diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92278f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+name: build, test and release sqlite-vector
+on:
+  push:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    name: ${{ matrix.name }}${{ matrix.arch && format('-{0}', matrix.arch) || '' }} build${{ matrix.arch != 'arm64-v8a' && matrix.name != 'isim' && matrix.name != 'ios' && ' + test' || ''}}
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            arch: x86_64
+            name: linux
+          - os: LinuxARM64
+            arch: arm64
+            name: linux
+          - os: macos-latest
+            name: macos
+          - os: windows-latest
+            arch: x86_64
+            name: windows
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            arch: arm64-v8a
+            name: android
+            make: PLATFORM=android ARCH=arm64-v8a
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            arch: x86_64
+            name: android
+            make: PLATFORM=android ARCH=x86_64
+            sqlite-amalgamation-zip: https://sqlite.org/2025/sqlite-amalgamation-3490100.zip
+          - os: macos-latest
+            name: ios
+            make: PLATFORM=ios
+          - os: macos-latest
+            name: isim
+            make: PLATFORM=isim
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+
+    steps:
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+
+      - name: build sqlite-vector
+        run: make extension ${{ matrix.make && matrix.make || ''}}
+
+      - name: windows install sqlite3
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: choco install sqlite -y
+
+      - name: macos install sqlite3 without SQLITE_OMIT_LOAD_EXTENSION
+        if: matrix.name == 'macos'
+        run: brew link sqlite --force
+
+      - name: android setup test environment
+        if: matrix.name == 'android' && matrix.arch != 'arm64-v8a'
+        run: |
+
+          echo "::group::enable kvm group perms"
+          echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
+          sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
+          sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+
+          echo "::group::download and build sqlite3 without SQLITE_OMIT_LOAD_EXTENSION"
+          curl -O ${{ matrix.sqlite-amalgamation-zip }}
+          unzip sqlite-amalgamation-*.zip
+          export ${{ matrix.make }}
+          $ANDROID_NDK/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-android26-clang sqlite-amalgamation-*/shell.c sqlite-amalgamation-*/sqlite3.c -o sqlite3 -ldl
+          # remove unused folders to save up space
+          rm -rf sqlite-amalgamation-*.zip sqlite-amalgamation-* openssl
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+
+          echo "::group::prepare the test script"
+          make test PLATFORM=$PLATFORM ARCH=$ARCH || echo "It should fail. Running remaining commands in the emulator"
+          cat > commands.sh << EOF
+            mv -f /data/local/tmp/sqlite3 /system/xbin
+            cd /data/local/tmp
+            $(make test PLATFORM=$PLATFORM ARCH=$ARCH -n)
+          EOF
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+
+      - name: android test sqlite-vector
+        if: matrix.name == 'android' && matrix.arch != 'arm64-v8a'
+        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2.34.0
+        with:
+          api-level: 26
+          arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+          script: |
+            adb root
+            adb remount
+            adb push ${{ github.workspace }}/. /data/local/tmp/
+            adb shell "sh /data/local/tmp/commands.sh"
+
+      - name: test sqlite-vector
+        if: matrix.name == 'linux' || matrix.name == 'windows' || matrix.name == 'macos'
+        run: make test
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.6.2
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: vector-${{ matrix.name }}${{ matrix.arch && format('-{0}', matrix.arch) || '' }}
+          path: dist/vector.*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: release
+    needs: build
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+    steps:
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.2.1
+        with:
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: release tag version from sqlite-vector.h
+        id: tag
+        run: |
+          FILE="src/sqlite-vector.h"
+          VERSION=$(grep -oP '#define SQLITE_VECTOR_VERSION\s+"\K[^"]+' "$FILE")
+          if [[ "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            LATEST=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/latest | jq -r '.name')
+            if [[ "$VERSION" != "$LATEST" || "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+              echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            else
+              echo "::warning file=src/sqlite-vector.h::To release a new version, please update the SQLITE_VECTOR_VERSION in src/sqlite-vector.h to be different than the latest $LATEST"
+            fi
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "❌ SQLITE_VECTOR_VERSION not found in sqlite-vector.h"
+          exit 1
+          
+      - name: zip artifacts
+        run: |
+          for folder in "artifacts"/*; do
+            if [ -d "$folder" ]; then
+              name=$(basename "$folder")
+              if [[ "$name" != "github-pages" ]]; then
+                zip -jq "${name}-${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}.zip" "$folder"/*
+                tar -cJf "${name}-${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}.tar.xz" -C "$folder" .
+                tar -czf "${name}-${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}.tar.gz" -C "$folder" .
+              fi
+            fi
+          done
+
+      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.2.1
+        if: steps.tag.outputs.version != ''
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}
+          files: |
+            vector-*-${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}.zip
