diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 02326061..15255b9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,33 @@ jobs:
         name: fstar-code
         path: ./lakers-fstar.zip
 
+  build-lakers-c:
+    needs: unit-tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        crypto_backend: [crypto-rustcrypto, crypto-psa-baremetal, crypto-cryptocell310]
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Install arm targets for Rust
+      run: rustup target add thumbv7em-none-eabihf
+    - name: Install arm gcc
+      run: sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y install gcc-arm-none-eabi
+
+    - name: Build static library, generate headers, and zip to file
+      run: cd lakers-c && ./build.sh "${{ matrix.crypto_backend }}"
+
+    - name: Upload artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: lakers-c
+        path: ./target/lakers-c-*.zip
+
 
   run-example-on-qemu:
     needs: unit-tests
@@ -173,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build-edhoc-package, run-example-on-qemu, build-example-for-cortex-m4, build-coap-example, generate-fstar]
+    needs: [build-edhoc-package, run-example-on-qemu, build-example-for-cortex-m4, build-coap-example, generate-fstar, build-lakers-c]
     if: >-
       github.event_name == 'push' &&
       startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
@@ -186,6 +213,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: fstar-code
           path: ./release-artifacts
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: lakers-c
+          path: ./release-artifacts
       - name: Release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with: