diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 864ec25..e84f7ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: target/artifacts/*
+          file: release_artifacts/*
           file_glob: true
           tag: ${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d732df6..badfc77 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # will have compiled files and executables
 target/
+release_artifacts
 
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index dba58ff..67b837d 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -11,41 +11,54 @@ set -e
 echo Building Release for "$1" - "$2"
 
 cargo clean
-mkdir -p target/artifacts
+mkdir -p release_artifacts
 
 case "$1" in
   Linux)    echo "Building for Linux"
             docker run --rm --user "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" -v "$(pwd):/workspace" -w /workspace -t pactfoundation/rust-musl-build -c 'cargo build --release'
-            gzip -c target/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64.gz
-            openssl dgst -sha256 -r target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64.gz > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64.gz.sha256
-            cp pact-plugin.json target/artifacts
+            gzip -c target/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64.gz
+            openssl dgst -sha256 -r release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64.gz > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64.gz.sha256
+            cp pact-plugin.json release_artifacts
             NEXT=$(echo "$2" | cut -d\- -f2)
-            sed -e 's/VERSION=\"0.1.5\"/VERSION=\"'${NEXT}'\"/' scripts/install-plugin.sh > target/artifacts/install-plugin.sh
-            openssl dgst -sha256 -r target/artifacts/install-plugin.sh > target/artifacts/install-plugin.sh.sha256
+            sed -e 's/VERSION=\"0.1.5\"/VERSION=\"'${NEXT}'\"/' scripts/install-plugin.sh > release_artifacts/install-plugin.sh
+            openssl dgst -sha256 -r release_artifacts/install-plugin.sh > release_artifacts/install-plugin.sh.sha256
 
             # Build aarch64
-            cargo install cross --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross
+            cargo install cross@0.2.5
+            cargo clean
             cross build --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu --release
-            gzip -c target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64.gz
-            openssl dgst -sha256 -r target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64.gz > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64.gz.sha256
+            gzip -c target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64.gz
+            openssl dgst -sha256 -r release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64.gz > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64.gz.sha256
+
+            cargo clean
+            cross build --release --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+            gzip -c target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64-musl.gz
+            openssl dgst -sha256 -r release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64-musl.gz > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-x86_64-musl.gz.sha256
+
+            echo -- Build the musl aarch64 release artifacts --
+            cargo clean
+            cross build --release --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+            gzip -c target/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64-musl.gz
+            openssl dgst -sha256 -r release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64-musl.gz > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-linux-aarch64-musl.gz.sha256
+
             ;;
   Windows)  echo  "Building for Windows"
             cargo build --release
-            gzip -c target/release/pact-protobuf-plugin.exe > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-windows-x86_64.exe.gz
-            openssl dgst -sha256 -r target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-windows-x86_64.exe.gz > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-windows-x86_64.exe.gz.sha256
+            gzip -c target/release/pact-protobuf-plugin.exe > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-windows-x86_64.exe.gz
+            openssl dgst -sha256 -r release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-windows-x86_64.exe.gz > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-windows-x86_64.exe.gz.sha256
             ;;
   macOS)    echo  "Building for OSX"
             cargo build --release
-            gzip -c target/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-x86_64.gz
-            openssl dgst -sha256 -r target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-x86_64.gz > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-x86_64.gz.sha256
+            gzip -c target/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-x86_64.gz
+            openssl dgst -sha256 -r release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-x86_64.gz > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-x86_64.gz.sha256
 
             # M1
             export SDKROOT=$(xcrun -sdk macosx11.1 --show-sdk-path)
             export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(xcrun -sdk macosx11.1 --show-sdk-platform-version)
             cargo build --target aarch64-apple-darwin --release
 
-            gzip -c target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-aarch64.gz
-            openssl dgst -sha256 -r target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-aarch64.gz > target/artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-aarch64.gz.sha256
+            gzip -c target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/pact-protobuf-plugin > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-aarch64.gz
+            openssl dgst -sha256 -r release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-aarch64.gz > release_artifacts/pact-protobuf-plugin-osx-aarch64.gz.sha256
             ;;
   *)        echo "$1 is not a recognised OS"
             exit 1