diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a930984de..6a0a38752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ jobs:
             image: win-signing
             shell: cmd
             forge_platform: win32
+        # Exclude ARM64 Linux from default matrix to use native runner
         exclude:
           - arch: arm64
             os:
               name: linux
+        # Add ARM64 Linux with native ubuntu-24.04-arm runner for better-sqlite3 compatibility
         include:
           - arch: arm64
             os: