diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index df1afea..e93346b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,41 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: deno lint --ignore=sqlite
 
+  cross-build-linux-aarch64:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Setup Deno
+        uses: denoland/setup-deno@main
+        with:
+          deno-version: 'v1.x'
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install gcc-9-aarch64-linux-gnu
+        
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          CC: aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc-9
+          TARGET_ARCH: aarch64
+        run: deno task build
+      
+      - name: Release
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@master
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: "Release Draft"
+          draft: true
+          files: |
+            build/libsqlite3_aarch64.so
+
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/scripts/build.ts b/scripts/build.ts
index 8dc406a..785792a 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/scripts/build.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const ARCH = Deno.env.get("TARGET_ARCH") || Deno.build.arch;
+
 const COMPILE_OPTIONS: Record<string, string> = {
   SQLITE_DQS: "0",
   SQLITE_DEFAULT_MEMSTATUS: "0",
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ const ext = Deno.build.os === "windows"
   : "so";
 const lib = `${prefix}sqlite3.${ext}`;
 const libWithArch = `${prefix}sqlite3${
-  Deno.build.arch !== "x86_64" ? `_${Deno.build.arch}` : ""
+  ARCH !== "x86_64" ? `_${ARCH}` : ""
 }.${ext}`;
 
 const SLICE_WIN = Deno.build.os === "windows" ? 1 : 0;
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ if (Deno.build.os !== "windows") {
 
 const CFLAGS = `${
   Deno.build.os === "windows" ? "OPT_FEATURE_FLAGS" : "CFLAGS"
-}=${Deno.build.os === "windows" ? "" : "-g -O3 "}${
+}=${Deno.build.os === "windows" ? "" : "-g -O3 -fPIC "}${
   Object.entries(
     COMPILE_OPTIONS,
   )
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ if (Deno.build.os === "windows") {
   $(
     new URL("../sqlite/configure", import.meta.url),
     "--enable-releasemode",
+    ...(Deno.build.arch === ARCH ? [] : ["--disable-tcl", "--host=arm-linux"]),
   );
   $(
     "make",
diff --git a/src/ffi.ts b/src/ffi.ts
index 42938b3..df68b0f 100644
--- a/src/ffi.ts
+++ b/src/ffi.ts
@@ -615,10 +615,7 @@ try {
     throw e;
   }
 
-  const error = new Error("Failed to load SQLite3 Dynamic Library");
-  error.cause = e;
-
-  throw error;
+  throw new Error("Failed to load SQLite3 Dynamic Library", { cause: e });
 }
 
 const init = lib.sqlite3_initialize();