diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/cli.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/cli.md
index 9df5771b46d7..a4b8cbc3afde 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/cli.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/cli.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Versions before 350 are not supported.
 (cli-installation)=
 ## Installation
 
-Download {maven_download}`cli`, rename it to `trino`, make it executable with
+Download {github_release_download}`cli`, rename it to `trino`, make it executable with
 `chmod +x`, and run it to show the version of the CLI:
 
 ```text
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/jdbc.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/jdbc.md
index 34e113c7edf3..39c0b8fd39ff 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/jdbc.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/jdbc.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Versions before 350 are not supported.
 (jdbc-installation)=
 ## Installation
 
-Download {maven_download}`jdbc` and add it to the classpath of your Java application.
+Download {github_release_download}`jdbc` and add it to the classpath of your Java application.
 
 The driver is also available from Maven Central:
 
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/develop/example-http.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/develop/example-http.md
index e6ebc9817f5d..13f60f330b6a 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/develop/example-http.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/develop/example-http.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ image](/installation/containers).
 Follow the [plugin installation instructions](plugins-installation) and
 optionally use the [trino-packages
 project](https://github.com/trinodb/trino-packages) or manually download the
-plugin archive {maven_download}`example-http`.
+plugin archive {github_release_download}`example-http`.
 
 ## Code
 
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/ext/download.py b/docs/src/main/sphinx/ext/download.py
index 879892b832e2..8229a83b0c03 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/ext/download.py
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/ext/download.py
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ def maven_filename(artifact, version, packaging, classifier):
     classifier = '-' + classifier if classifier else ''
     return '%s-%s%s.%s' % (artifact, version, classifier, packaging)
 
+def github_release_download(group, artifact, version, packaging, classifier):
+    base = 'https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/download/'
+    filename = maven_filename(artifact, version, packaging, classifier)
+    return base + '/' + version + '/' + filename
 
 def maven_download(group, artifact, version, packaging, classifier):
     base = 'https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/'
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ def maven_download(group, artifact, version, packaging, classifier):
 
 def setup(app):
     # noinspection PyDefaultArgument,PyUnusedLocal
-    def download_link_role(role, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content=[]):
+    def maven_link_role(role, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content=[]):
         version = app.config.release
 
         if not text in ARTIFACTS:
@@ -110,7 +114,25 @@ def download_link_role(role, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content
         node = nodes.reference(title, title, internal=False, refuri=uri)
 
         return [node], []
-    app.add_role('maven_download', download_link_role)
+
+    def github_link_role(role, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content=[]):
+        version = app.config.release
+
+        if not text in ARTIFACTS:
+            inliner.reporter.error('Unsupported download type: ' + text, line=lineno)
+            return [], []
+
+        artifact, packaging, classifier = ARTIFACTS[text]
+
+        title = maven_filename(artifact, version, packaging, classifier)
+        uri = github_release_download(GROUP_ID, artifact, version, packaging, classifier)
+
+        node = nodes.reference(title, title, internal=False, refuri=uri)
+
+        return [node], []
+
+    app.add_role('maven_download', maven_link_role)
+    app.add_role('github_release_download', github_link_role)
 
     return {
         'parallel_read_safe': True,
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.md
index 356a2b32fe3b..a8b9b5688574 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.md
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/trinodb/trino).
 
 ## Installing Trino
 
-Download the Trino server tarball, {maven_download}`server`, and unpack it. The
-tarball contains a single top-level directory, `trino-server-|trino_version|`,
-which we call the *installation* directory.
+Download the Trino server tarball, {github_release_download}`server`, and unpack
+it. The tarball contains a single top-level directory,
+`trino-server-|trino_version|`, which we call the *installation* directory.
 
 The default tarball contains all plugins and must be configured for use. The
-minimal `server-core` tarball, {maven_download}`server-core`, contains a minimal
-set of essential plugins, and it is therefore mostly suitable as a base for
-custom tarball creation.
