diff --git a/.core/release.yaml b/.core/release.yaml
index 8cf8680..9362f1d 100644
--- a/.core/release.yaml
+++ b/.core/release.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ publishers:
   - type: github
     prerelease: false
     draft: false
+  - type: homebrew
+    tap: host-uk/homebrew-tap
+    formula: core
 
 changelog:
   include:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpha-release.yml b/.github/workflows/alpha-release.yml
index a5b2441..b41eb22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpha-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpha-release.yml
@@ -58,20 +58,37 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXT=""
           if [ "$GOOS" = "windows" ]; then EXT=".exe"; fi
-          go build -o "./bin/core${EXT}" .
+          BINARY="core${EXT}"
+          ARCHIVE_PREFIX="core-${GOOS}-${GOARCH}"
+
+          go build -ldflags "-s -w" -o "./bin/${BINARY}" .
+
+          # Create tar.gz for Homebrew (non-Windows)
+          if [ "$GOOS" != "windows" ]; then
+            tar czf "./bin/${ARCHIVE_PREFIX}.tar.gz" -C ./bin "${BINARY}"
+          fi
+
+          # Rename raw binary to platform-specific name for release
+          mv "./bin/${BINARY}" "./bin/${ARCHIVE_PREFIX}${EXT}"
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: core-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
-          path: ./bin/core*
+          path: ./bin/core-*
 
   release:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - name: Set version
+        id: version
+        run: echo "version=v${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}-alpha.${{ github.run_number }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Download artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
@@ -87,9 +104,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create alpha release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
         run: |
-          VERSION="v${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}-alpha.${{ github.run_number }}"
-
           gh release create "$VERSION" \
             --title "Alpha: $VERSION" \
             --notes "Canary build from dev branch.
@@ -110,7 +126,10 @@ jobs:
           ## Installation
 
           \`\`\`bash
-          # macOS/Linux
+          # Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
+          brew install host-uk/tap/core
+
+          # Direct download (example: Linux amd64)
           curl -fsSL https://github.com/host-uk/core/releases/download/$VERSION/core-linux-amd64 -o core
           chmod +x core && sudo mv core /usr/local/bin/
           \`\`\`
@@ -118,3 +137,84 @@ jobs:
             --prerelease \
             --target dev \
             release/*
+
+  update-tap:
+    needs: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          path: dist
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Generate checksums
+        run: |
+          cd dist
+          for f in *.tar.gz; do
+            sha256sum "$f" | awk '{print $1}' > "${f}.sha256"
+          done
+          echo "=== Checksums ==="
+          cat *.sha256
+
+      - name: Update Homebrew formula
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          # Strip leading 'v' for formula version
+          FORMULA_VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+
+          # Read checksums
+          DARWIN_ARM64=$(cat dist/core-darwin-arm64.tar.gz.sha256)
+          LINUX_AMD64=$(cat dist/core-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256)
+          LINUX_ARM64=$(cat dist/core-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256)
+
+          # Clone tap repo
+          gh repo clone host-uk/homebrew-tap /tmp/tap -- --depth=1
+          mkdir -p /tmp/tap/Formula
+
+          # Write formula
+          cat > /tmp/tap/Formula/core.rb << FORMULA
+          # typed: false
+          # frozen_string_literal: true
+
+          class Core < Formula
+            desc "Host UK development CLI"
+            homepage "https://github.com/host-uk/core"
+            version "${FORMULA_VERSION}"
+            license "EUPL-1.2"
+
+            on_macos do
+              url "https://github.com/host-uk/core/releases/download/${VERSION}/core-darwin-arm64.tar.gz"
+              sha256 "${DARWIN_ARM64}"
+            end
+
+            on_linux do
+              if Hardware::CPU.arm?
+                url "https://github.com/host-uk/core/releases/download/${VERSION}/core-linux-arm64.tar.gz"
+                sha256 "${LINUX_ARM64}"
+              else
+                url "https://github.com/host-uk/core/releases/download/${VERSION}/core-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+                sha256 "${LINUX_AMD64}"
+              end
+            end
+
+            def install
+              bin.install "core"
+            end
+
+            test do
+              system "\#{bin}/core", "--version"
+            end
+          end
+          FORMULA
+
+          # Remove leading whitespace from heredoc
+          sed -i 's/^          //' /tmp/tap/Formula/core.rb
+
+          cd /tmp/tap
+          git add .
+          git diff --cached --quiet && echo "No changes to tap" && exit 0
+          git commit -m "Update core to ${FORMULA_VERSION}"
+          git push
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 173e7c8..5add9d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,13 +53,24 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXT=""
           if [ "$GOOS" = "windows" ]; then EXT=".exe"; fi
-          go build -o "./bin/core${EXT}" .
+          BINARY="core${EXT}"
+          ARCHIVE_PREFIX="core-${GOOS}-${GOARCH}"
+
+          go build -ldflags "-s -w" -o "./bin/${BINARY}" .
+
+          # Create tar.gz for Homebrew (non-Windows)
+          if [ "$GOOS" != "windows" ]; then
+            tar czf "./bin/${ARCHIVE_PREFIX}.tar.gz" -C ./bin "${BINARY}"
+          fi
+
+          # Rename raw binary to platform-specific name for release
+          mv "./bin/${BINARY}" "./bin/${ARCHIVE_PREFIX}${EXT}"
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: core-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
-          path: ./bin/core*
+          path: ./bin/core-*
 
   release:
     needs: build