diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7b2383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+name: release-homecli
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Release version (e.g., 0.4.25)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      branch:
+        description: "Release branch"
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        default: release/v0.4
+        options:
+          - release/v0.4
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to create tags and github releases
+
+    steps:
+      # weka/gohomecli is DEPRECATED. Releases of the Weka Home CLI are cut from
+      # https://github.com/weka/gohome. This guard fails any dispatch of this
+      # workflow from master; the release/v0.4 ref is deliberately left
+      # unguarded so an emergency hotfix can still be shipped from there.
+      - name: Repository is deprecated
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::weka/gohomecli is DEPRECATED - release from https://github.com/weka/gohome instead"
+          {
+            echo "## :warning: weka/gohomecli is deprecated"
+            echo ""
+            echo "The Weka Home CLI has moved to [weka/gohome](https://github.com/weka/gohome)."
+            echo "Cut this release from there instead:"
+            echo ""
+            echo '```'
+            echo 'git clone git@github.com:weka/gohome.git'
+            echo '```'
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Validate version format
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Version must be in format X.Y.Z (e.g., 0.4.25)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Checkout release branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Check if tag already exists
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse "v$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "::error::Tag v$VERSION already exists. Please use a different version."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Tag v$VERSION does not exist, proceeding with release."
+
+      - name: Setup Golang
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache-dependency-path: go.sum
+
+      - name: Build binaries
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./build.sh
+          ./build.sh "$VERSION"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@4634c16e79c963813287e889244c50009e7f0981
+        with:
+          tag_name: "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          name: "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          target_commitish: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+          draft: false
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            bin/homecli_linux_amd64
+            bin/homecli_darwin_amd64
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b7a72a..5e0ac3a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+# ============================================================================
+# weka/gohomecli is DEPRECATED. This Makefile intentionally refuses to run.
+#
+# The error function below fires during Make's read phase, so *every* target -
+# build, test, clean, all - stops here. Do not remove this guard; move to the
+# new repository instead.
+# ============================================================================
+$(info )
+$(info ============================================================================)
+$(info   weka/gohomecli is DEPRECATED - it no longer builds.)
+$(info )
+$(info   The Weka Home CLI has moved to: https://github.com/weka/gohome)
+$(info )
+$(info   You are building from a stale clone. Get the new repository:)
+$(info )
+$(info   $$ git clone git@github.com:weka/gohome.git)
+$(info )
+$(info   If you have local work here, re-apply it against weka/gohome.)
+$(info ============================================================================)
+$(info )
+$(error refusing to build a deprecated repository)
+
 BUILD_PATH=$(CURDIR)
 BIN_PATH=$(BUILD_PATH)/bin
 PKG_PATH=$(BUILD_PATH)/pkg
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 388d44a..2a1e5c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+> [!CAUTION]
+> **This repository is deprecated and no longer builds.**
+>
+> The Weka Home CLI has moved to **[weka/gohome](https://github.com/weka/gohome)**.
+> Every build entry point here (`make`, `./build.sh`, `./deploy.sh`, `go build`,
+> the release workflow) fails on purpose so stale clones stop shipping from here.
+>
+> ```
+> git clone git@github.com:weka/gohome.git
+> ```
+>
+> If you have local work in this clone, re-apply it against `weka/gohome`.
+> The documentation below is kept for historical reference only.
+
 # Weka Home Command Line Utility
 
 
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index ce878c0..f86a4f2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,92 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
+# ============================================================================
+# weka/gohomecli is DEPRECATED. This script intentionally refuses to run.
+# Do not remove this guard; move your work to weka/gohome instead.
+# ============================================================================
+cat >&2 <<'DEPRECATED'
+
+============================================================================
+  weka/gohomecli is DEPRECATED - it no longer builds.
+
+  The Weka Home CLI has moved to: https://github.com/weka/gohome
+
+  You are building from a stale clone. Get the new repository:
+
+    $ git clone git@github.com:weka/gohome.git
+
+  If you have local work here, re-apply it against weka/gohome.
+============================================================================
+
+DEPRECATED
+echo "::error::weka/gohomecli is deprecated - build from https://github.com/weka/gohome instead" >&2
+exit 1
+
+set -e  # Exit on any error
+
 BUILD_VERSION=$1
 BUILD_TIME=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d_%T')
+
+echo "Building homecli version: ${BUILD_VERSION:-<no version specified>}"
+
 LD_FLAGS="-X main.BuildVersion=$BUILD_VERSION -X main.BuildTime=$BUILD_TIME"
-CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="$LD_FLAGS" -o bin/homecli_linux_amd64 cmd/homecli/*.go
-CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="$LD_FLAGS" -o bin/homecli_darwin_amd64 cmd/homecli/*.go
+LD_FLAGS="$LD_FLAGS -s -w"
+
+echo "Building Linux amd64 binary..."
+if ! CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="$LD_FLAGS" -o bin/homecli_linux_amd64 cmd/homecli/*.go; then
+  echo "::error::Failed to build Linux binary"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Building macOS amd64 binary..."
+if ! CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="$LD_FLAGS" -o bin/homecli_darwin_amd64 cmd/homecli/*.go; then
+  echo "::error::Failed to build macOS binary"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Add UPX compression (only on Linux, only for Linux binary)
+# UPX doesn't support macOS binaries and the Linux UPX binary can't run on macOS
+
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Linux" ]; then
+  echo "Compressing Linux binary with UPX..."
+  UPX_VERSION="${UPX_VERSION:-4.2.2}"
+  UPX_PLATFORM="${UPX_PLATFORM:-amd64_linux}"
+  # SHA256 checksum verified from official UPX 4.2.2 release
+  UPX_SHA256="915c8e844f835de03b9cc311ff185aedec79d757aee9d7133a528b9e89c463bb"
+
+  UPX_ARCHIVE="upx-${UPX_VERSION}-${UPX_PLATFORM}.tar.xz"
+
+  if [ ! -d "upx-${UPX_VERSION}-${UPX_PLATFORM}" ]; then
+    echo "Downloading UPX ${UPX_VERSION}..."
+    if ! wget -q "https://github.com/upx/upx/releases/download/v${UPX_VERSION}/${UPX_ARCHIVE}"; then
+      echo "::error::Failed to download UPX"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Verifying UPX checksum..."
+    ACTUAL_SHA256=$(sha256sum "$UPX_ARCHIVE" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+    if [ "$ACTUAL_SHA256" != "$UPX_SHA256" ]; then
+      echo "::error::UPX checksum verification failed!"
+      echo "Expected: $UPX_SHA256"
+      echo "Actual:   $ACTUAL_SHA256"
+      rm -f "$UPX_ARCHIVE"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Checksum verified."
+
+    if ! tar xf "$UPX_ARCHIVE" "upx-${UPX_VERSION}-${UPX_PLATFORM}/upx"; then
+      echo "::error::Failed to extract UPX"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if ! "upx-${UPX_VERSION}-${UPX_PLATFORM}/upx" bin/homecli_linux_amd64; then
+    echo "::error::Failed to compress Linux binary with UPX"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Skipping UPX compression (not running on Linux)"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Build completed successfully!"
diff --git a/cmd/homecli/deprecated.go b/cmd/homecli/deprecated.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab801bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/homecli/deprecated.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package main
+
+// This repository is DEPRECATED. The Weka Home CLI has moved to weka/gohome:
+//
+//	git clone git@github.com:weka/gohome.git
+//
+// The identifiers below are intentionally undefined so that any attempt to
+// build this repository fails with the new location in the compiler output.
+// Do not "fix" this file - move your work to weka/gohome instead.
+const (
+	_ = THIS_REPOSITORY_IS_DEPRECATED_AND_NO_LONGER_BUILDS
+	_ = THE_WEKA_HOME_CLI_HAS_MOVED_TO_github_com_weka_gohome
+)
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 90e3388..9c8c3af 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# ============================================================================
+# weka/gohomecli is DEPRECATED. This script intentionally refuses to run.
+# Do not remove this guard; move your work to weka/gohome instead.
+# ============================================================================
+cat >&2 <<'DEPRECATED'
+
+============================================================================
+  weka/gohomecli is DEPRECATED - it no longer builds.
+
+  The Weka Home CLI has moved to: https://github.com/weka/gohome
+
+  You are building from a stale clone. Get the new repository:
+
+    $ git clone git@github.com:weka/gohome.git
+
+  If you have local work here, re-apply it against weka/gohome.
+============================================================================
+
+DEPRECATED
+exit 1
+
 set -e
 
 . get_version.sh