diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index d94f443126..d116602bdb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-test-for-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
       packages: write
 
     strategy:
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/cyclus/cyclus_${{ matrix.ubuntu_versions }}_${{ matrix.pkg_mgr }}/cyclus:ci-layer-cache
           file: docker/Dockerfile
           push: true
+          target: cyclus
           tags: |
             ghcr.io/cyclus/cyclus_${{ matrix.ubuntu_versions }}_${{ matrix.pkg_mgr }}/cyclus:${{ env.version_tag }}
             ghcr.io/cyclus/cyclus_${{ matrix.ubuntu_versions }}_${{ matrix.pkg_mgr }}/cyclus:${{ env.stable_tag }}
@@ -65,3 +66,22 @@ jobs:
             pkg_mgr=${{ matrix.pkg_mgr }}
             ubuntu_version=${{ matrix.ubuntu_versions }}
 
+      - name: Make Debian Package
+        if: matrix.pkg_mgr == 'apt' && matrix.ubuntu_versions == '22.04'
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/cyclus/cyclus_${{ matrix.ubuntu_versions }}_${{ matrix.pkg_mgr }}/cyclus:ci-layer-cache
+          file: docker/Dockerfile
+          target: deb-package
+          outputs: type=local,dest=.
+          build-args: |
+            pkg_mgr=${{ matrix.pkg_mgr }}
+            ubuntu_version=${{ matrix.ubuntu_versions }}
+        
+      - name: Upload .deb to release
+        if: github.event_name == 'release' && matrix.pkg_mgr == 'apt' && matrix.ubuntu_versions == '22.04'
+        uses: alexellis/upload-assets@0.4.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        with:
+          asset_paths: '["cyclus*.deb"]'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 0ac09c7733..111bc6b979 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Since last release
   will fail unless update-alternatives has been used to point python at the 
   correct python3 version (#1558)
 * build and test are now fown on githubAction in place or CircleCI (#1569)
-* Have separate workflows for testing, publishing dependency images, and publishing release images (#1597, #1602, #1606, #1609, #1629, #1633, #1637, #1668, #1672)
+* Have separate workflows for testing, publishing dependency images, and publishing release images (#1597, #1602, #1606, #1609, #1629, #1633, #1637, #1668, #1672, #1676)
 * Add Ubuntu 20.04 to the list of supported platforms (#1605, #1608)
 * Add random number generator (Mersenne Twister 19937, from boost) and the ability to set the seed in the simulation control block (#1599, #1677)
 * Added code coverage reporting to GitHub workflows (#1616, #1679)
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Since last release
 * Resolve segmentation faults when using cyclus via Python (#1666)
 * Resolve pytest warnings related to invalid escape sequences (#1684)
 * Fix how Env::GetInstallPath() finds the location of the cyclus installation (#1689)
+* Fix Debian package generation (#1676)
 
 
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc833c9696..12e87a63e0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -483,17 +483,14 @@ IF(NOT CYCLUS_DOC_ONLY)
 
     # Version
     SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
-    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "4")
-    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
+    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "5")
+    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "5")
 
     # Dependencies
-    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libtcmalloc-minimal4 (>= 2.1)")
-    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, libboost-filesystem-dev (>= 1.54.0)")
-    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, libboost-program-options-dev (>= 1.54.0)")
-    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, libboost-serialization-dev (>= 1.54.0)")
-    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, libhdf5-dev (>= 1.8.11)")
-    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, libxml++2.6-dev (>= 2.6.0)")
-    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, coinor-libcbc-dev (>= 2.8.7)")
+    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libboost-all-dev (>= 1.71.0)")
+    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, libhdf5-dev (>= 1.10.4)")
+    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, libxml++2.6-dev (>= 2.40.1)")
+    SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, coinor-libcbc-dev (>= 2.10.3)")
     MESSAGE("CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS ${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}")
 
     # Names
@@ -502,13 +499,6 @@ IF(NOT CYCLUS_DOC_ONLY)
     SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "${CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}")
     SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "${CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
-    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}")
-    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}_${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}")
-    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}")
-    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
-    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}_${CPACK_HASH_NAME}")
-    SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}_${CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME}")
-
     # Configuration
     SET(CPACK_INCLUDE_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY "1")
     SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS OFF)
diff --git a/cmake/SetupPyInstall.cmake.in b/cmake/SetupPyInstall.cmake.in
index ae8eef25b5..b99dda7b01 100644
--- a/cmake/SetupPyInstall.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/SetupPyInstall.cmake.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ message("-- Python installer:")
 message("  PYTHON_EXECUTABLE: ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
 message("  CYCLUS_CORE_VERSION: $ENV{CYCLUS_CORE_VERSION}")
 message("  CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+set(CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR @CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@)
 message("  CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
 execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -m site --user-site
                 WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
diff --git a/cyclus/CMakeLists.txt b/cyclus/CMakeLists.txt
index 02356d9d95..6ec27ef90d 100644
--- a/cyclus/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cyclus/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@ foreach(file ${CYCLUS_CYTHON_FILES})
     install(TARGETS ${targ} LIBRARY DESTINATION "${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES}/cyclus")
 endforeach()
 
+FILE(GLOB CYCLUS_PYTHON_FILES "${CYCLUS_PYSOURCE_DIR}/*.py")
+INSTALL(FILES ${CYCLUS_PYTHON_FILES} DESTINATION "${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES}/cyclus")
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 02c61734f2..44bb593f58 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ RUN python install.py -j ${make_cores} --build-type=Release --core-version 99999
 ENV PATH /root/.local/bin:$PATH
 ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /root/.local/lib:/root/.local/lib/cyclus
 
+FROM cyclus as deb-generation
+WORKDIR /cyclus/build
+RUN make package
+
+FROM scratch as deb-package
+COPY --from=deb-generation /cyclus/build/cyclus*.deb /
+
 FROM cyclus as cyclus-test
 
 RUN cyclus_unit_tests