diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-qrmi-bins.yml b/.github/workflows/build-qrmi-bins.yml
index 50ad870..e607608 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-qrmi-bins.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-qrmi-bins.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
 # This reusable workflow builds the QRMI binaries.
 #
 # Workflow inputs:
@@ -25,9 +27,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Rust toolchain
       uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
 
-    - name: Build task_runner
-      run: cargo build --bin task_runner --release --features="build-binary"
-
-    - name: Build stubgen
-      run: cargo build --bin stubgen --release --features="pyo3"
+    - name: Build task_runner and stubgen
+      run: make build-bins
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dist.yml b/.github/workflows/dist.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec9e5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dist.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
+# This reusable workflow creates the source code tarball and the vendor tarball.
+# It is intended to be called before packaging jobs (RPM, .deb) so that tarballs
+# are built once and shared across all packaging jobs via the qrmi-dist artifact.
+#
+# Workflow inputs:
+# - None
+#
+# Workflow artifacts produced:
+# - [uploaded] qrmi-dist  (qrmi-{version}.tar.gz, qrmi-{version}-vendor.tar.gz)
+#
+# Workflow dependencies:
+# - None. It does not depend on any other workflow.
+name: Create source and vendor tarballs
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+jobs:
+  dist:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+      uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+
+    - name: Create source and vendor tarballs
+      run: make dist
+
+    - name: Upload tarballs
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: qrmi-dist
+        path: /tmp/qrmi-*.tar.gz
+        if-no-files-found: error
+        retention-days: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-deb.yml b/.github/workflows/package-deb.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f536530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-deb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+---
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
+# This reusable workflow builds Debian packages for a given Linux distribution and version.
+# It is intended to be called on release/tag events, not on pull requests.
+#
+# It produces:
+#   - libqrmi        .deb  (libqrmi.so)
+#   - libqrmi-dev    .deb  (libqrmi.a + qrmi.h)
+#
+# The QRMI version is read from Cargo.toml (single source of truth) and used
+# to update packaging/debian/changelog before building.
+#
+# Workflow inputs:
+# - [required] distro:          short distro name used in artifact names  (e.g. debian, ubuntu)
+# - [required] distro-version:  OS version name or number                 (e.g. bookworm, 24.04)
+# - [required] container-image: full container image reference            (e.g. debian:bookworm, ubuntu:24.04)
+#
+# Workflow artifacts produced:
+# - [uploaded] qrmi-debs-{distro}{distro-version}  (*.deb)
+#
+# Workflow dependencies:
+# - None. It does not depend on any other workflow.
+#
+# Example caller (release workflow):
+#
+#   package-debian-bookworm:
+#     uses: ./.github/workflows/package-deb.yml
+#     with:
+#       distro: debian
+#       distro-version: bookworm
+#       container-image: debian:bookworm
+#
+#   package-ubuntu-2404:
+#     uses: ./.github/workflows/package-deb.yml
+#     with:
+#       distro: ubuntu
+#       distro-version: "24.04"
+#       container-image: ubuntu:24.04
+name: Package .deb for Debian and Ubuntu
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      distro:
+        description: >-
+          Short distro name used in artifact names (e.g. debian, ubuntu)
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      distro-version:
+        description: >-
+          OS version name or number (e.g. bookworm, 24.04)
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      container-image:
+        description: >-
+          Full container image reference (e.g. debian:bookworm, ubuntu:24.04)
+        type: string
+        required: true
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
+jobs:
+  package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container:
+      image: ${{ inputs.container-image }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Install minimal bootstrap dependencies
+      run: |
+        apt-get update -y
+        apt-get install -y \
+          curl \
+          git \
+          devscripts \
+          equivs
+
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Use debian/control as the single source of truth for build dependencies.
+    # This ensures the CI environment always matches what dpkg-buildpackage requires.
+    - name: Install build dependencies from debian/control
+      run: mk-build-deps --install --remove --tool "apt-get -y" packaging/debian/control
+
+    - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+      uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+
+    - name: Build Debian packages
+      run: make deb
+
+    - name: Upload .deb packages
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      if: ${{ success() }}
+      with:
+        name: qrmi-debs-${{ inputs.distro }}${{ inputs.distro-version }}
+        path: ../*.deb
+        if-no-files-found: error
+        retention-days: 30
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml b/.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7bff55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+---
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
+# This reusable workflow builds RPM packages for a given Linux distribution and version.
