diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ampd-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-ampd-release.yaml
index d1de5e86c..82d95c5e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ampd-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ampd-release.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-22.04, macos-12 ]
         arch: [ amd64, arm64 ]
+        exclude:
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+            arch: arm64
 
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -81,21 +84,22 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           OS="darwin"
           ARCH="${{ matrix.arch }}"
+          
+          brew install protobuf
+          
           if [ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]
           then
-            brew install protobuf
             rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
             cargo build --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin
             mkdir ampdbin
             mv "/Users/runner/work/axelar-amplifier/axelar-amplifier/target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/ampd" "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
-            gpg --armor --detach-sign  "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
           else
-            brew install protobuf
             cargo build --release
             mkdir ampdbin
             mv "/Users/runner/work/axelar-amplifier/axelar-amplifier/target/release/ampd" "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
-            gpg --armor --detach-sign  "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
           fi
+          
+          gpg --armor --detach-sign "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
 
       - name: build and sign linux binaries
         env:
@@ -104,22 +108,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           OS="linux"
           ARCH="${{ matrix.arch }}"
-          if [ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]
-          then
-            sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
-            rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            export CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
-            cargo build --release --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            mkdir ampdbin
-            mv "/home/runner/work/axelar-amplifier/axelar-amplifier/target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/ampd" "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
-            gpg --armor --detach-sign  "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
-          else
-            sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler
-            cargo build --release
-            mkdir ampdbin
-            mv "/home/runner/work/axelar-amplifier/axelar-amplifier/target/release/ampd" "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
-            gpg --armor --detach-sign  "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
-          fi
+          
+          sudo apt-get install libssl-dev protobuf-compiler
+          
+          cargo build --release
+          mkdir ampdbin
+          mv "/home/runner/work/axelar-amplifier/axelar-amplifier/target/release/ampd" "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
+          
+          gpg --armor --detach-sign "./ampdbin/ampd-$OS-$ARCH-$SEMVER"
 
       - name: Test Binary Format
         working-directory: ./ampdbin
@@ -188,7 +184,6 @@ jobs:
           cp -R ./ampdbin/. "./${version}/"
           echo "release-dir=./${version}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "r2-destination-dir=./releases/ampd/" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          
 
       - uses: ryand56/r2-upload-action@latest
         with: