n"
+        printf "\033[2K\r    ${C}❯ ${opts[$i]}${N}\n" >"$tty"
       else
-        printf "\033[2K\r      ${opts[$i]}\n"
+        printf "\033[2K\r      ${opts[$i]}\n" >"$tty"
       fi
     done
-    printf '\033[%dA' "$n"
+    printf '\033[%dA' "$n" >"$tty"
   done
 }