diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release.yml
index 2160347f318e..e746a2e0d693 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         target:
           - x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
           - aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+          - mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -51,8 +52,17 @@ jobs:
             fi
           fi
 
+          if [[ "$compile_target" == "mips-"* || "$compile_target" == "mipsel-"* || "$compile_target" == "mips64-"* || "$compile_target" == "mips64el-"* ]]; then
+            sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y upx;
+            if [[ "$?" == "0" ]]; then
+              compile_compress="-u"
+            fi
+
+            compile_nightly="-n"
+          fi
+
           cd build
-          ./build-release -t ${{ matrix.target }} $compile_features $compile_compress
+          ./build-release -t ${{ matrix.target }} $compile_features $compile_compress $compile_nightly
 
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index c9958c02580f..4e2408b43cda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ jobs:
           - arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf
           - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
           - aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+          - mips-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabi64
+          - mips64el-unknown-linux-gnuabi64
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           rustup target add --toolchain stable ${{ matrix.target }}
 
       - name: Install cross
-        run: cargo install cross
+        run: cargo install cross --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross.git
 
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.target }}
         timeout-minutes: 120
@@ -65,10 +69,12 @@ jobs:
             if [[ "$?" == "0" ]]; then
               compile_compress="-u"
             fi
+
+            compile_nightly="-n"
           fi
 
           cd build
-          ./build-release -t ${{ matrix.target }} $compile_features $compile_compress
+          ./build-release -t ${{ matrix.target }} $compile_features $compile_compress $compile_nightly
 
       - name: Upload Github Assets
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
diff --git a/Cross.toml b/Cross.toml
index 3035805387f2..363d9f84c9a7 100644
--- a/Cross.toml
+++ b/Cross.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,30 @@
 [build]
-dockerfile = "./docker/linux-cross/Dockerfile"
-pre-build = [
-    "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal --default-toolchain stable",
-    ". $HOME/.cargo/env",
-    "cargo install --force --locked bindgen-cli && mv $HOME/.cargo/bin/bindgen /usr/bin",
-    "rm -rf $HOME/.cargo"
-]
-
+# dockerfile = "./docker/linux-cross/Dockerfile"
+# pre-build = [
+#     "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal --default-toolchain stable",
+#     ". $HOME/.cargo/env",
+#     "cargo install --force --locked bindgen-cli && mv $HOME/.cargo/bin/bindgen /usr/bin",
+#     "rm -rf $HOME/.cargo"
+# ]
 
 [build.env]
 passthrough = ["RUSTFLAGS"]
 
+# MIPS targets are dropped to Tier 3
+# https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/issues/648
+[target.mips-unknown-linux-gnu]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "proc_macro"]
+[target.mips-unknown-linux-musl]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "proc_macro"]
+[target.mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabi64]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "proc_macro"]
+[target.mips64-unknown-linux-muslabi64]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "proc_macro"]
+[target.mips64el-unknown-linux-gnuabi64]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "proc_macro"]
+[target.mips64el-unknown-linux-muslabi64]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "proc_macro"]
+[target.mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "proc_macro"]
+[target.mipsel-unknown-linux-musl]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort", "proc_macro"]
diff --git a/build/build-host-release b/build/build-host-release
index 34580f510ba2..265d6cedace5 100755
--- a/build/build-host-release
+++ b/build/build-host-release
@@ -46,17 +46,6 @@ if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "" ]]; then
     BUILD_TARGET=$HOST_TRIPLE
 fi
 
-TARGET_SUFFIX=""
-if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == *"-windows-"* ]]; then
-    TARGET_SUFFIX=".exe"
-fi
-
-TARGETS=("sslocal${TARGET_SUFFIX}" "ssserver${TARGET_SUFFIX}" "ssurl${TARGET_SUFFIX}" "ssmanager${TARGET_SUFFIX}" "ssservice${TARGET_SUFFIX}")
-
-if [[ "${BUILD_FEATURES}" == *"winservice"* ]]; then
-    TARGETS+=("sswinservice${TARGET_SUFFIX}")
-fi
-
 RELEASE_FOLDER="${ROOT_DIR}/release"
 RELEASE_PACKAGE_NAME="shadowsocks-v${VERSION}.${BUILD_TARGET}"
 
