diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+---
+
+include:
+  - project: mattermost/ci/desktop
+    ref: main
+    file: private.yml
+
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+SIGNER?="origin"
+
+GPG=$(shell command which gpg || echo "N/A")
+DPKG_SIG=$(shell command which dpkg-sig || echo "N/A")
+
+define sign_debian_package
+	dpkg-sig -k ${GPG_KEY_ID} --sign ${SIGNER} $1
+	dpkg-sig --verify $1	
+endef
+
+.PHONY: check-sign-linux-deb
+check-sign-linux-deb: ##Check running environment to sign debian packages
+ifeq ("$(GPG)","N/A")
+	@echo "Path does not contain gpg executable. Consider install!" 
+	@exit 128
+else
+	@echo "gpg Found in path!"
+endif
+ifeq ("$(DPKG_SIG)","N/A")
+	@echo "Path does not contain dpkg_sig executable. Consider install!" 
+	@exit 128
+else
+	@echo "dpkg_sig Found in path!"
+endif
+ifndef GPG_KEY_ID
+	@echo "Please define GPG_KEY_ID environment variable!" 
+	@exit 128
+else
+	@echo "GPG_KEY_ID is defined" 
+endif
+
+.PHONY: npm-ci	
+npm-ci: ## Install all npm dependencies
+	PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD=1 npm ci
+
+.PHONY: package
+package: package-linux-deb ## Generates packages for all environments
+
+.PHONY: package-linux-deb
+package-linux-deb: npm-ci ## Generates linux packages under build/linux folder
+	npm run package:linux-deb
+	mkdir -p artifacts
+	find ./release -name '*.deb' -exec cp "{}" artifacts/  \;
+
+
+.PHONY: sign
+sign: sign-linux-deb ## Sign packages in artifacts directory
+
+.PHONY: sign-linux-deb
+sign-linux-deb: check-sign-linux-deb ## Sign debian packages
+	$(foreach file, $(wildcard artifacts/*.deb), $(call sign_debian_package,${file});)
+
+## Help documentation à la https://marmelab.com/blog/2016/02/29/auto-documented-makefile.html
+help:
+	@grep -E '^[0-9a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' ./Makefile | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+