diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dd8788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+name: Release
+
+# Builds a prebuilt binary for every supported platform on a `v*` tag and attaches the archives to
+# the GitHub release. This exists so that trying Oxidiris does not require a Rust toolchain — see
+# OXD-077. `workflow_dispatch` runs the same build matrix but publishes nothing, which is how you
+# smoke-test a change to this file without cutting a tag.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build (${{ matrix.target }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          # musl rather than gnu on Linux: every dependency in the tree is pure Rust, so a musl
+          # build is fully static and runs on any distribution regardless of its glibc version.
+          # A gnu build would silently bind to the builder's glibc and fail on older systems.
+          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            cross: false
+          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            cross: true
+          # macos-latest is arm64; the Apple toolchain cross-compiles to x86_64 without extra setup.
+          - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+            os: macos-latest
+            cross: false
+          - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            os: macos-latest
+            cross: false
+          - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+            os: windows-latest
+            cross: false
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      # The musl linker is not present on the GitHub runner image by default.
+      - name: Install the musl toolchain
+        if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-musl'
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y musl-tools
+
+      # aarch64 musl needs a cross linker that apt does not provide in a usable form; `cross` runs
+      # the build inside an image that already has one.
+      - name: Install cross
+        if: matrix.cross
+        run: cargo install cross --locked
+
+      - name: Build
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          tool=cargo
+          if [ "${{ matrix.cross }}" = "true" ]; then tool=cross; fi
+          "$tool" build --release --locked -p oxidiris --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      # The archive holds a top-level directory rather than a bare binary so that unpacking it in a
+      # working directory cannot overwrite the user's own README or LICENCE. GPL-3.0 requires the
+      # licence to travel with the binary, so it ships inside the archive.
+      - name: Package (tar.gz)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          stage="oxidiris-${{ matrix.target }}"
+          mkdir "$stage"
+          cp "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/oxidiris" "$stage/"
+          cp LICENSE README.md CHANGELOG.md "$stage/"
+          tar -czf "$stage.tar.gz" "$stage"
+
+      - name: Package (zip)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $stage = "oxidiris-${{ matrix.target }}"
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $stage | Out-Null
+          Copy-Item "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/oxidiris.exe" $stage
+          Copy-Item LICENSE, README.md, CHANGELOG.md $stage
+          Compress-Archive -Path $stage -DestinationPath "$stage.zip"
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: oxidiris-${{ matrix.target }}
+          path: |
+            oxidiris-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz
+            oxidiris-${{ matrix.target }}.zip
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish the release
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # workflow_dispatch exercises the matrix above but must never create a release.
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # v0.1.0 shipped a manifest claim that did not match reality and only CI caught it. The same
+      # class of mistake — tagging v0.3.0 while Cargo.toml still says 0.2.0 — is cheap to rule out
+      # here, before any asset is published under the wrong name.
+      - name: Verify the tag matches the manifest version
+        run: |
+          version=$(grep -m1 '^version' Cargo.toml | cut -d'"' -f2)
+          tag="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          if [ "$version" != "$tag" ]; then
+            echo "tag v$tag does not match the workspace version $version in Cargo.toml"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: dist
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Checksum every archive
+        working-directory: dist
+        run: sha256sum * > SHA256SUMS
+
+      - name: Create or update the release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          tag="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+          notes=$(cat <<'EOF'
+          Prebuilt binaries — no Rust toolchain required. See CHANGELOG.md for what changed.
+
+          **Linux (x86_64)**
+          ```sh
+          curl -fsSL https://github.com/AlexanderSlokov/oxidiris/releases/latest/download/oxidiris-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz | tar -xz
+          sudo install -m755 oxidiris-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/oxidiris /usr/local/bin/oxidiris
+          rm -rf oxidiris-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+          ```
+
+          **macOS (Apple Silicon)**
+          ```sh
+          curl -fsSL https://github.com/AlexanderSlokov/oxidiris/releases/latest/download/oxidiris-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz | tar -xz
+          sudo install -m755 oxidiris-aarch64-apple-darwin/oxidiris /usr/local/bin/oxidiris
+          rm -rf oxidiris-aarch64-apple-darwin
+          ```
+
+          Other platforms and the `SHA256SUMS` file are attached below.
+          EOF
+          )
+          if gh release view "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            gh release upload "$tag" dist/* --clobber
+          else
+            gh release create "$tag" --title "$tag" --notes "$notes" dist/*
+          fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BACKLOG.md b/BACKLOG.md
index e0b036b..e224aec 100644
--- a/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/BACKLOG.md
@@ -1139,12 +1139,31 @@ Acceptance
 
 Phase 7 · Depends OXD-003 · Crate repo · Spec §9.5 · Size M
 
-Scope — `cargo-dist` for cross-platform binary builds · publish to crates.io · Homebrew tap · AUR · Nix flake · `cargo-binstall`.
+Scope — cross-platform binary builds · publish to crates.io · Homebrew tap · AUR · Nix flake · `cargo-binstall`.
 
 Acceptance
-- [ ] Automated release workflow on tag push
-- [ ] Binaries built for Linux (x86_64, aarch64), macOS (x86_64, aarch64), Windows (x86_64)
+- [x] Automated release workflow on tag push
+- [x] Binaries built for Linux (x86_64, aarch64), macOS (x86_64, aarch64), Windows (x86_64)
 - [ ] `cargo install oxidiris` works from crates.io
+- [ ] Homebrew tap serving the release archives
+- [ ] AUR, Nix flake, `cargo-binstall`
+
+Partially done. `.github/workflows/release.yml` covers the first two criteria; the task stays Todo
+until distribution channels exist.
+
+The binary builds are hand-rolled rather than delegated to `cargo-dist`, which the original scope
+named. Reasons: the matrix is five targets of a single binary with no C dependencies, so the
+generated config would be larger than the workflow it replaces; and the archive names are load
+bearing for the README install commands and the future Homebrew formula, so they are worth owning
+directly. Revisit if the target list grows or an installer script is wanted.
+
+Linux targets musl, not gnu. Every dependency in the tree is pure Rust, so the musl build is fully
+static (verified: 2.2 MB x86_64, 1.9 MB aarch64, `ldd` reports "statically linked") and runs on any
+distribution. A gnu build would bind to the runner's glibc and fail on older systems.
+
+Docker was considered as the first distribution channel and rejected. Oxidiris is a full-screen TUI
+that reads a file from the user's working directory, so a container adds TTY and volume-mount
+friction to every invocation, and on macOS it would demand a VM to run a 2 MB static binary.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22991e2..0d3f404 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html). While the
 Phase 3 is not finished: `OXD-033` (`<n>%` jump) and `OXD-035` (ramp-up on resume) remain. Both are
 small; see [`BACKLOG.md`](BACKLOG.md).
 
+### Added
+
+- **Prebuilt binaries on every tagged release.** A `Release` workflow builds `oxidiris` for Linux
+  (x86_64, aarch64), macOS (x86_64, aarch64) and Windows (x86_64) on a `v*` tag, and attaches the
+  archives plus a `SHA256SUMS` file to the GitHub release. Trying the reader no longer requires a
+  Rust toolchain. Part of `OXD-077`.
+- The Linux builds target musl and are statically linked, so one archive runs on any distribution
+  rather than binding to the builder's glibc.
+- The release job refuses to publish when the tag does not match the workspace version in
+  `Cargo.toml`. v0.1.0 shipped a manifest claim that did not match reality; this makes the
+  equivalent mistake impossible to tag.
+- README now carries a complete copy-paste install block per platform, plus the `cargo install
+  --git` route for people who already have Rust.
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-09-02
 
 Phase 3 lands the context features (`OXD-030`…`OXD-036`). They are not extras: RSVP works by
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d191c91..ffd689e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,12 +55,85 @@ paper carefully, and it does not advertise a WPM number as an achievement.
 
 ## Install
 
+### Prebuilt binary
+
+No Rust toolchain required. Every release carries a binary for the platforms below; the Linux
+builds are statically linked against musl, so they run on any distribution regardless of its glibc
+version. Each block is complete — paste it, and you have `oxidiris` on your `PATH`.
+
+**Linux, x86_64**
+
+```sh
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/AlexanderSlokov/oxidiris/releases/latest/download/oxidiris-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz | tar -xz
+sudo install -m755 oxidiris-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/oxidiris /usr/local/bin/oxidiris
+rm -rf oxidiris-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+```
+
+**Linux, aarch64**
+
+```sh
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/AlexanderSlokov/oxidiris/releases/latest/download/oxidiris-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz | tar -xz
+sudo install -m755 oxidiris-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/oxidiris /usr/local/bin/oxidiris
+rm -rf oxidiris-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+```
+
+**macOS, Apple Silicon**
+
+```sh
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/AlexanderSlokov/oxidiris/releases/latest/download/oxidiris-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz | tar -xz
+sudo install -m755 oxidiris-aarch64-apple-darwin/oxidiris /usr/local/bin/oxidiris
+rm -rf oxidiris-aarch64-apple-darwin
+```
+
+**macOS, Intel**
+
+```sh
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/AlexanderSlokov/oxidiris/releases/latest/download/oxidiris-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz | tar -xz
+sudo install -m755 oxidiris-x86_64-apple-darwin/oxidiris /usr/local/bin/oxidiris
+rm -rf oxidiris-x86_64-apple-darwin
+```
+
+The macOS binaries are unsigned. Downloading with `curl` as above is fine, because Gatekeeper only
+quarantines what a browser or Finder wrote. If you fetched the archive in a browser instead, clear
+the flag once: `xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /usr/local/bin/oxidiris`.
+
+**Windows, x86_64** (PowerShell)
+
+```powershell
+$dst = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\oxidiris"
+Invoke-WebRequest https://github.com/AlexanderSlokov/oxidiris/releases/latest/download/oxidiris-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip -OutFile oxidiris.zip
+Expand-Archive oxidiris.zip -DestinationPath $dst -Force
+Move-Item "$dst\oxidiris-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\oxidiris.exe" $dst -Force
+Remove-Item oxidiris.zip, "$dst\oxidiris-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc" -Recurse
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$([Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path','User'));$dst", "User")
+```
+
+Open a new terminal afterward so the `PATH` change takes effect.
+
+**Check it worked**, on any platform:
+
 ```sh
-cargo install --path crates/oxidiris
+oxidiris --version
 ```
 
+A `SHA256SUMS` file is attached to every release if you want to verify the download.
+
+### From source
+
 Requires Rust 1.88 or newer.
 
+```sh
+cargo install --git https://github.com/AlexanderSlokov/oxidiris oxidiris --locked
+```
+
+From a clone of this repository:
+
+```sh
+cargo install --path crates/oxidiris --locked
+```
+
+A Homebrew tap and a crates.io publish are tracked as `OXD-077` in [`BACKLOG.md`](BACKLOG.md).
+
 ## Use
 
 ```sh
@@ -144,7 +217,7 @@ The workspace is two crates:
 - **`oxidiris`** — the terminal application.
 
 Design notes live in [`docs/informations/proposals.md`](docs/informations/proposals.md); decisions
-that departed from it are recorded in [`docs/decisions/`](docs/decisions/) and back-annotated into
+that departed from it are recorded in [`docs/decisions/`](docs/decisions) and back-annotated into
 the spec.
 
 ## Licence