diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 961805433..25729abf3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ desktop_linux:
     MAX_GLIBC: "2.31"
     USE_HARD_LINKS: "false"
     SQLCIPHER_BUNDLED: "1"
+    # Eigene Build-Variante: Produktname ThreadNet statt Element. Ohne das nutzt
+    # electron-builder element.io/release/build.json und die Pakete heissen weiter
+    # "element-desktop" (real passiert 2026-08-02).
+    VARIANT_PATH: axion1337/build.json
   script:
     - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter element-desktop
     - cp -r apps/web/webapp apps/desktop/webapp
@@ -201,6 +205,8 @@ desktop_windows:
     SQLCIPHER_BUNDLED: "1"
     ELECTRON_CACHE: C:\electron-cache
     ELECTRON_BUILDER_CACHE: C:\eb-cache
+    # Eigene Build-Variante (Produktname ThreadNet) - siehe desktop_linux
+    VARIANT_PATH: axion1337/build.json
   script:
     - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter element-desktop
     # GitHub-CDN-Downloads (Electron-Binary, winCodeSign, NSIS) reissen im Gast