diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6ee1406..206518c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install musl-tools (Linux musl only)
         if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-musl'
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y musl-tools
+
+
+      - name: Install cross compiler for aarch64
+        if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu'
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+  
       - name: Build Rust backend
         run: cargo build --release --features vendored-openssl --target=${{ matrix.target }}