diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 526f2fa..0c59524 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-name: Cross-Platform Release
+name: Cross-Platform Release (TESTING)
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
+    branches:
+      - "ci/9-test-android-ndk-linking"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
     name: Build for ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -59,12 +61,12 @@ jobs:
             target: aarch64-linux-android
             binary_name: rstf
             asset_name: rstf-android-arm64
-            use_cross: false
+            use_cross: true 
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: x86_64-linux-android
             binary_name: rstf
             asset_name: rstf-android-amd64
-            use_cross: false
+            use_cross: true
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -84,16 +86,6 @@ jobs:
         if: contains(matrix.target, 'musl')
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y musl-tools
 
-      - name: Install Android NDK
-        if: contains(matrix.target, 'android')
-        uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
-        with:
-          packages: 'ndk;25.2.9519653'
-
-      - name: Install cargo-ndk
-        if: contains(matrix.target, 'android')
-        run: cargo install cargo-ndk
-
       - name: Setup Cross
         if: matrix.use_cross
         run: |
@@ -104,15 +96,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          TARGET="${{ matrix.target }}"
-          if [[ "$TARGET" == *"android"* ]]; then
-            export ANDROID_NDK_HOME=$ANDROID_HOME/ndk/25.2.9519653
-            
-            cargo ndk -t $TARGET -p 24 build --release
-          else
-            BUILD_CMD=${{ matrix.use_cross && 'cross' || 'cargo' }}
-            $BUILD_CMD build --release --target $TARGET
-          fi
+          BUILD_CMD=${{ matrix.use_cross && 'cross' || 'cargo' }}
+          $BUILD_CMD build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
       - name: Post-process binary
         shell: bash
@@ -123,8 +108,9 @@ jobs:
           fi
           mv "$BIN_PATH" "${{ matrix.asset_name }}"
 
-      - name: Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          files: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
-          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+          name: binary-${{ matrix.asset_name }}
+          path: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
+          retention-days: 1