+minimal `server-core` tarball, {github_release_download}`server-core`, contains
+a minimal set of essential plugins, and it is therefore mostly suitable as a
+base for custom tarball creation.
 
 The [trino-packages project](https://github.com/trinodb/trino-packages) includes
 a module to create a fully configured tarball with an example configuration. The
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/plugins.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/plugins.md
index b366731aa13b..2f045c742b65 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/plugins.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/plugins.md
@@ -147,221 +147,221 @@ with the listed coordinates.
 * - ai-functions
   - [](/functions/ai)
   - [io.trino:trino-ai-functions](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-ai-functions)
-  - {maven_download}`ai-functions`  
+  - {github_release_download}`ai-functions`  
 * - bigquery
   - [](/connector/bigquery)
   - [io.trino:trino-bigquery](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-bigquery)
-  - {maven_download}`bigquery`
+  - {github_release_download}`bigquery`
 * - blackhole
   - [](/connector/blackhole)
   - [io.trino:trino-blackhole](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-blackhole)
-  - {maven_download}`blackhole`
+  - {github_release_download}`blackhole`
 * - cassandra
   - [](/connector/cassandra)
   - [io.trino:trino-cassandra](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-cassandra)
-  - {maven_download}`cassandra`
+  - {github_release_download}`cassandra`
 * - clickhouse
   - [](/connector/clickhouse)
   - [io.trino:trino-clickhouse](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-clickhouse)
-  - {maven_download}`clickhouse`
+  - {github_release_download}`clickhouse`
 * - delta-lake
   - [](/connector/delta-lake)
   - [io.trino:trino-delta-lake](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-delta-lake)
-  - {maven_download}`delta-lake`
+  - {github_release_download}`delta-lake`
 * - druid
   - [](/connector/druid)
   - [io.trino:trino-druid](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-druid)
-  - {maven_download}`druid`
+  - {github_release_download}`druid`
 * - duckdb
   - [](/connector/duckdb)
   - [io.trino:trino-duckdb](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-duckdb)
-  - {maven_download}`duckdb`
+  - {github_release_download}`duckdb`
 * - elasticsearch
   - [](/connector/elasticsearch)
   - [io.trino:trino-elasticsearch](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-elasticsearch)
-  - {maven_download}`elasticsearch`
+  - {github_release_download}`elasticsearch`
 * - example-http
   - [](/develop/example-http)
   - [io.trino:trino-example-http](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-example-http)
-  - {maven_download}`example-http`
+  - {github_release_download}`example-http`
 * - exasol
   - [](/connector/exasol)
   - [io.trino:trino-exasol](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-exasol)
-  - {maven_download}`exasol`
+  - {github_release_download}`exasol`
 * - exchange-filesystem
   - [](/admin/fault-tolerant-execution) exchange file system
   - [io.trino:trino-exchange-filesystem](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-exchange-filesystem)
-  - {maven_download}`exchange-filesystem`
+  - {github_release_download}`exchange-filesystem`
 * - exchange-hdfs
   - [](/admin/fault-tolerant-execution) exchange file system for HDFS
   - [io.trino:trino-exchange-hdfs](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-exchange-hdfs)
-  - {maven_download}`exchange-hdfs`
+  - {github_release_download}`exchange-hdfs`
 * - faker
   - [](/connector/faker)
   - [io.trino:trino-faker](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-faker)
-  - {maven_download}`faker`
+  - {github_release_download}`faker`
 * - functions-python
   - [](/udf/python)
   - [io.trino:trino-functions-python](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-functions-python)
-  - {maven_download}`functions-python`
+  - {github_release_download}`functions-python`
 * - geospatial
   - [](/functions/geospatial)
   - [io.trino:trino-geospatial](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-geospatial)
-  - {maven_download}`geospatial`
+  - {github_release_download}`geospatial`
 * - google-sheets
   - [](/connector/googlesheets)
   - [io.trino:trino-google-sheets](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-google-sheets)
-  - {maven_download}`google-sheets`
+  - {github_release_download}`google-sheets`
 * - hive
   - [](/connector/hive)
   - [io.trino:trino-hive](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-hive)
-  - {maven_download}`hive`
+  - {github_release_download}`hive`
 * - http-event-listener
   - [](/admin/event-listeners-http)
   - [io.trino:trino-http-event-listener](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-http-event-listener)
-  - {maven_download}`http-event-listener`
+  - {github_release_download}`http-event-listener`
 * - http-server-event-listener
   - HTTP server event listener
   - [io.trino:trino-http-server-event-listener](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-http-server-event-listener)
-  - {maven_download}`http-server-event-listener`
+  - {github_release_download}`http-server-event-listener`
 * - hudi
   - [](/connector/hudi)
   - [io.trino:trino-hudi](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-hudi)
-  - {maven_download}`hudi`
+  - {github_release_download}`hudi`
 * - iceberg
   - [](/connector/iceberg)
   - [io.trino:trino-iceberg](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-iceberg)
-  - {maven_download}`iceberg`
+  - {github_release_download}`iceberg`
 * - ignite
   - [](/connector/ignite)
   - [io.trino:trino-ignite](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-ignite)
-  - {maven_download}`ignite`
+  - {github_release_download}`ignite`
 * - jmx
   - [](/connector/jmx)
   - [io.trino:trino-jmx](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-jmx)
-  - {maven_download}`jmx`
+  - {github_release_download}`jmx`
 * - kafka
   - [](/connector/kafka)
   - [io.trino:trino-kafka](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-kafka)
-  - {maven_download}`kafka`
+  - {github_release_download}`kafka`
 * - kafka-event-listener
   - [](/admin/event-listeners-kafka)
   - [io.trino:trino-kafka-event-listener](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-kafka-event-listener)
-  - {maven_download}`kafka-event-listener`
+  - {github_release_download}`kafka-event-listener`
 * - loki
   - [](/connector/loki)
   - [io.trino:trino-loki](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-loki)
-  - {maven_download}`loki`
+  - {github_release_download}`loki`
 * - mariadb
   - [](/connector/mariadb)
   - [io.trino:trino-mariadb](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-mariadb)
-  - {maven_download}`mariadb`
+  - {github_release_download}`mariadb`
 * - memory
   - [](/connector/memory)
   - [io.trino:trino-memory](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-memory)
-  - {maven_download}`memory`
+  - {github_release_download}`memory`
 * - ml
   - [](/functions/ml)
   - [io.trino:trino-ml](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-ml)
-  - {maven_download}`ml`
+  - {github_release_download}`ml`
 * - mongodb
   - [](/connector/mongodb)
   - [io.trino:trino-mongodb](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-mongodb)
-  - {maven_download}`mongodb`
+  - {github_release_download}`mongodb`
 * - mysql
   - [](/connector/mysql)
   - [io.trino:trino-mysql](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-mysql)
-  - {maven_download}`mysql`
+  - {github_release_download}`mysql`
 * - mysql-event-listener
   - [](/admin/event-listeners-mysql)
   - [io.trino:trino-mysql-event-listener](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-mysql-event-listener)
-  - {maven_download}`mysql-event-listener`
+  - {github_release_download}`mysql-event-listener`
 * - opa
   - [](/security/opa-access-control)
   - [io.trino:trino-opa](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-opa)
-  - {maven_download}`opa`
+  - {github_release_download}`opa`
 * - openlineage
   - [](/admin/event-listeners-openlineage)
   - [io.trino:trino-openlineage](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-openlineage)
-  - {maven_download}`openlineage`
+  - {github_release_download}`openlineage`
 * - opensearch
   - [](/connector/opensearch)
   - [io.trino:trino-opensearch](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-opensearch)
-  - {maven_download}`opensearch`
+  - {github_release_download}`opensearch`
 * - oracle
   - [](/connector/oracle)
