diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d623653..99cd895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 # https://eugene-babichenko.github.io/blog/2020/05/09/github-actions-cross-platform-auto-releases/
 
 name: Release
+env:
+  CICD_INTERMEDIATES_DIR: "_cicd-intermediates"
+  MSRV_FEATURES: --no-default-features --features minimal-application,bugreport,build-assets
+
 on:
   push:
     # Enable when testing release infrastructure on a branch.
@@ -22,8 +26,8 @@ on:
     tags:
     - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
 jobs:
-  create-release:
-    name: create-release
+  get-release:
+    name: get-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # env:
     # # Set to force version number, e.g., when no tag exists.
@@ -31,136 +35,282 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       smartcat_version: ${{ env.SMARTCAT_VERSION }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Get the release version from the tag
         shell: bash
         if: env.SMARTCAT_VERSION == ''
         run: |
           echo "SMARTCAT_VERSION=$GITHUB_REF_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "version is: ${{ env.SMARTCAT_VERSION }}"
-      - name: Create GitHub release
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        run: gh release create ${{ env.SMARTCAT_VERSION }}
+      # - name: Create GitHub release
+      #   env:
+      #     GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      #   run: gh release create ${{ env.SMARTCAT_VERSION }}
 
-  build-release:
-    name: build-release
-    needs: ['create-release']
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      # For some builds, we use cross to test on 32-bit and big-endian
-      # systems.
-      CARGO: cargo
-      # When CARGO is set to CROSS, this is set to `--target matrix.target`.
-      TARGET_FLAGS: ""
-      # When CARGO is set to CROSS, TARGET_DIR includes matrix.target.
-      TARGET_DIR: ./target
-      # Emit backtraces on panics.
-      RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        build: [linux, linux-arm, macos, win-msvc, win-gnu, win32-msvc]
-        include:
-        - build: linux
-          os: ubuntu-latest
-          rust: stable
-          target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-        - build: linux-arm
-          os: ubuntu-latest
-          rust: stable
-          target: arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
-        - build: macos
-          os: macos-latest
-          rust: stable
-          target: x86_64-apple-darwin
-        - build: win-msvc
-          os: windows-latest
-          rust: stable
-          target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-        - build: win-gnu
-          os: windows-latest
-          rust: stable-x86_64-gnu
-          target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-        - build: win32-msvc
-          os: windows-latest
-          rust: stable
-          target: i686-pc-windows-msvc
+  # build-release-nope:
+  #   name: build-release
+  #   needs: ['create-release']
+  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #   env:
+  #     # For some builds, we use cross to test on 32-bit and big-endian
+  #     # systems.
+  #     CARGO: cargo
+  #     # When CARGO is set to CROSS, this is set to `--target matrix.target`.
+  #     TARGET_FLAGS: ""
+  #     # When CARGO is set to CROSS, TARGET_DIR includes matrix.target.
+  #     TARGET_DIR: ./target
+  #     # Emit backtraces on panics.
+  #     RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+  #   strategy:
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #     matrix:
+  #       build: [linux, linux-arm, macos, win-msvc, win-gnu, win32-msvc]
+  #       include:
+  #       - build: linux
+  #         os: ubuntu-latest
+  #         rust: stable
+  #         target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+  #       - build: linux-arm
+  #         os: ubuntu-latest
+  #         rust: stable
+  #         target: arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+  #       - build: macos
+  #         os: macos-latest
+  #         rust: stable
+  #         target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+  #       - build: win-msvc
+  #         os: windows-latest
+  #         rust: stable
+  #         target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+  #       - build: win-gnu
+  #         os: windows-latest
+  #         rust: stable-x86_64-gnu
+  #         target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
+  #       - build: win32-msvc
+  #         os: windows-latest
+  #         rust: stable
+  #         target: i686-pc-windows-msvc
 
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    # - name: Install packages (Ubuntu)
-    #   if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-    #   run: |
-    #     ci/ubuntu-install-packages
-
-    # - name: Install packages (macOS)
-    #   if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-    #   run: |
-    #     ci/macos-install-packages
-
-    - name: Install Rust
-      uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
-      with:
-        toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-        target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-
-    - name: Use Cross
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        cargo install cross
-        echo "CARGO=cross" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "TARGET_FLAGS=--target ${{ matrix.target }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "TARGET_DIR=./target/${{ matrix.target }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #   steps:
+  #   - name: Checkout repository
+  #     uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Show command used for Cargo
-      run: |
-        echo "cargo command is: ${{ env.CARGO }}"
-        echo "target flag is: ${{ env.TARGET_FLAGS }}"
-        echo "target dir is: ${{ env.TARGET_DIR }}"
+  #   # - name: Install packages (Ubuntu)
+  #   #   if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+  #   #   run: |
+  #   #     ci/ubuntu-install-packages
 
-    - name: Build release binary
-      run: ${{ env.CARGO }} build --verbose --release ${{ env.TARGET_FLAGS }}
+  #   # - name: Install packages (macOS)
+  #   #   if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
+  #   #   run: |
+  #   #     ci/macos-install-packages
 
