diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index faa46ed64..cbcc2b88e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 #
 # Flow:
 # 1. Resolve and validate the selected Build workflow run and source identity
-# 2. Download Linux binaries (x86_64-gnu, aarch64-gnu) from build artifacts
-# 3. Build DEB packages for amd64 and arm64
-# 4. Build RPM packages for x86_64 and aarch64
+# 2. Download Linux binaries (x86_64-gnu, aarch64-gnu, x86_64-musl,
+#    aarch64-musl) from build artifacts
+# 3. Build DEB packages for amd64 and arm64, gnu and musl variants
+# 4. Build RPM packages for x86_64 and aarch64, gnu and musl variants
 # 5. Upload all packages to Cloudflare R2 and the GitHub release
 
 name: Package DEB/RPM
@@ -224,9 +225,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "  Build run ID: $BUILD_RUN_ID"
           echo "  Build run number: $RUN_NUMBER"
 
-  # Build DEB and RPM packages for each architecture
+  # Build DEB and RPM packages for each architecture and libc variant
   package:
-    name: Package (${{ matrix.arch }})
+    name: Package (${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.libc }})
     needs: resolve
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
@@ -236,13 +237,35 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - arch: x86_64
+            libc: gnu
             deb_arch: amd64
             rpm_arch: x86_64
             artifact_name: "rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu"
+            # gnu binaries dynamically link glibc; musl binaries are static
+            # and run without a libc dependency.
+            deb_depends: "libc6 (>= 2.31)"
+            rpm_depends: "glibc >= 2.31"
           - arch: aarch64
+            libc: gnu
             deb_arch: arm64
             rpm_arch: aarch64
             artifact_name: "rustfs-linux-aarch64-gnu"
+            deb_depends: "libc6 (>= 2.31)"
+            rpm_depends: "glibc >= 2.31"
+          - arch: x86_64
+            libc: musl
+            deb_arch: amd64
+            rpm_arch: x86_64
+            artifact_name: "rustfs-linux-x86_64-musl"
+            deb_depends: ""
+            rpm_depends: ""
+          - arch: aarch64
+            libc: musl
+            deb_arch: arm64
+            rpm_arch: aarch64
+            artifact_name: "rustfs-linux-aarch64-musl"
+            deb_depends: ""
+            rpm_depends: ""
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
@@ -256,13 +279,13 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_TYPE: ${{ needs.resolve.outputs.build_type }}
           SOURCE_VERSION: ${{ needs.resolve.outputs.version }}
           DEV_SEQUENCE: ${{ needs.resolve.outputs.dev_sequence }}
-          DEB_ARCH: ${{ matrix.deb_arch }}
-          RPM_ARCH: ${{ matrix.rpm_arch }}
+          ARCH: ${{ matrix.rpm_arch }}
+          LIBC: ${{ matrix.libc }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
           normalized=$(./scripts/release/package_versions.sh \
-            "$BUILD_TYPE" "$SOURCE_VERSION" "$DEV_SEQUENCE" "$DEB_ARCH" "$RPM_ARCH")
+            "$BUILD_TYPE" "$SOURCE_VERSION" "$DEV_SEQUENCE" "$ARCH" "$LIBC")
           printf '%s\n' "$normalized" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Download binary artifact from build run
@@ -308,6 +331,8 @@ jobs:
           DEB_VERSION: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.deb_version }}
           DEB_ARCH: ${{ matrix.deb_arch }}
           DEB_FILE: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.deb_file }}
+          DEB_DEPENDS: ${{ matrix.deb_depends }}
+          LIBC: ${{ matrix.libc }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -345,9 +370,17 @@ jobs:
           Section: utils
           Priority: optional
           Architecture: ${DEB_ARCH}
-          Depends: libc6 (>= 2.31)
+          EOF
+
+          # gnu binaries dynamically link glibc and must declare it; musl
+          # binaries are statically linked and need no libc dependency.
+          if [[ -n "$DEB_DEPENDS" ]]; then
+            echo "Depends: ${DEB_DEPENDS}" >> "${PKG_DIR}/DEBIAN/control"
+          fi
+
+          cat >> "${PKG_DIR}/DEBIAN/control" << EOF
           Maintainer: RustFS Team <support@rustfs.com>
-          Description: High-performance distributed object storage
+          Description: High-performance distributed object storage (${LIBC} build)
            RustFS is a high-performance distributed object storage software
            built using Rust. It is compatible with MinIO and S3 API.
           Homepage: https://rustfs.com
@@ -389,15 +422,24 @@ jobs:
           RPM_RELEASE: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.rpm_release }}
           RPM_ARCH: ${{ matrix.rpm_arch }}
           RPM_FILE: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.rpm_file }}
+          RPM_DEPENDS: ${{ matrix.rpm_depends }}
+          LIBC: ${{ matrix.libc }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
-          echo "Building RPM for ${RPM_ARCH}"
+          echo "Building RPM for ${RPM_ARCH} (${LIBC})"
 
