diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 7b14a3e..6dc3364 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -253,16 +253,19 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build release binary
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        # if aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu, we need to install the cross compiler
-        if [[ ${{ matrix.target }} == aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu ]]; then
-          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
-        fi
         version="${{ github.ref_name }}"
         DEB_NAME="tv-$version-${{ matrix.target }}.deb"
         DEB_DIR="target/${{ matrix.target }}/debian"
 
         # Build the actual binary
-        cargo deb --profile deb --target ${{ matrix.target }} -o "$DEB_DIR/$DEB_NAME"
+        # if aarch64, we need to install the cross compiler since we're running x86_64
+        if [[ ${{ matrix.target }} == aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu ]]; then
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+          cargo deb --profile deb --target ${{ matrix.target }} -o "$DEB_DIR/$DEB_NAME" -- --no-default-features --features zero-copy,simd,fancy
+        else
+          cargo deb --profile deb --target ${{ matrix.target }} -o "$DEB_DIR/$DEB_NAME"
+        fi
+
         echo "DEB_DIR=$DEB_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "DEB_NAME=$DEB_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3c4b27a..0576c4f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -64,10 +64,18 @@ syntect = { package = "syntect", version = "5.2", default-features = false }
 bat = { package = "bat", version = "0.25", default-features = false }
 
 
+# target specific dependencies
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
+crossterm = { version = "0.28.1", features = ["serde", "use-dev-tty"] }
+
+[target.'cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))'.dependencies]
+crossterm = { version = "0.28", features = ["serde"] }
+
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 winapi-util = "0.1.9"
 clipboard-win = "5.4.0"
 
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = { version = "0.5", features = ["async_tokio"] }
 tempfile = "3.16.0"
@@ -75,16 +83,11 @@ tempfile = "3.16.0"
 [features]
 simd = ["dep:simdutf8"]
 zero-copy = []
-default = ["zero-copy", "simd", "onig"]
 # Use fancy-regex for aarch64 Linux
 fancy = ["syntect/regex-fancy", "bat/regex-fancy"]
 # Use oniguruma for other platforms
 onig = ["syntect/regex-onig", "bat/regex-onig"]
-
-
-# Use `fancy-regex` instead of `oniguruma` on aarch64 Linux (build problems)
-[target.'cfg(all(target_arch = "aarch64", target_os = "linux"))'.features]
-default = ["fancy"]
+default = ["zero-copy", "simd", "onig"]
 
 
 [build-dependencies]
@@ -101,11 +104,6 @@ name = "tv"
 name = "main"
 harness = false
 
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
-crossterm = { version = "0.28.1", features = ["serde", "use-dev-tty"] }
-
-[target.'cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))'.dependencies]
-crossterm = { version = "0.28", features = ["serde"] }
 
 [profile.staging]
 inherits = "dev"