diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a00892e..314331e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This file was autogenerated by cargo-dist: https://opensource.axo.dev/cargo-dist/
+#
 # Copyright 2022-2024, axodotdev
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT or Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v0.19.1/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v0.21.1/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
       - name: Cache cargo-dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e4ce663..40b8b56 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ lto = "thin"
 # Config for 'cargo dist'
 [workspace.metadata.dist]
 # The preferred cargo-dist version to use in CI (Cargo.toml SemVer syntax)
-cargo-dist-version = "0.19.1"
+cargo-dist-version = "0.21.1"
 # CI backends to support
 ci = "github"
 # The installers to generate for each app
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ installers = ["shell"]
 targets = [
   "aarch64-apple-darwin",
   "x86_64-apple-darwin",
-  "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
   "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
 ]
-# Publish jobs to run in CI
+# Which actions to run on pull requests
 pr-run-mode = "plan"
 # Whether to install an updater program
 install-updater = false
@@ -106,3 +105,5 @@ install-path = "CARGO_HOME"
 
 [workspace.metadata.dist.github-custom-runners]
 aarch64-apple-darwin = "macos-14"
+# don't have linux arm builders on GitHub yet
+# aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu = "buildjet-8vcpu-ubuntu-2204-arm"