diff --git a/content/index.smd b/content/index.smd
index 66bfdd0..5962d74 100644
--- a/content/index.smd
+++ b/content/index.smd
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ Install latest nightly build and specify the install prefix:
 
 ``` curl -fsSL https://flow-control.dev/install | sh -s -- --nightly --prefix ~/.local/bin ```
 
+Install latest nightly build and verify against gpg signature:
+
+``` curl -fsSL https://flow-control.dev/install | sh -s -- --nightly --verify ```
+
+
 ### Prebuilt Binaries
 - Stable: [Releases](https://github.com/neurocyte/flow/releases)
 - Nightly: [Nightly Builds](https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-nightly/releases)
diff --git a/install b/install
index e3803a4..a680b1b 100644
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ set -e
 install_dir="/usr/local/bin"
 add_alias=0
 nightly=0
+verify=0
+local=0
 
 while true; do
     case "${1}" in
@@ -19,6 +21,14 @@ while true; do
         install_dir=/$2
         shift 2
         ;;
+    -V | --verify)
+        verify=1
+        shift 1
+        ;;
+    -l | --local)
+        local=1
+        shift 1
+        ;;
     --)
         shift 1
         break
@@ -87,6 +97,27 @@ if [ "$filesize" -lt 100 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ "$verify" -eq 0 ] && [ -t 0 ]; then
+    printf "do you want to download and verify the gpg signature? [y/N]: "
+    read -r answer_verify
+    if [ "$answer_verify" = "y" ] || [ "$answer_verify" = "Y" ]; then
+        verify=1
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$verify" -eq 1 ]; then
+    curl -fL "$url.sig" -o "/tmp/$filename.$ext.sig"
+    curl -fL 'https://flow-control.dev/public.gpg' -o /tmp/flow-control-public.gpg
+    gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /tmp/flow-control-public.gpg --verify "/tmp/$filename.$ext.sig" "/tmp/$filename.$ext"
+
+    if [ "$local" -eq 1 ]; then
+        gpg --verify "/tmp/$filename.$ext.sig" "/tmp/$filename.$ext"
+    fi
+
+    rm /tmp/flow-control-public.gpg
+    rm "/tmp/$filename.$ext.sig"
+fi
+
 echo "installing $([ "$nightly" -eq 1 ] && echo 'NIGHTLY build' || echo 'flow')..."
 if [ "$ext" = "tar.gz" ]; then
     tar -xzf "/tmp/$filename.$ext" -C "$install_dir"
diff --git a/public.gpg b/public.gpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f199e02
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