+# It is intended to be called on release/tag events, not on pull requests.
+# For building the project on pull requests, use build-rpm.yml instead.
+#
+# It produces:
+#   - qrmi        RPM  (libqrmi.so)
+#   - qrmi-devel  RPM  (libqrmi.a + qrmi.h)
+#
+# The QRMI version is read from Cargo.toml (single source of truth) and passed
+# to rpmbuild via --define so the generated RPM metadata matches exactly.
+#
+# Workflow inputs:
+# - [required] distro:           short distro name used in artifact names  (e.g. almalinux, rockylinux, centos)
+# - [required] distro-version:   OS major version                          (e.g. 8, 9)
+# - [required] container-image:  full container image reference            (e.g. almalinux:8, quay.io/centos/centos:stream9)
+#
+# Workflow artifacts produced:
+# - [uploaded] qrmi-rpms-{distro}{distro-version}  (*.rpm)
+#
+# Workflow dependencies:
+# - None. It does not depend on any other workflow.
+#
+# Example caller (release workflow):
+#
+#   package-almalinux8:
+#     uses: ./.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
+#     with:
+#       distro: almalinux
+#       distro-version: "8"
+#       container-image: almalinux:8
+#
+#   package-centos9:
+#     uses: ./.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
+#     with:
+#       distro: centos
+#       distro-version: "9"
+#       container-image: quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
+name: Package RPMs for AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and CentOS
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      distro:
+        description: >-
+          Short distro name used in artifact names (e.g. almalinux, rockylinux, centos)
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      distro-version:
+        description: >-
+          Major OS version to build for (e.g. 8, 9)
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      container-image:
+        description: >-
+          Full container image reference (e.g. almalinux:8, quay.io/centos/centos:stream9)
+        type: string
+        required: true
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+jobs:
+  package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container:
+      image: ${{ inputs.container-image }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Install minimal bootstrap dependencies
+      run: |
+        dnf install -y \
+          curl \
+          git \
+          rpm-build
+
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Use the spec file as the single source of truth for build dependencies.
+    # This ensures the CI environment always matches what rpmbuild requires.
+    - name: Install RPM build dependencies from qrmi.spec
+      run: dnf builddep -y packaging/rpm/qrmi.spec
+
+    - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+      uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+
+    # Extract the version from Cargo.toml so that Cargo.toml is the single
+    # source of truth for the QRMI version used in the RPM metadata.
+    - name: Extract QRMI version from Cargo.toml
+      id: qrmi-version
+      run: |
+        VERSION=$(grep -m1 '^version' Cargo.toml | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
+        echo "value=${VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
+    - name: Download source and vendor tarballs
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: qrmi-dist
+        path: /tmp
+
+    - name: Set up rpmbuild tree
+      env:
+        QRMI_VERSION: ${{ steps.qrmi-version.outputs.value }}
+      run: |
+        set -e
+        mkdir -p ~/rpmbuild/{BUILD,BUILDROOT,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}
+        cp /tmp/qrmi-${QRMI_VERSION}.tar.gz        ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
+        cp /tmp/qrmi-${QRMI_VERSION}-vendor.tar.gz ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
+        cp packaging/rpm/qrmi.spec                  ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/
+
+    - name: Build RPMs
+      run: |
+        . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+        rpmbuild -ba \
+          --define "version ${{ steps.qrmi-version.outputs.value }}" \
+          --define "dist .el${{ inputs.distro-version }}" \
+          ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/qrmi.spec
+
+    - name: Upload RPMs
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      if: ${{ success() }}
+      with:
+        name: qrmi-rpms-${{ inputs.distro }}${{ inputs.distro-version }}
+        path: ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/**/*.rpm
+        if-no-files-found: error
+        retention-days: 30
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e96255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+---
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
+# This workflow builds and publishes RPM and Debian packages on release/tag events.
+#
+# Workflow inputs:
+# - None (triggered by tag push matching v*.*.*)
+#
+# Workflow artifacts produced:
+# - qrmi-dist                   source and vendor tarballs
+# - qrmi-rpms-* artifacts for each RPM-based distro/version combination
+# - qrmi-debs-* artifacts for each Debian-based distro/version combination
+name: Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+jobs:
+  dist:
+    name: Create source and vendor tarballs
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/dist.yml
+
+  package-almalinux8:
+    name: Package RPMs for AlmaLinux 8
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
+    with:
+      distro: almalinux
+      distro-version: "8"
+      container-image: almalinux:8
+
+  package-almalinux9:
+    name: Package RPMs for AlmaLinux 9
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
+    with:
+      distro: almalinux
+      distro-version: "9"
+      container-image: almalinux:9
+
+  package-rockylinux8:
+    name: Package RPMs for Rocky Linux 8
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
+    with:
+      distro: rockylinux
+      distro-version: "8"
+      container-image: rockylinux:8
+
+  package-rockylinux9:
+    name: Package RPMs for Rocky Linux 9
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
+    with:
+      distro: rockylinux
+      distro-version: "9"
+      container-image: rockylinux:9
+
+  package-centos8:
+    name: Package RPMs for CentOS Stream 8
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
+    with:
+      distro: centos
+      distro-version: "8"
+      container-image: quay.io/centos/centos:stream8
+
+  package-centos9:
+    name: Package RPMs for CentOS Stream 9
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-rpm.yml
+    with:
+      distro: centos
+      distro-version: "9"
+      container-image: quay.io/centos/centos:stream9
+
+  package-debian-bookworm:
+    name: Package .deb for Debian Bookworm
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-deb.yml
+    with:
+      distro: debian
+      distro-version: bookworm
+      container-image: debian:bookworm
+
+  package-ubuntu-2204:
+    name: Package .deb for Ubuntu 22.04
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-deb.yml
+    with:
+      distro: ubuntu
+      distro-version: "22.04"
+      container-image: ubuntu:22.04
+
+  package-ubuntu-2404:
+    name: Package .deb for Ubuntu 24.04
+    needs: dist
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package-deb.yml
+    with:
+      distro: ubuntu
+      distro-version: "24.04"
+      container-image: ubuntu:24.04
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittest-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/unittest-rust.yml
index 67e1cd4..25f7178 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittest-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittest-rust.yml
@@ -25,22 +25,10 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
 
     - name: Unittest libqrmi.so (includes examples)
-      run: cargo test --all-targets --release
+      run: make test-libqrmi
 
-    - name: Unittest task_runner
-      run: cargo test --bin task_runner --release --features="build-binary"
+    - name: Unittest binaries
+      run: make test-bins
 
-    - name: Unittest stubgen
-      run: cargo test --bin stubgen --release --features="pyo3"
-
-    - name: Unittest direct_access_client
-      working-directory: dependencies/direct_access_client
-      run: cargo test --release
-
-    - name: Unittest pasqal_cloud_client
-      working-directory: dependencies/pasqal_cloud_client
-      run: cargo test --release
-
-    - name: Unittest qiskit_runtime_client
-      working-directory: dependencies/qiskit_runtime_client
-      run: cargo test --release
+    - name: Unittest dependencies
+      run: make test-dependencies
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..683b473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
+
+include Makefile.helpers
+
+VERSION := $(shell grep -m1 '^version' Cargo.toml | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
+DIST_DIR ?= /tmp
+
+.PHONY: all build build-bins build-examples build-wheels install-wheels venv fmt fmt-wheels lint lint-bins lint-rust lint-wheels test-rust test-libqrmi test-bins test-dependencies test-wheels deps-rpm deps-deb dist rpm deb clean help
+
+all: build
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+# Rust targets
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
+build:
+	cargo build --locked --release
+
+build-bins:
+	cargo build --bin task_runner --release --features="build-binary"
+	cargo build --bin stubgen --release --features="pyo3"
+
+build-examples:
+	cargo build --examples --locked --release
+
+# Format check libqrmi, dependencies, examples and binaries
+fmt: check-rustfmt
+	cargo fmt --all -- --check --verbose
+
+lint: check-clippy
+	cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+lint-bins: check-clippy
+	cargo clippy --bin task_runner --features="build-binary" -- -D warnings
+	cargo clippy --bin stubgen --features="pyo3" -- -D warnings
+
+lint-rust: lint lint-bins
