diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9cccddc7..84db141a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,26 +16,26 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         build:
           - linux musl x64
-          #- linux musl aarch64
+          - linux musl aarch64
           - macos x64
-          #- macos aarch64
+          - macos aarch64
         include:
           - build: linux musl x64
             os: ubuntu-latest
             rust: stable
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-          #- build: linux musl aarch64
-          #  os: ubuntu-latest
-          #  rust: stable
-          #  target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+          - build: linux musl aarch64
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            rust: stable
+            target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
           - build: macos x64
             os: macos-latest
             rust: stable
             target: x86_64-apple-darwin
-          #- build: macos aarch64
-          #  os: macos-latest
-          #  rust: stable
-          #  target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+          - build: macos aarch64
+            os: macos-latest
+            rust: stable
+            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
     steps:
       - name: Set release tag
         run: |
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build release binary
         run: cargo make ci-build-release ${{ matrix.target }}
 
+        # there currently seems to be an issue with strip in aarch64, TODO: investigate this
       - name: Strip release binary
+        if: runner.target != 'aarch64-unknown-linux-musl' && runner.target != 'aarch64-apple-darwin'
         run: strip "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/zellij"
 
       - name: Create checksum