diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 68ef0471..c1898500 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -222,8 +222,17 @@ jobs:
             ctest --test-dir build/
 
       - name: Build .deb install package
-        run: cpack
+        run: |
+            cpack \
+                --toolchain "${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}" \
+                -C DebPack \
+                -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
         working-directory: build
+
+      - name: Verify the .deb file target architecture.
+        working-directory: build
+        run: dpkg -I oqs-provider-*.deb | grep -q "Architecture: arm64"
+
       - name: Retain .deb installer
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/oqsprov/CMakeLists.txt b/oqsprov/CMakeLists.txt
index ad82e7dc..0a8b6b8d 100644
--- a/oqsprov/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/oqsprov/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,8 +87,23 @@ if (USE_ENCODING_LIB)
   target_include_directories(oqsprovider PRIVATE ${encoder_LIBRARY_INCLUDE})
 endif()
 install(TARGETS oqsprovider
+        CONFIGURATIONS Debug Release
         LIBRARY DESTINATION "${OPENSSL_MODULES_PATH}"
         RUNTIME DESTINATION "${OPENSSL_MODULES_PATH}")
+
+if ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" STREQUAL "aarch64")
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE arm64)
+elseif("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" STREQUAL "x86_64")
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE amd64)
+endif()
+
+install(TARGETS oqsprovider
+        CONFIGURATIONS DebPack
+        DESTINATION .
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION lib/ossl-modules
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/
+        PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/oqs-provider/
+        )
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "www.openquantumsafe.org")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${OQSPROVIDER_VERSION_TEXT})