diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2215f0f..a18df60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           Architecture: amd64
           Maintainer: oiupoyt
           Description: High-performance GPU hardware screen recorder and instant replay overlay
-          Depends: libgtk-3-0, libgtk-layer-shell0, libpipewire-0.3-0, libva2, libasound2
+          Depends: libavcodec60, libavformat60, libavutil58, libswresample4, libswscale7, libpipewire-0.3-0, libxcb1, libasound2, libva2
           EOF
           cp target/release/scythe "deb/scythe_${VERSION}/usr/bin/scythe"
           ln -sf scythe "deb/scythe_${VERSION}/usr/bin/scythe-daemon"
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ jobs:
           install: >-
             mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
             mingw-w64-x86_64-rust
-            mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3
             mingw-w64-x86_64-ffmpeg
             mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config
             mingw-w64-x86_64-clang
diff --git a/packaging/aur/PKGBUILD b/packaging/aur/PKGBUILD
index 9cd399d..6efb1fd 100644
--- a/packaging/aur/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/aur/PKGBUILD
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pkgdesc="High-performance GPU hardware screen recorder and instant replay overla
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://github.com/oiupoyt/scythe"
 license=('MIT' 'Apache-2.0')
-depends=('ffmpeg' 'pipewire' 'gtk3' 'gtk-layer-shell' 'libpulse' 'libva' 'libxcb')
+depends=('ffmpeg' 'pipewire' 'alsa-lib' 'libpulse' 'libva' 'libxcb')
 makedepends=('cargo' 'git' 'pkgconf' 'clang')
 provides=('scythe' 'vrec' 'vrec-git')
 conflicts=('scythe' 'vrec')
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sha256sums=('SKIP')
 
 pkgver() {
     cd "$srcdir/scythe"
-    git describe --long --tags 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//;s/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g' || echo "0.1.0"
+    git describe --long --tags 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//;s/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g' || echo "0.2.18"
 }
 
 build() {
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ build() {
 
 package() {
     cd "$srcdir/scythe"
-    install -Dm755 target/release/scythe-daemon "$pkgdir/usr/bin/scythe-daemon"
-    install -Dm755 target/release/scythe-ui "$pkgdir/usr/bin/scythe-ui"
     install -Dm755 target/release/scythe "$pkgdir/usr/bin/scythe"
-    ln -sf "/usr/bin/scythe-daemon" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/vrec-daemon"
-    ln -sf "/usr/bin/scythe-ui" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/vrec-ui"
+    ln -sf "/usr/bin/scythe" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/scythe-daemon"
+    ln -sf "/usr/bin/scythe" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/scythe-ui"
+    ln -sf "/usr/bin/scythe" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/vrec-daemon"
+    ln -sf "/usr/bin/scythe" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/vrec-ui"
     ln -sf "/usr/bin/scythe" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/vrec"
     install -Dm644 packaging/scythe.desktop "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/scythe.desktop"
     ln -sf "/usr/share/applications/scythe.desktop" "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/vrec.desktop"
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/scythe.spec b/packaging/rpm/scythe.spec
index cdf854d..f0fcc61 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/scythe.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/scythe.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           scythe
-Version:        0.1.0
+Version:        0.2.18
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        High-performance GPU hardware screen recorder and instant replay overlay
 
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ BuildRequires:  cargo
 BuildRequires:  rust
 BuildRequires:  ffmpeg-devel
 BuildRequires:  pipewire-devel
-BuildRequires:  gtk3-devel
-BuildRequires:  gtk-layer-shell-devel
+BuildRequires:  libva-devel
+BuildRequires:  alsa-lib-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxcb-devel
 BuildRequires:  clang-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconf-pkg-config
 
 Requires:       ffmpeg-free
 Requires:       pipewire
-Requires:       gtk3
-Requires:       gtk-layer-shell
+Requires:       libva
+Requires:       alsa-lib
+Requires:       libxcb
 
 %description
 High-performance GPU hardware screen recorder and instant replay overlay for Wayland and X11.
@@ -52,5 +54,11 @@ ln -sf %{_datadir}/applications/scythe.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applicati
 %{_datadir}/applications/vrec.desktop
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 21 2026 oiupoyt - 0.2.18-1
+- Unified multicall binary: install scythe with the scythe-daemon, scythe-ui
+  and vrec-* compatibility symlinks
+- Dropped the GTK 3 and GTK layer shell requirements, the GTK backend was
+  retired
+- Version tracked against Cargo.toml
 * Wed Sep 02 2026 oiupoyt - 0.1.0-1
 - Initial release of scythe