diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-native-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-native-packages.yml
index 8ad11bd92..9c7442aa1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-native-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-native-packages.yml
@@ -100,83 +100,9 @@ jobs:
           REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.ZMREPO_SSH_USER }}
           TARGET: debian/master/mini-dinstall/incoming/
 
-  build-rpm:
-    name: Build & sign .rpm (${{ matrix.distro }})
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        distro: ["rockylinux:9", "fedora:40"]
-    container:
-      image: ${{ matrix.distro }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Install build tools
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          if command -v dnf >/dev/null; then PM=dnf; else PM=yum; fi
-          $PM -y install git rpm-build make gcc gcc-c++ cmake pkgconfig \
-            ccache which redhat-rpm-config gnupg2 rpm-sign
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Import GPG key (RPM)
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          mkdir -p ~/.gnupg
-          chmod 700 ~/.gnupg
-          echo "pinentry-mode loopback" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
-          echo "$GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_B64" | base64 -d > /tmp/priv.asc
-          gpg --batch --import /tmp/priv.asc
-          gpg --batch --yes --edit-key "$GPG_KEY_ID" trust quit <<< "5\ny"
-          gpg --batch --armor --export "$GPG_KEY_ID" > public.asc
-          printf '%%_signature gpg\n'            >> ~/.rpmmacros
-          printf '%%_gpg_name %s\n' "$GPG_KEY_ID" >> ~/.rpmmacros
-          # custom sign cmd with loopback pinentry; rpmsign passes files via macros
-          cat >> ~/.rpmmacros <<'EOF'
-%__gpg /usr/bin/gpg
-%__gpg_sign_cmd %{__gpg} gpg --batch --no-verbose --no-armor --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase %{?__gpg_passphrase} -u "%{_gpg_name}" -sbo %{__signature_filename} %{__plaintext_filename}
-EOF
-      - name: Prepare rpmbuild tree & source
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          mkdir -p rpmbuild/{BUILD,BUILDROOT,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}
-          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-dev}"
-          git archive --format=tar --prefix=zoneminder-${VERSION}/ HEAD | gzip -9 > rpmbuild/SOURCES/zoneminder-${VERSION}.tar.gz
-          cp packaging/zoneminder.spec rpmbuild/SPECS/zoneminder.spec
-      - name: Install BuildRequires
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          if command -v dnf >/dev/null; then PM=dnf; else PM=yum; fi
-          $PM -y builddep rpmbuild/SPECS/zoneminder.spec || true
-      - name: Build RPMs
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          rpmbuild -ba rpmbuild/SPECS/zoneminder.spec \
-            --define "_topdir $(pwd)/rpmbuild" \
-            --define "version ${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-dev}"
-      - name: Sign RPMs
-        env:
-          __gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          find rpmbuild/RPMS -name "*.rpm" -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 -I{} rpmsign --addsign {}
-          # quick verify (non-fatal if gpg keyring missing pub)
-          rpm -Kv rpmbuild/RPMS/*/*.rpm || true
-      - name: Collect .rpm artifacts (incl. public key)
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          mkdir -p artifacts/rpm
-          find rpmbuild/RPMS -name "*.rpm" -exec cp -v {} artifacts/rpm/ \;
-          cp -v public.asc artifacts/rpm/
-      - name: Upload .rpm artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: rpm-${{ matrix.distro }}
-          path: artifacts/rpm
   release:
     name: Create GitHub Release (on tag)
-    needs: [build-debian, build-rpm]
+    needs: build-debian
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: