diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 90e59f9c9..ab6a4a2ab 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ linux-stable:
   stage: build
   image: parity/rust:gitlab-ci
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - rustup default stable
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ linux-stable-debian:
   stage: build
   image: parity/rust-debian:gitlab-ci
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - export LIBSSL="libssl1.1 (>=1.1.0)"
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ linux-centos:
   stage: build
   image: parity/rust-centos:gitlab-ci
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - scripts/gitlab-build.sh x86_64-unknown-centos-gnu x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu x86_64 gcc g++
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ linux-i686:
   stage: build
   image: parity/rust-i686:gitlab-ci
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - scripts/gitlab-build.sh i686-unknown-linux-gnu i686-unknown-linux-gnu i386 gcc g++
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ linux-armv7:
   stage: build
   image: parity/rust-armv7:gitlab-ci
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - scripts/gitlab-build.sh armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf armhf arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ linux-arm:
   stage: build
   image: parity/rust-arm:gitlab-ci
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - scripts/gitlab-build.sh arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf armhf arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ linux-aarch64:
   stage: build
   image: parity/rust-arm64:gitlab-ci
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - scripts/gitlab-build.sh aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu arm64 aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
@@ -143,15 +143,15 @@ linux-snap:
     - rust-stable
   artifacts:
     paths:
-    - scripts/parity_*_amd64.snap
+    - snap/parity.zip
     name: "stable-x86_64-unknown-snap-gnu_parity"
   allow_failure: true
 darwin:
   stage: build
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - scripts/gitlab-build.sh x86_64-apple-darwin x86_64-apple-darwin macos gcc g++
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ windows:
     untracked: true
   stage: build
   only:
+    - stable
     - beta
     - tags
-    - stable
     - triggers
   script:
     - sh scripts/gitlab-build.sh x86_64-pc-windows-msvc x86_64-pc-windows-msvc installer "" "" ""
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ windows:
 docker-build:
   stage: build
   only:
+    - stable
+    - beta
     - tags
     - triggers
   before_script:
@@ -244,8 +246,8 @@ js-release:
   stage: js-build
   only:
     - master
-    - beta
     - stable
+    - beta
     - tags
     - triggers
   image: parity/rust:gitlab-ci
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab-build.sh b/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
index 876658822..6bebb85e6 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
@@ -270,15 +270,33 @@ case $BUILD_PLATFORM in
     push_release
     ;;
   x86_64-unknown-snap-gnu)
-    cd snap
     ARC="amd64"
     EXT="snap"
-    rm -rf *snap
-    sed -i 's/master/'"$VER"'/g' snapcraft.yaml
-    snapcraft
-    cp "parity_"$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME"_amd64.snap" "parity_"$VER"_amd64.snap"
+    snapcraft clean
+    echo "Prepare snapcraft.yaml for build on Gitlab CI in Docker image"
+    sed -i 's/git/'"$VER"'/g' snap/snapcraft.yaml
+    if [[ "$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME" = "stable" ]];
+      then
+        sed -i -e 's/grade: devel/grade: stable/' snap/snapcraft.yaml;
+    fi
+    mv -f snap/snapcraft.yaml snapcraft.yaml
+    snapcraft -d
+    snapcraft_login=$(expect -c "
+      spawn snapcraft login
+      expect \"Email:\"
+      send \"$SNAP_EMAIL\n\"
+      expect \"Password:\"
+      send \"$SNAP_PASS\n\"
+      expect \"\$\"
+      ")
+    echo "$snapcraft_login"
+    snapcraft push "parity_"$VER"_amd64.snap"
+    snapcraft status parity
+    snapcraft logout
     md5sum "parity_"$VER"_amd64.snap" > "parity_"$VER"_amd64.snap.md5"
-    push_binaries
+    echo "add artifacts to archive"
+    rm -rf parity.zip
+    zip -r parity.zip "parity_"$VER"_amd64.snap" "parity_"$VER"_amd64.snap.md5"
     ;;
   x86_64-pc-windows-msvc)
     set_env_win
diff --git a/snap/gui/parity.desktop b/snap/gui/parity.desktop
index 46453b7fd..c8f83be73 100644
--- a/snap/gui/parity.desktop
+++ b/snap/gui/parity.desktop
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=parity
 Comment=Fast, light, robust Ethereum implementation
 Exec=parity
-Icon=${SNAP}/meta/gui/icon.png
+Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/icon.png
 Terminal=true
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 7be9c0bf7..c0ca5507b 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,20 @@ confinement: strict
 apps:
   parity:
     command: parity
-    plugs: [network, network-bind, mount-observe, x11, unity7]
+    plugs: [home, network, network-bind, mount-observe, x11, unity7, desktop, desktop-legacy, wayland]
+    desktop: usr/share/applications/parity.desktop
+
+icon: snap/gui/icon.png
 
 parts:
+  desktop-icon:
+    source: ./snap
+    plugin: nil
+    prepare: |
+      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/applications
+      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/pixmaps
+      cp -v gui/parity.desktop $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/applications/
+      cp -v gui/icon.png $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/pixmaps/
   parity:
     source: .
     plugin: rust