diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c8f688b..8b592da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ jobs:
             args: "--config '{\"bundle\":{\"createUpdaterArtifacts\":false}}'"
             assetPattern: '[name]_[arch]_legacy[ext]'
             variant: 'legacy'
+          - platform: 'ubuntu-24.04' 
+            args: "--config '{\"bundle\":{\"createUpdaterArtifacts\":false}}'"
+            assetPattern: '[name]_[arch]_alternate[ext]'
+            variant: 'alternate'
           - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' 
             args: ''
             assetPattern: '[name]_[arch][ext]'
@@ -58,12 +62,13 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Purge cargo
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-24.04'
         run: |
           rm -rf ~/.cargo/registry ~/.cargo/git ./target || true
 
       - name: install Rust stable (linux only)
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-24.04'
         
       - name: install Rust stable (macos only)
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -84,10 +89,10 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}${{ matrix.variant && format('-{0}', matrix.variant) || '' }}
 
       - name: install dependencies (linux only)
-        if: matrix.variant == 'default'
+        if: matrix.variant == 'default' || matrix.variant == 'alternate'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf libayatana-appindicator3-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
           
       - name: install dependencies (linux legacy only)
         if: matrix.variant == 'legacy'
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies (linux arm only)
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install -y xdg-utils 
+          sudo apt-get install -y xdg-utils libayatana-appindicator3-dev
           
       - name: install dependencies (windows only)
         if: matrix.platform == 'windows-11-arm'