diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Prefer a GUI? The Octopus desktop app ships Windows and Linux beta builds alongs
   ./octopus-desktop-linux-x86_64.AppImage
   ```
 
-  The AppImage auto-updates itself from the same channel (`latest-linux.yml`). `deb`/`rpm` packages are built and verified in CI but not published to this channel yet.
+  The AppImage auto-updates itself from the same channel (`latest-linux.yml`). Prefer a native package? [`octopus-desktop-linux-amd64.deb`](https://eightarms.net/Octopus/octopus-release/releases/download/desktop-beta/octopus-desktop-linux-amd64.deb) and [`octopus-desktop-linux-x86_64.rpm`](https://eightarms.net/Octopus/octopus-release/releases/download/desktop-beta/octopus-desktop-linux-x86_64.rpm) are published on the same channel for first installs only — they do not auto-update (reinstall or switch to the AppImage for updates), and being unsigned they will trip a first-install warning on apt/dnf.
 - This is a beta channel — expect rough edges. macOS builds are on the way but not published yet.
 
 ## Documentation