diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9167d882ed..6e5e377c03 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ version = "0.71.1"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
+[package.metadata.binstall]
+pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/{ version }/{ name }-{ version }-{ target }.{ archive-format }"
+pkg-fmt = "tgz"
+
+[package.metadata.binstall.overrides.x86_64-pc-windows-msvc]
+pkg-fmt = "zip"
+
 [workspace]
 members = [
 	"crates/nu-cli",