diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index df3859f..4587ea3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-name: Tpi tool CI
+name: Tpi Validation Pipeline
 on: [push]
 jobs:
-  clippy_check:
+
+  cargo-clippy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -10,18 +11,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           args: '--all-features'
-  cargo-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          default: true
-          profile: minimal
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: test
+
   cargo-deny:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -29,80 +19,43 @@ jobs:
     - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@v1
       with:
         command: check bans licenses sources
-  target-pipeline:
-    name: "${{ matrix.target }}"
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        target:
-          - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-          - aarch64-apple-darwin
-          - x86_64-apple-darwin
-          - x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-          - x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-        include:
-          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            os: ubuntu-22.04
-          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            os: ubuntu-22.04
-            cross: true
-          - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
-            os: macos-13
-          - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
-            os: macos-13
-          - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-            os: windows-2022
-    runs-on: '${{ matrix.os }}'
+
+  cargo-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: cargo-deny
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: install toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           toolchain: stable
           default: true
           profile: minimal
-          target: '${{ matrix.target }}'
-      - name: build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: '--release --locked --target=${{ matrix.target }}'
-          use-cross: ${{ matrix.cross }}
-      - name: archive
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
-          name: 'build output'
-          path: |
-            # workaround to prevent a common ancestor in the files,
-            # this way we can perserve the folder structure.
-            .github/workflows/build.yml
-            target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/tpi
-            target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/tpi.exe
-            target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/build/*/out/PKGBUILD
+          command: test
+      - name: Extract version from Cargo.toml
+        id: extract_version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep '^version = ' Cargo.toml | sed -E 's/version = "(.*)"/\1/')
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-  archive:
-    name: ${{ matrix.name }} packager
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: target-pipeline
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        name:
-          - debian
-          - arch
-          - windows
-          - macos
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: 'build output'
-      - name: running archiver 
-        run: scripts/ci/package.sh ${{ matrix.name }}
-      - name: archive packages
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: '${{ matrix.name }} packages'
-          path: |
-            target/debian/* 
-            target/arch/*
-            target/win/*
-            target/apple/*
+      - name: Check if tag exists
+        id: check_tag
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse --verify v${VERSION} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "TAG_EXISTS=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "TAG_EXISTS=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create new tag
+        if: ${{ env.TAG_EXISTS == 'false' }}
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "${{ github.actor }}"
+          git config --global user.email "noreply@turingpi.com"
+          git tag -a "v${{ env.VERSION }}" -m "Release version ${{ env.VERSION }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ env.VERSION }}"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6cc274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+name: Release Pipeline
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'feature/ci'
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+jobs:
+
+  build-pipeline:
+    name: "Build ${{ matrix.target }}"
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        target:
+          - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - aarch64-apple-darwin
+          - x86_64-apple-darwin
+          - x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+          - x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+        include:
+          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: ubuntu-22.04
+          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: ubuntu-22.04
+            cross: true
+          - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            os: macos-13
+          - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+            os: macos-13
+          - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+            os: windows-2022
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Install Toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          default: true
+          profile: minimal
+          target: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --locked --target=${{ matrix.target }}
+          use-cross: ${{ matrix.cross }}
+
+      - name: Create Unix Archive
+        if: ${{ !contains(matrix.target, 'windows') }}
+        env:
+          TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+          srcdir: .
