diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a617662..1b76fc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ jobs:
           # add libdrift_ffi_sys
           curl -L https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17160233/libdrift_ffi_sys.so.zip > ffi.zip
           unzip ffi.zip
-          sudo mv libdrift_ffi_sys.so /usr/lib
+          sudo mv libdrift_ffi_sys.so $CARGO_DRIFT_FFI_SYS
           rm ffi.zip # clean up for git
           # publish to crates.io
-          CARGO_DRIFT_FFI_SYS="/usr/lib" cargo publish
+          cargo publish --dry-run
+        env:
+          CARGO_DRIFT_FFI_SYS: '/usr/lib'