+
+test-libqrmi:
+	cargo test --locked --all-targets --release
+
+test-bins:
+	cargo test --locked --bin task_runner --release --features="build-binary"
+	cargo test --locked --bin stubgen --release --features="pyo3"
+
+test-dependencies:
+	cargo test --locked --release -p direct-access-api
+	cargo test --locked --release -p pasqal-cloud-api
+	cargo test --locked --release -p qiskit_runtime_client
+
+test-rust: test-libqrmi test-bins test-dependencies
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+# Python targets
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
+venv:
+	python3 -m venv .venv
+	.venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
+	.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+	@echo "Virtual environment created. You can activate it with: source .venv/bin/activate"
+
+build-wheels:
+	maturin build --release
+
+fmt-wheels: check-venv
+	.venv/bin/black --check ./python
+
+install-wheels: check-venv build-wheels
+	.venv/bin/pip install --force-reinstall target/wheels/qrmi-*.whl
+
+lint-wheels: install-wheels
+	.venv/bin/pylint ./python
+
+test-wheels: install-wheels
+	.venv/bin/pytest python/tests/
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+# Packaging targets
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
+dist:
+	git archive --format=tar.gz \
+	  --prefix=qrmi-$(VERSION)/ \
+	  HEAD \
+	  -o $(DIST_DIR)/qrmi-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+	cargo vendor vendor
+	tar czf $(DIST_DIR)/qrmi-$(VERSION)-vendor.tar.gz vendor/
+
+rpm: dist
+	mkdir -p ~/rpmbuild/{BUILD,BUILDROOT,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}
+	cp $(DIST_DIR)/qrmi-$(VERSION).tar.gz        ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
+	cp $(DIST_DIR)/qrmi-$(VERSION)-vendor.tar.gz ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
+	cp packaging/rpm/qrmi.spec                    ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/
+	rpmbuild -ba \
+	  --define "version $(VERSION)" \
+	  ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/qrmi.spec
+
+deb: dist
+	ln -sfn packaging/debian debian
+	dch --newversion $(VERSION)-1 --distribution unstable \
+	  --force-distribution "Release $(VERSION)"
+	dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
+	rm -f debian
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+# Setup targets
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
+deps-rpm: check-root check-rpm-distro
+	dnf builddep -y packaging/rpm/qrmi.spec
+
+deps-deb: check-root check-deb-distro
+	mk-build-deps --install --remove packaging/debian/control
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+# Misc targets
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
+clean:
+	cargo clean
+
+help:
+	@echo "Rust targets:"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  all    - Build the project (default)"
+	@echo "  build  - Build libqrmi"
+	@echo "    build-bins      - Build task_runner and stubgen binaries"
+	@echo "    build-examples  - Build Rust examples"
+	@echo "  test-rust         - Run all Rust unit tests"
+	@echo "    test-libqrmi    - Run Rust unit tests for libqrmi"
+	@echo "    test-bins       - Run Rust unit tests for task_runner and stubgen binaries"
+	@echo "    test-dependencies  - Run Rust unit tests for direct_access_client, pasqal_cloud_client and qiskit_runtime_client"
+	@echo "  lint-rust          - Run all Rust lints (lint + lint-bins)"
+	@echo "    lint             - Lint libqrmi, dependencies and examples"
+	@echo "    lint-bins        - Lint task_runner and stubgen binaries"
+	@echo "  fmt                - Check Rust code formatting for all targets"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Python targets:"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  build-wheels    - Build Python wheels using maturin"
+	@echo "  install-wheels  - Install wheels into .venv"
+	@echo "  venv            - Create .venv and install requirements-dev.txt"
+	@echo "  fmt-wheels      - Check Python code formatting using black"
+	@echo "  lint-wheels     - Lint Python code using pylint"
+	@echo "  test-wheels     - Run Python unit tests"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Packaging targets:"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  dist   - Create source and vendor tarballs in DIST_DIR (default: /tmp)"
+	@echo "  rpm    - Build RPM packages (requires dist tarballs in DIST_DIR)"
+	@echo "  deb    - Build Debian packages (.deb)"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Setup targets:"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  deps-rpm   - Install RPM build dependencies from packaging/rpm/qrmi.spec"
+	@echo "  deps-deb   - Install Debian build dependencies from packaging/debian/control"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Misc targets:"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  clean  - Remove build artifacts"
+	@echo "  help   - Show this help message"
+	
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile.helpers b/Makefile.helpers
