diff --git a/scripts/publish-rpm.sh b/scripts/publish-rpm.sh
index 2be80f4..ba6ca9f 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-rpm.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-rpm.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 GITEA_URL="${GITEA_URL:-http://10.0.0.194:3012}"
 GITEA_OWNER="${GITEA_OWNER:-michal}"
+GITEA_REPO="${GITEA_REPO:-mcpctl}"
 
 if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
   echo "Error: GITEA_TOKEN not set. Add it to .env or export it."
@@ -49,7 +50,22 @@ curl --fail -s -X PUT \
 
 echo ""
 echo "==> Published successfully!"
+
+# Verify the package is linked to the repo (Gitea stores the link at package level)
+REPO_LINK=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+  "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/packages/${GITEA_OWNER}/rpm/mcpctl/${RPM_VERSION}" \
+  | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); r=d.get('repository'); print(r.get('full_name') if r else '')" 2>/dev/null)
+
+if [ -n "$REPO_LINK" ]; then
+  echo "==> Linked to repo: ${REPO_LINK}"
+else
+  echo ""
+  echo "WARNING: Package is not linked to a repository."
+  echo "Link it manually in the Gitea UI:"
+  echo "  ${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_OWNER}/-/packages/rpm/mcpctl/${RPM_VERSION}/settings"
+  echo "  → Link to repository: ${GITEA_OWNER}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+fi
+
 echo ""
 echo "Install with:"
-echo "  sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo ${GITEA_URL}/api/packages/${GITEA_OWNER}/rpm.repo"
-echo "  sudo dnf install mcpctl"
+echo "  sudo dnf install mcpctl  # if repo already configured"