diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6389bad..95a0b62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -80,3 +80,41 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           files: ${{ matrix.artifact_name }}
+
+  package-deb:
+    name: Package .deb (x86_64)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          toolchain: "1.94"
+
+      - name: Install cargo-deb
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+        with:
+          tool: cargo-deb
+
+      - name: Build release binary
+        run: cargo build --release
+
+      - name: Build .deb package
+        run: cargo deb --no-build
+
+      - name: Upload .deb artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: renderflow-deb-x86_64
+          path: target/debian/*.deb
+
+      - name: Upload .deb to GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: target/debian/*.deb
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4aa254f..5c5cb86 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ notify-debouncer-mini = "0.4"
 
 itertools = "0.14"
 
+[package.metadata.deb]
+maintainer = "Ego Hygiene <egohygiene@users.noreply.github.com>"
+copyright = "2024, Ego Hygiene"
+license-file = ["LICENSE", "0"]
+extended-description = "Spec-driven document rendering engine for transforming Markdown into PDF, HTML, and DOCX output."
+depends = "$auto"
+section = "utils"
+priority = "optional"
+assets = [
+    ["target/release/renderflow", "usr/bin/", "755"],
+]
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 947a90f..f5fb633 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -68,3 +68,11 @@ tasks:
     requires:
       vars:
         - TARGET
+
+  # Build a Debian package (.deb) for the current host architecture
+  # Requires: cargo-deb (cargo install cargo-deb)
+  package-deb:
+    desc: Build a .deb package (requires cargo-deb)
+    cmds:
+      - cargo build --release
+      - cargo deb --no-build