diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3789236e..a06ac73c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -27,21 +27,21 @@ jobs:
           echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/kitware-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.kitware.com/ubuntu/ ${{ env.ubuntu_codename }} main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kitware.list >/dev/null
           sudo apt-get update -qq
           sudo apt-get install -y cmake gcc
-      - name: build static
+      - name: build packages
         run: |
           mkdir -p build
           cd build
-          cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=Off -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
+          cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=Off -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" ..
           make -j$(nproc)
           cpack -G DEB
-          cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=On -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
+          cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=On -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" ..
           make -j$(nproc)
           cpack -G DEB
-      - name: push package to packagecloud.io
+      - name: push deb packages to packagecloud.io
         uses: computology/packagecloud-github-action@v0.6
         with:
-          PACKAGE-NAME: packages/ubuntu/${{ env.ubuntu_codename }}/*.deb
+          PACKAGE-NAME: build/packages/ubuntu/${{ env.ubuntu_codename }}/*.deb
           PACKAGECLOUD-USERNAME: libtom
-          PACKAGECLOUD-REPONAME: libtom
+          PACKAGECLOUD-REPONAME: packages
           PACKAGECLOUD-DISTRO: ubuntu/${{ env.ubuntu_codename }}
           PACKAGECLOUD-TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGECLOUD_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8321c642..7282823c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ set(TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}Targets")
 install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
     EXPORT ${TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME}
     LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT Libraries
     RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
     PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}
 )
@@ -226,11 +226,12 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # make sure untagged versions get a different package name
-execute_process(COMMAND git describe --exact-match --tags RESULT_VARIABLE REPO_HAS_TAG)
+execute_process(COMMAND git describe --exact-match --tags ERROR_QUIET RESULT_VARIABLE REPO_HAS_TAG)
 if(REPO_HAS_TAG EQUAL 0)
     set(PACKAGE_NAME_SUFFIX "")
 else()
     set(PACKAGE_NAME_SUFFIX "-git")
+    message(STATUS "Use -git suffix")
 endif()
 
 # default CPack generators
@@ -245,15 +246,18 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
     list(APPEND CPACK_GENERATOR FREEBSD)
 endif()
 
+set(LTM_DEBIAN_SHARED_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}${PACKAGE_NAME_SUFFIX}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+
 # general CPack config
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packages/${DISTRO_PACK_PATH})
 message(STATUS "CPack: packages will be generated under ${CPACK_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY}")
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+    set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "${LTM_DEBIAN_SHARED_PACKAGE_NAME}")
 else()
     set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}-devel")
+    set(CPACK_DEBIAN_LIBRARIES_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}${PACKAGE_NAME_SUFFIX}-dev")
 endif()
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}${PACKAGE_NAME_SUFFIX}")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "LibTomMath")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "libtom projects")
@@ -261,17 +265,20 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "libtom@googlegroups.com")
 set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
 set(PACKAGE_NAME_TRAILER ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}-${PACKAGE_RELEASE_VERSION}_${MACHINE_ARCH})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_NAME_TRAILER})
-set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES ON)
 
 # deb specific CPack config
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME DEB-DEFAULT)
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS ON)
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_DEBUGINFO_PACKAGE ON)
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE ${PACKAGE_RELEASE_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS ON)
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION "libs")
 else()
-    set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}-dev")
     set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION "devel")
+    set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS ${LTM_DEBIAN_SHARED_PACKAGE_NAME})
+    set(CPACK_DEB_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+    set(CPACK_ARCHIVE_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+    set(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL Libraries)
 endif()
 
 # rpm specific CPack config
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ee58bbc..29e077f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ develop: [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/b80lpolw3i
 
 API/ABI changes: [check here](https://abi-laboratory.pro/tracker/timeline/libtommath/)
 
+### Pre-built packages
+
+We sometimes upload `deb` packages of the latest state from the develop branch to [packagecloud.io](https://packagecloud.io/libtom/packages).
+
+Use those packages with caution and at your own discretion.
+
 ## Summary
 
 The `develop` branch contains the in-development version. Stable releases are tagged.