diff --git a/.github/actions/build_package/action.yml b/.github/actions/build_package/action.yml
index 998d0090..5af77aba 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build_package/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build_package/action.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Creates miden-node.deb and miden-faucet.deb DEBIAN packages.
 name: build-package
 description: Builds miden-node and miden-faucet debian packages for the given git reference
 inputs:
@@ -12,23 +13,19 @@ runs:
       id: git-sha
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        if git show-ref -q --verify "refs/remotes/origin/$gitref" 2>/dev/null; then
-          echo "sha=$(git show-ref --hash --verify "refs/remotes/origin/$gitref")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        elif git show-ref -q --verify "refs/tags/$gitref" 2>/dev/null; then
-          echo "sha=$(git show-ref --hash --verify "refs/tags/$gitref")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        elif git rev-parse --verify "$gitref^{commit}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-          echo "sha=$(git rev-parse --verify "$gitref^{commit})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        if git show-ref -q --verify "refs/remotes/origin/${{ inputs.gitref }}" 2>/dev/null; then
+          echo "sha=$(git show-ref --hash --verify 'refs/remotes/origin/${{ inputs.gitref }}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        elif git show-ref -q --verify "refs/tags/${{ inputs.gitref }}" 2>/dev/null; then
+          echo "sha=$(git show-ref --hash --verify 'refs/tags/${{ inputs.gitref }}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        elif git rev-parse --verify "${{ inputs.gitreff }}^{commit}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "sha=$(git rev-parse --verify '${{ inputs.gitref }}^{commit}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         else
           echo "::error Unknown git reference type"
-          # exit 1
+          exit 1
         fi
 
-    - name: Build binaries
-      run: |
-        cargo install miden-node   --locked --features testing --git ${{ github.repositoryUrl }} --rev ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}
-        cargo install miden-faucet --locked --features testing --git ${{ github.repositoryUrl }} --rev ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}
-    
     - name: Create package directories
+      shell: bash
       run: |
         mkdir -p \
           packaging/deb/miden-node/DEBIAN \
@@ -44,13 +41,9 @@ runs:
           packaging/deb/miden-faucet/etc/miden\
           packaging/deb/miden-faucet/opt/miden/miden-faucet
 
-    - name: Copy binary files
-      run: |
-        cp -p $CARGO_HOME/bin/miden-node   packaging/deb/miden-node/urs/bin/
-        cp -p $CARGO_HOME/bin/miden-faucet packaging/deb/miden-faucet/urs/bin/
-
     # These have to be downloaded as the current repo source isn't necessarily the target git reference.
     - name: Copy package install scripts
+      shell: bash
       run: |
         git show ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}:packaging/miden-node.service   > packaging/deb/miden-node/lib/systemd/system/miden-node.service
         git show ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}:packaging/postinst             > packaging/deb/miden-node/DEBIAN/postinst
@@ -58,15 +51,25 @@ runs:
         git show ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}:packaging/miden-faucet.service > packaging/deb/miden-faucet/lib/systemd/system/miden-faucet.service
         git show ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}:packaging/postinst             > packaging/deb/miden-faucet/DEBIAN/postinst
         git show ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}:packaging/postrm               > packaging/deb/miden-faucet/DEBIAN/postrm
+        chmod 0775 packaging/deb/miden-node/DEBIAN/postinst
+        chmod 0775 packaging/deb/miden-node/DEBIAN/postrm
+        chmod 0775 packaging/deb/miden-faucet/DEBIAN/postinst
+        chmod 0775 packaging/deb/miden-faucet/DEBIAN/postrm
 
     - name: Create control files
+      shell: bash
       run: |
+        # Control file's architecture field does not allow underscores, so use amd64.
+        arch=$(uname -m | sed "s/x86_64/amd64/")
+        # Control file's version field must be x.y.z format so strip the rest.
+        version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 | sed 's/[^0-9.]//g' )
+
         cat > packaging/deb/miden-node/DEBIAN/control << EOF
         Package: miden-node
-        Version: ${{ inputs.gitref }} 
+        Version: $version
         Section: base
         Priority: optional
-        Architecture: $(uname -m)
+        Architecture: $arch
         Maintainer: Polygon Devops <devops@polygon.technology>
         Description: miden-node binary package
         Homepage: https://polygon.technology/polygon-miden
@@ -76,10 +79,10 @@ runs:
 
         cat > packaging/deb/miden-faucet/DEBIAN/control << EOF
         Package: miden-faucet
-        Version: ${{ inputs.gitref }} 
+        Version: $version
         Section: base
         Priority: optional
-        Architecture: $(uname -m)
+        Architecture: $arch
         Maintainer: Polygon Devops <devops@polygon.technology>
         Description: miden-faucet binary package
         Homepage: https://polygon.technology/polygon-miden
@@ -87,7 +90,26 @@ runs:
         Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/0xPolygonMiden/miden-node
         EOF
 
+    - name: Build binaries
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        repo-url: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
+      run: |
+        cargo install miden-node   --root . --locked --features testing --git ${{ env.repo-url }} --rev ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}
+        cargo install miden-faucet --root . --locked --features testing --git ${{ env.repo-url }} --rev ${{ steps.git-sha.outputs.sha }}
+
+    - name: Copy binary files
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        cp -p ./bin/miden-node   packaging/deb/miden-node/usr/bin/
+        cp -p ./bin/miden-faucet packaging/deb/miden-faucet/usr/bin/
+
     - name: Build packages
+      shell: bash
       run: |
         dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group packaging/deb/miden-node
         dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group packaging/deb/miden-faucet
+
+        # Save the .deb files, delete the rest.
+        mv packaging/deb/*.deb .
+        rm -rf packaging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index 3db431db..fd62b940 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# Release debian packages for miden node and faucet.
 name: Release packages
-run-name: Release packaging for ${{ env.version }}
+run-name: Release packaging for ${{ inputs.version || github.ref }}
 
 env:
   version: ${{ inputs.version || github.ref }}
@@ -21,10 +22,12 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   package:
-  matrix:
-    os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu22-arm-4core]
+    name: Package ${{ inputs.version || github.ref }} for ${{ matrix.architecture }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        architecture: [arm64, amd64]
     runs-on:
-      labels: ${{ matrix.os }}
+      labels: ${{ inputs.architecture == 'arm64' && 'ubuntu22-arm-4core' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       # Note that this checkout is _not_ used as the source for the package.
       # Instead this is required to access the workflow actions. Package source
@@ -35,16 +38,15 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Build packages
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build_packages
+        uses: ./.github/actions/build_package
         with:
           gitref: ${{ env.version }}
 
       - name: Package names
-        env: 
-          arch: $(uname -m)
         run: |
-          echo "node-package=$(echo miden-node-${{ env.version }}-${{ env.arch }}.deb") >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "faucet-package=$(echo miden-faucet-${{ env.version }}-${{ env.arch }}.deb") >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          arch=$(uname -m)
+          echo "node-package=miden-node-${{ env.version }}-$arch.deb" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "faucet-package=miden-faucet-${{ env.version }}-$arch.deb" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Rename package files
         run: |
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ jobs:
           sha256sum ${{ env.faucet-package }} > ${{ env.faucet-package }}.checksum
 
       - name: Publish packages
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           gh release upload ${{ env.version }} \
             ${{ env.node-package }} \