diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 50b46f9..5dfa72f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ name: Create Release
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Releasing zinit
+    name: Releasing rmb
     # we use 18.04 to be compatible with libc version on zos
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install musl-dev musl-tools
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -43,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
           upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
           asset_path: target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/rmb
           asset_name: rmb
-          asset_content_type: application/x-pie-executable
\ No newline at end of file
+          asset_content_type: application/x-pie-executable
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 71548b8..f1f5956 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@ edition = "2021"
 name = "rmb-rs"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
-# [workspace]
-# members = [
-#     "rmb_client"
-# ]
+[[bin]]
+name = "rmb"
+path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.56"
@@ -35,3 +32,6 @@ md5 = "0.7.0"
 clap = {version = "3.1", features = ["derive"]}
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 nix = "0.24.1"
+git-version = "0.3.5"
+# for static build
+openssl = { version = "0.10", features = ["vendored"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 54a455f..114591c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ use twin::{SubstrateTwinDB, TwinDB};
 
 const MIN_RETRIES: usize = 1;
 const MAX_RETRIES: usize = 5;
+const GIT_VERSION: &str =
+    git_version::git_version!(args = ["--tags", "--always", "--dirty=-modified"]);
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum KeyType {
@@ -66,9 +68,9 @@ fn between<T: Ord>(v: T, min: T, max: T) -> T {
     v
 }
 
-/// the grid message bus
+/// the reliable message bus
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
-#[clap(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[clap(name ="rmb", author, version = GIT_VERSION, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Args {
     /// key type
     #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = KeyType::Sr25519)]
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ struct Args {
     #[clap(short, long)]
     mnemonics: Option<String>,
 
-    /// seed as hex
+    /// seed as hex (must start with 0x)
     #[clap(long, conflicts_with = "mnemonics")]
     seed: Option<String>,
 
@@ -118,18 +120,14 @@ async fn app(args: &Args) -> Result<()> {
         .with_module_level("substrate_api_client", log::LevelFilter::Off)
         .init()?;
 
-    // this will get either a prefixed "0x" seed or mnemonics
-    let secret = if let Some(seed) = &args.seed {
-        if !seed.to_lowercase().starts_with("0x") {
-            format!("0x{}", seed)
-        } else {
-            seed.clone()
-        }
-    } else {
-        match &args.mnemonics {
-            Some(mnemonics) => mnemonics.clone(),
-            None => bail!("either mnemonics or seed must be provided"),
-        }
+    let secret = match args.mnemonics {
+        Some(ref m) => m,
+        None => match args.seed {
+            Some(ref s) => s,
+            None => {
+                bail!("either mnemonics or seed must be provided");
+            }
+        },
     };
 
     let identity = match args.key_type {
@@ -244,11 +242,34 @@ async fn processor<S: Storage>(id: u32, storage: S) {
     }
 }
 
+/// set_ca populate the SSL_CERT_DIR environment variable
+/// only if built against musl and none of the SSL variables
+/// are passed by the user.
+fn set_ca() {
+    if std::cfg!(target_env = "musl") {
+        use std::env;
+        let file = env::var_os("SSL_CERT_FILE");
+        let dir = env::var_os("SSL_CERT_DIR");
+        if file.is_some() || dir.is_some() {
+            // user already setting up environment file
+            // for certificate
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // nothing is set, override
+        env::set_var("SSL_CERT_DIR", "/etc/ssl/certs")
+    }
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
-    nix::sys::resource::setrlimit(nix::sys::resource::Resource::RLIMIT_NOFILE, 10240, 10240)
+    // we set the soft, hard limit of max number of open file to a big value so we can handle as much connections
+    // as possible.
+    nix::sys::resource::setrlimit(nix::sys::resource::Resource::RLIMIT_NOFILE, 16384, 16384)
         .unwrap();
 
+    set_ca();
+
     let args = Args::parse();
     if let Err(e) = app(&args).await {
         eprintln!("{}", e);
diff --git a/substrate_client/Cargo.toml b/substrate_client/Cargo.toml
index 03afc35..db5f469 100644
--- a/substrate_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ sp-keyring = "3.0.0"
 # frame-support = "3.0.0"
 # frame-system = "3"
 parity-scale-codec = "3.1.2"
+openssl = { version = "0.10", features = ["vendored"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 env_logger = "0.9.0"