@@ -69,6 +58,17 @@ else
     cd "${ROOT_DIR}/../target/release"
 fi
 
+TARGET_SUFFIX=""
+if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == *"-windows-"* ]]; then
+    TARGET_SUFFIX=".exe"
+fi
+
+TARGETS=("sslocal${TARGET_SUFFIX}" "ssserver${TARGET_SUFFIX}" "ssurl${TARGET_SUFFIX}" "ssmanager${TARGET_SUFFIX}" "ssservice${TARGET_SUFFIX}")
+
+if [ -e "sswinservice${TARGET_SUFFIX}" ]; then
+    TARGETS+=("sswinservice${TARGET_SUFFIX}")
+fi
+
 if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == *"-windows-"* ]]; then
     # For Windows, use zip
 
diff --git a/build/build-host-release.ps1 b/build/build-host-release.ps1
index b1e8660568c8..b8cbd4912032 100644
--- a/build/build-host-release.ps1
+++ b/build/build-host-release.ps1
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $CompressParam = @{
     LiteralPath     = "sslocal.exe", "ssserver.exe", "ssurl.exe", "ssmanager.exe", "ssservice.exe"
     DestinationPath = "${PackagePath}"
 }
-if ((${Features}).Contains("winservice")) {
+if ([System.IO.File]::Exists("sswinservice.exe")) {
     $CompressParam.LiteralPath += "sswinservice.exe"
 }
 Compress-Archive @CompressParam
diff --git a/build/build-release b/build/build-release
index 73be4a2cd35f..f58037164e92 100755
--- a/build/build-release
+++ b/build/build-release
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ fi
 targets=()
 features=()
 use_upx=false
+use_nightly=false
+cargo_flags=""
 
-while getopts "t:f:u" opt; do
+while getopts "t:f:unZ:" opt; do
     case $opt in
         t)
             targets+=($OPTARG)
@@ -23,8 +25,14 @@ while getopts "t:f:u" opt; do
         u)
             use_upx=true
             ;;
+        n)
+            use_nightly=true
+            ;;
+        Z)
+            cargo_flags="-Z $OPTARG"
+            ;;
         ?)
-            echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-t <target-triple>] [-f features] [-u]"
+            echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-t <target-triple>] [-f features] [-u] [-n]"
             ;;
     esac
 done
@@ -47,6 +55,11 @@ if [[ "${use_upx}" = true ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+build_command="cross"
+if [[ "${use_nightly}" = true ]]; then
+    build_command="$build_command +nightly"
+fi
+
 
 function build() {
     cd "$CUR_DIR/.."
@@ -59,14 +72,16 @@ function build() {
     if [[ "${TARGET_FEATURES}" != "" ]]; then
         echo "* Building ${TARGET} package ${VERSION} with features \"${TARGET_FEATURES}\" ..."
 
-        cross build --target "${TARGET}" \
-                    --features "${TARGET_FEATURES}" \
-                    --release
+        $build_command build --target "${TARGET}" \
+                             --features "${TARGET_FEATURES}" \
+                             --release \
+                             ${cargo_flags}
     else
         echo "* Building ${TARGET} package ${VERSION} ..."
 
-        cross build --target "${TARGET}" \
-                    --release
+        $build_command build --target "${TARGET}" \
+                             --release \
+                             ${cargo_flags}
     fi
 
     if [[ $? != "0" ]]; then
@@ -107,12 +122,19 @@ function build() {
 
         echo "* Packaging ZIP in ${PKG_PATH} ..."
         cd ${RELEASE_DIR}
+
+        sswinservice=""
+        if [ -e "sswinservice.exe" ]; then
+            sswinservice="sswinservice.exe"
+        fi
+
         zip ${PKG_PATH} \
             "sslocal.exe" \
             "ssserver.exe" \
             "ssurl.exe" \
             "ssmanager.exe" \
-            "ssservice.exe"
+            "ssservice.exe" \
+            "${sswinservice}"
 