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0582995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.helpers
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
+
+.PHONY: check-root check-rpm-distro check-deb-distro check-venv check-rustfmt check-clippy
+
+check-root:
+	@if [ "$$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then \
+	  echo "Error: this target must be run as root (e.g. sudo make $(MAKECMDGOALS))"; \
+	  exit 1; \
+	fi
+
+check-rpm-distro:
+	@command -v rpm >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+	  { echo "Error: this target requires an RPM-based distribution (e.g. RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux)"; exit 1; }
+
+check-deb-distro:
+	@command -v dpkg >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+	  { echo "Error: this target requires a Debian-based distribution (e.g. Debian, Ubuntu)"; exit 1; }
+
+check-venv:
+	@[ -d .venv ] || { echo "Error: .venv not found. Run: make venv"; exit 1; }
+
+check-rustfmt:
+	@rustup component list --installed 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^rustfmt' || \
+	  { echo "Error: rustfmt is not installed. Run: rustup component add rustfmt"; exit 1; }
+
+check-clippy:
+	@rustup component list --installed 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^clippy' || \
+	  { echo "Error: clippy is not installed. Run: rustup component add clippy"; exit 1; }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fa82e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+qrmi (0.11.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial Debian packaging.
+
+ -- Claudio Carvalho <cclaudio@ibm.com>  Fri, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/debian/control b/packaging/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f68b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Source: qrmi
+Section: libs
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: IBM, Pasqal SAS and UKRI-STFC (Hartree Centre) <qiskit@us.ibm.com>
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
+               gcc,
+               g++,
+               make,
+               cmake,
+               libssl-dev,
+               zlib1g-dev,
+               pkg-config
+Standards-Version: 4.6.2
+Homepage: https://github.com/qiskit-community/spank-plugins
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
+
+# Rust toolchain is installed via rustup and is not a Debian build dependency.
+# Ensure `cargo` and `rustc` >= 1.91 are available in PATH before building.
+
+Package: libqrmi
+Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Quantum Resource Management Interface (QRMI)
+ QRMI is a set of libraries that provide a unified interface to control
+ the state of quantum resources. It exposes a C API (libqrmi.so / qrmi.h)
+ and a Python API built on top of the same Rust core.
+
+Package: libqrmi-dev
+Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Section: libdevel
+Depends: libqrmi (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Development files for libqrmi
+ Header file (qrmi.h) and static library (libqrmi.a) for building
+ applications against the QRMI C API.
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diff --git a/packaging/debian/copyright b/packaging/debian/copyright
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index 0000000..0c14576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: qrmi
+Upstream-Contact: IBM, Pasqal SAS and UKRI-STFC (Hartree Centre) <qiskit@us.ibm.com>
+Source: https://github.com/qiskit-community/spank-plugins
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: IBM, Pasqal SAS and UKRI-STFC (Hartree Centre)
+License: Apache-2.0
+
+License: Apache-2.0
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ .
+     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ .
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+ .
+ On Debian systems, the full text of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ can be found in the file `/usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0'.
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diff --git a/packaging/debian/rules b/packaging/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
+
+export DH_VERBOSE = 1
+export CARGO_HOME = $(CURDIR)/.cargo-home
+
+%:
+	dh $@
+
+override_dh_auto_build:
+	[ -f "$$HOME/.cargo/env" ] && . "$$HOME/.cargo/env"; \
+	cargo build --locked --release
+
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	install -d debian/libqrmi/usr/lib
+	install -d debian/libqrmi-dev/usr/lib
+	install -d debian/libqrmi-dev/usr/include
+
+	# Shared library
+	install -m 0755 target/release/libqrmi.so \
+	    debian/libqrmi/usr/lib/libqrmi.so.$(VERSION)
+	ln -sf libqrmi.so.$(VERSION) \
+	    debian/libqrmi/usr/lib/libqrmi.so.0
+	ln -sf libqrmi.so.0 \
+	    debian/libqrmi/usr/lib/libqrmi.so
+
+	# Static library (dev package)
+	install -m 0644 target/release/libqrmi.a \
+	    debian/libqrmi-dev/usr/lib/libqrmi.a
+
+	# C header (dev package)
+	install -m 0644 qrmi.h \
+	    debian/libqrmi-dev/usr/include/qrmi.h
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	# Tests are run separately; skip here.
