diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_node_module/action.yml b/.github/workflows/build_node_module/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index eaf4154c..d0f85628 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,29 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: true # hardcoded on for now
           generate_release_notes: true
   
+  rust:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: draft-release
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: rust/vectordb
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          lfs: true
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler libssl-dev
+      - name: Package Rust
+        run: cargo package --all-features
+      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+            rust/target/vectordb-*.crate
+    
   python:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: draft-release
@@ -126,6 +149,11 @@ jobs:
           for filename in node/dist/*.tgz; do
             npm publish --dry-run $filename
           done
-      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        with:
-          draft: false
+      - name: Publish to crates.io
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          cargo publish --dry-run --no-verify rust/target/vectordb-*.crate
+      # - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     draft: false
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9e198522..cd7ff22b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3356,7 +3356,7 @@ checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vectordb"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-array",
  "arrow-data",
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vectordb-node"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-array",
  "arrow-ipc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 18fc1f65..b95029fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ members = [
     "rust/vectordb",
     "rust/ffi/node"
 ]
-resolver = "2"
\ No newline at end of file
+resolver = "2"
diff --git a/Cross.toml b/Cross.toml
index c6080a8c..6ec737f6 100644
--- a/Cross.toml
+++ b/Cross.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# These make sure our builds are compatible with old glibc versions.
 [target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
 pre-build = [
     "dpkg --add-architecture $CROSS_DEB_ARCH",
@@ -10,5 +11,4 @@ pre-build = [
     "dpkg --add-architecture $CROSS_DEB_ARCH",
     "apt-get update && apt-get install --assume-yes libssl-dev:$CROSS_DEB_ARCH protobuf-compiler",
 ]
-image = "ghcr.io/cross-rs/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu:centos"
-# docker pull ghcr.io/cross-rs/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu:edge-centos@sha256:8ca737af41df2a8078eb03a0a19e38405854ad05891a7381f7f671727a9ff736
+image = "ghcr.io/cross-rs/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu:main-centos"
diff --git a/node/README.md b/node/README.md
index 9e4093a9..662ce848 100644
--- a/node/README.md
+++ b/node/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ npm run pack-build
 npm install --no-save ./dist/vectordb-*.tgz
 ```
 
+`npm run build` builds the Rust library, `npm run pack-build` packages the Rust
+binary into an npm module called `@vectordb/<platform>` (for example, 
+`@vectordb/darwin-arm64.node`), and then `npm run install ...` installs that
+module.
+
 The LanceDB javascript is built with npm:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/node/native.js b/node/native.js
index 881bf58e..6aeb05f4 100644
--- a/node/native.js
+++ b/node/native.js
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ let nativeLib;
 
 try {
     nativeLib = require(`@vectordb/${currentTarget()}`);
-} catch {
-    throw new Error('vectordb: failed to load native library. Please file a bug report at https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues');
+} catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(`vectordb: failed to load native library.
+  You may need to run \`npm install @vectordb/${currentTarget()}\`.
+
+  If that does not work, please file a bug report at https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues
+
+  Source error: ${e}`);
 }
 
 // Dynamic require for runtime.
diff --git a/node/package.json b/node/package.json
index a485aa2b..1c070ee8 100644
--- a/node/package.json
+++ b/node/package.json
@@ -63,13 +63,17 @@
       "x86_64-apple-darwin": "@vectordb/darwin-x64",
       "aarch64-apple-darwin": "@vectordb/darwin-arm64",
       "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu": "@vectordb/linux-x64-gnu",
-      "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl": "@vectordb/linux-x64-musl"
+      "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl": "@vectordb/linux-x64-musl",
+      "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu": "@vectordb/linux-arm64-gnu",
+      "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl": "@vectordb/linux-arm64-musl"
     }
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "@vectordb/darwin-arm64": "0.1.1",
-    "@vectordb/darwin-x64": "0.1.1",
-    "@vectordb/linux-x64-gnu": "0.1.1",
-    "@vectordb/linux-x64-musl": "0.1.1"
+    "@vectordb/darwin-arm64": "0.1.2",
+    "@vectordb/darwin-x64": "0.1.2",
+    "@vectordb/linux-x64-gnu": "0.1.2",
+    "@vectordb/linux-x64-musl": "0.1.2",
+    "@vectordb/linux-arm64-gnu": "0.1.2",
+    "@vectordb/linux-arm64-musl": "0.1.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/rust/ffi/node/release_process.md b/rust/ffi/node/release_process.md
index 80c4416b..2dcdfdaa 100644
--- a/rust/ffi/node/release_process.md
+++ b/rust/ffi/node/release_process.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ How to release the node module
 
 ### 1. Bump the versions
 
+<!-- TODO: we also need to bump the optional dependencies for node! -->
+
 ```shell
 pushd rust/vectordb
 cargo bump minor
diff --git a/rust/vectordb/Cargo.toml b/rust/vectordb/Cargo.toml
index bc066608..54504a53 100644
--- a/rust/vectordb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/vectordb/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vectordb"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Serverless, low-latency vector database for AI applications"
 license = "Apache-2.0"