diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
index 1cebf58ea..130d6f177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin
         make blobfuse-proxy
+        sudo dpkg -i pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage.deb
 
     - name: Get code coverage
       env:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 64ddbb83a..303cb669d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@ cscope.*
 /bazel-*
 *.pyc
 profile.cov
+
+pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage/usr/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d79fb374..025a116a7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ delete-metrics-svc:
 
 .PHONY: blobfuse-proxy
 blobfuse-proxy:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -mod vendor -ldflags="-s -w" -o _output/blobfuse-proxy ./pkg/blobfuse-proxy
+	mkdir -p ./pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage/usr/bin/
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -mod vendor -ldflags="-s -w" -o ./pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage/usr/bin/blobfuse-proxy ./pkg/blobfuse-proxy
+	dpkg-deb --build pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage
 
 .PHONY: blobfuse-proxy-container
 blobfuse-proxy-container:
diff --git a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage/DEBIAN/control b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage/DEBIAN/control
index 46f0cb31a..8d0142775 100644
--- a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage/DEBIAN/control
+++ b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/debpackage/DEBIAN/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: blobfuse-proxy
-Version: 0.1.0
+Version: 0.1.1
 Section: base
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: all
 Maintainer: Blob CSI driver maintainers
-Description: runs blobfuse as a proxy
+Description: blobfuse proxy