diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index 2e733a741..f71d86626 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -403,3 +403,45 @@ jobs:
           allowUpdates: true
           updateOnlyUnreleased: true
           artifacts: "${{ env.PACKAGE_DIR }}.tar.gz"
+
+  build-deb:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: seladb/ubuntu2404
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      attestations: write
+      id-token: write
+    env:
+      BUILD_DIR: Dist
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set package version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          RAW_VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          if [ -z "$RAW_VERSION" ]; then RAW_VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-0.0.0-dev}"; fi
+          VERSION="${RAW_VERSION//\//-}"
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Configure and build with CMake
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}"
+          cd "${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}"
+          cmake -DPCAPPP_PACKAGE=ON -DPCAPPP_INSTALL=ON -DPROJECT_VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }} ..
+          make -j$(nproc)
+
+      - name: Package with CPack (DEB)
+        run: |
+          cd "${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}"
+          cpack -G DEB
+
+      - name: Upload DEB to release
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@440c8c1cb0ed28b9f43e4d1d670870f059653174 # v1.16.0
+        with:
+          draft: true
+          allowUpdates: true
+          updateOnlyUnreleased: true
+          artifacts: "${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}/*.deb"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c59fc5615..c100a10e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ if(PCAPPP_PACKAGE)
     cmake_host_system_information(RESULT DISTRO_VERSION_ID QUERY DISTRIB_VERSION_ID)
     set(_PCAPPP_PACKAGE_README_CUSTOM_PATH "${_PCAPPP_PACKAGE_README_PATH}/README.release.linux")
     if("${DISTRO_ID}" STREQUAL "ubuntu")
-      # set(CPACK_GENERATOR ${CPACK_GENERATOR};DEB)
+      set(CPACK_GENERATOR ${CPACK_GENERATOR};DEB)
     elseif("${DISTRO_ID}" STREQUAL "centos" OR "${DISTRO_ID}" STREQUAL "rhel")
       # set(CPACK_GENERATOR ${CPACK_GENERATOR};RPM)
     elseif("${DISTRO_ID}" STREQUAL "freebsd")