diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
index 2322ce76ac..71d1c354c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ jobs:
           os: ubuntu-24.04
           target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
         - build: linux-aarch64-musl
-          os: ubuntu-24.04
+          os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
           target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
         - build: linux-aarch64-gnu
-          os: ubuntu-24.04
+          os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
           target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
         - build: macos-x86_64
           os: macos-13
@@ -54,14 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
       - name: Build release binary
         shell: bash
-        run: |
-          CARGO_CMD=cargo
-          if [[ "${{ matrix.target }}" = aarch64-unknown-linux* ]]; then
-            echo "Downloading 'cross' binary for aarch64-linux..."
-            wget -c https://github.com/cross-rs/cross/releases/download/v0.2.5/cross-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz
-            CARGO_CMD=$PWD/cross
-          fi
-          $CARGO_CMD build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --verbose --release --features packaging,vendored-openssl
+        run: cargo build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --verbose --release --features packaging,vendored-openssl
 
       - name: Setup artifact directory
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nix.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nix.yml
index b225acac44..fb71988947 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nix.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-24.04, macos-14]
+        os: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-24.04-arm, macos-14]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 15 # NOTE (aseipp): keep in-sync with the build.yml timeout limit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 65588c363b..bd844a9363 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         # macos-13 is x86; macos-14 is ARM
-        os: [ubuntu-24.04, macos-13, macos-14, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-24.04-arm, macos-13, macos-14, windows-latest]
         cargo_flags: [""]
         include:
         - os: ubuntu-24.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d66bd87301..0911ece07c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           os: ubuntu-24.04
           target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
         - build: linux-aarch64-musl
-          os: ubuntu-24.04
+          os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
           target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
         - build: macos-x86_64
           os: macos-13
@@ -48,17 +48,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         toolchain: stable
         target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-    - name: Download cross-compilation tool (linux-aarch64)
-      if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-musl'
-      run: wget -c https://github.com/cross-rs/cross/releases/download/v0.2.5/cross-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz
     - name: Build release binary
       shell: bash
-      run: |
-        CARGO_CMD=cargo
-        if [ "${{ matrix.target }}" = "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl" ]; then
-          CARGO_CMD=$PWD/cross
-        fi
-        $CARGO_CMD build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --verbose --release --features packaging,vendored-openssl
+      run: cargo build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --verbose --release --features packaging,vendored-openssl
     - name: Build archive
       shell: bash
       run: |