-    - name: Strip release binary (linux, macos and macos-arm)
-      if: matrix.build == 'linux' || matrix.os == 'macos'
-      run: strip "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/sc"
+  #   - name: Install Rust
+  #     uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+  #     with:
+  #       toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+  #       target: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
-    - name: Strip release binary (arm)
-      if: matrix.build == 'linux-arm'
-      run: |
-        docker run --rm -v \
-          "$PWD/target:/target:Z" \
-          rustembedded/cross:arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf \
-          arm-linux-gnueabihf-strip \
-          /target/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf/release/sc
-
-    - name: Build archive
-      shell: bash
+  #   - name: Use Cross
+  #     shell: bash
+  #     run: |
+  #       cargo install cross
+  #       echo "CARGO=cross" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #       echo "TARGET_FLAGS=--target ${{ matrix.target }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #       echo "TARGET_DIR=./target/${{ matrix.target }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+  #   - name: Show command used for Cargo
+  #     run: |
+  #       echo "cargo command is: ${{ env.CARGO }}"
+  #       echo "target flag is: ${{ env.TARGET_FLAGS }}"
+  #       echo "target dir is: ${{ env.TARGET_DIR }}"
+
+  #   - name: Build release binary
+  #     run: ${{ env.CARGO }} build --verbose --release ${{ env.TARGET_FLAGS }}
+
+  #   - name: Strip release binary (linux, macos and macos-arm)
+  #     if: matrix.build == 'linux' || matrix.os == 'macos'
+  #     run: strip "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/sc"
+
+  #   - name: Strip release binary (arm)
+  #     if: matrix.build == 'linux-arm'
+  #     run: |
+  #       docker run --rm -v \
+  #         "$PWD/target:/target:Z" \
+  #         rustembedded/cross:arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf \
+  #         arm-linux-gnueabihf-strip \
+  #         /target/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf/release/sc
+
+  #   - name: Build archive
+  #     shell: bash
+  #     run: |
+  #       staging="smartcat-${{ needs.create-release.outputs.smartcat_version }}-${{ matrix.target }}"
+  #       mkdir -p "$staging"/
+
+  #       cp {README.md,LICENSE} "$staging/"
+  #       # cp {CHANGELOG.md,FAQ.md,GUIDE.md} "$staging/doc/"
+
+  #       if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
+  #         cp "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/sc.exe" "$staging/"
+  #         7z a "$staging.zip" "$staging"
+  #         certutil -hashfile "$staging.zip" SHA256 > "$staging.zip.sha256"
+  #         echo "ASSET=$staging.zip" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #         echo "ASSET_SUM=$staging.zip.sha256" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #       else
+  #         # The man page is only generated on Unix systems. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+  #         cp "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/sc" "$staging/"
+  #         tar czf "$staging.tar.gz" "$staging"
+  #         shasum -a 256 "$staging.tar.gz" > "$staging.tar.gz.sha256"
+  #         echo "ASSET=$staging.tar.gz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #         echo "ASSET_SUM=$staging.tar.gz.sha256" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #       fi
+
+  #   - name: Upload release archive
+  #     env:
+  #       GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+  #     run: gh release upload ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.smartcat_version }} ${{ env.ASSET }} ${{ env.ASSET_SUM }}
+
+  crate-metadata:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Extract crate information
       run: |
-        staging="smartcat-${{ needs.create-release.outputs.smartcat_version }}-${{ matrix.target }}"
-        mkdir -p "$staging"/
-
-        cp {README.md,LICENSE} "$staging/"
-        # cp {CHANGELOG.md,FAQ.md,GUIDE.md} "$staging/doc/"
-
-        if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
-          cp "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/sc.exe" "$staging/"
-          7z a "$staging.zip" "$staging"
-          certutil -hashfile "$staging.zip" SHA256 > "$staging.zip.sha256"
-          echo "ASSET=$staging.zip" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "ASSET_SUM=$staging.zip.sha256" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        else
-          # The man page is only generated on Unix systems. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-          cp "target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/sc" "$staging/"
-          tar czf "$staging.tar.gz" "$staging"
-          shasum -a 256 "$staging.tar.gz" > "$staging.tar.gz.sha256"
-          echo "ASSET=$staging.tar.gz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "ASSET_SUM=$staging.tar.gz.sha256" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        fi
-
-    - name: Upload release archive
+        cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '"name=" + .packages[0].name' | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '"version=" + .packages[0].version' | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '"maintainer=" + .packages[0].authors[0]' | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '"homepage=" + .packages[0].homepage' | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r '"msrv=" + .packages[0].rust_version' | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    outputs:
+      name: ${{ steps.crate-metadata.outputs.name }}
+      version: ${{ steps.crate-metadata.outputs.version }}
+      maintainer: ${{ steps.crate-metadata.outputs.maintainer }}
+      homepage: ${{ steps.crate-metadata.outputs.homepage }}
+      msrv: ${{ steps.crate-metadata.outputs.msrv }}
+
+  build-release:
+      name: ${{ matrix.job.target }} (${{ matrix.job.os }})
+      runs-on: ${{ matrix.job.os }}
+      needs:
+        - get-release
+        - crate-metadata
+      strategy:
+        fail-fast: false
+        matrix:
+          job:
+            - { target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu   , os: ubuntu-20.04, use-cross: true }
+            - { target: arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf , os: ubuntu-20.04, use-cross: true }
+            - { target: arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf, os: ubuntu-20.04, use-cross: true }
+            - { target: i686-pc-windows-msvc        , os: windows-2019                  }
+            - { target: i686-unknown-linux-gnu      , os: ubuntu-20.04, use-cross: true }
+            - { target: i686-unknown-linux-musl     , os: ubuntu-20.04, use-cross: true }
+            - { target: x86_64-apple-darwin         , os: macos-12                      }
+            - { target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu       , os: windows-2019                  }
+            - { target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc      , os: windows-2019                  }
+            - { target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu    , os: ubuntu-20.04, use-cross: true }
+            - { target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl   , os: ubuntu-20.04, use-cross: true }
       env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-      run: gh release upload ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.smartcat_version }} ${{ env.ASSET }} ${{ env.ASSET_SUM }}
+        BUILD_CMD: cargo
+      steps:
+      - name: Checkout source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install prerequisites
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          case ${{ matrix.job.target }} in
+            arm-unknown-linux-*) sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf ;;
+            aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu) sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu ;;
+          esac
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.job.target }}
+
+      - name: Install cross
+        if: matrix.job.use-cross
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+        with:
+          tool: cross
+
+      - name: Overwrite build command env variable
+        if: matrix.job.use-cross
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "BUILD_CMD=cross" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Show version information (Rust, cargo, GCC)
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          gcc --version || true
+          rustup -V
+          rustup toolchain list
+          rustup default
+          cargo -V
+          rustc -V
+
+      - name: Build
+        shell: bash
+        run: $BUILD_CMD build --release --target=${{ matrix.job.target }}
+
+      - name: Set binary name & path
+        id: bin
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          # Figure out suffix of binary
+          EXE_SUFFIX=""
+          case ${{ matrix.job.target }} in
+            *-pc-windows-*) EXE_SUFFIX=".exe" ;;
+          esac;
+
+          # Setup paths
+          BIN_NAME="sc${EXE_SUFFIX}"
+          BIN_PATH="target/${{ matrix.job.target }}/release/${BIN_NAME}"
+
+          # Let subsequent steps know where to find the binary
+          echo "BIN_PATH=${BIN_PATH}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "BIN_NAME=${BIN_NAME}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Build archive
+        id: package
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          PKG_SUFFIX=".tar.gz" ; case ${{ matrix.job.target }} in *-pc-windows-*) PKG_SUFFIX=".zip" ;; esac;
+          PKG_BASENAME="sc-${{ needs.crate-metadata.outputs.version }}-${{ matrix.job.target }}"
+          PKG_NAME=${PKG_BASENAME}${PKG_SUFFIX}
+          echo "PKG_NAME=${PKG_NAME}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          PKG_STAGING="${{ env.CICD_INTERMEDIATES_DIR }}/package"
+          ARCHIVE_DIR="${PKG_STAGING}/${PKG_BASENAME}/"
+          mkdir -p "${ARCHIVE_DIR}"
+
+          # Binary
+          cp "${{ steps.bin.outputs.BIN_PATH }}" "$ARCHIVE_DIR"
+
+          # README, LICENSE and CHANGELOG files
+          cp "README.md" "LICENSE" "$ARCHIVE_DIR"
+
+          # base compressed package
+          pushd "${PKG_STAGING}/" >/dev/null
+          case ${{ matrix.job.target }} in
+            *-pc-windows-*) 7z -y a "${PKG_NAME}" "${PKG_BASENAME}"/* | tail -2 ;;
+            *) tar czf "${PKG_NAME}" "${PKG_BASENAME}"/* ;;
+          esac;
+          popd >/dev/null
+
+          # sha
+          pushd "${PKG_STAGING}/" >/dev/null
+          case ${{ matrix.job.target }} in
+            *-pc-windows-*) certutil -hashfile "${PKG_NAME}" SHA256 "${PKG_NAME}.sha256" ;;
+            *) shasum -a 256 "${PKG_NAME}" "${PKG_NAME}.sha256" ;;
+          esac;
+          popd >/dev/null
+
+          # Let subsequent steps know where to find the compressed package
+          echo "ASSET_PATH=${PKG_STAGING}/${PKG_NAME}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "ASSET_SUM=${PKG_STAGING}/${PKG_NAME}.sha256" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Upload release archive
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: gh release upload ${{ needs.get-release.outputs.smartcat_version }} ${{ env.ASSET_PATH }} ${{ env.ASSET_SUM }}