diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 05f97adc3..aca6e054f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,59 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SQLITE3_STATIC: 1
 
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: "ubuntu-latest-${{ matrix.python-version[1] }}"
+          path: connectorx-python/target/wheels/*.whl
+
+  linux-aarch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: ghcr.io/rust-cross/manylinux_2_28-cross:aarch64
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [[38, "3.8"], [39, "3.9"], [310, "3.10"], [311, "3.11"]]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set python version
+        run: |
+          echo "/opt/python/cp${{ matrix.python-version[0] }}-cp${{ matrix.python-version[0] }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: 1.71.1
+          components: rustfmt
+          target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          default: true
+
+      - uses: extractions/setup-just@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@v8
+
+      - name: Install tools
+        run: |
+          yum install -y epel-release
+          yum install -y mysql-devel postgresql-devel freetds-devel krb5-libs clang-devel
+
+      - name: Setup project
+        run: |
+          just bootstrap-python
+
+      - uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
+        with:
+          rust-toolchain: 1.71.1
+          command: build
+          args: -m connectorx-python/Cargo.toml --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu -i python --release --manylinux 2_28 --features integrated-auth-gssapi
+        env:
+          SQLITE3_STATIC: 1
+
+      - name: Copy j4rs dependencies into dist
+        run: |
+          cp -rf connectorx-python/target/release/jassets connectorx-python/connectorx/dependencies
+
+      # rebuild the wheel to incorporate j4rs dependencies
       - uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           rust-toolchain: 1.71.1
@@ -73,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: "ubuntu-latest-${{ matrix.python-version[1] }}"
+          name: "aarch-${{ matrix.python-version[1] }}"
           path: connectorx-python/target/wheels/*.whl
 
   win-and-mac:
@@ -200,7 +253,8 @@ jobs:
 
   verify:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: [win-and-mac, linux, apple-arm]
+    # do not verify for linux-aarch for now
+    needs: [win-and-mac, linux, linux-aarch, apple-arm]
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]