diff --git a/src/lib/server/install-script.test.ts b/src/lib/server/install-script.test.ts
index 42d10eb..480b636 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/install-script.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/install-script.test.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('generateInstallScript', () => {
 		expect(script).toContain('#!/bin/bash');
 		expect(script).toContain('OpenBoot Installer');
 		expect(script).toContain('Config: @testuser/my-config');
-		expect(script).toContain('brew install ${TAP_NAME}/openboot');
+		expect(script).toContain('api.github.com/repos/${OPENBOOT_REPO}/releases/latest');
 		expect(script).toContain('--user "testuser/my-config"');
 	});
 
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ describe('generateInstallScript', () => {
 		expect(script).not.toContain('my config!');
 	});
 
-	it('should install openboot via Homebrew tap', () => {
+	it('should install openboot via GitHub releases', () => {
 		const script = generateInstallScript('testuser', 'my-config');
 
-		expect(script).toContain('TAP_NAME="openbootdotdev/tap"');
-		expect(script).toContain('brew install ${TAP_NAME}/openboot');
-		expect(script).toContain('brew list openboot');
-		expect(script).toContain('Reinstall? (y/N)');
+		expect(script).toContain('OPENBOOT_REPO="openbootdotdev/openboot"');
+		expect(script).toContain('api.github.com/repos/${OPENBOOT_REPO}/releases/latest');
+		expect(script).toContain('install_openboot()');
+		expect(script).toContain('github.com/${OPENBOOT_REPO}/releases/download/${latest_version}/openboot-');
 	});
 
 	it('should pass through additional arguments to openboot', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/server/install-script.ts b/src/lib/server/install-script.ts
index fa5b6be..f07f1b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/install-script.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/install-script.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function generateInstallScript(
 	return `#!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-TAP_NAME="openbootdotdev/tap"
+OPENBOOT_REPO="openbootdotdev/openboot"
 
 main() {
 # When run via "curl | bash", stdin is the script content, not the terminal.
@@ -205,39 +205,48 @@ install_homebrew() {
   echo ""
 }
 
-local os arch
-os=\$(detect_os)
-arch=\$(detect_arch)
+install_openboot() {
+  local os_name="\$1"
+  local arch_name="\$2"
 
-echo "Detected: \${os}/\${arch}"
-echo ""
+  echo "Fetching latest OpenBoot version..."
+  local latest_version
+  latest_version=\$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/\${OPENBOOT_REPO}/releases/latest" \\
+    | grep '"tag_name"' | grep -o 'v[0-9][0-9.]*')
 
-install_xcode_clt
-install_homebrew
+  if [[ -z "\$latest_version" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not fetch latest OpenBoot version" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  local binary_url="https://github.com/\${OPENBOOT_REPO}/releases/download/\${latest_version}/openboot-\${os_name}-\${arch_name}"
 
-if brew list openboot &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "OpenBoot is already installed via Homebrew."
+  echo "Installing OpenBoot \${latest_version}..."
   echo ""
-  read -p "Reinstall? (y/N) " -n 1 -r
-  echo
-
-  if [[ \$REPLY =~ ^[Yy]\$ ]]; then
-    echo "Reinstalling OpenBoot..."
-    brew reinstall \${TAP_NAME}/openboot
-    echo ""
-    echo "OpenBoot reinstalled!"
+
+  curl -fsSL "\$binary_url" -o /tmp/openboot-install
+  chmod +x /tmp/openboot-install
+
+  if [[ -w "/usr/local/bin" ]]; then
+    mv /tmp/openboot-install /usr/local/bin/openboot
   else
-    echo "Using existing installation."
+    sudo mv /tmp/openboot-install /usr/local/bin/openboot
   fi
-else
-  echo "Installing OpenBoot via Homebrew..."
+
   echo ""
+  echo "OpenBoot \${latest_version} installed!"
+}
 
-  brew install \${TAP_NAME}/openboot
+local os arch
+os=\$(detect_os)
+arch=\$(detect_arch)
 
-  echo ""
-  echo "OpenBoot installed!"
-fi
+echo "Detected: \${os}/\${arch}"
+echo ""
+
+install_xcode_clt
+install_homebrew
+install_openboot "\$os" "\$arch"
 
 echo ""
 echo "Starting OpenBoot setup with config: @${safeUsername}/${safeSlug}"