         if [[ $? != "0" ]]; then
             exit 1
diff --git a/build/build-release-zigbuild b/build/build-release-zigbuild
deleted file mode 100755
index 0cd17fa04492..000000000000
--- a/build/build-release-zigbuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-CUR_DIR=$( cd $( dirname $0 ) && pwd )
-VERSION=$(grep -E '^version' ${CUR_DIR}/../Cargo.toml | awk '{print $3}' | sed 's/"//g')
-
-## Disable macos ACL file
-if [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
-    export COPYFILE_DISABLE=1
-fi
-
-targets=()
-features=()
-use_upx=false
-
-while getopts "t:f:u" opt; do
-    case $opt in
-        t)
-            targets+=($OPTARG)
-            ;;
-        f)
-            features+=($OPTARG)
-            ;;
-        u)
-            use_upx=true
-            ;;
-        ?)
-            echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-t <target-triple>] [-f features] [-u]"
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-features+=${EXTRA_FEATURES}
-
-if [[ "${#targets[@]}" == "0" ]]; then
-    echo "Specifying compile target with -t <target-triple>"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if [[ "${use_upx}" = true ]]; then
-    if [[ -z "$upx" ]] && command -v upx &> /dev/null; then
-        upx="upx -9"
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "x$upx" == "x" ]]; then
-        echo "Couldn't find upx in PATH, consider specifying it with variable \$upx"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-fi
-
-
-function build() {
-    cd "$CUR_DIR/.."
-
-    TARGET=$1
-
-    RELEASE_DIR="target/${TARGET}/release"
-    TARGET_FEATURES="${features[@]}"
-
-    if [[ "${TARGET_FEATURES}" != "" ]]; then
-        echo "* Building ${TARGET} package ${VERSION} with features \"${TARGET_FEATURES}\" ..."
-
-        cargo zigbuild --target "${TARGET}" \
-                       --features "${TARGET_FEATURES}" \
-                       --release
-    else
-        echo "* Building ${TARGET} package ${VERSION} ..."
-
-        cargo zigbuild --target "${TARGET}" \
-                       --release
-    fi
-
-    if [[ $? != "0" ]]; then
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    PKG_DIR="${CUR_DIR}/release"
-    mkdir -p "${PKG_DIR}"
-
-    if [[ "$TARGET" == *"-linux-"* ]]; then
-        PKG_NAME="shadowsocks-v${VERSION}.${TARGET}.tar.xz"
-        PKG_PATH="${PKG_DIR}/${PKG_NAME}"
-
-        cd ${RELEASE_DIR}
-
-        if [[ "${use_upx}" = true ]]; then
-            # Enable upx for MIPS.
-            $upx sslocal ssserver ssurl ssmanager ssservice #>/dev/null
-        fi
-
-        echo "* Packaging XZ in ${PKG_PATH} ..."
-        tar -cJf ${PKG_PATH} \
-            "sslocal" \
-            "ssserver" \
-            "ssurl" \
-            "ssmanager" \
-            "ssservice"
-
-        if [[ $? != "0" ]]; then
-            exit 1
-        fi
-
-        cd "${PKG_DIR}"
-        shasum -a 256 "${PKG_NAME}" > "${PKG_NAME}.sha256"
-    elif [[ "$TARGET" == *"-windows-"* ]]; then
-        PKG_NAME="shadowsocks-v${VERSION}.${TARGET}.zip"
-        PKG_PATH="${PKG_DIR}/${PKG_NAME}"
-
-        echo "* Packaging ZIP in ${PKG_PATH} ..."
-        cd ${RELEASE_DIR}
-        zip ${PKG_PATH} \
-            "sslocal.exe" \
-            "ssserver.exe" \
-            "ssurl.exe" \
-            "ssmanager.exe" \
-            "ssservice.exe"
-
-        if [[ $? != "0" ]]; then
-            exit 1
-        fi
-
-        cd "${PKG_DIR}"
-        shasum -a 256 "${PKG_NAME}" > "${PKG_NAME}.sha256"
-    fi
-
-    echo "* Done build package ${PKG_NAME}"
-}
-
-for target in "${targets[@]}"; do
-    build "$target";
-done