diff --git a/pkg/drop/attest_test.go b/pkg/drop/attest_test.go
index 734e350..0616b85 100644
--- a/pkg/drop/attest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/drop/attest_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func testResultSet(status string) *papi.ResultSet {
 
 func testAsset() *github.Asset {
 	return &github.Asset{
-		Host: "github.com", Org: testOrg, Repo: testAppName,
+		Host: github.DefaultHost, Org: testOrg, Repo: testAppName,
 		Version: testVersion, Name: testBinFile, DownloadURL: testAssetURL,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/drop/implementation.go b/pkg/drop/implementation.go
index 86c77c9..f089d5c 100644
--- a/pkg/drop/implementation.go
+++ b/pkg/drop/implementation.go
@@ -101,14 +101,58 @@ func (di *defaultImplementation) GetSystemInfo(*Options) (*system.Info, error) {
 
 // findInstallable looks in a list of release assets for the installable (or
 // plain asset) matching the spec name, defaulting to the repository name.
-func findInstallable(assets []github.AssetDataProvider, spec github.AssetDataProvider) github.AssetDataProvider {
+// findInstallable returns the installable (or plain asset) a spec points to.
+// The spec name, defaulting to the repository name, is matched first. When
+// the spec carries no name and nothing in the release is named after the
+// repository, the fallback is the only installable shipping a variant for
+// the platform (releases often name binaries differently than the repo).
+// Several such installables are an error listing them, so the user can pick
+// one with the #name syntax. Nothing matching returns nil without error.
+func findInstallable(assets []github.AssetDataProvider, spec github.AssetDataProvider, osName, arch string) (github.AssetDataProvider, error) {
 	name := specName(spec)
 	for _, asset := range assets {
 		if asset.GetName() == name {
-			return asset
+			return asset, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	// An explicit name is never second-guessed
+	if spec.GetName() != "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	candidates := []string{}
+	var found github.AssetDataProvider
+	for _, asset := range assets {
+		inst, ok := asset.(*github.Installable)
+		if !ok || !hasVariant(inst, osName, arch) {
+			continue
+		}
+		candidates = append(candidates, inst.GetName())
+		found = inst
+	}
+	switch len(candidates) {
+	case 0:
+		return nil, nil
+	case 1:
+		logrus.Debugf("no asset named %q, using the only installable for %s/%s: %s", name, osName, arch, candidates[0])
+		return found, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"%w for %s/%s (%s): pick one with %s/%s/%s#<name>", ErrAmbiguousInstallable,
+			osName, arch, strings.Join(candidates, ", "), spec.GetHost(), spec.GetOrg(), spec.GetRepo(),
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+// hasVariant reports if an installable ships a variant for a platform.
+func hasVariant(inst *github.Installable, osName, arch string) bool {
+	for _, v := range inst.Variants {
+		if v.Os == osName && v.Arch == arch {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // ChooseAsset selects an installable matching the spec name and local platform
@@ -118,7 +162,11 @@ func (di *defaultImplementation) ChooseAsset(opts *GetOptions, client *github.Cl
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching release assets: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if asset := findInstallable(assets, spec); asset != nil {
+	asset, err := findInstallable(assets, spec, opts.OS, opts.Arch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if asset != nil {
 		// Found. Now check if it has variants for the local OS
 		if installable, ok := asset.(*github.Installable); ok {
 			var wantedVariant github.AssetDataProvider
diff --git a/pkg/drop/install.go b/pkg/drop/install.go
index 264d4a9..69344b0 100644
--- a/pkg/drop/install.go
+++ b/pkg/drop/install.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	ErrNoInstallableArtifact = errors.New("release has no binary or compatible package for this platform")
 	ErrOnlyArchives          = errors.New("release only ships archives in unsupported formats for this platform")
+	ErrAmbiguousInstallable  = errors.New("release ships several installables")
 )
 
