diff --git a/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md b/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
index 67962d7338..6404cd73f9 100644
--- a/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,4 +63,14 @@ Dependency updates were blocked for some time due to incompatibilities:
 
 By [@Geal](https://github.com/Geal) in https://github.com/apollographql/router/pull/1389 https://github.com/apollographql/router/pull/1395
 
+### Insert the full target triplet in the package name [PR #1393](https://github.com/apollographql/router/pull/1393)
+
+The released package names will now contain the full target triplet in their name:
+
+* `router-0.11.0-x86_64-linux.tar.gz` -> `router-0.11.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
+* `router-0.11.0-x86_64-macos.tar.gz` -> `router-0.11.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz`
+* `router-0.11.0-x86_64-windows.tar.gz` -> `router-0.11.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz`
+
+By [@Geal](https://github.com/Geal) in https://github.com/apollographql/router/pull/1393
+
 ## 📚 Documentation
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.router b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.router
index cb58b3f086..dc82501d5f 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.router
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.router
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FROM --platform=linux/amd64 alpine:latest AS build
 ARG ROUTER_RELEASE
 
 # Pull release from GH
-ADD https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/download/v${ROUTER_RELEASE}/router-${ROUTER_RELEASE}-x86_64-linux.tar.gz /tmp/router.tar.gz
+ADD https://github.com/apollographql/router/releases/download/v${ROUTER_RELEASE}/router-${ROUTER_RELEASE}-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz /tmp/router.tar.gz
 
 WORKDIR /tmp
 
diff --git a/xtask/src/commands/package/mod.rs b/xtask/src/commands/package/mod.rs
index e5eb7ec94a..eff2f5f058 100644
--- a/xtask/src/commands/package/mod.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/commands/package/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
 
+use std::fmt;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use anyhow::ensure;
 use anyhow::Context;
@@ -11,6 +13,16 @@ use structopt::StructOpt;
 use xtask::*;
 
 const INCLUDE: &[&str] = &["README.md", "LICENSE", "licenses.html"];
+pub(crate) const TARGET_X86_64_MUSL_LINUX: &str = "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl";
+pub(crate) const TARGET_X86_64_GNU_LINUX: &str = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu";
+pub(crate) const TARGET_X86_64_WINDOWS: &str = "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc";
+pub(crate) const TARGET_X86_64_MACOS: &str = "x86_64-apple-darwin";
+pub(crate) const POSSIBLE_TARGETS: [&str; 4] = [
+    TARGET_X86_64_MUSL_LINUX,
+    TARGET_X86_64_GNU_LINUX,
+    TARGET_X86_64_WINDOWS,
+    TARGET_X86_64_MACOS,
+];
 
 #[derive(Debug, StructOpt)]
 pub struct Package {
@@ -21,6 +33,9 @@ pub struct Package {
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
     #[structopt(flatten)]
     macos: macos::PackageMacos,
+
+    #[structopt(long, default_value, possible_values = &POSSIBLE_TARGETS)]
+    target: Target,
 }
 
 impl Package {
@@ -42,13 +57,8 @@ impl Package {
             }
             self.output.to_owned()
         } else if self.output.is_dir() {
-            self.output.join(format!(
-                "router-{}-{}-{}.tar.gz",
-                *PKG_VERSION,
-                // NOTE: same as xtask
-                std::env::consts::ARCH,
-                std::env::consts::OS,
-            ))
+            self.output
+                .join(format!("router-{}-{}.tar.gz", *PKG_VERSION, self.target))
         } else {
             self.output.to_owned()
         };
@@ -82,3 +92,63 @@ impl Package {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub(crate) enum Target {
+    MuslLinux,
+    GnuLinux,
+    Windows,
+    MacOS,
+    Other,
+}
+
+impl Default for Target {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        if cfg!(target_arch = "x86_64") {
+            if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+                Target::Windows
+            } else if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+                if cfg!(target_env = "gnu") {
+                    Target::GnuLinux
+                } else if cfg!(target_env = "musl") {
+                    Target::MuslLinux
+                } else {
+                    Target::Other
+                }
+            } else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+                Target::MacOS
+            } else {
+                Target::Other
+            }
+        } else {
+            Target::Other
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Target {
+    type Err = anyhow::Error;
+
+    fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match input {
+            TARGET_X86_64_MUSL_LINUX => Ok(Self::MuslLinux),
+            TARGET_X86_64_GNU_LINUX => Ok(Self::GnuLinux),
+            TARGET_X86_64_WINDOWS => Ok(Self::Windows),
+            TARGET_X86_64_MACOS => Ok(Self::MacOS),
+            _ => Ok(Self::Other),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Target {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let msg = match &self {
+            Target::MuslLinux => TARGET_X86_64_MUSL_LINUX,
+            Target::GnuLinux => TARGET_X86_64_GNU_LINUX,
+            Target::Windows => TARGET_X86_64_WINDOWS,
+            Target::MacOS => TARGET_X86_64_MACOS,
+            Target::Other => "unknown-target",
+        };
+        write!(f, "{}", msg)
+    }
+}