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ruby ruby-dev build-essential rpm
           sudo gem install fpm
           ./scripts/test_package_versions.sh --require-package-managers
 
+          # gnu binaries dynamically link glibc and must declare it; musl
+          # binaries are statically linked and need no libc dependency.
+          depends_args=()
+          if [[ -n "$RPM_DEPENDS" ]]; then
+            depends_args+=(--depends "$RPM_DEPENDS")
+          fi
+
           # Create config file for fpm (DEB build creates it in its package dir structure,
           # but fpm needs the file to exist before packaging)
           mkdir -p ./tmp-pkg/etc/default
@@ -420,9 +462,9 @@ jobs:
             --iteration "$RPM_RELEASE" \
             --architecture "$RPM_ARCH" \
             --package "$RPM_FILE" \
-            --depends "glibc >= 2.31" \
+            "${depends_args[@]}" \
+            --description "High-performance distributed object storage (${LIBC} build)" \
             --maintainer "RustFS Team <support@rustfs.com>" \
-            --description "High-performance distributed object storage" \
             --url "https://rustfs.com" \
             --license "Apache-2.0" \
             --before-install <(./scripts/release/package_service_scripts.sh rpm-before-install) \
@@ -455,7 +497,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload packages to artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6
         with:
-          name: packages-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          name: packages-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.libc }}
           path: |
             *.deb
             *.rpm
@@ -551,10 +593,11 @@ jobs:
             for f in "$DEB_FILE" "$RPM_FILE"; do
               if [[ -n "$f" && -f "$f" ]]; then
                 base="$(basename "$f")"
-                # GitHub stores release asset names with '~' normalized to '.'
-                # (e.g. rustfs_1.0.0~rc.2_amd64.deb is stored as
-                # rustfs_1.0.0.rc.2_amd64.deb), so checksum entries must
-                # reference the name as stored on the release.
+                # GitHub stores release asset names with '~' normalized to '.'.
+                # Current package file names embed the raw tag and contain no
+                # '~', but older releases may still ship such assets, so the
+                # checksum entries must reference the name as stored on the
+                # release.
                 github_base="${base//\~/.}"
                 # Remove any stale entry (both naming variants), then append
                 grep -Fv -- "$base" "$checksum_file" > "${checksum_file}.tmp" || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-table-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-table-test.yml
index 41185565b..a45b6963d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-table-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-table-test.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ -n "${PACKAGE_URL}" ]; then
             ARGS+=(--package-url "${PACKAGE_URL}")
           elif [ -n "${RUSTFS_VERSION}" ] && [ "${RUSTFS_VERSION}" != "null" ]; then
-            ARGS+=(--package-url "https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/releases/download/${RUSTFS_VERSION}/rustfs_${RUSTFS_VERSION}_amd64.deb")
+            ARGS+=(--package-url "https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/releases/download/${RUSTFS_VERSION}/rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-v${RUSTFS_VERSION}.deb")
           else
             ARGS+=(--package-url "${RUSTFS_NIGHTLY_PACKAGE_URL}")
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-upgrade-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-upgrade-test.yml
index 8c74ce845..caa63d89c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-upgrade-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-upgrade-test.yml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
             local version="$1" tag asset url
             [ -n "${version}" ] && [ "${version}" != "null" ] || return 0
             tag="${version#v}"
-            asset="rustfs_${tag//-/.}_amd64.deb"
+            asset="rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-v${tag}.deb"
             url="https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/releases/download/${tag}/${asset}"
             if ! gh api "repos/rustfs/rustfs/releases/tags/${tag}" --jq '.assets[].name' 2>/dev/null | grep -qxF "${asset}"; then
               echo "ERROR: release ${tag} has no downloadable asset ${asset}:" >&2
diff --git a/scripts/release/package_versions.sh b/scripts/release/package_versions.sh
index e265cfbef..322f95dbc 100755
--- a/scripts/release/package_versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/package_versions.sh
@@ -21,18 +21,28 @@ fail() {
 }
 
 if [[ $# -ne 5 ]]; then
-  fail "expected BUILD_TYPE SOURCE_VERSION DEV_SEQUENCE DEB_ARCH RPM_ARCH"
+  fail "expected BUILD_TYPE SOURCE_VERSION DEV_SEQUENCE ARCH LIBC"
 fi
 
 build_type=$1
 source_version=$2
 dev_sequence=$3
-deb_arch=$4
-rpm_arch=$5
+arch=$4
+libc=$5
 
-case "${deb_arch}:${rpm_arch}" in
-  amd64:x86_64 | arm64:aarch64) ;;
-  *) fail "unsupported or mismatched architecture pair" ;;
+case "$arch" in
+  x86_64 | aarch64) ;;
+  *) fail "unsupported architecture (expected x86_64 or aarch64)" ;;
+esac
+
+# The libc variant of the binary being packaged. It only distinguishes the
+# package FILE names (gnu and musl builds of the same version would otherwise
+# collide on the release); the dpkg/rpm package identity stays plain "rustfs"
+# so the two variants remain mutually exclusive upgrades, not co-installable
+# packages.
+case "$libc" in
+  gnu | musl) ;;
+  *) fail "unsupported libc variant (expected gnu or musl)" ;;
 esac
 
 semver_core='(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)'
@@ -89,8 +99,23 @@ case "$build_type" in
   *) fail "unsupported build type" ;;
 esac
 
-deb_file="rustfs_${deb_version}_${deb_arch}.deb"
-rpm_file="rustfs-${rpm_version}-${rpm_release}.${rpm_arch}.rpm"
+# Package file names mirror the binary artifact names, whose zips are named
+# rustfs-linux-<arch>-<libc>-<version>.zip: all release assets of one build
+# share the same stem and differ only by extension. Non-development builds
+# embed the raw release tag after the 'v' marker exactly like the zips;
+# development builds embed dev-<sha> (zips use the short SHA, packages the
+# full one). The dpkg/rpm versions with their '~' prerelease ordering live
+# in the package metadata above and are independent of the file name.
+case "$build_type" in
+  development)
+    package_stem="rustfs-linux-${arch}-${libc}-dev-${source_sha}"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    package_stem="rustfs-linux-${arch}-${libc}-v${source_version}"
+    ;;
+esac
+deb_file="${package_stem}.deb"
+rpm_file="${package_stem}.rpm"
 
 # Emit only after every input and derived value has been validated. Consumers
 # may append this fixed five-line protocol directly to GITHUB_OUTPUT.
diff --git a/scripts/test_package_versions.sh b/scripts/test_package_versions.sh
index a847de815..3573f0620 100755
--- a/scripts/test_package_versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/test_package_versions.sh
@@ -70,61 +70,73 @@ run_failure() {
 
