diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 31e6c5141..e38fb1144 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: stable
           targets: aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/pact_mock_server_cli') && runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: ./release-linux.sh
         working-directory: rust/pact_mock_server_cli
diff --git a/rust/pact_ffi/release-linux.sh b/rust/pact_ffi/release-linux.sh
index 002483c7a..97efa4f97 100755
--- a/rust/pact_ffi/release-linux.sh
+++ b/rust/pact_ffi/release-linux.sh
@@ -30,18 +30,42 @@ rustup run nightly cbindgen \
 cp include/*.h ../release_artifacts
 
 echo -- Build the musl release artifacts --
-sudo apt install musl-tools
-rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-cargo build --release --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+cargo install cross@0.2.5
+cross build --release --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
 gzip -c ../target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/libpact_ffi.a > ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-x86_64-musl.a.gz
 openssl dgst -sha256 -r ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-x86_64-musl.a.gz > ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-x86_64-musl.a.gz.sha256
 
-cargo install cross@0.2.5
+mkdir tmp 
+cp ../target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/libpact_ffi.a tmp/
+docker run --platform=linux/amd64 --rm -v $PWD/tmp:/scratch alpine /bin/sh -c 'apk add --no-cache musl-dev gcc && \ 
+cd /scratch && \
+    ar -x libpact_ffi.a && \
+    gcc -shared *.o -o libpact_ffi.so && \
+    rm -f *.o'
+
+gzip -c tmp/libpact_ffi.so > ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-x86_64-musl.so.gz
+openssl dgst -sha256 -r ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-x86_64-musl.so.gz > ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-x86_64-musl.so.gz.sha256
+rm -rf tmp
+
+
 echo -- Build the musl aarch64 release artifacts --
+cargo clean
 cross build --release --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
 gzip -c ../target/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/release/libpact_ffi.a > ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-aarch64-musl.a.gz
 openssl dgst -sha256 -r ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-aarch64-musl.a.gz > ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-aarch64-musl.a.gz.sha256
 
+mkdir tmp 
+cp ../target/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/release/libpact_ffi.a tmp/
+docker run --platform=linux/arm64 --rm -v $PWD/tmp:/scratch alpine /bin/sh -c 'apk add --no-cache musl-dev gcc && \ 
+cd /scratch && \
+    ar -x libpact_ffi.a && \
+    gcc -shared *.o -o libpact_ffi.so && \
+    rm -f *.o'
+
+gzip -c tmp/libpact_ffi.so > ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-aarch64-musl.so.gz
+openssl dgst -sha256 -r ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-aarch64-musl.so.gz > ../release_artifacts/libpact_ffi-linux-aarch64-musl.so.gz.sha256
+rm -rf tmp
+
 echo -- Build the aarch64 release artifacts --
 cargo clean
 cross build --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu --release