diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2564be4..7208686 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,32 +10,30 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      RUSTFLAGS: -C strip=symbols -C target-feature=+crt-static
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+        os:
+          - windows-latest
+          - ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: Get Rust LLVM target triple
+      - name: Get Rust target triple
         id: get_target
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo -n 'name=' >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
-          RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 rustc -Z unstable-options --print target-spec-json \
-              | jq -r '."llvm-target"' \
-              >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          rustc -vV | sed -n 's|host: ||p' >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: sudo apt install -y libdbus-1-dev
 
-      - name: Install clippy
-        run: rustup component add clippy
-
       - name: Run clippy checks in debug mode
         env:
           RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
@@ -43,10 +41,10 @@ jobs:
           cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings
 
       - name: Build in debug mode
-        run: cargo build --verbose
+        run: cargo build
 
       - name: Archive artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: svrbsctl-${{ steps.get_target.outputs.name }}
           path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d8f1ecd..821a11b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 on:
   push:
     # Uncomment to test against a branch
-    #branches:
-    #  - ci
+    branches:
+     - ci
     tags:
       - 'v*'
 jobs:
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create release
         id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@latest
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           tag_name: v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
-          release_name: Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          name: Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+          body_path: RELEASE.md
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
 
@@ -41,32 +41,30 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      RUSTFLAGS: -C strip=symbols -C target-feature=+crt-static
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+        os:
+          - windows-latest
+          - ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: Get Rust LLVM target triple
+      - name: Get Rust target triple
         id: get_target
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo -n 'name=' >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
-          RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 rustc -Z unstable-options --print target-spec-json \
-              | jq -r '."llvm-target"' \
-              >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          rustc -vV | sed -n 's|host: ||p' >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: sudo apt install -y libdbus-1-dev
 
-      - name: Install clippy
-        run: rustup component add clippy
-
       - name: Run clippy checks in release mode
         env:
           RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
@@ -74,13 +72,10 @@ jobs:
           cargo clippy --workspace --release -- -D warnings
 
       - name: Build in release mode
-        run: cargo build --release --verbose
-
-      - name: Strip release binary (non-Windows)
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: strip target/release/svrbsctl
+        run: cargo build --release
 
       - name: Build archive
+        id: build_archive
         shell: bash
         run: |
           base_name=svrbsctl-${{ needs.create_release.outputs.version }}-${{ steps.get_target.outputs.name }}
@@ -90,19 +85,14 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == windows-* ]]; then
               cp target/release/svrbsctl.exe "${base_name}/"
               7z a "${base_name}.zip" "${base_name}"
-              echo "ASSET=${base_name}.zip" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+              echo "name=${base_name}.zip" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           else
               cp target/release/svrbsctl "${base_name}/"
-              tar -Jcvf "${base_name}.tar.xz" "${base_name}"
-              echo "ASSET=${base_name}.tar.xz" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+              tar -I zstd -cvf "${base_name}.tar.zst" "${base_name}"
+              echo "name=${base_name}.tar.zst" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           fi
 
       - name: Upload release assets
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          upload_url: ${{ needs.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_name: ${{ env.ASSET }}
-          asset_path: ${{ env.ASSET }}
-          asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
+          files: ${{ steps.build_archive.outputs.name }}