diff --git a/crates/http_client/src/github_download.rs b/crates/http_client/src/github_download.rs
index 02dee08b215e547d632caaf5f94b0872aa6aa20d..642bbf11c11ce8816a1506c3c4989dce434552d8 100644
--- a/crates/http_client/src/github_download.rs
+++ b/crates/http_client/src/github_download.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use std::{path::Path, pin::Pin, task::Poll};
+use std::{
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::Poll,
+};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use async_compression::futures::bufread::GzipDecoder;
@@ -40,11 +44,37 @@ pub async fn download_server_binary(
     asset_kind: AssetKind,
 ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     log::info!("downloading github artifact from {url}");
+    let Some(destination_parent) = destination_path.parent() else {
+        anyhow::bail!("destination path has no parent: {destination_path:?}");
+    };
+
+    let staging_path = staging_path(destination_parent, asset_kind)?;
     let mut response = http_client
         .get(url, Default::default(), true)
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("downloading release from {url}"))?;
     let body = response.body_mut();
+
+    if let Err(err) = extract_to_staging(body, digest, url, &staging_path, asset_kind).await {
+        cleanup_staging_path(&staging_path, asset_kind).await;
+        return Err(err);
+    }
+
+    if let Err(err) = finalize_download(&staging_path, destination_path).await {
+        cleanup_staging_path(&staging_path, asset_kind).await;
+        return Err(err);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn extract_to_staging(
+    body: impl AsyncRead + Unpin,
+    digest: Option<&str>,
+    url: &str,
+    staging_path: &Path,
+    asset_kind: AssetKind,
+) -> Result<()> {
     match digest {
         Some(expected_sha_256) => {
             let temp_asset_file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new()
@@ -57,7 +87,7 @@ pub async fn download_server_binary(
             futures::io::copy(&mut BufReader::new(body), &mut writer)
                 .await
                 .with_context(|| {
-                    format!("saving archive contents into the temporary file for {url}",)
+                    format!("saving archive contents into the temporary file for {url}")
                 })?;
             let asset_sha_256 = format!("{:x}", writer.hasher.finalize());
 
@@ -69,22 +99,68 @@ pub async fn download_server_binary(
                 .writer
                 .seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(0))
                 .await
-                .with_context(|| format!("seeking temporary file {destination_path:?}",))?;
-            stream_file_archive(&mut writer.writer, url, destination_path, asset_kind)
+                .with_context(|| format!("seeking temporary file for {url}"))?;
+            stream_file_archive(&mut writer.writer, url, staging_path, asset_kind)
                 .await
                 .with_context(|| {
-                    format!("extracting downloaded asset for {url} into {destination_path:?}",)
+                    format!("extracting downloaded asset for {url} into {staging_path:?}")
+                })?;
+        }
+        None => {
+            stream_response_archive(body, url, staging_path, asset_kind)
+                .await
+                .with_context(|| {
+                    format!("extracting response for asset {url} into {staging_path:?}")
                 })?;
         }
-        None => stream_response_archive(body, url, destination_path, asset_kind)
-            .await
-            .with_context(|| {
-                format!("extracting response for asset {url} into {destination_path:?}",)
-            })?,
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn staging_path(parent: &Path, asset_kind: AssetKind) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    match asset_kind {
+        AssetKind::TarGz | AssetKind::Zip => {
+            let dir = tempfile::Builder::new()
+                .prefix(".tmp-github-download-")
+                .tempdir_in(parent)
+                .with_context(|| format!("creating staging directory in {parent:?}"))?;
+            Ok(dir.keep())
+        }
+        AssetKind::Gz => {
+            let path = tempfile::Builder::new()
+                .prefix(".tmp-github-download-")
+                .tempfile_in(parent)
+                .with_context(|| format!("creating staging file in {parent:?}"))?
+                .into_temp_path()
+                .keep()
+                .with_context(|| format!("persisting staging file in {parent:?}"))?;
+            Ok(path)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn cleanup_staging_path(staging_path: &Path, asset_kind: AssetKind) {
+    match asset_kind {
+        AssetKind::TarGz | AssetKind::Zip => {
+            if let Err(err) = async_fs::remove_dir_all(staging_path).await {
+                log::warn!("failed to remove staging directory {staging_path:?}: {err:?}");
+            }
+        }
+        AssetKind::Gz => {
+            if let Err(err) = async_fs::remove_file(staging_path).await {
+                log::warn!("failed to remove staging file {staging_path:?}: {err:?}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn finalize_download(staging_path: &Path, destination_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    async_fs::rename(staging_path, destination_path)
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("renaming {staging_path:?} to {destination_path:?}"))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn stream_response_archive(
     response: impl AsyncRead + Unpin,
     url: &str,