diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8639a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+name: 'publish'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+
+jobs:
+  publish-tauri:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: 'macos-latest'
+            args: '--target aarch64-apple-darwin'
+          - platform: 'macos-latest'
+            args: '--target x86_64-apple-darwin'
+          - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04'
+            args: '--target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 'lts/*'
+
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
+        with:
+          version: 8
+
+      - name: Install Rust stable
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        run: pnpm install
+
+      - name: Get version
+        id: get_version
+        run: echo "VERSION=$(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Build Tauri app
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tagName: app-v${{ env.VERSION }}
+          releaseName: 'App v${{ env.VERSION }}'
+          releaseBody: 'See the assets to download this version and install.'
+          releaseDraft: false  # Change to true if you want to keep it as a draft
+          prerelease: false
+          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_aarch64.yml b/.github/workflows/build_aarch64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bff9eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_aarch64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+name: AArch64 compile and build
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master  # Explicitly set to master
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: pguyot/arm-runner-action@v2.5.2
+        with:
+          base_image: https://dietpi.com/downloads/images/DietPi_RPi-ARMv8-Bullseye.img.xz
+          cpu: cortex-a53
+          bind_mount_repository: true
+          image_additional_mb: 10240
+          optimize_image: false
+          commands: |
+            # Rust complains (rightly) that $HOME doesn't match eid home
+            export HOME=/root
+            # Workaround to CI worker being stuck on Updating crates.io index
+            export CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL=sparse
+            # Install setup prerequisites
+            apt-get update -y --allow-releaseinfo-change
+            apt-get upgrade -y
+            apt-get autoremove -y
+            apt-get install curl
+            curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y
+            . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+            curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash
+            # Install framework specific packages
+            apt-get install -y nodejs
+            # Use pnpm instead of npm
+            npm install -g pnpm
+            pnpm install next@latest react@latest react-dom@latest eslint-config-next@latest
+            # Install build tools and tauri-cli requirements
+            apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+            cargo install tauri-cli --version 1.6.2
+            # Install frontend dependencies
+            pnpm install
+            # Build the application
+            cargo tauri build --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu --bundles deb,rpm
+            
+            # Debug: Print current directory and list files
+            pwd
+            echo "=== Listing build artifacts ==="
+            find . -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm"
+
+      - name: Get application name and version
+        id: get_info
+        run: |
+          cd src-tauri
+          APP_NAME=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[0].name')
+          APP_VERSION=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[0].version')
+          echo "APP_NAME=$APP_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "APP_VERSION=$APP_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Upload deb bundle
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: Debian Bundle
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/src-tauri/target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/bundle/deb/calimero-node-manager_0.1.0_arm64.deb
+
+      - name: Upload rpm bundle
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: RPM Bundle
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/src-tauri/target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/bundle/rpm/calimero-node-manager-0.1.0-1.aarch64.rpm
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 2e7f019..a5b4a06 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
-version = "1.0.89"
+version = "1.0.94"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "86fdf8605db99b54d3cd748a44c6d04df638eb5dafb219b135d0149bd0db01f6"
+checksum = "c1fd03a028ef38ba2276dce7e33fcd6369c158a1bca17946c4b1b701891c1ff7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayref"
@@ -1985,6 +1985,7 @@ checksum = "650eef8c711430f1a879fdd01d4745a7deea475becfb90269c06775983bbf086"
 name = "node-multiplatform-tauri"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "auto-launch",
  "chrono",
  "eyre",
@@ -2000,6 +2001,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri",
  "tauri-build",
  "tauri-plugin-store",
+ "tokio",
  "toml 0.8.19",
 ]
 
@@ -3695,9 +3697,9 @@ checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
-version = "1.40.0"
+version = "1.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e2b070231665d27ad9ec9b8df639893f46727666c6767db40317fbe920a5d998"
+checksum = "5cec9b21b0450273377fc97bd4c33a8acffc8c996c987a7c5b319a0083707551"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 56d2acb..2f72682 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ tauri = { version = "1" }
 flate2 = "1.0.34"
 eyre = "0.6.12"
 tar = "0.4.42"
-reqwest = "0.12.8"
+reqwest = { version = "0.12.8", features = ["json"] }
 shared_utils = { path = "./shared_utils" }
+serde_json = "1"
+tokio = "1.42.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 auto-launch = "0.5.0"
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ flate2 = "1.0.34"
 tar = "0.4.42"
 reqwest = "0.12.8"
 shared_utils = { path = "./shared_utils" }
+anyhow = "1.0.94"
 
 [features]
 # This feature is used for production builds or when a dev server is not specified, DO NOT REMOVE!!
diff --git a/src-tauri/build.rs b/src-tauri/build.rs
index 28eb3a6..b9d17d4 100644
--- a/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::path::Path;
 use tar::Archive;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 fn main() {
     tauri::async_runtime::block_on(setup_binary()).unwrap();
@@ -17,14 +18,20 @@ fn main() {
 
 async fn setup_binary() -> Result<()> {
     let (os, arch, target) = determine_bin_data();
-    let binary_name = "meroctl";
+    let binary_name = "merod";
     let cache_dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(binary_name);
     std::fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir).expect("Failed to create cache directory");
 