 // ArtifactKind distinguishes the kinds of artifacts the installer can handle.
@@ -488,7 +489,10 @@ func (di *defaultImplementation) SelectInstallArtifact(
 		pkgFormat = ""
 	}
 
-	found := findInstallable(assets, spec)
+	found, err := findInstallable(assets, spec, opts.OS, opts.Arch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if found == nil {
 		// Check the variant filenames in case the user pinned an exact file
 		// in the URL spec:
diff --git a/pkg/drop/install_test.go b/pkg/drop/install_test.go
index 1c6180c..514e02d 100644
--- a/pkg/drop/install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/drop/install_test.go
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ func TestRecordInstall(t *testing.T) {
 	wantDigest := hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
 
 	asset := &github.Asset{
-		Host:    "github.com",
+		Host:    github.DefaultHost,
 		Org:     testOrg,
 		Repo:    testAppName,
 		Version: "v0.1.0",
@@ -954,3 +954,74 @@ func TestRemoveInstalledBinary(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, di.RemoveInstalled(opts, &inventory.Record{Name: testAppName, Kind: string(ArtifactBinary)}))
 	require.Error(t, di.RemoveInstalled(opts, &inventory.Record{Name: testAppName, Kind: "other"}))
 }
+
+func TestFindInstallable(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	inst := func(name string, variants ...*github.Asset) *github.Installable {
+		return &github.Installable{Name: name, Variants: variants}
+	}
+	linux := &github.Asset{Name: "x-linux-amd64.tar.gz", Os: system.OSLinux, Arch: system.ArchAMD64}
+	darwin := &github.Asset{Name: "x-darwin-arm64.tar.gz", Os: system.OSDarwin, Arch: system.ArchArm64}
+	// A variant whose architecture was not recognized (leaked into the name)
+	noArch := &github.Asset{Name: "x-2.0-loongarch64-unknown-linux.tar.gz", Os: system.OSLinux}
+	spec := func(name string) *github.Asset {
+		return &github.Asset{Host: github.DefaultHost, Org: "atomdrift-project", Repo: "scan", Name: name}
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name      string
+		assets    []github.AssetDataProvider
+		spec      *github.Asset
+		expect    string // installable name, "" = nil
+		expectErr error
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "named-after-repo",
+			assets: []github.AssetDataProvider{inst("atomscan", linux), inst("scan", linux)},
+			spec:   spec(""), expect: "scan",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "explicit-name",
+			assets: []github.AssetDataProvider{inst("atomscan", linux), inst("scan", linux)},
+			spec:   spec("atomscan"), expect: "atomscan",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "explicit-name-never-guessed",
+			assets: []github.AssetDataProvider{inst("atomscan", linux)},
+			spec:   spec("other"), expect: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "fallback-to-only-installable-for-platform",
+			assets: []github.AssetDataProvider{inst("atomscan", linux, darwin), inst("atomscan-2.0-loongarch64-unknown", noArch), &github.Asset{Name: "SHA256SUMS"}},
+			spec:   spec(""), expect: "atomscan",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "no-installable-for-platform",
+			assets: []github.AssetDataProvider{inst("atomscan", darwin)},
+			spec:   spec(""), expect: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "ambiguous",
+			assets: []github.AssetDataProvider{inst("atomscan", linux), inst("atomctl", linux)},
+			spec:   spec(""), expectErr: ErrAmbiguousInstallable,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			found, err := findInstallable(tc.assets, tc.spec, system.OSLinux, system.ArchAMD64)
+			if tc.expectErr != nil {
+				require.ErrorIs(t, err, tc.expectErr)
+				require.ErrorContains(t, err, "atomscan, atomctl")
+				require.ErrorContains(t, err, "github.com/atomdrift-project/scan#<name>")
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			if tc.expect == "" {
+				require.Nil(t, found)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NotNil(t, found)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expect, found.GetName())
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/drop/policies_test.go b/pkg/drop/policies_test.go
index 638e477..2f11ab5 100644
--- a/pkg/drop/policies_test.go
+++ b/pkg/drop/policies_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,8 +27,20 @@ func policySetAttestation(id string) string {
 		`"policies":[{"id":"pass","meta":{"description":"test","version":1},"tenets":[{"id":"t","code":"true"}]}]}}`, id)
 }
 
