diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-dkms-deb-package.yml b/.github/workflows/release-dkms-deb-package.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18c67d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-dkms-deb-package.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Create and release kernel module deb package
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+        - 'kmod*d*'
+
+jobs:
+  Create_Packages:
+    name: Create Packages
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: "apt-get install"
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get -y install dkms debhelper
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: "REPO"
+
+      - name: Build packages
+        run: |
+            cd REPO/mrmShared/linux
+            dpkg-buildpackage
+      - name: Release the Package
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+              REPO/mrmShared/*.deb
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-dkms-rpm-package.yml b/.github/workflows/release-dkms-rpm-package.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfe216b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-dkms-rpm-package.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Create and release kernel module rpm package
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+        - 'kmod*r*'
+
+jobs:
+  Create_Packages:
+    name: Create Packages
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: "REPO"
+
+      - name: Build packages
+        run: |
+            cd REPO/mrmShared/linux/dkms-rpm
+            make
+      - name: Release the Package
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: REPO/mrmShared/linux/dkms-rpm/rpmbuild/RPMS/*/*.rpm
diff --git a/mrmShared/linux/debian/rules b/mrmShared/linux/debian/rules
index ce9ef2a2..223464ef 100755
--- a/mrmShared/linux/debian/rules
+++ b/mrmShared/linux/debian/rules
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 override_dh_installudev:
 	dh_installudev --priority=50
+override_dh_builddeb:
+	    dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip
diff --git a/mrmShared/linux/dkms-rpm/mrf.spec.in b/mrmShared/linux/dkms-rpm/mrf.spec.in
index 1b975a49..1b90798b 100644
--- a/mrmShared/linux/dkms-rpm/mrf.spec.in
+++ b/mrmShared/linux/dkms-rpm/mrf.spec.in
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ Vendor: EPICS Community
 License: GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Kernel
 URL: https://github.com/epics-modules/mrfioc2
-BuildRequires: autoconf libtool gcc gcc-c++
-BuildArch: @@ARCH@@
+BuildArch: noarch
 Requires: dkms
 Requires: udev
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{kmod_name}-%{version}-root