diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_debian_src.yml b/.github/workflows/build_debian_src.yml
index b2fcb52624..714542047b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_debian_src.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_debian_src.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ on:
         required: true
     inputs:
       series:
-        description: Ubuntu series to target
+        description: Ubuntu/Debian series to target
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      build_location:
+        description: Location where build will execute
         required: true
         type: string
 
@@ -47,6 +51,8 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: meshtasticd
         run: |
           echo "deb=$(./bin/buildinfo.py deb)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          BUILD_LOCATION: ${{ inputs.build_location }}
         id: version
 
       - name: Fetch libdeps, package debian source
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index b7cf4bfc65..656a9287fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ jobs:
       ppa_repo: daily
       series: ${{ matrix.series }}
     secrets: inherit
+
+  package-obs:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/package_obs.yml
+    with:
+      obs_repo: meshtasticd
+      series: unstable
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_obs.yml b/.github/workflows/package_obs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e8cde5620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_obs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+name: Package for OpenSUSE Build Service
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      PPA_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
+        required: true
+    inputs:
+      obs_repo:
+        description: Meshtastic OBS repo to target
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      series:
+        description: Debian series to target
+        required: true
+        type: string
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-debian-src:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build_debian_src.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      series: ${{ inputs.series }}
+      build_location: obs
+
+  package-obs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: build-debian-src
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          path: meshtasticd
+          ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
+          repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
+
+      - name: Install OpenSUSE Build Service deps
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tools/xUbuntu_24.04/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openSUSE:Tools.list
+          curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:Tools/xUbuntu_24.04/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openSUSE_Tools.gpg > /dev/null
+          sudo apt-get update -y --fix-missing
+          sudo apt-get install -y osc
+
+      - name: Import GPG key
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v6
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.PPA_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+        id: gpg
+
+      - name: Get release version string
+        working-directory: meshtasticd
+        run: |
+          echo "deb=$(./bin/buildinfo.py deb)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          BUILD_LOCATION: obs
+        id: version
+
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: firmware-debian-${{ steps.version.outputs.deb }}~${{ inputs.series }}-src
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -lah
+
+      # - name: Configure osc
+      #   shell: bash
+      #   env:
+      #     OBS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OBS_USERNAME }}
+      #     OBS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OBS_PASSWORD }}
+      #   run: |
+      #     mkdir -p ~/.config/osc
+      #     echo -e "[https://api.opensuse.org]\n" > ~/.config/osc/osrc
+      #     echo -e "user = $OBS_USERNAME" >> ~/.config/osc/osrc
+      #     echo -e "pass = $OBS_PASSWORD" >> ~/.config/osc/osrc
+      #     echo -e "aliases = obs" >> ~/.config/osc/osrc
+      #     # Authenticate to OBS
+      #     osc meta prj -v
+
+      # - name: Upload Package to OBS
+      #   shell: bash
+      #   run: |
+      #     # Define your OBS project and repository
+      #     OBS_PROJECT="application:meshtastic"
+      #     OBS_REPO="${{ inputs.obs_repo }}"
+
+      #     # Create a temporary directory for osc
+      #     mkdir -p /tmp/osc/$OBS_PROJECT/$OBS_REPO
+      #     cd /tmp/osc/$OBS_PROJECT/$OBS_REPO
+
+      #     # Initialize the package directory
+      #     osc checkout $OBS_PROJECT $OBS_REPO
+
+      #     # Copy package files to the osc directory
+      #     cp $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/*.dsc .
+      #     cp $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/*.tar.xz .
+
+      #     # Add files to osc
+      #     osc addremove
+
+      #     # Commit and push the changes
+      #     osc commit -m "Automated upload from GitHub Actions"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_ppa.yml b/.github/workflows/package_ppa.yml
index 5705c6d49e..4145c9c2df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_ppa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_ppa.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Package Launchpad PPA
+name: Package for Launchpad PPA
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       series: ${{ inputs.series }}
+      build_location: ppa
 
   package-ppa:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: meshtasticd
         run: |
           echo "deb=$(./bin/buildinfo.py deb)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          BUILD_LOCATION: ppa
         id: version
 
       - name: Download artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_channels.yml b/.github/workflows/release_channels.yml
index d572568de8..cdde74b2e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_channels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_channels.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Trigger release workflows upon Publish
 
 on:
   release:
-    types: [published]
+    types: [published, released]
 
 permissions: read-all
 
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ jobs:
         ${{ contains(github.event.release.name, 'Beta') && 'beta' || contains(github.event.release.name, 'Alpha') && 'alpha' }}
       series: ${{ matrix.series }}
     secrets: inherit
+
+  # package-obs:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/package_obs.yml
+  #   with:
+  #     obs_repo: meshtasticd
+  #     series: ${{ contains(github.event.release.name, 'Beta') && 'beta' || contains(github.event.release.name, 'Alpha') && 'alpha' }}
+  #   secrets: inherit
diff --git a/bin/readprops.py b/bin/readprops.py
index 8a1d3dc473..b6be67a39a 100644
--- a/bin/readprops.py
+++ b/bin/readprops.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import os
 run_number = os.getenv('GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER', '0')
+build_location = os.getenv('BUILD_LOCATION', 'local')
 
 def readProps(prefsLoc):
     """Read the version of our project as a string"""
@@ -30,15 +31,15 @@ def readProps(prefsLoc):
         #     # short for 'dirty', we want to keep our verstrings source for protobuf reasons
         #     suffix = sha + "-d"
         verObj["long"] = "{}.{}".format(verObj["short"], suffix)
-        verObj["deb"] = "{}-{}~ppa{}".format(verObj["short"], run_number, sha)
+        verObj["deb"] = "{}.{}~{}{}".format(verObj["short"], run_number, build_location, sha)
     except:
         # print("Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0])
         # traceback.print_exc()
         verObj["long"] = verObj["short"]
-        verObj["deb"] = "{}-{}~ppa".format(verObj["short"], run_number)
+        verObj["deb"] = "{}.{}~{}".format(verObj["short"], run_number, build_location)
 
     # print("firmware version " + verStr)
     return verObj
 
 
-# print("path is" + ','.join(sys.path))
+# print("path is" + ','.join(sys.path))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 79c444aca8..035d5f0341 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-meshtasticd (2.5.19) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+meshtasticd (2.5.19.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial packaging
 
diff --git a/debian/ci_changelog.sh b/debian/ci_changelog.sh
index 7925ad5eba..f7e875977a 100755
--- a/debian/ci_changelog.sh
+++ b/debian/ci_changelog.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 export DEBEMAIL="github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 PKG_VERSION=$(python3 bin/buildinfo.py short)
 
-dch --newversion "$PKG_VERSION-1" \
+dch --newversion "$PKG_VERSION.0" \
 	--distribution UNRELEASED \
 	"GitHub Actions Automatic version bump"