diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d0f85628..bfc49516 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo package --all-features
       - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
+          draft: true
           files: |
             rust/target/vectordb-*.crate
     
@@ -55,11 +56,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.10
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Build wheel
         run: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
       - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
+          draft: true
           files: |
             python/dist/lancedb-*.tar.gz 
             python/dist/lancedb-*.whl
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           npm pack
       - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
+          draft: true
           files: node/vectordb-*.tgz
 
   node-macos:
@@ -104,10 +107,13 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Install system dependencies
       run: brew install protobuf
+    - name: Install npm dependencies
+      run: npm ci
     - name: Build MacOS native node modules
       run: bash ci/build_macos_artifacts.sh ${{ matrix.target }}
     - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
       with:
+        draft: true
         files: node/dist/vectordb-darwin*.tgz
 
   node-linux:
@@ -121,18 +127,24 @@ jobs:
           - aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
           - x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
     steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Install system dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler libssl-dev
+        cargo install cross
+    - name: Install npm dependencies
+      run: npm ci
     - name: Build Linux native node modules
       run: bash ci/build_linux_artifacts.sh ${{ matrix.target }}
     - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
       with:
+        draft: true
         files: node/dist/vectordb-linux*.tgz
 
   release:
-    needs: [python, node, node-macos, node-linux]
+    needs: [python, node, node-macos, node-linux, rust]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3