diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9f6b0c2..4060d0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
-  pypi:
+  build-deb:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment:
-      name: pypi
-      url: https://pypi.org/p/gotify-tray
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python
@@ -22,23 +17,47 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.13'
     - name: Upgrade pip and enable wheel support
       run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-    - name: install requirements
+    - name: Install Requirements
       run: |
         pip install -r requirements.txt
-        pip install build
-    - name: create pip package
-      run: python -m build
-    - name: upload to pypi
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        pip install pyinstaller
+    - name: Build binary
+      run: pyinstaller gotify-tray.spec
+    - name: Install fpm
+      run: sudo gem install fpm
+    - name: Build Debian package
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p build/linux/opt
+        mkdir -p build/linux/usr/share/applications
+        mkdir -p build/linux/usr/share/icons
+        cp -r dist/gotify-tray build/linux/opt/gotify-tray
+        cp gotify_tray/gui/images/logo.ico build/linux/usr/share/icons/gotify-tray.ico
+        cp gotifytray.desktop build/linux/usr/share/applications
+        find build/linux/opt/gotify-tray -type f -exec chmod 644 -- {} +
+        find build/linux/opt/gotify-tray -type d -exec chmod 755 -- {} +
+        find build/linux/usr/share -type f -exec chmod 644 -- {} +
+        chmod +x build/linux/opt/gotify-tray/gotify-tray
+        fpm --verbose \
+          -C build/linux \
+          -s dir \
+          -t deb \
+          -p dist/ \
+          -n gotify-tray \
+          --url https://github.com/seird/gotify-tray \
+          -m k.dries@protonmail.com \
+          --description "Gotify Tray. A tray notification application for receiving messages from a Gotify server." \
+          --category internet \
+          --version "$(cat version.txt)" \
+          --license GPLv3
     - name: Upload artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
-        name: gotify_tray-${{github.ref_name}}-py3-none-any.whl
-        path: dist/gotify_tray-${{github.ref_name}}-py3-none-any.whl
+        name: gotify-tray_${{github.ref_name}}_amd64.deb
+        path: dist/gotify-tray_${{github.ref_name}}_amd64.deb
 
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [pypi]
+    needs: [build-deb]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
@@ -48,4 +67,4 @@ jobs:
         repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
         prerelease: false
         files: |
-          gotify_tray-${{github.ref_name}}-py3-none-any.whl
+          gotify-tray_${{github.ref_name}}_amd64.deb