diff --git a/cmake/cpack/debian/conffiles b/cmake/cpack/debian/conffiles
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98c4d5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/cpack/debian/conffiles
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/etc/falco/falco.yaml
+/etc/falco/falco_rules.yaml
+/etc/falco/rules.available/application_rules.yaml
+/etc/falco/falco_rules.local.yaml
diff --git a/cmake/modules/CPackConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/CPackConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bc1c705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/CPackConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PACKAGE_NAME}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) cncf.io.")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "opensource@sysdig.com") # todo: change this once we've got @falco.org addresses
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "Falco - Container Native Runtime Security")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/description.txt")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "${FALCO_VERSION}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
+set(CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeCPackOptions.cmake")
+set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES "ON")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE "OFF")
+
+set(CPACK_GENERATOR DEB RPM TGZ)
+
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION "utils")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "amd64")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE "https://www.falco.org")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/scripts/debian/postinst;${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/scripts/debian/prerm;${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/debian/postrm;${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cpack/debian/conffiles")
+
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "Apache v2.0")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_URL "https://www.falco.org")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "dkms, gcc, make, kernel-devel, perl")
+set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/rpm/postinstall")
+set(CPACK_RPM_PRE_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/rpm/preuninstall")
+set(CPACK_RPM_POST_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/rpm/postuninstall")
+set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION /usr/src /usr/share/man /usr/share/man/man8 /etc /usr /usr/bin /usr/share /etc/rc.d /etc/rc.d/init.d)
+set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE "OFF")
+
+if(CPACK_GENERATOR MATCHES "DEB")
+	list(APPEND CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS "mkdir -p _CPack_Packages/${CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG}/${CPACK_GENERATOR}/${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}/etc/init.d/")
+	list(APPEND CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS "cp scripts/debian/falco _CPack_Packages/${CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG}/${CPACK_GENERATOR}/${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}/etc/init.d")
+endif()
+
+if(CPACK_GENERATOR MATCHES "RPM")
+	list(APPEND CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS "mkdir -p _CPack_Packages/${CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG}/${CPACK_GENERATOR}/${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}/etc/rc.d/init.d/")
+	list(APPEND CPACK_INSTALL_COMMANDS "cp scripts/rpm/falco _CPack_Packages/${CPACK_TOPLEVEL_TAG}/${CPACK_GENERATOR}/${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}/etc/rc.d/init.d")
+endif()
+
+if(CPACK_GENERATOR MATCHES "TGZ")
+	set(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR "ON")
+	set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES "OFF")
+endif()
+
+include(CPack)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindGRPC.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindGRPC.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c39066c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindGRPC.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+find_path(GRPCXX_INCLUDE NAMES grpc++/grpc++.h)
+if(GRPCXX_INCLUDE)
+	set(GRPC_INCLUDE ${GRPCXX_INCLUDE})
+else()
+	find_path(GRPCPP_INCLUDE NAMES grpcpp/grpcpp.h)
+	set(GRPC_INCLUDE ${GRPCPP_INCLUDE})
+	add_definitions(-DGRPC_INCLUDE_IS_GRPCPP=1)
+endif()
+find_library(GRPC_LIB NAMES grpc)
+find_library(GRPCPP_LIB NAMES grpc++)
+if(GRPC_INCLUDE AND GRPC_LIB AND GRPCPP_LIB)
+	message(STATUS "Found grpc: include: ${GRPC_INCLUDE}, C lib: ${GRPC_LIB}, C++ lib: ${GRPCPP_LIB}")
+else()
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "Couldn't find system grpc")
+endif()
+find_program(GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN grpc_cpp_plugin)
+if(NOT GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "System grpc_cpp_plugin not found")
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/patch/grpc-1.25.0-Makefile.patch b/cmake/patch/grpc-1.25.0-Makefile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ba541dc6..00000000
--- a/cmake/patch/grpc-1.25.0-Makefile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index 8fd7044dd9..428da4c6c5 100644
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ ifneq ($(LDFLAGS_PROTOBUF_PKG_CONFIG),)
- LDFLAGS_PROTOBUF_PKG_CONFIG += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs-only-L protobuf | sed s/L/Wl,-rpath,/)
- endif
- endif
-+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_PROTOBUF_PKG_CONFIG) $(LDFLAGS)
- else
- PC_LIBS_GRPCXX = -lprotobuf
- endif
-diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
-index 8063bd4771..eac629d1c7 100644
---- a/templates/Makefile.template
-+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
-@@ -749,6 +749,7 @@
-   LDFLAGS_PROTOBUF_PKG_CONFIG += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs-only-L protobuf | sed s/L/Wl,-rpath,/)
-   endif
-   endif
-+  LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_PROTOBUF_PKG_CONFIG) $(LDFLAGS)
-   else
-   PC_LIBS_GRPCXX = -lprotobuf
-   endif