+          pkgdir: /tmp/pkg
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p $pkgdir
+          . scripts/ci/install
+          tar -czf tpi-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz $pkgdir
+
+      - name: Upload Archive
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ matrix.target }}
+          path: |
+            tpi-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz
+            target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/tpi.exe
+
+  debian-packages:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-pipeline
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      - name: Extract tar.gz file
+        run: |
+          mkdir tpi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          tar -xf tpi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz -C tpi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          rm -rf tpi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
+      - name: Create DEBIAN package
+        run: scripts/ci/create_debian_control.sh Cargo.toml amd64 tpi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      - run: dpkg-deb --build tpi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      - name: Upload Archive
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-deb
+          path: |
+            tpi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.deb
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8683a19..d1b6902 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "tpi"
 version = "1.0.6"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-authors = ["Sven Rademakers <sven@turingpi.com>", "Ruslan Akbashev <ra@turingpi.com>"]
+authors = ["Sven Rademakers <sven@turingpi.com>"]
 description = "Official Turing-Pi2 CLI tool"
 homepage = "https://turingpi.com/"
 repository = "https://github.com/turing-machines/tpi"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/create_debian_control.sh b/scripts/ci/create_debian_control.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f38221b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/create_debian_control.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Turing Machines
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+#!/bin/bash
+toml_file=${1}
+arch=${2}
+output_dir=${3:-$(pwd)}
+
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+    echo "missing architecture argument" >&2
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "${toml_file}" ]; then
+    echo "provided toml file: ${toml_file}, does not exist" >&2
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+PACKAGE_NAME=$(grep '^name =' ${toml_file} | sed 's/name = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
+VERSION=$(grep '^version =' ${toml_file} | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
+MAINTAINER=$(grep '^authors =' ${toml_file} | sed 's/authors = \[\s*"\(.*\)\s*"\]/\1/')
+DESCRIPTION=$(grep '^description =' ${toml_file} | sed 's/description = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
+
+mkdir -p ${output_dir}/DEBIAN/
+cat <<EOL > "${output_dir}/DEBIAN/control"
+Package: $PACKAGE_NAME
+Version: $VERSION
+Section: base
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: ${arch}
+Maintainer: $MAINTAINER
+Description: $DESCRIPTION
+EOL
+
diff --git a/scripts/ci/install b/scripts/ci/install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ea8837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/install
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+install -Dm 755 ${srcdir}/target/${TARGET}/release/tpi ${pkgdir}/usr/bin/tpi
+install -Dm 644 ${srcdir}/LICENSE ${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/tpi/copyright
+install -Dm 644 ${srcdir}/README.md ${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/tpi/README.md
+
diff --git a/scripts/ci/package.sh b/scripts/ci/package.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1ade8cb..0000000
--- a/scripts/ci/package.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2023 Turing Machines
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-#!/bin/bash
-set -x
-
-packager=$1 
-
-package_win() {
-    # no packager yet
-    arch=echo $1|cut -d "-" -f 1
-    mkdir -p target/win/$arch
-    mv target/$1/release/tpi.exe target/win/$arch/
-}
-
-package_macos() {
-    # no packager yet
-    arch=echo $1|cut -d "-" -f 1
-    mkdir -p target/apple/$arch
-    mv target/$1/release/tpi target/apple/$arch/
-}
-
-package_deb() {
-    sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-dev
-    cargo install cargo-deb
-    cargo-deb --target $1 --no-build --no-strip
-
-    mkdir -p target/debian
-    mv target/$1/debian/*.deb target/debian/
-    pushd target/debian
-    dpkg-scanpackages -m . > Packages
-    popd
-}
-
-package_arch() { 
-    mkdir -p target/arch
-    # PKGBUILD is build using build-script of the tpi crate
-    cp target/$1/release/build/*/out/PKGBUILD target/arch/
-}
-
-for target in $(ls target| grep linux)
-do
-    target_name=$(echo $target | cut -d "/" -f 2)
-    case $packager in
-        "debian")
-            package_deb $target_name
-            ;;
-        "arch")
-            package_arch $target_name
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-for target in $(ls target| grep windows)
-do
-    target_name=$(echo $target | cut -d "/" -f 2)
-    case $packager in
-        "windows")
-            package_win $target_name
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-for target in $(ls target| grep apple)
-do
-    target_name=$(echo $target | cut -d "/" -f 2)
-    case $packager in
-        "macos")
-            package_macos $target_name
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-