 sha=0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567
 
-run_success stable-amd64 \
-  $'deb_version=1.2.3\nrpm_version=1.2.3\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs_1.2.3_amd64.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-1.2.3-1.x86_64.rpm' \
-  release 1.2.3 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_success alpha-arm64 \
-  $'deb_version=1.2.3~alpha.1\nrpm_version=1.2.3~alpha.1\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs_1.2.3~alpha.1_arm64.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-1.2.3~alpha.1-1.aarch64.rpm' \
-  prerelease 1.2.3-alpha.1 '' arm64 aarch64
-run_success beta-amd64 \
-  $'deb_version=1.2.3~beta.2\nrpm_version=1.2.3~beta.2\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs_1.2.3~beta.2_amd64.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-1.2.3~beta.2-1.x86_64.rpm' \
-  prerelease 1.2.3-beta.2 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_success rc-amd64 \
-  $'deb_version=1.2.3~rc.4\nrpm_version=1.2.3~rc.4\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs_1.2.3~rc.4_amd64.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-1.2.3~rc.4-1.x86_64.rpm' \
-  prerelease 1.2.3-rc.4 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_success preview-amd64 \
-  $'deb_version=1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2\nrpm_version=1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs_1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2_amd64.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2-1.x86_64.rpm' \
-  preview 1.0.0-rc.5-preview.2 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_success development-amd64 \
+run_success stable-x86_64-gnu \
+  $'deb_version=1.2.3\nrpm_version=1.2.3\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-v1.2.3.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-v1.2.3.rpm' \
+  release 1.2.3 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_success stable-x86_64-musl \
+  $'deb_version=1.2.3\nrpm_version=1.2.3\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-musl-v1.2.3.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-musl-v1.2.3.rpm' \
+  release 1.2.3 '' x86_64 musl
+run_success alpha-aarch64-gnu \
+  $'deb_version=1.2.3~alpha.1\nrpm_version=1.2.3~alpha.1\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs-linux-aarch64-gnu-v1.2.3-alpha.1.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-linux-aarch64-gnu-v1.2.3-alpha.1.rpm' \
+  prerelease 1.2.3-alpha.1 '' aarch64 gnu
+run_success alpha-aarch64-musl \
+  $'deb_version=1.2.3~alpha.1\nrpm_version=1.2.3~alpha.1\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs-linux-aarch64-musl-v1.2.3-alpha.1.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-linux-aarch64-musl-v1.2.3-alpha.1.rpm' \
+  prerelease 1.2.3-alpha.1 '' aarch64 musl
+run_success beta-x86_64-gnu \
+  $'deb_version=1.2.3~beta.2\nrpm_version=1.2.3~beta.2\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-v1.2.3-beta.2.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-v1.2.3-beta.2.rpm' \
+  prerelease 1.2.3-beta.2 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_success rc-x86_64-musl \
+  $'deb_version=1.2.3~rc.4\nrpm_version=1.2.3~rc.4\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-musl-v1.2.3-rc.4.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-musl-v1.2.3-rc.4.rpm' \
+  prerelease 1.2.3-rc.4 '' x86_64 musl
+run_success preview-x86_64-gnu \
+  $'deb_version=1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2\nrpm_version=1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-v1.0.0-rc.5-preview.2.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-v1.0.0-rc.5-preview.2.rpm' \
+  preview 1.0.0-rc.5-preview.2 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_success preview-aarch64-musl \
+  $'deb_version=1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2\nrpm_version=1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2\nrpm_release=1\ndeb_file=rustfs-linux-aarch64-musl-v1.0.0-rc.5-preview.2.deb\nrpm_file=rustfs-linux-aarch64-musl-v1.0.0-rc.5-preview.2.rpm' \
+  preview 1.0.0-rc.5-preview.2 '' aarch64 musl
+run_success development-x86_64-gnu \
   "deb_version=0~dev.7463.${sha}
 rpm_version=0
 rpm_release=0.dev.7463.${sha}
-deb_file=rustfs_0~dev.7463.${sha}_amd64.deb
-rpm_file=rustfs-0-0.dev.7463.${sha}.x86_64.rpm" \
-  development "dev-${sha}" 7463 amd64 x86_64
-run_success development-arm64 \
+deb_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-dev-${sha}.deb
+rpm_file=rustfs-linux-x86_64-gnu-dev-${sha}.rpm" \
+  development "dev-${sha}" 7463 x86_64 gnu
+run_success development-aarch64-musl \
   "deb_version=0~dev.7463.${sha}
 rpm_version=0
 rpm_release=0.dev.7463.${sha}
-deb_file=rustfs_0~dev.7463.${sha}_arm64.deb
-rpm_file=rustfs-0-0.dev.7463.${sha}.aarch64.rpm" \
-  development "dev-${sha}" 7463 arm64 aarch64
+deb_file=rustfs-linux-aarch64-musl-dev-${sha}.deb
+rpm_file=rustfs-linux-aarch64-musl-dev-${sha}.rpm" \
+  development "dev-${sha}" 7463 aarch64 musl
 
