diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 5508ddda..778ff33e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
       - master
     tags:
       - 'v*.*.*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [macos, linux]
-        arch: [x86_64, aarch64, armv7]
+        arch: [x86_64, aarch64, armv7, riscv64]
         rust: [stable]
         artifact_type: ['slim', 'default', 'full']  # The build strategy will build all types for each OS specified
         include:
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: linux
             arch: armv7
             target: armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+          - os: linux
+            arch: riscv64
+            target: riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu
           # Audio backend configuration: Linux
           - os: linux
             artifact_type: slim
@@ -59,9 +63,11 @@ jobs:
             artifact_type: 'full'
           - os: macos
             arch: armv7
+          - os: macos
+            arch: riscv64
     steps:
       - name: Checking out sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Installing needed macOS dependencies
         if: matrix.os == 'macos'
         run: brew install dbus portaudio
@@ -94,13 +100,13 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.target != ''
         uses: houseabsolute/actions-rust-cross@v1
         with:
-          cross-version: baf457e # currently needed (check again if cross version > 0.2.5)
+          cross-version: 64b5bb4 # currently needed (check again if cross version > 0.2.5)
           command: build
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
           args: $CARGO_ARGS
       - name: Uploading artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: spotifyd-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.artifact_type }}
           path: target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/spotifyd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0e3bbe30..b34f8905 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
       - name: Checking out sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Installing rustfmt
         run: rustup component add rustfmt
       - name: Running rustfmt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y -qq libasound2-dev libssl-dev libpulse-dev libdbus-1-dev portaudio19-dev
 
       - name: Checking out sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Installing clippy
         run: rustup component add clippy
       - name: Linting project
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y -qq libasound2-dev libssl-dev libpulse-dev libdbus-1-dev
 
       - name: Checking out sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Checking Rust code
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
diff --git a/Cross.toml b/Cross.toml
index 657ea054..c9c35e1e 100644
--- a/Cross.toml
+++ b/Cross.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 [build]
 pre-build = [
+  "sed -i \"s/arm64 armhf/$CROSS_DEB_ARCH/\" /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources",
   "dpkg --add-architecture $CROSS_DEB_ARCH",
   "apt-get update",
+  # binfmt support since some packages' postinst scripts call target arch binaries
+  "apt-get install -y qemu-user-static binfmt-support",
   # bindgen requirements
   "apt-get install -y libclang-dev cmake",
   # alsa_backend,rodio_backend and base requirements
@@ -16,3 +19,6 @@ pre-build = [
 
 [target.armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf]
 image = ":edge" # needed, since dbus and pulse dependencies on older ubuntu versions are messy
+
+[target.riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu]
+image = ":edge" # needed, since dbus and pulse dependencies on older ubuntu versions are messy