diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6b741fc..1ea7a6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -144,3 +144,44 @@ jobs:
             dist/Capsule-*.zip
             dist/appcast.xml
           generate_release_notes: true
+
+      # ── Keep the Homebrew tap current ─────────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Determine Homebrew tap availability
+        id: tap
+        env:
+          TAP_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          # A PAT (Contents: read+write) scoped to capsule-native/homebrew-tap — the job's own
+          # GITHUB_TOKEN can only write to *this* repo. Absent on forks → skip cleanly, never fail.
+          if [ -n "$TAP_TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "enabled=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "enabled=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "::warning::HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN absent — skipping the Homebrew cask bump."
+          fi
+
+      - name: Bump the Homebrew cask
+        if: steps.signing.outputs.enabled == 'true' && steps.tap.outputs.enabled == 'true' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        env:
+          TAP_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN }}
+          TAP_REPO: capsule-native/homebrew-tap
+        run: |
+          # Version comes from the app, not the tag (the tag guard already proved they agree).
+          version="$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleShortVersionString' App/Info.plist)"
+          dmg="dist/Capsule-${version}.dmg"
+          [ -f "$dmg" ] || { echo "::error::expected $dmg after 'make release'"; exit 1; }
+
+          work="$(mktemp -d)"
+          git clone --depth 1 "https://x-access-token:${TAP_TOKEN}@github.com/${TAP_REPO}.git" "$work"
+          Scripts/release/update-homebrew-cask.sh "$version" "$dmg" > "$work/Casks/capsule.rb"
+
+          cd "$work"
+          if git diff --quiet -- Casks/capsule.rb; then
+            echo "Homebrew cask already at ${version} — nothing to bump."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          git config user.name  "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git commit -aqm "Update capsule cask to ${version}"
+          git push origin HEAD:main
+          echo "Bumped the Homebrew cask → ${version}."
diff --git a/Scripts/release/README.md b/Scripts/release/README.md
index dfe773d..5407e4b 100644
--- a/Scripts/release/README.md
+++ b/Scripts/release/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ unsandboxed to drive the `container` CLI).
    **<https://capsule-native.github.io/appcast.xml>** — the app's `SUFeedURL`. It runs on a
    schedule (~15 min) and on demand (Actions ▸ Sync appcast ▸ Run workflow) for an instant
    publish right after a release.
+4. The release job also **bumps the Homebrew cask**: it recomputes the DMG's SHA-256, renders
+   `Casks/capsule.rb` via [`update-homebrew-cask.sh`](update-homebrew-cask.sh), and pushes it to
+   [`capsule-native/homebrew-tap`](https://github.com/capsule-native/homebrew-tap) so that
+   `brew install --cask capsule-native/tap/capsule` serves the new version. Gated on the
+   `HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN` secret (a fine-grained PAT with **Contents: read+write** on the tap);
+   absent on forks, it's skipped with a warning. `auto_updates true` means *existing* installs are
+   updated in place by Sparkle regardless — the bump keeps **fresh** installs current.
 
 > The code repo stays **public** so Sparkle can download the update zip from the release assets
 > without authentication.
diff --git a/Scripts/release/update-homebrew-cask.sh b/Scripts/release/update-homebrew-cask.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5b63b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/release/update-homebrew-cask.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# update-homebrew-cask.sh
+# Capsule
+#
+# Copyright © 2026 Capsule. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Renders the Homebrew cask for a released build to stdout, pinning the SHA-256 of the release
+# DMG. Pure and network-free: the CI release job redirects this into a checkout of
+# capsule-native/homebrew-tap and pushes the result (see .github/workflows/release.yml). Keeping
+# the template here makes the main repo the single source of truth for the cask.
+#
+# Usage: update-homebrew-cask.sh <version> <dmg-path>
+#   e.g. update-homebrew-cask.sh 0.1.0 dist/Capsule-0.1.0.dmg
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+version="${1:?usage: update-homebrew-cask.sh <version> <dmg-path>}"
+dmg="${2:?usage: update-homebrew-cask.sh <version> <dmg-path>}"
+
+[ -f "$dmg" ] || { echo "update-homebrew-cask.sh: missing DMG: $dmg" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+sha256="$(shasum -a 256 "$dmg" | awk '{print $1}')"
+
+# The `#{version}` tokens below are Ruby interpolation for Homebrew and must survive verbatim;
+# only ${version}/${sha256} are expanded by the shell here.
+cat <<EOF
+cask "capsule" do
+  version "${version}"
+  sha256 "${sha256}"
+
+  url "https://github.com/capsule-native/capsule/releases/download/v#{version}/Capsule-#{version}.dmg",
+      verified: "github.com/capsule-native/capsule/"
+  name "Capsule"
+  desc "GUI for Apple's container CLI"
+  homepage "https://capsule-native.github.io/"
+
+  livecheck do
+    url :url
+    strategy :github_latest
+  end
+
+  auto_updates true
+  depends_on macos: :tahoe
+  depends_on arch: :arm64
+
+  app "Capsule.app"
+
+  zap trash: [
+    "~/Library/Application Support/com.capsule.app",
+    "~/Library/Caches/com.capsule.app",
+    "~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.capsule.app",
+    "~/Library/Preferences/com.capsule.app.plist",
+    "~/Library/Saved Application State/com.capsule.app.savedState",
+  ]
+end
+EOF