diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_openvpn_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_openvpn_linux.yml
index 92cb74e..4bd8f9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_openvpn_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_openvpn_linux.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
   Build-OpenVPN3-Linux:
     name: 'Build-OpenVPN3-Ubuntu'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+      
     if: |
       contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[all]') ||
       contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[linux]') ||
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ jobs:
       O3: "${{ github.workspace }}/O3"
       DEP_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}/O3/deps"
       DL: "${{ github.workspace }}/O3/dl"
+      CFLAGS: "-static-libgcc -g -O1 -ldl"
+      OPEN_SSL_VER: "1.1.1t"     
+
     steps:
       - name: Set up build environment
         uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest 
@@ -165,13 +169,28 @@ jobs:
           cd core/scripts/linux/
           ./build-all
 
+      - name: Build OpenSSL
+        run: |
+          curl https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OPEN_SSL_VER}.tar.gz | tar zx
+          cd openssl-${OPEN_SSL_VER}
+          ./Configure no-shared no-tests linux-x86_64 enable-ec_nistp_64_gcc_128 no-ssl2 no-ssl3 no-comp -static-libgcc --openssldir=/usr/local/lib
+          echo "************************************************"
+          echo "******** Compiling OpenSSL..."
+          echo "************************************************"
+          make
+          echo "************************************************"
+          echo "******** Copying OpenSSL include folder and static libraries..."
+          # if you want to use OS-default SHARED openssl libraries - not necessary to compile it.
+          # Just copy required headers of OpenSSL (include folder)
+          sudo make install
+
       - name: 'Build the OpenVPN 3 client wrapper'
         working-directory: ${{env.O3}}
         run: |
           cd ${{env.O3}}/core 
           cp -rf openvpn/plugin/linux/ck-ovpn-plugin.h openvpn/transport/client/pluggable/ck-ovpn-plugin.h
           mkdir build && cd build
-          cmake ..
+          cmake -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/openssl-${OPEN_SSL_VER} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-ldl -static-libgcc -static " .. 
           cmake --build . --config Release --target ovpncli
 
       - name: Archive artifacts
@@ -209,6 +228,25 @@ jobs:
           overwrite: true
           file_glob: true  
       
+  ovpn3-release:
+    name: GitHub Release
+    needs: Build-OpenVPN3-Linux
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup | Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup | Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+
+      - name: Setup | Checksums
+        run: for file in $(find ./ -name 'o*' ); do openssl dgst -sha256 -r "$file" | awk '{print $1}' > "${file}.sha256"; done
+
+      - name: Zip ALL
+        run: for file in *; do zip -r ${file%.*}.zip  $file; done
+
       - name: Upload binaries to release
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
         with:
@@ -216,4 +254,5 @@ jobs:
           file: openvpn3-linux.zip
           tag: ${{ github.ref }}
           overwrite: true
-          file_glob: true      
+          file_glob: true 
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_openvpn_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build_openvpn_macos.yml
index 1c3c279..6ea5f71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_openvpn_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_openvpn_macos.yml
@@ -157,10 +157,13 @@ jobs:
       contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[openvpn]') 
     
     name: "${{matrix.os}} - ${{matrix.arch}}"
-
+    env:
+      BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+      OPEN_SSL_VER: "1.1.1t"
+      
     steps:
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: brew install asio cmake jsoncpp lz4 openssl pkg-config
+        run: brew install asio cmake jsoncpp pkg-config
       
       - name: Creating work-folder
         run: |
@@ -172,6 +175,34 @@ jobs:
           repository: amnezia-vpn/openvpn3
           ref: win-amezia
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/src/openvpn3
+      
+      - name: Build OpenSSL
+        run: |
+          curl https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OPEN_SSL_VER}.tar.gz | tar zx
+          cd openssl-${OPEN_SSL_VER}
+          if [ ${_ARCH} = "arm64" ]; then
+                ./Configure darwin64-arm64-cc no-shared enable-ec_nistp_64_gcc_128 no-ssl2 no-ssl3 no-comp --openssldir=/usr/local/ssl/macos-arm64
+          else
+                ./Configure darwin64-x86_64-cc no-shared enable-ec_nistp_64_gcc_128 no-ssl2 no-ssl3 no-comp --openssldir=/usr/local/ssl/macos-x86_64
+          fi
+
+          echo "************************************************"
+          echo "******** Compiling OpenSSL..."
+          echo "************************************************"
+          make
+
+          echo "************************************************"
+          echo "******** Copying OpenSSL include folder and static libraries..."
+          sudo make install
+ 
+      - name: Build LZ4
+        run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/lz4/lz4
+          cd lz4
+          git checkout release
+          CLFAGS="-mmacosx-version-min=10.6" make
+          CLFAGS="-mmacosx-version-min=10.6" sudo make install
+          sudo rm /usr/local/lib/liblz*.dylib
 
       - name: Build MacOS OpenVPN3
         run: |
@@ -179,7 +210,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir build-openvpn3
           cd build-openvpn3
           cp -rf ${{ github.workspace }}/src/openvpn3/openvpn/plugin/darwin/ck-ovpn-plugin.h ${{ github.workspace }}/src/openvpn3/openvpn/transport/client/pluggable/ck-ovpn-plugin.h
-          cmake -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/opt/openssl -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt ${{ github.workspace }}/src/openvpn3
+          cmake -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/openssl-${OPEN_SSL_VER} -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt ${{ github.workspace }}/src/openvpn3
           cmake --build . --config Release --target ovpncli
       
       - name: Archive artifacts