diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8d4e874d..5618a7ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ jobs:
 
   cc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    env:
-      TARGET_TRIPLE: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
@@ -90,15 +88,28 @@ jobs:
       # Ensures --all-features builds correctly, the current logic will mean it
       # uses stock zlib, not cmake nor cc
       - run: |
-          cargo test --target $TARGET_TRIPLE --all-features
-          cargo run --target $TARGET_TRIPLE --manifest-path systest/Cargo.toml --all-features
+          cargo test --all-features
+          cargo run --manifest-path systest/Cargo.toml --all-features
       # Ensures zlib-ng builds and runs, though zlib-ng _could_ change internally
       # and not use all optimizations available to the CI runner, we do this here
       # just for x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu to validate a common target compiles
       # on a more recent compiler than the incredibly ancient one currently used by cross
       - run: |
-          cargo test --target $TARGET_TRIPLE --no-default-features --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained || echo "::warning::failed to build libz-ng with --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained"
-          cargo run --target $TARGET_TRIPLE --manifest-path systest/Cargo.toml --no-default-features --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained || echo "::warning::failed to run systest with --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained"
+          cargo test --no-default-features --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained || echo "::warning::failed to build libz-ng with --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained"
+          cargo run --manifest-path systest/Cargo.toml --no-default-features --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained || echo "::warning::failed to run systest with --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained"
+          
+
+  # ensures packaging works
+  package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - run: |
+          cargo package --all-features
+          cargo package --no-default-features --features zlib-ng-no-cmake-experimental-community-maintained
+          cargo package --no-default-features --features zlib-ng
 
   linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -114,6 +125,8 @@ jobs:
           name: cross-linux-musl
           path: /tmp/
       - run: chmod +x /tmp/cross
+      - run: echo RUSTFLAGS=${RUSTFLAGS}\ -Zlinker-features=-lld >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        if: matrix.channel == 'nightly'
       - run: ci/set_rust_version.bash ${{ matrix.channel }} ${{ matrix.target }}
       - run: ci/test.bash /tmp/cross ${{ matrix.target }}
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c3f0bdfe..441f3a1b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libz-sys"
-version = "1.1.17"
+version = "1.1.18"
 authors = [
     "Alex Crichton <alex@alexcrichton.com>",
     "Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>",
@@ -18,10 +18,27 @@ include = [
     "LICENSE*",
     "/README.md",
     "build.rs",
+    "zng/cc.rs",
+    "zng/cmake.rs",
     "src/*.rs",
     "src/*.c",
     "src/zlib/*.[ch]",
     "src/zlib/*.pc.in",
+    # zlib-ng
+    "src/zlib-ng/**.[ch]",
+    "src/zlib-ng/arch/arm/**.[ch]",
+    "src/zlib-ng/arch/generic/**.[ch]",
+    "src/zlib-ng/arch/power/**.[ch]",
+    "src/zlib-ng/arch/riscv/**.[ch]",
+    "src/zlib-ng/arch/s390x/**.[ch]",
+    "src/zlib-ng/arch/x86/**.[ch]",
+    "src/zlib-ng/*.[ch].in",
+    "src/zlib-ng/*.pc.in",
+    "src/zlib-ng/zlib_name_mangling.h.empty",
+    # zlib-ng cmake
+    "src/zlib-ng/CMakeLists.txt",
+    "src/zlib-ng/zlib.pc.cmakein",
+    "src/zlib-ng/cmake",
 ]
 
 [workspace]
@@ -37,7 +54,7 @@ libc = { version = "0.2.43", optional = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 pkg-config = "0.3.9"
-cc = "1.0.18"
+cc = "1.0.98"
 cmake = { version = "0.1.50", optional = true }
 vcpkg = "0.2"
 
diff --git a/zng/cc.rs b/zng/cc.rs
index 3fe5a5ee..10ec3e65 100644
--- a/zng/cc.rs
+++ b/zng/cc.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ struct Build {
 
 impl Build {
     fn new(cfg: cc::Build) -> Self {
-        let is_msvc = cfg.get_compiler().is_like_msvc();
+        let is_msvc = cfg.try_get_compiler().unwrap().is_like_msvc();
         Self { cfg, is_msvc }
     }