diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yaml
index dd8f443..e68f7a8 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ jobs:
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             cross: true
             platform: linux/amd64
+            deps: "build-essential libssl-dev pkg-config"
 
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
             cross: true
             platform: linux/amd64
+            deps: "build-essential mingw-w64"
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.target != 'native' && !matrix.container
         run: rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
 
+      - name: Install build dependencies
+        if: matrix.cross && matrix.deps
+        run: |
+          apk add --no-cache ${{ matrix.deps }}
+
       - name: Cache Rust dependencies
         uses: https://code.forgejo.org/actions/cache@v4
         with: