diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f718fcf6..fcbdefa5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,33 @@ jobs:
           cat > body.md <<HERE
           <img align="right" width="180" height="360" src="https://github.com/samcday/phrog/releases/download/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}/demo.webp">
           HERE
+      - name: Build release archive
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rustup toolchain install stable --profile minimal
+          rustup default stable
+          cargo build --release
+
+          mkdir -p dist/
+          tar -C target/release -czf "dist/phrog-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" phrog
       - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           body_path: body.md
           generate_release_notes: true
           prerelease: ${{ steps.prerelease.outputs.prerelease }}
+          files: |
+            dist/phrog-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  publish-crate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: release
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.ref_name, '_rc') }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Publish phrog to crates.io
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cargo publish --locked --no-verify
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 61ebbb7f..fba873ff 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ wayland-protocols-misc = { version = "0.3", features = ["client"] }
 wayland-protocols-wlr = { version = "0.3", features = ["client"] }
 tempfile = "3"
 serde = "1.0.217"
+
+[package.metadata.binstall]
+bin-dir = "{ bin }{ binary-ext }"
+pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/{ name }-{ target }.tar.gz"
+pkg-fmt = "tgz"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 682f092a..f6981bd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,22 @@ Want to use phrog on another distro? [Please get in touch.](#getting-help)
 
 If you want to run it manually, you'll need to build from source (see below), and then take a look at the existing packaging to understand how to wire up the necessary bits to spawn a functional greeter session under greetd.
 
+### crates.io / cargo-install
+
+`phrog` is also published on crates.io, so you can install it directly with Cargo:
+
+```sh
+cargo install phrog
+```
+
+If you're using [`cargo-binstall`](https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall), this also works:
+
+```sh
+cargo binstall phrog
+```
+
+`cargo-binstall` will use pre-built binaries when available and otherwise fall back to building from source.
+
 ## Development
 
 `libphosh` 0.45 is required to build this project.