diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fca477c08..79007ded2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
 
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 3b2cf8f1b..3336cfced 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
 
       - run: |
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 2d057f5a8..474b59956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ name: Prepare Release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      dry_run:
+        description: Skip creating the draft GitHub release
+        required: false
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
@@ -48,38 +54,30 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             strip: strip
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-debian
+            build-flags: --use-napi-cross
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            strip: llvm-strip
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-debian-aarch64
+            strip: aarch64-linux-gnu-strip
+            build-flags: --use-napi-cross
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
-            strip: llvm-strip
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-debian-zig
+            strip: arm-linux-gnueabihf-strip
+            build-flags: --use-napi-cross
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
-            strip: aarch64-linux-musl-strip
-            download: true
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-alpine
+            strip-zig: true
+            build-flags: -x
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
             strip: strip
-            download: true
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-alpine
+            build-flags: -x
 
     name: Build ${{ matrix.target }} (oxide)
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
         with:
           version: ${{ env.PNPM_VERSION }}
 
@@ -95,6 +93,12 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf -y
 
+      - name: Install binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu
+        if: ${{ matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu -y
+
       # Cargo already skips downloading dependencies if they already exist
       - name: Cache cargo
         uses: actions/cache@v5
@@ -104,6 +108,8 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry/index/
             ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
             ~/.cargo/git/db/
+            ~/.napi-rs
+            .cargo-cache
             target/
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.target }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
 
@@ -123,15 +129,18 @@ jobs:
             ./crates/node/wasi-worker.mjs
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.target }}-oxide-${{ hashFiles('./crates/**/*') }}
 
-      - name: Install Node.JS
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      - uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v2
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.target, 'musl') }}
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          version: 0.14.1
 
-      - name: Install Rust (Stable)
-        if: ${{ matrix.download }}
-        run: |
-          rustup default stable
+      - name: Install cargo-zigbuild
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.target, 'musl') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        with:
+          tool: cargo-zigbuild
 
       - name: Setup rust target
         run: rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
@@ -140,14 +149,26 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --ignore-scripts --filter=!./playgrounds/*
 
       - name: Build release
-        run: pnpm run --filter ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }} build:platform --target=${{ matrix.target }}
+        run: pnpm run --filter ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }} build:platform --target=${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build-flags }}
         env:
           RUST_TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           JEMALLOC_SYS_WITH_LG_PAGE: ${{ matrix.page-size }}
 
       - name: Strip debug symbols # https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46034
-        if: ${{ matrix.strip }}
-        run: ${{ matrix.strip }} ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }}/*.node
+        if: ${{ matrix.strip || matrix.strip-zig }}
+        env:
+          STRIP_COMMAND: ${{ matrix.strip }}
+          STRIP_ZIG: ${{ matrix.strip-zig }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "$STRIP_ZIG" = "true" ]; then
+            for file in ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }}/*.node; do
+              zig objcopy --strip-all "$file" "$file.stripped"
+              mv "$file.stripped" "$file"
+            done
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          eval "$STRIP_COMMAND ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }}/*.node"
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
@@ -225,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "TAG_NAME=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
         with:
           version: ${{ env.PNPM_VERSION }}
 
@@ -322,6 +343,7 @@ jobs:
           path: dist/*.tgz
 
       - name: Prepare GitHub Release
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run }}
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           draft: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8e2accd55..71c934220 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -58,38 +58,30 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             strip: strip
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-debian
+            build-flags: --use-napi-cross
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            strip: llvm-strip
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-debian-aarch64
+            strip: aarch64-linux-gnu-strip
+            build-flags: --use-napi-cross
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
-            strip: llvm-strip
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-debian-zig
+            strip: arm-linux-gnueabihf-strip
+            build-flags: --use-napi-cross
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
-            strip: aarch64-linux-musl-strip
-            download: true
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-alpine
+            strip-zig: true
+            build-flags: -x
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
             strip: strip
-            download: true
-            container:
-              image: ghcr.io/napi-rs/napi-rs/nodejs-rust:lts-alpine
+            build-flags: -x
 
     name: Build ${{ matrix.target }} (oxide)
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
         with:
           version: ${{ env.PNPM_VERSION }}
 
@@ -105,6 +97,12 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf -y
 
+      - name: Install binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu
+        if: ${{ matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu -y
+
       # Cargo already skips downloading dependencies if they already exist
       - name: Cache cargo
         uses: actions/cache@v5
@@ -114,6 +112,8 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry/index/
             ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
             ~/.cargo/git/db/
+            ~/.napi-rs
+            .cargo-cache
             target/
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.target }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
 
@@ -133,15 +133,18 @@ jobs:
             ./crates/node/wasi-worker.mjs
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.target }}-oxide-${{ hashFiles('./crates/**/*') }}
 
-      - name: Install Node.JS
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      - uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v2
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.target, 'musl') }}
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          version: 0.14.1
 
-      - name: Install Rust (Stable)
-        if: ${{ matrix.download }}
-        run: |
-          rustup default stable
+      - name: Install cargo-zigbuild
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.target, 'musl') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        with:
+          tool: cargo-zigbuild
 
       - name: Setup rust target
         run: rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
@@ -150,14 +153,26 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --ignore-scripts --filter=!./playgrounds/*
 
       - name: Build release
-        run: pnpm run --filter ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }} build:platform --target=${{ matrix.target }}
+        run: pnpm run --filter ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }} build:platform --target=${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.build-flags }}
         env:
           RUST_TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           JEMALLOC_SYS_WITH_LG_PAGE: ${{ matrix.page-size }}
 
       - name: Strip debug symbols # https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46034
-        if: ${{ matrix.strip }}
-        run: ${{ matrix.strip }} ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }}/*.node
+        if: ${{ matrix.strip || matrix.strip-zig }}
+        env:
+          STRIP_COMMAND: ${{ matrix.strip }}
+          STRIP_ZIG: ${{ matrix.strip-zig }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "$STRIP_ZIG" = "true" ]; then
+            for file in ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }}/*.node; do
+              zig objcopy --strip-all "$file" "$file.stripped"
+              mv "$file.stripped" "$file"
+            done
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          eval "$STRIP_COMMAND ${{ env.OXIDE_LOCATION }}/*.node"
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
@@ -228,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 20
 
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
         with:
           version: ${{ env.PNPM_VERSION }}