diff --git a/app/mix.exs b/app/mix.exs
index 7327ff9..d0643ef 100644
--- a/app/mix.exs
+++ b/app/mix.exs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Code.require_file("release/burrito_patches.exs", __DIR__)
+
 defmodule LinearCli.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.MixProject do
   defp releases do
     [
       lc: [
-        steps: [:assemble, &Burrito.wrap/1],
+        steps: [:assemble, &LinearCli.Release.BurritoPatches.patch_release/1, &Burrito.wrap/1],
         burrito: [
           targets: [
             macos_aarch64: [os: :darwin, cpu: :aarch64],
diff --git a/app/release/burrito_patches.exs b/app/release/burrito_patches.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8732fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/release/burrito_patches.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+defmodule LinearCli.Release.BurritoPatches do
+  @moduledoc false
+
+  @launcher_path Path.join(["burrito", "src", "erlang_launcher.zig"])
+  @upstream_pr "https://github.com/burrito-elixir/burrito/pull/235"
+
+  @always_proxy ~S"""
+      // On Unix: pipe child stdout through us so we can detect EPIPE from
+      // the downstream consumer (e.g. `app cmd | head -5`). When the consumer
+      // exits and breaks the pipe, the copy thread kills the BEAM child.
+      // On Windows: inherit stdout directly — std.c.read blocks on Windows
+      // pipes, and the EPIPE group-leader hang is Unix-specific anyway.
+      var child: std.process.Child = undefined;
+      var copy_thread: ?std.Thread = null;
+
+      if (builtin.os.tag != .windows) {
+  """
+
+  @tty_aware_proxy ~S"""
+      // On Unix, when stdout is NOT a tty (piped/redirected): pipe child
+      // stdout through us so we can detect EPIPE from the downstream consumer
+      // (e.g. `app cmd | head -5`). When the consumer exits and breaks the
+      // pipe, the copy thread kills the BEAM child.
+      //
+      // When stdout IS a tty, inherit it directly: the BEAM's prim_tty needs
+      // both stdin and stdout to be TTYs for raw mode, ANSI detection, and
+      // keyboard input to work (interactive/TUI apps), and the EPIPE hang
+      // cannot occur on a tty.
+      //
+      // On Windows: always inherit stdout — std.c.read blocks on Windows
+      // pipes, and the EPIPE group-leader hang is Unix-specific anyway.
+      const stdout_is_tty = Io.File.stdout().isTty(io) catch false;
+
+      var child: std.process.Child = undefined;
+      var copy_thread: ?std.Thread = null;
+
+      if (builtin.os.tag != .windows and !stdout_is_tty) {
+  """
+
+  @unconditional_error_join ~S"""
+          child.wait(io) catch {
+              copy_thread.?.join();
+              std.process.exit(0);
+          }
+  """
+
+  @conditional_error_join ~S"""
+          child.wait(io) catch {
+              if (copy_thread) |t| t.join();
+              std.process.exit(0);
+          }
+  """
+
+  @doc false
+  def patch_release(%Mix.Release{} = release) do
+    launcher_path = Path.join(Mix.Project.deps_path(), @launcher_path)
+    source = File.read!(launcher_path)
+    patched = patch_source!(source)
+
+    if patched != source do
+      File.write!(launcher_path, patched)
+      Mix.shell().info("Patched Burrito to inherit stdout when connected to a terminal")
+    end
+
+    release
+  end
+
+  @doc false
+  def patch_source!(source) when is_binary(source) do
+    cond do
+      contains_both?(source, @tty_aware_proxy, @conditional_error_join) ->
+        source
+
+      contains_both?(source, @always_proxy, @unconditional_error_join) ->
+        source
+        |> String.replace(@always_proxy, @tty_aware_proxy)
+        |> String.replace(@unconditional_error_join, @conditional_error_join)
+
+      true ->
+        raise """
+        Burrito's stdout launcher no longer matches the expected source. Refusing to
+        build without checking whether the terminal inheritance fix is still needed.
+        This temporary patch tracks #{@upstream_pr}.
+        """
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp contains_both?(source, first, second) do
+    String.contains?(source, first) and String.contains?(source, second)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/test/linear_cli/release/burrito_patches_test.exs b/app/test/linear_cli/release/burrito_patches_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e5369e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/linear_cli/release/burrito_patches_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+defmodule LinearCli.Release.BurritoPatchesTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  alias LinearCli.Release.BurritoPatches
+
+  test "inherits stdout directly when Burrito is connected to a terminal" do
+    launcher_path = Path.expand("../../../deps/burrito/src/erlang_launcher.zig", __DIR__)
+    source = File.read!(launcher_path)
+    patched = BurritoPatches.patch_source!(source)
+
+    assert patched =~ "const stdout_is_tty = Io.File.stdout().isTty(io) catch false;"
+    assert patched =~ "if (builtin.os.tag != .windows and !stdout_is_tty)"
+    assert patched =~ "if (copy_thread) |t| t.join();"
+    refute patched =~ "if (builtin.os.tag != .windows) {\n        child = try std.process.spawn"
+    refute patched =~ "copy_thread.?.join();"
+    assert BurritoPatches.patch_source!(patched) == patched
+  end
+
+  test "fails closed when Burrito changes the launcher implementation" do
+    assert_raise RuntimeError, ~r/no longer matches the expected source/, fn ->
+      BurritoPatches.patch_source!("a different upstream implementation")
+    end
+  end
+end