+            vector-*-${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}.tar.xz
+            vector-*-${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+          make_latest: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e43b0f9..06667c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
 .DS_Store
+*.xcworkspacedata
+*.xcuserstate
+*.xcbkptlist
+*.plist
+/build
+/dist
+*.sqlite
+*.a
+.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5de5ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Makefile for SQLite Vector Extension
+# Supports compilation for Linux, macOS, Windows, Android and iOS
+
+# customize sqlite3 executable with 
+# make test SQLITE3=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/sqlite/3.49.1/bin/sqlite3
+SQLITE3 ?= sqlite3
+
+# Set default platform if not specified
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+    PLATFORM := windows
+    HOST := windows
+    CPUS := $(shell powershell -Command "[Environment]::ProcessorCount")
+else
+    HOST = $(shell uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    ifeq ($(HOST),darwin)
+        PLATFORM := macos
+        CPUS := $(shell sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
+    else
+        PLATFORM := $(HOST)
+        CPUS := $(shell nproc)
+    endif
+endif
+
+# Speed up builds by using all available CPU cores
+MAKEFLAGS += -j$(CPUS)
+
+# Compiler and flags
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -I$(SRC_DIR) -I$(LIB_DIR)
+
+# Directories
+SRC_DIR = src
+DIST_DIR = dist
+LIB_DIR = libs
+VPATH = $(SRC_DIR):$(LIB_DIR)
+BUILD_DIR = build
+
+# Files
+SRC_FILES = $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.c)
+OBJ_FILES = $(patsubst %.c, $(BUILD_DIR)/%.o, $(notdir $(SRC_FILES)))
+
+# Platform-specific settings
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),windows)
+    TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/vector.dll
+    LDFLAGS += -shared
+    # Create .def file for Windows
+    DEF_FILE := $(BUILD_DIR)/vector.def
+else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),macos)
+    TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/vector.dylib
+    LDFLAGS += -arch x86_64 -arch arm64 -dynamiclib -undefined dynamic_lookup
+    CFLAGS += -arch x86_64 -arch arm64
+else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),android)
+    # Set ARCH to find Android NDK's Clang compiler, the user should set the ARCH
+    ifeq ($(filter %,$(ARCH)),)
+        $(error "Android ARCH must be set to ARCH=x86_64 or ARCH=arm64-v8a")
+    endif
+    # Set ANDROID_NDK path to find android build tools
+    # e.g. on MacOS: export ANDROID_NDK=/Users/username/Library/Android/sdk/ndk/25.2.9519653
+    ifeq ($(filter %,$(ANDROID_NDK)),)
+        $(error "Android NDK must be set")
+    endif
+
+    BIN = $(ANDROID_NDK)/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/$(HOST)-x86_64/bin
+    PATH := $(BIN):$(PATH)
+
+    ifneq (,$(filter $(ARCH),arm64 arm64-v8a))
+        override ARCH := aarch64
+    endif
+
+    CC = $(BIN)/$(ARCH)-linux-android26-clang
+    TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/vector.so
+    LDFLAGS += -shared
+else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),ios)
+    TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/vector.dylib
+    SDK := -isysroot $(shell xcrun --sdk iphoneos --show-sdk-path) -miphoneos-version-min=11.0
+    LDFLAGS += -dynamiclib $(SDK)
+    CFLAGS += -arch arm64 $(SDK)
+else ifeq ($(PLATFORM),isim)
+    TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/vector.dylib
+    SDK := -isysroot $(shell xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-path) -miphonesimulator-version-min=11.0
+    LDFLAGS += -arch x86_64 -arch arm64 -dynamiclib $(SDK)
+    CFLAGS += -arch x86_64 -arch arm64 $(SDK)
+else # linux
+    TARGET := $(DIST_DIR)/vector.so
+    LDFLAGS += -shared
+endif
+
+# Windows .def file generation
+$(DEF_FILE):
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),windows)
+	@echo "LIBRARY vector.dll" > $@
+	@echo "EXPORTS" >> $@
+	@echo "    sqlite3_vector_init" >> $@
+endif
+
+# Make sure the build and dist directories exist
+$(shell mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR) $(DIST_DIR))
+
+# Default target
+extension: $(TARGET)
+all: $(TARGET) 
+
+# Loadable library
+$(TARGET): $(OBJ_FILES) $(DEF_FILE)
+	$(CC) $(OBJ_FILES) $(DEF_FILE) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),windows)
+    # Generate import library for Windows
+	dlltool -D $@ -d $(DEF_FILE) -l $(DIST_DIR)/vector.lib
+endif
+
+# Object files
+$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -O3 -fPIC -c $< -o $@
+
+test: $(TARGET)
+	$(SQLITE3) ":memory:" -cmd ".bail on" ".load ./$<" "SELECT vector_version();"
+
+# Clean up generated files
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/* $(DIST_DIR)/* *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov *.sqlite
+
+# Help message
+help:
+	@echo "SQLite Vector Extension Makefile"
+	@echo "Usage:"
+	@echo "  make [PLATFORM=platform] [ARCH=arch] [ANDROID_NDK=\$$ANDROID_HOME/ndk/26.1.10909125] [target]"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Platforms:"
+	@echo "  linux (default on Linux)"
+	@echo "  macos (default on macOS)"
+	@echo "  windows (default on Windows)"
+	@echo "  android (needs ARCH to be set to x86_64 or arm64-v8a and ANDROID_NDK to be set)"
+	@echo "  ios (only on macOS)"
+	@echo "  isim (only on macOS)"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Targets:"
+	@echo "  all       				- Build the extension (default)"
+	@echo "  clean     				- Remove built files"
+	@echo "  test					- Test the extension"
+	@echo "  help      				- Display this help message"
+
+.PHONY: all clean test extension help
diff --git a/src/distance-neon.c b/src/distance-neon.c
index 1510a3e..c1af56d 100644
--- a/src/distance-neon.c
+++ b/src/distance-neon.c
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ static inline float uint8_distance_l2_impl_neon(const void *v1, const void *v2,
         uint8x16_t vb = vld1q_u8(b + i);
 