   - [io.trino:trino-oracle](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-oracle)
-  - {maven_download}`oracle`
+  - {github_release_download}`oracle`
 * - password-authenticators
   - Password authentication
   - [io.trino:trino-password-authenticators](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-password-authenticators)
-  - {maven_download}`password-authenticators`
+  - {github_release_download}`password-authenticators`
 * - pinot
   - [](/connector/pinot)
   - [io.trino:trino-pinot](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-pinot)
-  - {maven_download}`pinot`
+  - {github_release_download}`pinot`
 * - postgresql
   - [](/connector/postgresql)
   - [io.trino:trino-postgresql](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-postgresql)
-  - {maven_download}`postgresql`
+  - {github_release_download}`postgresql`
 * - prometheus
   - [](/connector/prometheus)
   - [io.trino:trino-prometheus](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-prometheus)
-  - {maven_download}`prometheus`
+  - {github_release_download}`prometheus`
 * - ranger
   - [](/security/ranger-access-control)
   - [io.trino:trino-ranger](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-ranger)
-  - {maven_download}`ranger`
+  - {github_release_download}`ranger`
 * - redis
   - [](/connector/redis)
   - [io.trino:trino-redis](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-redis)
-  - {maven_download}`redis`
+  - {github_release_download}`redis`
 * - redshift
   - [](/connector/redshift)
   - [io.trino:trino-redshift](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-redshift)
-  - {maven_download}`redshift`
+  - {github_release_download}`redshift`
 * - resource-group-managers
   - [](/admin/resource-groups)
   - [io.trino:trino-resource-group-managers](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-resource-group-managers)
-  - {maven_download}`resource-group-managers`
+  - {github_release_download}`resource-group-managers`
 * - session-property-managers
   - [](/admin/session-property-managers)
   - [io.trino:trino-session-property-managers](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-session-property-managers)
-  - {maven_download}`session-property-managers`
+  - {github_release_download}`session-property-managers`
 * - singlestore
   - [](/connector/singlestore)
   - [io.trino:trino-singlestore](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-singlestore)
-  - {maven_download}`singlestore`
+  - {github_release_download}`singlestore`
 * - snowflake
   - [](/connector/snowflake)
   - [io.trino:trino-snowflake](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-snowflake)
-  - {maven_download}`snowflake`
+  - {github_release_download}`snowflake`
 * - spooling-filesystem
   - Server side support for [](protocol-spooling)
   - [io.trino:trino-spooling-filesystem](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-spooling-filesystem)
-  - {maven_download}`spooling-filesystem`
+  - {github_release_download}`spooling-filesystem`
 * - sqlserver
   - [](/connector/sqlserver)
   - [io.trino:trino-sqlserver](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-sqlserver)
-  - {maven_download}`sqlserver`
+  - {github_release_download}`sqlserver`
 * - teradata-functions
   - [](/functions/teradata)
   - [io.trino:trino-teradata-functions](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-teradata-functions)
-  - {maven_download}`teradata-functions`
+  - {github_release_download}`teradata-functions`
 * - thrift
   - [](/connector/thrift)
   - [io.trino:trino-thrift](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-thrift)
-  - {maven_download}`thrift`
+  - {github_release_download}`thrift`
 * - tpcds
   - [](/connector/tpcds)
   - [io.trino:trino-tpcds](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-tpcds)
-  - {maven_download}`tpcds`
+  - {github_release_download}`tpcds`
 * - tpch
   - [](/connector/tpch)
   - [io.trino:trino-tpch](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-tpch)
-  - {maven_download}`tpch`
+  - {github_release_download}`tpch`
 * - vertica
   - [](/connector/vertica)
   - [io.trino:trino-vertica](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-vertica)
-  - {maven_download}`vertica`
+  - {github_release_download}`vertica`
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