 run_failure missing-arguments
-run_failure empty-build-type '' 1.2.3 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure unknown-build-type nightly 1.2.3 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure empty-version release '' '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure release-with-sequence release 1.2.3 1 amd64 x86_64
-run_failure release-prerelease-mismatch release 1.2.3-rc.1 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure prerelease-release-mismatch prerelease 1.2.3 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure preview-malformed preview 1.2.3-rc.1-preview '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure preview-wrong-shape preview 1.2.3-preview.1 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure short-semver release 1.2 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure leading-v release v1.2.3 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure leading-zero release 01.2.3 '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure zero-sequence development "dev-${sha}" 0 amd64 x86_64
-run_failure leading-zero-sequence development "dev-${sha}" 01 amd64 x86_64
-run_failure non-decimal-sequence development "dev-${sha}" seven amd64 x86_64
-run_failure empty-dev-sha development dev- 1 amd64 x86_64
-run_failure short-dev-sha development dev-0123456 1 amd64 x86_64
-run_failure uppercase-dev-sha development dev-0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF01234567 1 amd64 x86_64
-run_failure dev-extra-suffix development "dev-${sha}-dirty" 1 amd64 x86_64
-run_failure whitespace release '1.2.3 bad' '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure command-substitution release "1.2.3\$(id)" '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure backticks release "1.2.3\`id\`" '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure newline release $'1.2.3\nforged=1' '' amd64 x86_64
-run_failure unsupported-deb-arch release 1.2.3 '' x86_64 x86_64
-run_failure mismatched-arch release 1.2.3 '' amd64 aarch64
+run_failure empty-build-type '' 1.2.3 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure unknown-build-type nightly 1.2.3 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure empty-version release '' '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure release-with-sequence release 1.2.3 1 x86_64 gnu
+run_failure release-prerelease-mismatch release 1.2.3-rc.1 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure prerelease-release-mismatch prerelease 1.2.3 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure preview-malformed preview 1.2.3-rc.1-preview '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure preview-wrong-shape preview 1.2.3-preview.1 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure short-semver release 1.2 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure leading-v release v1.2.3 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure leading-zero release 01.2.3 '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure zero-sequence development "dev-${sha}" 0 x86_64 gnu
+run_failure leading-zero-sequence development "dev-${sha}" 01 x86_64 gnu
+run_failure non-decimal-sequence development "dev-${sha}" seven x86_64 gnu
+run_failure empty-dev-sha development dev- 1 x86_64 gnu
+run_failure short-dev-sha development dev-0123456 1 x86_64 gnu
+run_failure uppercase-dev-sha development dev-0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF01234567 1 x86_64 gnu
+run_failure dev-extra-suffix development "dev-${sha}-dirty" 1 x86_64 gnu
+run_failure whitespace release '1.2.3 bad' '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure command-substitution release "1.2.3\$(id)" '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure backticks release "1.2.3\`id\`" '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure newline release $'1.2.3\nforged=1' '' x86_64 gnu
+run_failure unsupported-arch release 1.2.3 '' armv7 gnu
+run_failure empty-arch release 1.2.3 '' '' gnu
+run_failure empty-libc release 1.2.3 '' x86_64 ''
+run_failure unknown-libc release 1.2.3 '' x86_64 static
+run_failure too-many-arguments release 1.2.3 '' x86_64 gnu extra
 
 # Ordering contract shared by both package managers: every pre-release sorts
 # below its final release, every preview sorts below the pre-release it