diff --git a/.github/workflows/binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
index 57d65d0..5f35110 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/binaries.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x packaging/build_deb.sh
           ./packaging/build_deb.sh dist/${{ matrix.artifact_name }}
 
+      - name: Build AppImage (Linux)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p voxvera/resources/bin
+          cp dist/${{ matrix.artifact_name }} voxvera/resources/bin/voxvera-linux-x86_64
+          chmod +x packaging/build_appimage.sh
+          ./packaging/build_appimage.sh
+
+      - name: Build Flatpak (Linux)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y flatpak flatpak-builder
+          chmod +x packaging/build_flatpak.sh
+          ./packaging/build_flatpak.sh || echo "Flatpak build failed"
+
       - name: Build .dmg (macOS)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
@@ -79,6 +95,8 @@ jobs:
             dist/${{ matrix.artifact_name }}
             voxvera/resources/bin/*.deb
             voxvera/resources/bin/*.dmg
+            voxvera/resources/bin/*.AppImage
+            voxvera/resources/bin/*.flatpak
 
       - name: Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
@@ -88,6 +106,8 @@ jobs:
             dist/${{ matrix.artifact_name }}
             voxvera/resources/bin/*.deb
             voxvera/resources/bin/*.dmg
+            voxvera/resources/bin/*.AppImage
+            voxvera/resources/bin/*.flatpak
           fail_on_unmatched_files: false
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d1f271..30de347 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ voxvera/src/qrcode-tear-offs.png
 # PyInstaller
 *.spec
 dist_bin/
-voxvera/resources/bin/voxvera-*
-site/download/voxvera-portable.zip
+voxvera/resources/bin/*
+!voxvera/resources/bin/.gitkeep
+site/download/*.zip
+site/download/*.exe
+site/download/*.deb
+site/download/*.dmg
+site/download/*.AppImage
+site/download/*.flatpak
 site/download/voxvera-linux
diff --git a/UPCOMING_RELEASE.md b/UPCOMING_RELEASE.md
index f548693..20fa549 100644
--- a/UPCOMING_RELEASE.md
+++ b/UPCOMING_RELEASE.md
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-# Upcoming Release Notes
-
-*This document serves as a running changelog for the NEXT version of VoxVera. AI agents must append notable changes here as they are completed. Once a release is explicitly requested by the user, these notes will be used to format the GitHub Release description, and this file should be cleared/reset for the next cycle.*
-
-### Version: Unreleased
+### Version: v0.1.8
 
 #### 🚀 New Features
-- *(Add new features here)*
-
-#### 🛠 Improvements
-- *(Add improvements here)*
+- **Automated Flatpak & AppImage Releases:** Integrated the Linux AppImage and Flatpak generation into the GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline. Every release now automatically receives these portable formats.
 
 #### 🐛 Bug Fixes
-- *(Add bug fixes here)*
+- **AppImage Launch Fix:** Resolved a critical issue where the AppImage would fail to launch due to a missing `AppRun` entrypoint.
diff --git a/packaging/build_appimage.sh b/packaging/build_appimage.sh
index 2851f61..296f26f 100755
--- a/packaging/build_appimage.sh
+++ b/packaging/build_appimage.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ mkdir -p "$APPDIR/usr/bin"
 cp "$BINARY" "$APPDIR/usr/bin/voxvera"
 chmod +x "$APPDIR/usr/bin/voxvera"
 
+# AppRun symlink (Crucial for AppImage to launch)
+ln -sf usr/bin/voxvera "$APPDIR/AppRun"
+chmod +x "$APPDIR/AppRun"
+
 # Desktop file
 cat > "$APPDIR/voxvera.desktop" <<EOD
 [Desktop Entry]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d2d1f85..da7fcfa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ voxvera = ["templates/**", "src/**", "resources/**", "locales/**", "resources/bi
 
 [project]
 name = "voxvera"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 description = "VoxVera CLI utilities"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "VoxVera"}]
diff --git a/site/download/voxvera-source.zip b/site/download/voxvera-source.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a1aa7d..0000000
Binary files a/site/download/voxvera-source.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/voxvera/__init__.py b/voxvera/__init__.py
index 760031c..8e45b3d 100644
--- a/voxvera/__init__.py
+++ b/voxvera/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"
 
 # Add the vendor directory to sys.path as a fallback.
 # For standard installs (pip/pipx), the installed dependencies in the venv
diff --git a/voxvera/resources/bin/VoxVera-x86_64.AppImage b/voxvera/resources/bin/VoxVera-x86_64.AppImage
deleted file mode 100755
index f9782ce..0000000
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diff --git a/voxvera/resources/tor/linux/lyrebird b/voxvera/resources/tor/linux/lyrebird
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d6c690d
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