diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 32880355..561a7f32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ jobs:
             python-version: "3.12"
             backend: "pytorch"
           - platform: "ubuntu-22.04"
-            args: "--target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --bundles deb,rpm --verbose"
+            # --config override disables updater-artifact generation on Linux.
+            # tauri.conf.json has createUpdaterArtifacts: "v1Compatible" which
+            # on Linux wants to synthesize a .AppImage.tar.gz by downloading
+            # linuxdeploy at build time — this is what silently hangs CI
+            # (see v0.4.2 round 2, 25 min of no output after rpm bundling).
+            # We ship deb+rpm only; Linux users update via apt/dnf, not the
+            # Tauri in-app updater.
+            args: '--target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --bundles deb,rpm --verbose --config {"bundle":{"createUpdaterArtifacts":false}}'
             python-version: "3.12"
             backend: "pytorch"