diff --git a/DEVELOPERS.md b/DEVELOPERS.md
index 609fa8a..886aae1 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS.md
+++ b/DEVELOPERS.md
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ git submodule update --recursive --init
 sphinx-build -M html source build -a
 
 # Building standalone DZGUI release binaries
-1. Run `./scripts/dl_pyapp.sh`
-# TODO: secondary script that packs this archive
-2. Download cpython 3.13, linux, gnu, v3
-https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone/releases/download/20251014/cpython-3.13.9%2B20251014-x86_64_v3-unknown-linux-gnu-install_only_stripped.tar.gz
-3. Explicitly install dependencies into site-packages
-4. Pack back into a tarball
-5. Run `python3 scripts/release.py`
-6. Generate a release and tag against the bundled `dzgui` executable
+1. Set up the build target: `rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl`
+2. Run `python3 scripts/release.py`
+3. Generate a release and tag against the bundled `dzgui` executable
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index afa95bc..1d0b45c 100644
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import build
 import os
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tarfile
 
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -9,19 +10,20 @@ from concat_licenses import concat_license
 from parse_toml import get_entrypoint
 from prebuild import get_pyapp, rebuild_cpython
 
+
 def update_uname(info: tarfile.TarInfo) -> tarfile.TarInfo:
     info.uname = "dzgui"
     info.gname = "users"
     return info
 
+
 root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
-output = root.joinpath("dist")
+dist_dir = root.joinpath("dist")
 build_dir = root.joinpath("build")
 
 builder = build.ProjectBuilder(root)
-wheel = builder.build("wheel", output_directory=output)
+wheel = builder.build("wheel", output_directory=dist_dir)
 stem = Path(wheel).stem
-tarname = f"{stem}.tar.gz"
 
 metadata = stem.split("-")
 appname = metadata[0]
@@ -51,24 +53,44 @@ env["PYAPP_FULL_ISOLATION"] = "true"
 env["PYAPP_DISTRIBUTION_PATH"] = str(cpython)
 env["PYAPP_DISTRIBUTION_PYTHON_PATH"] = "python/bin/python3"
 
-subfolder = output.joinpath(stem)
+platform = "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
+build_name = f"{appname}-{version}-{platform}"
+tarname = f"{build_name}.tar.gz"
+tarpath = dist_dir.joinpath(tarname)
+
+build_params = [
+    "cargo",
+    "build",
+    "--release",
+    "--target-dir",
+    str(dist_dir),
+    "--target",
+    platform,
+]
+
+proc = subprocess.run(
+    build_params,
+    env=env,
+    cwd=pyapp_dir,
+)
+
+if proc.returncode != 0:
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+subfolder = dist_dir.joinpath(build_name)
 subfolder.mkdir(parents=True)
 
+output_exe = dist_dir.joinpath("pyapp")
+release_exe = subfolder.joinpath(appname)
+output_exe.rename(release_exe)
+
 combined_licenses = concat_license()
 license_file = subfolder.joinpath("LICENSE")
 license_file.write_text(combined_licenses)
 
-
-proc = subprocess.run(["cargo", "build", "--release"], env=env, cwd=pyapp_dir)
-if proc.returncode == 0:
-    output_exe = build_dir.joinpath("pyapp-latest/target/release/pyapp")
-    release_exe = subfolder.joinpath(appname)
-    output_exe.rename(release_exe)
-    tarpath = output.joinpath(tarname)
-
-    with tarfile.open(tarpath, "w:gz") as tar:
-        info = tar.gettarinfo(subfolder)
-        tar.add(subfolder, arcname="dzgui", filter=update_uname)
+with tarfile.open(tarpath, "w:gz") as tar:
+    info = tar.gettarinfo(subfolder)
+    tar.add(subfolder, arcname=appname, filter=update_uname)
     print(f"Wrote tarfile to '{tarpath}'")
 
 proc = subprocess.run([release_exe, "-v"], capture_output=True, text=True)
@@ -79,4 +101,3 @@ release_exe.unlink()
 license_file.unlink()
 subfolder.rmdir()
 Path(wheel).unlink()
-