diff --git a/native/ecto_libsql/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from native/ecto_libsql/.cargo/config.toml
rename to .cargo/config.toml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 01781a0..a300507 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "v*"
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      test_only:
+        description: "Test run (skip publishing release)"
+        required: false
+        default: "false"
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - "false"
+          - "true"
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -19,11 +28,23 @@ jobs:
         nif: ["2.15"]
         job:
           - { target: aarch64-apple-darwin, os: macos-15 }
-          - { target: x86_64-apple-darwin, os: macos-15-intel }
-          - { target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu, os: ubuntu-24.04, use-cross: true }
-          - { target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl, os: ubuntu-24.04, use-cross: true }
+          - { target: x86_64-apple-darwin, os: macos-15 }
+          - {
+              target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu,
+              os: ubuntu-24.04,
+              use-cross: true,
+            }
+          - {
+              target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl,
+              os: ubuntu-24.04,
+              use-cross: true,
+            }
           - { target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, os: ubuntu-24.04 }
-          - { target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl, os: ubuntu-24.04, use-cross: true }
+          - {
+              target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl,
+              os: ubuntu-24.04,
+              use-cross: true,
+            }
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -38,27 +59,27 @@ jobs:
             echo "::error::Failed to extract version from mix.exs"
             exit 1
           fi
-          
+
           # Check if this is a tag push or workflow_dispatch
           if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
             # Extract git tag from GITHUB_REF_NAME (e.g., "v0.8.10")
             GIT_TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
-            
+
             # Validate that git tag matches mix.exs version
             # Git tag should be v<version>, so strip the 'v' prefix for comparison
             TAG_VERSION="${GIT_TAG#v}"
-            
+
             if [ "$VERSION" != "$TAG_VERSION" ]; then
               echo "::error::Version mismatch: mix.exs version is '$VERSION' but git tag is '$GIT_TAG' (without 'v': '$TAG_VERSION')"
               exit 1
             fi
-            
+
             echo "✓ Version validation passed: mix.exs version '$VERSION' matches git tag '$GIT_TAG'"
           else
             # workflow_dispatch or other non-tag trigger
             echo "ℹ Using version from mix.exs: '$VERSION' (not a tag push)"
           fi
-          
+
           echo "PROJECT_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
@@ -69,16 +90,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the project
         id: build-crate
         uses: philss/rustler-precompiled-action@v1.1.4
-        env:
-          CARGO_BUILD_TARGET: ${{ matrix.job.target }}
         with:
           project-name: ecto_libsql
           project-version: ${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}
           target: ${{ matrix.job.target }}
           nif-version: ${{ matrix.nif }}
-          use-cross: ${{ matrix.job.use-cross }}
-          cross-version: "from-source"
-          project-dir: "native/ecto_libsql"
+          use-cross: ${{ matrix.job.use-cross && 'true' || '' }}
+          project-dir: "."
 
       - name: Artifact upload
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
@@ -91,4 +109,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: |
             ${{ steps.build-crate.outputs.file-path }}
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && inputs.test_only != 'true'
diff --git a/Cross.toml b/Cross.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8753ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cross.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Cross-compilation configuration for the `cross` tool.
+# See: https://hexdocs.pm/rustler_precompiled/precompilation_guide.html
+
+[build.env]
+passthrough = [
+  "RUSTLER_NIF_VERSION"
+]