diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 24acc1fe0..624fd21e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -57,36 +57,46 @@ jobs:
             target: x86_64-apple-darwin
           - os: macos-13-xlarge
             target: aarch64-apple-darwin
-
     name: Build Kernel Release (${{ matrix.target }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     env:
       DIST_TARGET_TRIPLE: ${{ matrix.target }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.75.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ilammy/setup-nasm@v1
+        if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-pc-windows-msvc'
+      - uses: egor-tensin/setup-gcc@v1
+        if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
+        with:
+          version: 11
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.75.0
         with:
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
       - uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
         with:
           just-version: "1.23.0"
-      - name: Build
-        run: just dist
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - run: just dist
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: dist-${{ matrix.target }}
           path: ./target/dist/
-      - name: Post to slack
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
+      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           payload: |
             {
-              "text": "Build Kernel Binary (${{ matrix.target }}): ${{ job.status }}\n${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.head_commit.url }}"
+              "text": "Build Kernel Binary: ${{ job.status }}",
+              "attachments": [
+                 {
+                   "fields": [
+                      { "title": "target", "value": "${{ matrix.target }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "status", "value": "${{ job.status }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "trigger", "value": "${{ github.triggering_actor}}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "link", "value": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.push.head_commit.url || github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}", "short": true }
+                   ]
+                 }
+              ]
             }
 
   docker-push:
@@ -99,14 +109,11 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GCP_PROJECT_ID: glaredb-artifacts
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Authenticate to Google Cloud
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: google-github-actions/auth@v2
         with:
           credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON }}
-      - name: Setup gcloud
-        uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v2
+      - uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v2
       - run: gcloud auth configure-docker -q
       - run: ./scripts/build-and-push-images.sh
         # TODO: this should pull the binary that was built in kernel-dist.
@@ -133,18 +140,25 @@ jobs:
           name: dist-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
           path: dist
       - run: ls -al ./dist
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: releases
           path: ./dist
-      - name: Post to slack
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
+      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           payload: |
             {
-              "text": "Publish Kernal Binary: ${{ job.status }}\n${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.head_commit.url }}"
+              "text": "Push Kernel Release: ${{ job.status }}",
+              "attachments": [
+                 {
+                   "fields": [
+                      { "title": "status", "value": "${{ job.status }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "trigger", "value": "${{ github.triggering_actor}}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "link", "value": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.push.head_commit.url || github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}", "short": true }
+                   ]
+                 }
+              ]
             }
 
   ########################################################################
@@ -164,34 +178,43 @@ jobs:
         target: [x86_64]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: egor-tensin/setup-gcc@v1
+        with:
+          version: 11
       - uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
         with:
           just-version: "1.23.0"
-      - name: install protoc
-        run: just protoc
+      - run: just protoc
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-      - name: Build wheels
+      - name: maturin build
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           manylinux: "auto"
           docker-options: "--env PROTOC=${{ env.PROTOC }}"
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
           args: --release --out dist -m bindings/python/Cargo.toml
-      - name: Upload wheels
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: wheels
           path: dist
-
-      - name: Post to slack
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
+      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           payload: |
             {
-              "text": "Build Python Bindings (linux ${{ matrix.target }}): ${{ job.status }}\n${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.head_commit.url }}"
+              "text": "Build Linux Python Bindings: ${{ job.status }}",
+              "attachments": [
+                 {
+                   "fields": [
+                      { "title": "target", "value": "${{ matrix.target }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "status", "value": "${{ job.status }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "trigger", "value": "${{ github.triggering_actor}}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "link", "value": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.push.head_commit.url || github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}", "short": true }
+                   ]
+                 }
+              ]
             }
 