+// fileLocator returns the file:// locator of a local path, in the form
+// localPolicyRepository builds for --policy-repo: forward slashes and a
+// leading slash before a windows drive letter (file:///C:/...). A bare
+// "file://" + path is not a valid URL on windows.
+func fileLocator(path string) string {
+	slashed := filepath.ToSlash(path)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(slashed, "/") {
+		slashed = "/" + slashed
+	}
+	return fileScheme + slashed
+}
+
 // newPolicyRepo creates a committed git repository holding one policy set
-// per directory, identified by the directory name.
+// per directory, identified by the directory name, and returns its locator.
 func newPolicyRepo(t *testing.T, dirs ...string) string {
 	t.Helper()
 	dir := t.TempDir()
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@ func newPolicyRepo(t *testing.T, dirs ...string) string {
 		Author: &object.Signature{Name: "test", Email: "test@example.com", When: time.Now()},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	return dir
+	return fileLocator(dir)
 }
 
 func TestFetchPolicies(t *testing.T) {
@@ -70,7 +83,7 @@ func TestFetchPolicies(t *testing.T) {
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			opts := &Options{Listener: &NoopListener{}, PolicyRepository: "file://" + newPolicyRepo(t, tc.dirs...)}
+			opts := &Options{Listener: &NoopListener{}, PolicyRepository: newPolicyRepo(t, tc.dirs...)}
 			asset := &github.Asset{Host: github.DefaultHost, Org: testOrg, Repo: testAppName}
 
 			sets, err := (&defaultImplementation{}).FetchPolicies(opts, asset)
@@ -88,7 +101,7 @@ func TestFetchPoliciesMissingRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	opts := &Options{
 		Listener:         &NoopListener{},
-		PolicyRepository: "file://" + filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing"),
+		PolicyRepository: fileLocator(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing")),
 	}
 	asset := &github.Asset{Host: github.DefaultHost, Org: testOrg, Repo: testAppName}
 	sets, err := (&defaultImplementation{}).FetchPolicies(opts, asset)
@@ -119,13 +132,13 @@ func TestFetchPoliciesCommunityFallback(t *testing.T) {
 			if tc.community {
 				communityDirs = append(communityDirs, communityDir)
 			}
-			orgRepo := "file://" + newPolicyRepo(t, tc.orgDirs...)
+			orgRepo := newPolicyRepo(t, tc.orgDirs...)
 			di := &defaultImplementation{
 				policyRepository: func(_, _ string) string { return orgRepo },
 			}
 			opts := &Options{
 				Listener:                  &NoopListener{},
-				CommunityPolicyRepository: "file://" + newPolicyRepo(t, communityDirs...),
+				CommunityPolicyRepository: newPolicyRepo(t, communityDirs...),
 			}
 			if tc.override {
 				opts.PolicyRepository = orgRepo
diff --git a/pkg/github/elements_installable_test.go b/pkg/github/elements_installable_test.go
index 9f4c752..7568985 100644
--- a/pkg/github/elements_installable_test.go
+++ b/pkg/github/elements_installable_test.go
@@ -233,3 +233,44 @@ func TestAssetListToInstallableList(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// TestRustTargetTriples checks that assets named after Rust target triples
+// (arch first, then vendor and OS) are grouped into a single installable,
+// including the architectures drop does not install on.
+func TestRustTargetTriples(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	files := []string{
+		"atomscan-2.11.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz",
+		"atomscan-2.11.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz",
+		"atomscan-2.11.0-loongarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz",
+		"atomscan-2.11.0-powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz",
+		"atomscan-2.11.0-riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz",
+		"atomscan-2.11.0-s390x-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz",
+		"atomscan-2.11.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz",
+		"atomscan-2.11.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz",
+		"SHA256SUMS",
+	}
+	expectArch := map[string]string{
+		files[0]: system.ArchArm64, files[1]: system.ArchArm64, files[2]: system.ArchLoong64,
+		files[3]: system.ArchPPC64LE, files[4]: system.ArchRiscV64, files[5]: system.ArchS390X,
+		files[6]: system.ArchX8664, files[7]: system.ArchX8664, files[8]: "",
+	}
+	assets := make([]AssetDataProvider, 0, len(files))
+	for _, f := range files {
+		require.Equal(t, expectArch[f], getArchFromFilename(f), f)
+		assets = append(assets, &Asset{Name: f, Version: "v2.11.0"})
+	}
+
+	list := assetListToInstallableList(assets)
+	require.Len(t, list, 2, "one installable plus the checksums file")
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(list))
+	for _, a := range list {
+		names = append(names, a.GetName())
+	}
+	require.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"atomscan", "SHA256SUMS"}, names)
+	for _, a := range list {
+		if inst, ok := a.(*Installable); ok {
+			require.Len(t, inst.Variants, 8)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/system/data.go b/pkg/system/data.go
index 042df6a..e1c0650 100644
--- a/pkg/system/data.go
+++ b/pkg/system/data.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ var ArchAliases = map[string]LabelList{
 	ArchArm64:   {ArchArm64, ArchAarch64},
 	ArchArm:     {ArchArm, ArchArmHF, ArchArmV7, ArchArmV7HL},
 	Arch386:     {Arch386, ArchI686, ArchI386, Arch32Bit},
-	ArchRiscV64: {ArchRiscV64},
+	ArchRiscV64: {ArchRiscV64, ArchRiscV64GC},
 	ArchS390X:   {ArchS390X},
-	ArchPPC64LE: {ArchPPC64LE, ArchPPC64EL, ArchPPC64},
+	ArchPPC64LE: {ArchPPC64LE, ArchPPC64EL, ArchPPC64, ArchPowerPC64LE, ArchPowerPC64},
+	ArchLoong64: {ArchLoong64, ArchLoongArch64},
 }
 
 // Platform constants
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ const (
 	ArchPPC64LE = "ppc64le" // IBM Power (redhat naming)
 	ArchPPC64EL = "ppc64el" // IBM Power (debian naming)
 	ArchPPC64   = "ppc64"
+	ArchLoong64 = "loong64" // LoongArch (go naming)
+
+	// Rust target triple names
+	ArchPowerPC64LE = "powerpc64le"
+	ArchPowerPC64   = "powerpc64"
+	ArchLoongArch64 = "loongarch64"
+	ArchRiscV64GC   = "riscv64gc"
 
 	// Aliases
 	ArchArmHF   = "armhf"
diff --git a/pkg/system/system_test.go b/pkg/system/system_test.go
index 2c79159..cd6901b 100644
--- a/pkg/system/system_test.go
+++ b/pkg/system/system_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestMainSplitPattern(t *testing.T) {
 	s := MainSplitPattern()
-	require.Equal(t, "(?i)(aarch64|armv7hl|freebsd|illumos|openbsd|ppc64el|ppc64le|riscv64|solaris|windows|darwin|netbsd|x86_64|32bit|64bit|amd64|arm64|armhf|armv7|linux|macos|ppc64|s390x|i386|i686|386|arm|osx|x64|x86)", s)
+	require.Equal(t, "(?i)(loongarch64|powerpc64le|powerpc64|riscv64gc|aarch64|armv7hl|freebsd|illumos|loong64|openbsd|ppc64el|ppc64le|riscv64|solaris|windows|darwin|netbsd|x86_64|32bit|64bit|amd64|arm64|armhf|armv7|linux|macos|ppc64|s390x|i386|i686|386|arm|osx|x64|x86)", s)
 }
 
 func TestParseOSReleaseForFamily(t *testing.T) {