diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
index 2f57f5da8..e1df2b24b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
           - goarch: arm64
             goos: windows
     steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install apt-utils gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Codebase security check
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -25,6 +27,13 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '1.20'
         env:
           SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Set CC environment variable for cross-compilation
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ matrix.goarch }}" = "arm64" ]; then
+            echo "::set-env name=CC::aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.goarch }}" = "amd64" ]; then
+            echo "::set-env name=CC::x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc"
+          fi
       - uses: wangyoucao577/go-release-action@v1.40
         env:
           MIXPANEL_PROJECT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MIXPANEL_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
@@ -33,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_TIME: $(date --iso-8601=seconds)
           VERSION: ${{github.ref_name}}
           COMMIT: ${{ github.sha }}
+          CGO_ENABLED: 1
+          CGO_FLAGS: "-O2 -D__BLST_PORTABLE__"
         with:
           pre_command: make generate
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}