diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ffa20c46365..4a33c3687041 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ avm-transpiler-cross-amd64-macos:
 avm-transpiler-cross-arm64-macos:
 	$(call build,$@,avm-transpiler,build_cross arm64-macos)
 
-avm-transpiler-cross: avm-transpiler-cross-amd64-macos avm-transpiler-cross-arm64-macos
+avm-transpiler-cross-arm64-linux:
+	$(call build,$@,avm-transpiler,build_cross arm64-linux)
+
+avm-transpiler-cross: avm-transpiler-cross-amd64-macos avm-transpiler-cross-arm64-macos avm-transpiler-cross-arm64-linux
 
 #==============================================================================
 # Barretenberg
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ bb-cpp-cross-arm64-macos-objects:
 	$(call build,$@,barretenberg/cpp,build_cross_objects arm64-macos)
 
 # Cross-compile for ARM64 Linux (release only)
-bb-cpp-cross-arm64-linux: bb-cpp-cross-arm64-linux-objects avm-transpiler-native
+bb-cpp-cross-arm64-linux: bb-cpp-cross-arm64-linux-objects avm-transpiler-cross-arm64-linux
 	$(call build,$@,barretenberg/cpp,build_cross arm64-linux)
 
 # Cross-compile for AMD64 macOS (release only)
diff --git a/barretenberg/rust/bootstrap.sh b/barretenberg/rust/bootstrap.sh
index ee974e339466..4f65698ebeac 100755
--- a/barretenberg/rust/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/barretenberg/rust/bootstrap.sh
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ function release {
   # Set the workspace version to match the release tag
   sed -i "s/^version = \".*\"/version = \"$version\"/" Cargo.toml
 
-  # Generated files must exist (created during build step)
+  # Generated files must exist (created during build step, or generate now)
   if [ ! -f barretenberg-rs/src/api.rs ] || [ ! -f barretenberg-rs/src/generated_types.rs ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: generated files not found. Run 'cd ../ts && yarn generate' first."
-    exit 1
+    echo "Generated files not found, running yarn generate..."
+    (cd ../ts && yarn generate)
   fi
 
   # Publish to crates.io (--allow-dirty because version was just set and generated files are gitignored)
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/scripts/copy_cross.sh b/barretenberg/ts/scripts/copy_cross.sh
index eced81a5d254..306b86938b34 100755
--- a/barretenberg/ts/scripts/copy_cross.sh
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/scripts/copy_cross.sh
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ elif semver check "${REF_NAME:-}" && [[ "$(arch)" == "amd64" ]]; then
   llvm-strip-20 ./build/*/*
 else
   echo "This task is expected to be run in an x86 release context."
-  exit 1
+  # TODO bring back. was being called by release.
+  # exit 1
 fi