diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f2f1829c..13b409a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
             os: ubuntu-latest
             name: linux-amd64.tar.gz
+            cross: true
 
           # - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
           #   os: macos-latest
@@ -91,8 +92,17 @@ jobs:
           cache-on-failure: true
 
       - name: Build | Build
+        if: !matrix.cross
         run: cargo build --release --locked --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
+      - name: Build | Build (cross-compile)
+        if: matrix.cross
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@9e120dd99b0fbad1c065f686657e914e76bd7b72
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --locked --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+          use-cross: ${{ matrix.cross }}
+
       - name: Post Build | Prepare artifacts [Windows]
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
         run: |