diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f8bc1a7c..cc58f930 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,73 @@ permissions:
   packages: write
 
 jobs:
+  build-binaries:
+    name: Build and Upload ${{ matrix.target }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            binary: netvisor-daemon-linux-x86_64
+            use_cross: false
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            binary: netvisor-daemon-linux-aarch64
+            use_cross: true
+          - os: macos-latest
+            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            binary: netvisor-daemon-darwin-arm64
+            use_cross: false
+    
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./backend
+    
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Cache Rust dependencies
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: backend
+          key: ${{ matrix.target }}
+      
+      - name: Install OpenSSL (Linux)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libssl-dev pkg-config
+      
+      - name: Install cross
+        if: matrix.use_cross
+        run: cargo install cross --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross
+      
+      - name: Build daemon
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ matrix.use_cross }}" = "true" ]; then
+            cross build --release --bin daemon --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+          else
+            cargo build --release --bin daemon --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+          fi
+      
+      - name: Prepare binary
+        run: |
+          cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/daemon ../${{ matrix.binary }}
+          chmod +x ../${{ matrix.binary }}
+      
+      - name: Upload to release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: ${{ matrix.binary }}
+
   build-docker:
     name: Build and Push Docker Images
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-binaries
     
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -77,53 +141,4 @@ jobs:
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/daemon:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/daemon:latest
           cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
-
-  build-binaries:
-    name: Build and Upload ${{ matrix.target }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: build-docker  # Wait for Docker images first
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            binary: netvisor-daemon-linux-x86_64
-          - os: macos-latest
-            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
-            binary: netvisor-daemon-darwin-arm64
-    
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: ./backend
-    
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      
-      - name: Install Rust
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        with:
-          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-
-      - name: Cache Rust dependencies
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          workspaces: backend
-          key: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      
-      - name: Install OpenSSL (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libssl-dev pkg-config
-      
-      - name: Build daemon
-        run: cargo build --release --bin daemon --target ${{ matrix.target }}
-      
-      - name: Prepare binary
-        run: |
-          cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/daemon ../${{ matrix.binary }}
-          chmod +x ../${{ matrix.binary }}
-      
-      - name: Upload to release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          files: ${{ matrix.binary }}
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+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
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