diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ab82637d..7e7f87df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -52,16 +52,18 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         feature: [lua51, luajit]
         config:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            os_name: linux
+            arch: aarch64
+            rust_target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            docker_platform: linux/aarch64
+            container: quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_aarch64
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             os_name: linux
             arch: x86_64
             rust_target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             docker_platform: linux/amd64
             container: quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64 # for glibc 2.17
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            os_name: linux
-            arch: aarch64
-            rust_target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
           - os: macos-13
             os_name: darwin
             arch: x86_64
@@ -84,6 +86,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Step 1: Set up QEMU for multi-architecture support
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        if: ${{ matrix.config.docker_platform == 'linux/aarch64' }}
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+        with:
+          platforms: all
+
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@82a92a6e8fbeee089604da2575dc567ae9ddeaab # ratchet:Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         if: ${{ matrix.config.container == null }}
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@7b1c307e0dcbda6122208f10795a713336a9b35a # ratchet:dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master