diff --git a/.github/workflows/node_release.yml b/.github/workflows/node_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0c62329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/node_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+name: Node Release
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - node/**
+      - .github/workflows/node_release.yml
+
+jobs:
+  macos:
+    runs-on: macos-12
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        lfs: true
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: brew install protobuf
+    - name: Install rustup target
+      run: rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
+    - name: Build x86_64
+      run: cargo build --lib -p vectordb-node --release --target x86_64-apple-darwin
+    - name: Upload x86_64 dylib
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        path: target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/libvectordb_node.dylib
+        name: x86_64-apple-darwin.node
+        retention-days: 5
+    - name: Build aarch64
+      run: cargo build --lib -p vectordb-node --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin
+    - name: Upload aarch64 dylib
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        path: target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/libvectordb_node.dylib
+        name: aarch64-apple-darwin.node
+        retention-days: 5
+
+  linux-x64:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: |
+        yum install -y openssl-devel
+        # protobuf is too old, so we directly download binaries
+        PB_REL="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases"
+        PB_VERSION=23.1
+        curl -LO $PB_REL/download/v$PB_VERSION/protoc-$PB_VERSION-linux-x86_64.zip
+        unzip protoc-$PB_VERSION-linux-x86_64.zip -d $HOME/.local
+        echo "${HOME}/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    # TODO: replace this with something more modern
+    - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      with:
+        profile: minimal
+        toolchain: stable
+        override: true
+    - name: Build GNU x86_64
+      run: cargo build --lib -p vectordb-node --release --verbose
+    - name: Upload GNU x86_64 dylib
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        path: target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/libvectordb_node.so
+        name: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.node
+        retention-days: 5
+  
+  draft-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - linux-x64
+      - macos
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - name: Move libraries
+      run: mv *.node node/
+    # TODO: make sure we aren't rebuilding the library here.
+    - name: Build module
+      run: |
+        npm install
+        npm run build
+      working-directory: node
+    - name: Test module
+      run: |
+        npm run tsc
+        npm test
+      working-directory: node
+    - name: Zip module
+      run: |
+        rm -rf node/node_modules
+        zip -r vectordb-node.zip node
+    - name: Upload
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        path: vectordb-node.zip
+        retention-days: 5
+    # - name: Create draft release
+    #   uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+    #   if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    #   with:
+    #     draft: true
+    #     generate_release_notes: true
+    #     files:
+    #       vectordb-node-$GITHUB_REF-node-v3-linux-x64.zip # x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.node
+    #       vectordb-node-$GITHUB_REF-node-v3-darwin-x64.zip # x86_64-apple-darwin.node
+    #       vectordb-node-$GITHUB_REF-node-v3-linux-x64.zip # aarch64-apple-darwin.node
+
+    # TODO: create draft release
+    # use: https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release
+    # format like: https://github.com/tungv/cypher.js/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.6
+    # 
+
+    # test-linux-x64:
+    #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    #   needs:
+    #     - draft-release
+    #   steps:
+    #   - 
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b95029fd..18fc1f65 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ members = [
     "rust/vectordb",
     "rust/ffi/node"
 ]
-resolver = "2"
+resolver = "2"
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diff --git a/node/README.md b/node/README.md
index 5e0a4838..22ae0028 100644
--- a/node/README.md
+++ b/node/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ A JavaScript / Node.js library for [LanceDB](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb)
 npm install vectordb
 ```
 
+This will download the appropriate native library for your platform. We currently
+support x86_64 Linux, Intel MacOS, and ARM (M1/M2) MacOS.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Basic Example
@@ -24,6 +27,12 @@ The [examples](./examples) folder contains complete examples.
 
 ## Development
 
+Build the rust library with:
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
+
 The LanceDB javascript is built with npm:
 
 ```bash