diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ecd5d31..a758b1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Rust
-        run: echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-      - name: Cache cargo
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-
-      - name: Build release binary
         run: |
-          cargo build --release --package nora-registry
-          cp target/release/nora ./nora
+          echo "/home/github-runner/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          echo "RUSTUP_HOME=/home/github-runner/.rustup" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CARGO_HOME=/home/github-runner/.cargo" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Build release binary (musl static)
+        run: |
+          cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --package nora-registry
+          cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/nora ./nora
 
       - name: Upload binary
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4