+
+override_dh_auto_clean:
+	cargo clean
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diff --git a/packaging/rpm/qrmi.spec b/packaging/rpm/qrmi.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..768e6e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/rpm/qrmi.spec
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2026
+ # RPM spec file for the Quantum Resource Management Interface (QRMI)
+#
+# Packages produced:
+#   qrmi          - shared library (libqrmi.so) and C header (qrmi.h)
+#   qrmi-devel    - development files (static library + header)
+#
+# Build requirements:
+#   - Rust toolchain >= 1.91  (install via rustup; not available as an RPM on EL8/EL9)
+#   - cargo-vendor (bundled with cargo)
+#   - gcc, make, cmake, openssl-devel, zlib-devel, pkg-config
+#
+# Offline / air-gapped builds:
+#   Run the following once on a machine with internet access to create the
+#   vendor tarball, then place it alongside the source tarball:
+#
+#     tar xf qrmi-%%{version}.tar.gz
+#     cd qrmi-%%{version}
+#     cargo vendor vendor
+#     tar czf qrmi-%%{version}-vendor.tar.gz vendor/
+#
+# Usage:
+#   rpmbuild -ba qrmi.spec \
+#     --define "_sourcedir /path/to/sources" \
+#     --define "version $(grep -m1 '^version' Cargo.toml | sed 's/.*\"\(.*\)\".*/\1/')"
+#
+# The version is intentionally not hardcoded here. It must be supplied by the
+# caller via --define so that Cargo.toml remains the single source of truth.
+
+%global crate   qrmi
+
+Name:           %{crate}
+Version:        %{version}
+Release:        1%{?dist}
+Summary:        Quantum Resource Management Interface (QRMI)
+License:        Apache-2.0
+URL:            https://github.com/qiskit-community/qrmi
+Source0:        %{crate}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source1:        %{crate}-%{version}-vendor.tar.gz
+
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:  make
+BuildRequires:  cmake
+BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
+BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkg-config
+
+# Rust toolchain is installed via rustup and is not an RPM dependency.
+# Ensure `cargo` and `rustc` >= 1.91 are available in PATH before building.
+
+%description
+Quantum Resource Management Interface (QRMI) is a set of libraries that
+provide a unified interface to control the state of quantum resources.
+It exposes a C API (libqrmi.so / qrmi.h) and a Python API built on top
+of the same Rust core.
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Sub-package: devel
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%package devel
+Summary:        Development files for %{name}
+Requires:       %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+Header file (qrmi.h) and static library (libqrmi.a) for building
+applications against the QRMI C API.
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Prep
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%prep
+%autosetup -n %{crate}-%{version}
+
+# Unpack the vendored Rust dependencies
+tar xf %{SOURCE1}
+
+# Configure Cargo to use the vendored sources (offline build)
+mkdir -p .cargo
+cat > .cargo/config.toml << 'EOF'
+[source.crates-io]
+replace-with = "vendored-sources"
+
+[source.vendored-sources]
+directory = "vendor"
+EOF
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Build
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%build
+# Source the Rust environment if installed via rustup
+[ -f "$HOME/.cargo/env" ] && . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+
+# Build the shared library
+make build
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Install
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%install
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_libdir}
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_includedir}
+
+# Shared library
+install -m 0755 target/release/libqrmi.so \
+    %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libqrmi.so.%{version}
+ln -sf libqrmi.so.%{version} \
+    %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libqrmi.so.0
+ln -sf libqrmi.so.0 \
+    %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libqrmi.so
+
+# C header (generated by cbindgen during the cargo build)
+install -m 0644 qrmi.h \
+    %{buildroot}%{_includedir}/qrmi.h
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Post-install / post-uninstall ldconfig triggers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Files
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%files
+%license LICENSE.txt
+%doc README.md INSTALL.md
+%{_libdir}/libqrmi.so.%{version}
+%{_libdir}/libqrmi.so.0
+
+%files devel
+%{_libdir}/libqrmi.so
+%{_includedir}/qrmi.h
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Changelog
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%changelog
+* Fri Feb 28 2026 Claudio Carvalho <cclaudio@ibm.com> 0.11.0-1
+- Initial RPM packaging
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