diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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index 0000000..0dd4b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ['v*']
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: macos-latest
+            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            label: macOS-ARM64
+          - platform: macos-latest
+            target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+            label: macOS-x64
+          - platform: ubuntu-22.04
+            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            label: Linux-x64
+          - platform: windows-latest
+            target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+            label: Windows-x64
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    name: Build (${{ matrix.label }})
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Rust cache
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: src-tauri
+
+      - name: Install Linux dependencies
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y \
+            libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
+            libappindicator3-dev \
+            librsvg2-dev \
+            patchelf
+
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build Tauri app
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ''
+        with:
+          tagName: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          releaseName: ClawPal ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          releaseBody: |
+            ## ClawPal ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+            ### Installation
+
+            **macOS** (unsigned — requires manual approval):
+            - Download the `.dmg` for your architecture (ARM for Apple Silicon, x64 for Intel)
+            - Open the DMG and drag ClawPal to Applications
+            - First launch: right-click the app → Open, or run `xattr -cr /Applications/ClawPal.app`
+
+            **Windows** (unsigned — SmartScreen will warn):
+            - Download the `.exe` (NSIS installer) or `.msi`
+            - If SmartScreen blocks: click "More info" → "Run anyway"
+
+            **Linux**:
+            - `.deb`: `sudo dpkg -i clawpal_*.deb`
+            - `.AppImage`: `chmod +x ClawPal_*.AppImage && ./ClawPal_*.AppImage`
+          releaseDraft: true
+          prerelease: false
+          args: --target ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/scripts/generate-icons.sh b/scripts/generate-icons.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2bf0794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-icons.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Generate platform icons from a 1024x1024 source PNG
+# Usage: ./scripts/generate-icons.sh [source.png]
+# Defaults to src-tauri/icons/icon.png
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+SOURCE="${1:-$PROJECT_ROOT/src-tauri/icons/icon.png}"
+ICON_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/src-tauri/icons"
+
+if [ ! -f "$SOURCE" ]; then
+  echo "Error: source image not found: $SOURCE"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Generating icons from: $SOURCE"
+echo "Output directory: $ICON_DIR"
+
+# sips -z modifies the source file in-place even with --out, so we work from a
+# temporary copy to preserve the original 1024x1024 PNG.
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+SAFE_SOURCE="$TMP_DIR/source.png"
+cp "$SOURCE" "$SAFE_SOURCE"
+
+resize() {
+  # resize <size> <output_path>
+  # Use -Z (resample to max dimension) instead of -z to preserve alpha/transparency
+  cp "$SAFE_SOURCE" "$2"
+  sips -Z "$1" "$2" >/dev/null
+}
+
+# PNG sizes needed by Tauri
+resize 32 "$ICON_DIR/32x32.png"
+resize 128 "$ICON_DIR/128x128.png"
+resize 256 "$ICON_DIR/128x128@2x.png"
+
+echo "  Created 32x32.png, 128x128.png, 128x128@2x.png"
+
+# macOS .icns via iconutil
+ICONSET_DIR="$TMP_DIR/icon.iconset"
+mkdir -p "$ICONSET_DIR"
+
+resize 16 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_16x16.png"
+resize 32 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_16x16@2x.png"
+resize 32 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_32x32.png"
+resize 64 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_32x32@2x.png"
+resize 128 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_128x128.png"
+resize 256 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_128x128@2x.png"
+resize 256 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_256x256.png"
+resize 512 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_256x256@2x.png"
+resize 512 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_512x512.png"
+resize 1024 "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_512x512@2x.png"
+
+iconutil -c icns "$ICONSET_DIR" -o "$ICON_DIR/icon.icns"
+echo "  Created icon.icns"
+
+# Windows .ico
+# Try magick (ImageMagick), then png2ico, then skip
+if command -v magick &>/dev/null; then
+  magick "$SAFE_SOURCE" -define icon:auto-resize=256,128,64,48,32,16 "$ICON_DIR/icon.ico"
+  echo "  Created icon.ico (via ImageMagick)"
+elif command -v convert &>/dev/null; then
+  convert "$SAFE_SOURCE" -define icon:auto-resize=256,128,64,48,32,16 "$ICON_DIR/icon.ico"
+  echo "  Created icon.ico (via convert)"
+elif command -v png2ico &>/dev/null; then
+  # png2ico requires width < 256 and multiple of 8
+  TMP_ICO_DIR="$TMP_DIR/ico"
+  mkdir -p "$TMP_ICO_DIR"
+  resize 128 "$TMP_ICO_DIR/128.png"
+  resize 48 "$TMP_ICO_DIR/48.png"
+  resize 32 "$TMP_ICO_DIR/32.png"
+  resize 16 "$TMP_ICO_DIR/16.png"
+  png2ico "$ICON_DIR/icon.ico" "$TMP_ICO_DIR/128.png" "$TMP_ICO_DIR/48.png" "$TMP_ICO_DIR/32.png" "$TMP_ICO_DIR/16.png"
+  echo "  Created icon.ico (via png2ico)"
+else
+  echo "  WARNING: No tool found to create icon.ico (install ImageMagick: brew install imagemagick)"
+  echo "  Skipping .ico generation"
+fi
+
+rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
+echo "Done! Icons generated in $ICON_DIR"
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index b07b528..77b46fa 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -19,12 +19,21 @@ run_or_print() {
   fi
 }
 
-say "ClawPal MVP release assistant"
+VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+
+say "ClawPal v${VERSION} release assistant"
+say "======================================"
+
 run_or_print "npm run typecheck"
 run_or_print "npm run build"
 run_or_print "cd src-tauri && cargo fmt --all --check"
-run_or_print "cd src-tauri && cargo check"
-run_or_print "cd src-tauri && cargo check --target-dir target/check"
-run_or_print "cd src-tauri && cargo check"
 run_or_print "cd src-tauri && cargo tauri build"
-say "Done."
+
+say ""
+say "Local build complete!"
+say ""
+say "To publish via GitHub Actions (builds macOS + Windows + Linux):"
+say "  git tag v${VERSION}"
+say "  git push origin v${VERSION}"
+say ""
+say "This will trigger .github/workflows/release.yml and create a draft release."
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diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 8bd60e1..85cea72 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -20,7 +20,21 @@
   },
   "bundle": {
     "active": true,
-    "icon": [],
-    "targets": ["deb", "dmg", "msi"]
+    "icon": [
+      "icons/32x32.png",
+      "icons/128x128.png",
+      "icons/128x128@2x.png",
+      "icons/icon.icns",
+      "icons/icon.ico"
+    ],
+    "targets": "all",
+    "macOS": {
+      "minimumSystemVersion": "10.15",
+      "signingIdentity": null
+    },
+    "windows": {
+      "certificateThumbprint": null,
+      "timestampUrl": ""
+    }
   }
 }