diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index 0d9cc47..4bb0509 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # for local testing
 [patch.crates-io]
 kble-socket = { path = "./kble-socket" }
+
+# cross compile
+[target.aarch64-unknown-linux-musl]
+linker = "aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4704b43..1c0a3d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         target:
           - x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+          - aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y musl-tools
 
+      - name: install aarch64 linker
+        if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-musl'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+
       - name: Get Rust toolchain
         id: toolchain
         working-directory: .