diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 17ae12a..cfe1eb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,20 @@ jobs:
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             bin: bulltui
             npm-pkg: bulltui-linux-x64
+            # Pin glibc to distroless/cc-debian12 (2.36); bare ubuntu-24.04 links 2.39.
+            container: rust:1.92-slim-bookworm
           - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
             bin: bulltui
             npm-pkg: bulltui-linux-arm64
+            container: rust:1.92-slim-bookworm
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    container: ${{ matrix.container || '' }}  # empty = no container (macOS legs)
     steps:
+      # rust:*-slim-bookworm has no git; without it checkout falls back to a tarball.
+      - name: Install git (container legs)
+        if: matrix.container
+        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
diff --git a/npm/bulltui/CHANGELOG.md b/npm/bulltui/CHANGELOG.md
index 601a95b..3acdd7d 100644
--- a/npm/bulltui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/npm/bulltui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # bulltui
 
+## 0.2.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- fix release ABI mismatch: build the Linux gnu binaries inside `rust:1.92-slim-bookworm` so their glibc matches the `distroless/cc-debian12` runtime. v0.2.0 was built on bare `ubuntu-24.04` (glibc 2.39) and failed at container/CLI start with `GLIBC_2.39 not found`.
+
 ## 0.2.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/npm/bulltui/package.json b/npm/bulltui/package.json
index 1ea1b30..e4022c3 100644
--- a/npm/bulltui/package.json
+++ b/npm/bulltui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bulltui",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "description": "A fast, keyboard-driven terminal UI for BullMQ",
   "homepage": "https://tangled.sh/@vinnymac.dev/bulltui",
   "repository": {