diff --git a/.github/workflows/hero_build.yml b/.github/workflows/hero_build.yml
index 1e097780..9a07960b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hero_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hero_build.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: alpine-latest
             short-name: linux-i64
           - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: alpine-latest
             short-name: linux-arm64
             arch: arm64
           - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           #   os: macos-13
           #   short-name: macos-i64
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-        
+
     steps:
       - run: echo "🎉 The job was automatically triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event."
       - run: echo "🐧 This job is now running on a ${{ runner.os }} server hosted by GitHub!"
@@ -38,11 +38,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         with:
-          xcode-version: latest-stable      
+          xcode-version: latest-stable
 
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # - name: Setup dependencies on Alpine
+      #   if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      #   run: |
+      #     sudo apk add --no-cache gcc musl-dev openssl-dev openssl-libs-static
+
       - name: Setup V & Herolib
         id: setup
         run: |
@@ -59,12 +64,16 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 15
         run: |
           set -e
-          v -w -d use_openssl -enable-globals cli/hero.v -o cli/hero-${{ matrix.target }}
+          if [ "${{ runner.os }}" = "Linux" ]; then
+            v -w -d use_openssl -enable-globals -cflags -cc gcc -static cli/hero.v -o cli/hero-${{ matrix.target }}
+          else
+            v -w -d use_openssl -enable-globals cli/hero.v -o cli/hero-${{ matrix.target }}
+          fi
       - name: Upload
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: hero-${{ matrix.target }}
-          path: cli/hero-${{ matrix.target }}        
+          path: cli/hero-${{ matrix.target }}
 
   release_hero:
     needs: build