   python-windows:
@@ -205,45 +228,53 @@ jobs:
         target: [x64]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ilammy/setup-nasm@v1
       - uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
         with:
           just-version: "1.23.0"
-      - name: install protoc
-        run: just protoc
+      - run: just protoc
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
           architecture: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      - name: Build wheels
+      - name: maturin build
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
           args: --release --out dist
           working-directory: bindings/python
           container: "off"
-      - name: Upload wheels
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: wheels
           path: bindings/python/dist
-      - name: Post to slack
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
+      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           payload: |
             {
-              "text": "Build Python Bindings (windows ${{ matrix.target }}): ${{ job.status }}\n${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.head_commit.url }}"
+              "text": "Build Windows Python Bindings: ${{ job.status }}",
+              "attachments": [
+                 {
+                   "fields": [
+                      { "title": "target", "value": "Windows ${{ matrix.target }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "trigger", "value": "${{ github.triggering_actor}}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "status", "value": "${{ job.status }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "link", "value": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.push.head_commit.url || github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}", "short": true }
+                   ]
+                 }
+              ]
             }
 
   python-macos:
-    name: Build Python Bindings (macos ${{ matrix.config.target }})
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.runner }}
+    name: Build Python Bindings (macos ${{ matrix.target }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        config:
+        include:
           - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
             runner: macos-13-large
           - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
@@ -257,26 +288,33 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-      - name: Build wheels
+      - name: maturin build
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
-          target: ${{ matrix.config.target }}
+          target: ${{ matrix.target }}
           args: --release --out dist
           working-directory: bindings/python
           container: "off"
-      - name: Upload wheels
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: wheels
           path: bindings/python/dist
-
-      - name: Post to slack
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
+      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           payload: |
             {
-              "text": "Build Python Bindings (macos ${{ matrix.config.target }}): ${{ job.status }}\n${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.head_commit.url }}"
+              "text": "Build macOS Python Bindings: ${{ job.status }}",
+              "attachments": [
+                 {
+                   "fields": [
+                      { "title": "status", "value": "${{ job.status }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "target", "value": "${{ matrix.target }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "trigger", "value": "${{ github.triggering_actor}}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "link", "value": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.push.head_commit.url || github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}", "short": true }
+                   ]
+                 }
+              ]
             }
 
   python-push:
@@ -290,20 +328,28 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: wheels
-      - name: Publish to PyPI
+      - name: maturin publish
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         env:
           MATURIN_PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
         with:
           command: upload
           args: --skip-existing *
-      - name: Post to slack
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
+      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           payload: |
             {
-              "text": "Push Python Bindings: ${{ job.status }}\n${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.head_commit.url }}"
+              "text": "Push Python Bindings: ${{ job.status }}",
+              "attachments": [
+                 {
+                   "fields": [
+                      { "title": "status", "value": "${{ job.status }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "trigger", "value": "${{ github.triggering_actor}}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "link", "value": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.push.head_commit.url || github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}", "short": true }
+                   ]
+                 }
+              ]
             }
 
