diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c1a15b1..252140f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,176 +1,102 @@
 name: Release
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 on:
     push:
         tags:
             - "v*"
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
     CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
 jobs:
-    test:
-        name: Test Suite
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  submodules: recursive
-
-            - name: Install Rust
-              uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-              with:
-                  components: rustfmt, clippy
-
-            - name: Cache cargo registry
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              with:
-                  path: ~/.cargo/registry
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-            - name: Cache cargo index
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              with:
-                  path: ~/.cargo/git
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-            - name: Cache cargo build
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              with:
-                  path: target
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-target-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-            - name: Set up mise
-              run: |
-                  curl https://mise.run | sh
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/mise/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-                  echo "$HOME/.local/share/mise/shims" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-                  MISE="$HOME/.local/bin/mise"
-                  $MISE trust -y
-                  $MISE install -y
-                  $MISE reshim
-                  $HOME/.local/share/mise/shims/hk install --mise
-
-            - name: Run hk ci workflow
-              run: $HOME/.local/share/mise/shims/hk run ci
-
-    build:
-        name: Build Release Binaries
-        needs: test
-        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-        strategy:
-            matrix:
-                include:
-                    - os: ubuntu-latest
-                      target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-                      artifact_name: submod
-                      asset_name: submod-linux-x86_64
-                    - os: ubuntu-latest
-                      target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-                      artifact_name: submod
-                      asset_name: submod-linux-x86_64-musl
-                    - os: windows-latest
-                      target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-                      artifact_name: submod.exe
-                      asset_name: submod-windows-x86_64.exe
-                    - os: macos-latest
-                      target: x86_64-apple-darwin
-                      artifact_name: submod
-                      asset_name: submod-macos-x86_64
-                    - os: macos-latest
-                      target: aarch64-apple-darwin
-                      artifact_name: submod
-                      asset_name: submod-macos-aarch64
-
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  submodules: recursive
-
-            - name: Install Rust
-              uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-              with:
-                  targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-
-            - name: Install musl-tools (Linux musl)
-              if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-musl'
-              run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y musl-tools
-
-            - name: Cache cargo registry
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              with:
-                  path: ~/.cargo/registry
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-            - name: Cache cargo index
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              with:
-                  path: ~/.cargo/git
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-            - name: Cache cargo build
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              with:
-                  path: target
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-target-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-            - name: Build
-              run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
-
-            - name: Upload artifact
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-              with:
-                  name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
-                  path: target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/${{ matrix.artifact_name }}
-
-    publish:
-        name: Publish to crates.io
-        needs: [test, build]
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  submodules: recursive
-
-            - name: Install Rust
-              uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
-            - name: Cache cargo registry
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              with:
-                  path: ~/.cargo/registry
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-            - name: Cache cargo index
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              with:
-                  path: ~/.cargo/git
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-            - name: Publish to crates.io
-              run: cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CRATESIO_KEY }}
-
-    github_release:
-        name: Create GitHub Release
-        needs: [test, build, publish]
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-            - name: Download all artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-
-            - name: Create Release
-              uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-              with:
-                  files: |
-                      submod-linux-x86_64/submod
-                      submod-linux-x86_64-musl/submod
-                      submod-windows-x86_64.exe/submod.exe
-                      submod-macos-x86_64/submod
-                      submod-macos-aarch64/submod
-                  generate_release_notes: true
-                  draft: false
-                  prerelease: false
-              env:
-                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            os: macos-latest
+            build-tool: cargo
+          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            build-tool: cross
+          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            build-tool: cross
+          - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+            os: windows-latest
+            build-tool: cargo
+          - target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
+            os: windows-latest
+            build-tool: cargo
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          shared-key: rust-${{ matrix.target }}
+      - uses: taiki-e/upload-rust-binary-action@v1
+        with:
+          bin: submod
+          checksum: sha256
+          target: ${{ matrix.target }}
+          build-tool: ${{ matrix.build-tool }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          features: git2/vendored-libgit2,git2/vendored-openssl
+          dry-run: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+
+  publish:
+      name: Publish to crates.io
+      needs: [build]
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+          - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            with:
+                submodules: recursive
+
+          - name: Install Rust
+            uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+          - name: Cache cargo registry
+            uses: actions/cache@v4
+            with:
+                path: ~/.cargo/registry
+                key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+          - name: Cache cargo index
+            uses: actions/cache@v4
+            with:
+                path: ~/.cargo/git
+                key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+          - name: Publish to crates.io
+            run: cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CRATESIO_KEY }}
+
+  github_release:
+      name: Create GitHub Release
+      needs: [build, publish]
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+          - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+          - name: Download all artifacts
+            uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+
+          - name: Create Release
+            uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+            with:
+                files: |
+                    submod-linux-x86_64/submod
+                    submod-linux-x86_64-musl/submod
+                    submod-windows-x86_64.exe/submod.exe
+                    submod-macos-aarch64/submod
+                body_path: CHANGELOG.md
+                draft: false
+                prerelease: false
+            env:
+                GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 03f5d8f..cd148c1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "submod"
 version = "0.1.2"
 edition = "2024"
-rust-version = "1.87"
+rust-version = "1.85"
 description = "Git submodule manager with sparse checkout support using gitoxide"
 authors = ["Adam Poulemanos <89049923+bashandbone@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 license = "MIT" # Plain MIT license: plainlicense.org/licenses/permissive/mit/
diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index 084a266..f53d78e 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [tools]
+act = "latest"
 bun = "latest"   # We use bun to run mcp tool development servers. Totally optional, but helpful.
 cargo-binstall = "latest"  # For installing binaries from crates.io
 "cargo:cargo-audit" = "latest" # For auditing dependencies for security vulnerabilities.