diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c438e5eb..4dcb0f35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,32 @@ jobs:
             args: ""
             python-version: "3.12"
             backend: "pytorch"
+          - platform: "ubuntu-22.04"
+            args: "--target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --bundles deb,rpm"
+            python-version: "3.12"
+            backend: "pytorch"
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Ubuntu runners ship with ~14 GB free; pip + PyInstaller + torch can
+      # peak well above that during the build. Reclaim ~25 GB by pruning
+      # preinstalled toolchains we don't use. This is what likely tripped
+      # the March 2026 Linux release attempts (see commit 103e98b
+      # "github runners suck") — not a code issue, a disk-pressure one.
+      - name: Free up disk space (ubuntu)
+        if: contains(matrix.platform, 'ubuntu') || contains(matrix.platform, 'namespace')
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+        with:
+          tool-cache: false
+          android: true
+          dotnet: true
+          haskell: true
+          large-packages: true
+          swap-storage: true
+
       - name: Install dependencies (ubuntu only)
         if: contains(matrix.platform, 'ubuntu') || contains(matrix.platform, 'namespace')
         run: |