   ########################################################################
@@ -322,7 +368,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        settings:
+        include:
           - host: macos-12-xl
             target: x86_64-apple-darwin
             build: |
@@ -355,8 +401,8 @@ jobs:
               export CFLAGS="-isysroot $SYSROOT -isystem $SYSROOT";
               yarn build --target aarch64-apple-darwin
               strip -x *.node
-    name: Build Node.JS Bindings (stable - ${{ matrix.settings.target }} - node@18)
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.settings.host }}
+    name: Build Node.JS Bindings ${{ matrix.target }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.host }}
     env:
       DEBUG: napi:*
       APP_NAME: "glaredb"
@@ -364,24 +410,27 @@ jobs:
       PROTOC: "${{ github.workspace }}/deps/protoc/bin/protoc"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ilammy/setup-nasm@v1
+        if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-pc-windows-msvc'
+      - uses: egor-tensin/setup-gcc@v1
+        if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
+        with:
+          version: 11
       - uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
         with:
           just-version: "1.23.0"
       - run: just protoc
-      - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        if: ${{ !matrix.settings.docker }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        if: ${{ !matrix.docker }}
         with:
           node-version: 20
           check-latest: true
-      - name: Install
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        if: ${{ !matrix.settings.docker }}
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        if: ${{ !matrix.docker }}
         with:
           toolchain: stable
-          targets: ${{ matrix.settings.target }}
-      - name: Cache cargo
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cargo/registry/index/
@@ -389,52 +438,54 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/git/db/
             .cargo-cache
             target/
-          key: ${{ matrix.settings.target }}-cargo-${{ matrix.settings.host }}
+          key: ${{ matrix.target }}-cargo-${{ matrix.host }}
       - uses: goto-bus-stop/setup-zig@v2
-        if: ${{ matrix.settings.target == 'armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.target == 'armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf' }}
         with:
           version: 0.10.1
-      - name: Setup toolchain
-        run: ${{ matrix.settings.setup }}
-        if: ${{ matrix.settings.setup }}
+      - run: ${{ matrix.setup }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.setup }}
         shell: bash
-      - name: Setup node x86
-        if: matrix.settings.target == 'i686-pc-windows-msvc'
+      - if: matrix.target == 'i686-pc-windows-msvc'
         run: yarn config set supportedArchitectures.cpu "ia32"
         shell: bash
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-      - name: Setup node x86
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        if: matrix.settings.target == 'i686-pc-windows-msvc'
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        if: matrix.target == 'i686-pc-windows-msvc'
         with:
           node-version: 20
           check-latest: true
           architecture: x86
-      - name: Build in docker
-        uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
-        if: ${{ matrix.settings.docker }}
+      - uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
+        if: ${{ matrix.docker }}
         with:
-          image: ${{ matrix.settings.docker }}
+          image: ${{ matrix.docker }}
           options: "--user 0:0 -v ${{ github.workspace }}/.cargo-cache/git/db:/usr/local/cargo/git/db -v ${{ github.workspace }}/.cargo/registry/cache:/usr/local/cargo/registry/cache -v ${{ github.workspace }}/.cargo/registry/index:/usr/local/cargo/registry/index -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/build -w /build"
-          run: ${{ matrix.settings.build }}
-      - name: Build
-        run: ${{ matrix.settings.build }}
-        if: ${{ !matrix.settings.docker }}
+          run: ${{ matrix.build }}
+      - run: ${{ matrix.build }}
+        if: ${{ !matrix.docker }}
         shell: bash
-      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: bindings-${{ matrix.settings.target }}
+          name: bindings-${{ matrix.target }}
           path: bindings/nodejs/${{ env.APP_NAME }}.*.node
           if-no-files-found: error
-      - name: Post to slack
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
+      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           payload: |
             {
-              "text": "Build Node.JS Bindings (stable - ${{ matrix.settings.target }} - node@18): ${{ job.status }}\n${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.head_commit.url }}"
+              "text": "Build Node Bindings ${{ matrix.target }}: ${{ job.status }}",
+              "attachments": [
+                 {
+                   "fields": [
+                      { "title": "target", "value": "${{ matrix.target }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "status", "value": "${{ job.status }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "trigger", "value": "${{ github.triggering_actor}}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "link", "value": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.push.head_commit.url || github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}", "short": true }
+                   ]
+                 }
+              ]
             }
 
   node-push:
@@ -457,24 +508,19 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
       - run: just protoc
-      - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
           check-latest: true
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-      - name: Download all artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: bindings/nodejs/artifacts
-      - name: Move artifacts
-        run: yarn artifacts
-      - name: List packages
-        run: ls -R ./npm
+      - run: yarn artifacts
+      - run: ls -R ./npm
         shell: bash
-      - name: Publish
+      - name: publish
         run: |
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
           npm publish
@@ -482,11 +528,19 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Post to slack
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
+      - uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
         if: ${{ always() }}
         with:
           payload: |
             {
-              "text": "Push Node.js Bindings: ${{ job.status }}\n${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.head_commit.url }}"
+              "text": "Push Node Bindings: ${{ job.status }}",
+              "attachments": [
+                 {
+                   "fields": [
+                      { "title": "status", "value": "${{ job.status }}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "trigger", "value": "${{ github.triggering_actor}}", "short": true },
+                      { "title": "link", "value": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url || github.event.push.head_commit.url || github.event.workflow_run.html_url }}", "short": true }
+                   ]
+                 }
+              ]
             }