diff --git a/.github/workflows/assets.yml b/.github/workflows/assets.yml
index dcc2c821b..5221d278e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assets.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,157 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  CMAKE_VERSION: '3.17.3'
+  CMAKE_VERSION: '3.19.2'
   ARROW_VERSION: '1.0.1'
 
 jobs:
+  archive:
+    name: Linux
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: centos:7
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        source:
+        - runtime/cpp
+        - codegen/cpp/fletchgen
+    steps:
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        yum install -y epel-release centos-release-scl https://repo.ius.io/ius-release-el7.rpm
+        yum install -y curl make devtoolset-7-gcc-c++ rpm-build git224
+        echo "/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/bin/" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    - name: Install CMake
+      run: curl -L https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v$CMAKE_VERSION/cmake-$CMAKE_VERSION-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr
+    - name: Install Apache Arrow
+      run: |
+        yum install -y https://apache.bintray.com/arrow/centos/$(cut -d: -f5 /etc/system-release-cpe)/apache-arrow-release-latest.rpm
+        yum install -y arrow-devel-$ARROW_VERSION-1.el7
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+    - name: Configure
+      run: cmake ${{ matrix.source }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    - name: Package
+      run: make -j package
+    - id: tarball
+      run: echo "##[set-output name=name;]$(ls fletch*.tar.gz)"
+    - name: Install
+      run: tar xvfz ./${{ steps.tarball.outputs.name }} -C /usr
+    - name: Upload tarball
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created' }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ steps.tarball.outputs.name }}
+        asset_name: ${{ steps.tarball.outputs.name }}
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
+  centos:
+    name: CentOS
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        version:
+        - 7
+        - 8
+        source:
+        - runtime/cpp
+        - codegen/cpp/fletchgen
+    container: centos:${{ matrix.version }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        yum install -y epel-release
+        yum install -y curl make rpm-build
+    - name: Install CMake
+      run: curl -L https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v$CMAKE_VERSION/cmake-$CMAKE_VERSION-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr
+    - name: Install Apache Arrow
+      if: ${{ matrix.version == '7' }}
+      run: |
+        yum install -y https://repo.ius.io/ius-release-el7.rpm  centos-release-scl
+        yum install -y git224 devtoolset-7-gcc-c++
+        echo "/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/bin/" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        yum install -y https://apache.bintray.com/arrow/centos/$(cut -d: -f5 /etc/system-release-cpe)/apache-arrow-release-latest.rpm
+        yum install -y arrow-devel-$ARROW_VERSION-1.el${{ matrix.version }}
+    - name: Install Apache Arrow
+      if: ${{ matrix.version == '8' }}
+      run: |
+        dnf install -y git gcc-c++
+        dnf install -y https://apache.bintray.com/arrow/centos/$(cut -d: -f5 /etc/system-release-cpe | cut -d. -f1)/apache-arrow-release-latest.rpm
+        dnf config-manager --set-enabled epel || :
+        dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools || :
+        dnf config-manager --set-enabled codeready-builder-for-rhel-$(cut -d: -f5 /etc/system-release-cpe | cut -d. -f1)-rhui-rpms || :
+        subscription-manager repos --enable codeready-builder-for-rhel-$(cut -d: -f5 /etc/system-release-cpe | cut -d. -f1)-$(arch)-rpms || :
+        dnf install -y arrow-devel-$ARROW_VERSION-1.el${{ matrix.version }}
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+    - name: Configure
+      run: cmake ${{ matrix.source }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    - name: Package
+      run: make -j package
+    - id: rpm
+      run: echo "##[set-output name=name;]$(ls fletch*.rpm)"
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        yum remove -y arrow-devel
+        yum autoremove -y
+        yum localinstall -y ./${{ steps.rpm.outputs.name }}
+    - name: Upload rpm
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created' }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ steps.rpm.outputs.name }}
+        asset_name: ${{ steps.rpm.outputs.name }}
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+  
+  ubuntu:
+    name: Ubuntu
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        version:
+        - 18.04
+        - 20.04
+        source:
+        - runtime/cpp
+        - codegen/cpp/fletchgen
+    runs-on: ubuntu-${{ matrix.version }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+    - name: Install Apache Arrow
+      run: |
+        wget https://apache.bintray.com/arrow/$(lsb_release --id --short | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')/apache-arrow-archive-keyring-latest-$(lsb_release --codename --short).deb
+        sudo apt-get install -y ./apache-arrow-archive-keyring-latest-$(lsb_release --codename --short).deb
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y libarrow-dev=$ARROW_VERSION-1
+    - name: Configure
+      run: cmake ${{ matrix.source }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    - name: Package
+      run: make -j package
+    - id: deb
+      run: echo "##[set-output name=name;]$(ls fletch*.deb)"
+    - name: Install
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get --purge autoremove libarrow-dev
+        sudo apt-get install -y ./${{ steps.deb.outputs.name }} libarrow-dev=${ARROW_VERSION}-1
+    - name: Upload deb
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created' }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ${{ steps.deb.outputs.name }}
+        asset_name: ${{ steps.deb.outputs.name }}
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+
   python:
     name: Python
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/codegen/cpp/fletchgen/CMakeLists.txt b/codegen/cpp/fletchgen/CMakeLists.txt
index 3027462c2..9b44c6afb 100644
--- a/codegen/cpp/fletchgen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/codegen/cpp/fletchgen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-project(fletchgen VERSION 0.0.16 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(fletchgen
+  VERSION 0.0.16
+  DESCRIPTION "The Fletcher design generator"
+  HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/abs-tudelft/fletcher"
+  LANGUAGES CXX
+)
 
 find_package(Arrow 1.0 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
@@ -30,19 +35,24 @@ if(NOT cerata_POPULATED)
   set(BUILD_CERATA_DOT ON CACHE BOOL "")
   set(BUILD_CERATA_VHDL ON CACHE BOOL "")
   set(BUILD_CERATA_YAML ON CACHE BOOL "")
-  add_subdirectory(${cerata_SOURCE_DIR} ${cerata_BINARY_DIR})
+  add_subdirectory(${cerata_SOURCE_DIR} ${cerata_BINARY_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+  # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/20212
+  add_custom_target(exclude_cerata_tests ALL COMMAND rm -f "${cerata_BINARY_DIR}/CTestTestfile.cmake")
 endif()
 
 include(CompileUnits)
 
 if(NOT TARGET fletcher::common)
-  add_subdirectory(../../../common/cpp common-cpp)
+  add_subdirectory(../../../common/cpp common-cpp EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+  # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/20212
+  add_custom_target(exclude_fletcher_common_tests ALL COMMAND rm -f "common-cpp/CTestTestfile.cmake")
 endif()
 if(NOT TARGET fletcher::c)
-  add_subdirectory(../../../common/c common-c)
+  add_subdirectory(../../../common/c common-c EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+  # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/20212
+  add_custom_target(exclude_fletcher_common_c_tests ALL COMMAND rm -f "common-c/CTestTestfile.cmake")
 endif()
 
-
 FetchContent_Declare(cmakerc
   GIT_REPOSITORY  https://github.com/vector-of-bool/cmrc.git
   GIT_TAG         master
@@ -134,6 +144,7 @@ add_compile_unit(
 add_compile_unit(
   NAME fletchgen
   TYPE EXECUTABLE
+  COMPONENT binary
   PRPS
     CXX_STANDARD 17
     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
@@ -147,3 +158,47 @@ compile_units()
 
 configure_file(src/fletchgen/config.h.in fletchgen_config/config.h)
 include_directories(${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
+
+execute_process (
+    COMMAND bash -c "awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release |tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\"'"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE OS_NAME
+)
+
+execute_process (
+    COMMAND bash -c "awk -F= '/^VERSION_ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release |tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\"'"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE OS_VERSION
+)
+
+if(OS_NAME MATCHES "ubuntu")
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE "ubuntu${OS_VERSION}")
+  set(CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB")
+elseif(OS_NAME MATCHES "centos")
+  set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DIST "el${OS_VERSION}")
+  if(OS_VERSION MATCHES "7")
+    set(CPACK_GENERATOR "RPM;TGZ")
+  else()
+    set(CPACK_GENERATOR "RPM")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+set(CPACK_ARCHIVE_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+set(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL binary)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Accelerated Big Data Systems, Delft University of Technology")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "The Fletcher design generator")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "${fletchgen_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "${fletchgen_VERSION_MINOR}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "${fletchgen_VERSION_PATCH}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE ON)
+
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME "DEB-DEFAULT")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libarrow100")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR}")
+
+set(CPACK_RPM_FILE_NAME "RPM-DEFAULT")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION}")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "ASL 2.0")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "arrow-libs >= 1.0.1, arrow-libs < 2.0.0")
+
+set(CPACK_ARCHIVE_BINARY_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-${fletchgen_VERSION}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
+
+include(CPack)
diff --git a/runtime/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index cdaca32f6..57a2ce546 100644
--- a/runtime/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-project(fletcher VERSION 0.0.16 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(fletcher 
+  VERSION 0.0.16
+  DESCRIPTION "The Fletcher runtime library"
+  HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/abs-tudelft/fletcher"
+  LANGUAGES CXX
+)
 
-find_package(Arrow 1.0 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(Arrow 1.0.1 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 include(FetchContent)
 
@@ -35,6 +40,7 @@ endif()
 add_compile_unit(
   NAME fletcher
   TYPE SHARED
+  COMPONENT library
   PRPS
     CXX_STANDARD 11
     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
@@ -63,3 +69,48 @@ add_compile_unit(
 )
 
 compile_units()
+
+execute_process (
+    COMMAND bash -c "awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release |tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\"'"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE OS_NAME
+)
+
+execute_process (
+    COMMAND bash -c "awk -F= '/^VERSION_ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release |tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\"'"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE OS_VERSION
+)
+
+if(OS_NAME MATCHES "ubuntu")
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE "ubuntu${OS_VERSION}")
+  set(CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB")
+elseif(OS_NAME MATCHES "centos")
+  set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DIST "el${OS_VERSION}")
+  if(OS_VERSION MATCHES "7")
+    set(CPACK_GENERATOR "RPM;TGZ")
+  else()
+    set(CPACK_GENERATOR "RPM")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+set(CPACK_ARCHIVE_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+set(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL library)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Accelerated Big Data Systems, Delft University of Technology")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "The Fletcher C++ runtime library for Fletcher-based applications")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "${fletcher_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "${fletcher_VERSION_MINOR}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "${fletcher_VERSION_PATCH}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE ON)
+
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME "DEB-DEFAULT")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libarrow-dev (>= 1.0.1), libarrow-dev (<< 2.0.0)")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR}")
+
+set(CPACK_RPM_FILE_NAME "RPM-DEFAULT")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION}")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "ASL 2.0")
+# fletcher-devel
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "arrow-devel >= 1.0.1, arrow-devel < 2.0.0")
+
+set(CPACK_ARCHIVE_LIBRARY_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-${fletcher_VERSION}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
+
+include(CPack)