+    // Get the latest merod release tag
+    let latest_release = get_latest_merod_release().await?;
+    
     let url = format!(
-        "https://github.com/calimero-network/core/releases/latest/download/{}.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/calimero-network/core/releases/download/{}/{}.tar.gz",
+        latest_release,
         target
     );
+    println!("Downloading from URL: {}", url);
+
     let cache_bin_path = cache_dir.join(format!("{}.tar.gz", binary_name));
     let bin_dir = std::env::current_dir()?.join("bin").join(os).join(arch);
     let resource_path = bin_dir.join(binary_name);
@@ -63,3 +70,57 @@ async fn download_and_extract(url: &str, cache_bin_path: &Path, bin_dir: &Path)
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+async fn get_latest_merod_release() -> Result<String> {
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+    let github_token = std::env::var("GITHUB_TOKEN").ok();
+    
+    // Maximum number of retries
+    let max_retries = 3;
+    let mut retry_count = 0;
+    
+    loop {
+        let mut request = client
+            .get("https://api.github.com/repos/calimero-network/core/releases")
+            .header("User-Agent", "calimero-node-manager-build");
+        
+        if let Some(token) = &github_token {
+            request = request.header("Authorization", format!("token {}", token));
+        }
+        
+        let response = request.send().await?;
+        
+        match response.status() {
+            status if status.is_success() => {
+                let releases: Vec<serde_json::Value> = response.json().await?;
+                
+                if let Some(latest_merod) = releases.iter().find(|release| {
+                    release["tag_name"]
+                        .as_str()
+                        .map_or(false, |tag| tag.starts_with("merod"))
+                }) {
+                    if let Some(tag_name) = latest_merod["tag_name"].as_str() {
+                        return Ok(tag_name.to_string());
+                    }
+                }
+                bail!("No merod release found in the response");
+            },
+            status if status.as_u16() == 403 => {
+                if retry_count >= max_retries {
+                    let error_text = response.text().await?;
+                    bail!("GitHub API rate limit exceeded after {} retries: {}", max_retries, error_text);
+                }
+                
+                // Exponential backoff: wait longer between each retry
+                let wait_time = Duration::from_secs(2u64.pow(retry_count as u32));
+                tokio::time::sleep(wait_time).await;
+                retry_count += 1;
+                continue;
+            },
+            status => {
+                let error_text = response.text().await?;
+                bail!("GitHub API error: {} - {}", status, error_text);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/shared_utils/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/shared_utils/src/lib.rs
index 10eb5a0..821f21d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/shared_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/shared_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub fn determine_bin_data() -> (String, String, String) {
         let parts: Vec<&str> = target.split('-').collect();
         let os = parts[2];
         let arch = parts[0];
-        let binary_name = format!("meroctl_{}", target);
+        let binary_name = format!("merod_{}", target);
         (os.to_string(), arch.to_string(), binary_name)
     } else {
         let os = match OS {
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ pub fn determine_bin_data() -> (String, String, String) {
 
 pub fn map_os_arch_to_binary_name(os: &str, arch: &str) -> String {
     match (os, arch) {
-        ("windows", "x86_64") => "meroctl-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
-        ("darwin", "x86_64") => "meroctl_x86_64-apple-darwin",
-        ("darwin", "aarch64") => "meroctl_aarch64-apple-darwin",
-        ("linux", "x86_64") => "meroctl_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+        ("windows", "x86_64") => "merod-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
+        ("darwin", "x86_64") => "merod_x86_64-apple-darwin",
+        ("darwin", "aarch64") => "merod_aarch64-apple-darwin",
+        ("linux", "x86_64") => "merod_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
         // Add more combinations as needed
         _ => panic!("Unsupported OS/architecture combination: {}/{}", os, arch),
     }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/utils/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/utils/mod.rs
index 273620f..264de6c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ pub fn get_binary_path(app_handle: &AppHandle) -> Result<PathBuf> {
             .join("bin")
             .join(os)
             .join(arch)
-            .join("meroctl"))
+            .join("merod"))
     } else {
-        let relative_path = format!("bin/{}/{}/meroctl", os, arch);
+        let relative_path = format!("bin/{}/{}/merod", os, arch);
         app_handle
             .path_resolver()
             .resolve_resource(&relative_path)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn is_node_process_running(app_handle: &AppHandle, node_name: &str) -> Resul
     );
 
     let pattern = format!(
-        r"meroctl.*--node-name\s+\b{}\b.*run",
+        r"merod.*--node-name\s+\b{}\b.*run",
         regex_escape(node_name)
     );
     let re = Regex::new(&pattern).map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to create regex: {}", e))?;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ pub fn check_ports_availability(config: &NodeConfig) -> Result<()> {
 // Kill the node process
 pub fn kill_node_process(node_name: &str) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let output = Command::new("pkill")
-        .args(&["-f", &format!("meroctl.*--node-name {}.*run", node_name)])
+        .args(&["-f", &format!("merod.*--node-name {}.*run", node_name)])
         .output()?;
 
     if !output.status.success() {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/utils/setup.rs b/src-tauri/src/utils/setup.rs
index bade1e7..03b4678 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/utils/setup.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/utils/setup.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,15 @@ fn get_auto_launch(app: &AppHandle) -> Result<AutoLaunch, Box<dyn std::error::Er
             .to_str()
             .ok_or("Failed to convert executable path to string")?;
 
-        *auto_launch = Some(AutoLaunch::new(&app_name, app_path, true, &[] as &[&str]));
+        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        {
+            *auto_launch = Some(AutoLaunch::new(&app_name, app_path, &[] as &[&str]));
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+        {
+            *auto_launch = Some(AutoLaunch::new(&app_name, app_path, true, &[] as &[&str]));
+        }
     }
 
     Ok(auto_launch.as_ref().unwrap().clone())