         // compute 8-bit differences widened to signed 16-bit
-        int16x8_t diff_lo = vsubl_u8(vget_low_u8(va), vget_low_u8(vb));
-        int16x8_t diff_hi = vsubl_u8(vget_high_u8(va), vget_high_u8(vb));
+        int16x8_t diff_lo = (int16x8_t)vsubl_u8(vget_low_u8(va), vget_low_u8(vb));
+        int16x8_t diff_hi = (int16x8_t)vsubl_u8(vget_high_u8(va), vget_high_u8(vb));
 
         // widen to signed 32-bit and square
         int32x4_t diff_lo_0 = vmovl_s16(vget_low_s16(diff_lo));
diff --git a/src/sqlite-vector.c b/src/sqlite-vector.c
index accb06a..ea1bf7a 100644
--- a/src/sqlite-vector.c
+++ b/src/sqlite-vector.c
@@ -18,6 +18,32 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+char *strcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle) {
+    if (!haystack || !needle) return NULL;
+    if (!*needle) return (char *)haystack;
+    for (; *haystack; ++haystack) {
+        const char *h = haystack;
+        const char *n = needle;
+        while (*h && *n && tolower((unsigned char)*h) == tolower((unsigned char)*n)) {
+            ++h;
+            ++n;
+        }
+        if (!*n) return (char *)haystack;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__linux__)
+#include <float.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef SQLITE_CORE
+SQLITE_EXTENSION_INIT1
+#endif
 
 #define DEBUG_VECTOR_ALWAYS(...)                    do {printf(__VA_ARGS__ );printf("\n");} while (0)
 
@@ -852,8 +878,13 @@ static int vector_rebuild_quantization (sqlite3_context *context, const char *ta
     
     // STEP 1
     // find global min/max across ALL vectors
+    #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__linux__)
+    float min_val = FLT_MAX;
+    float max_val = -FLT_MAX;
+    #else 
     float min_val = MAXFLOAT;
     float max_val = -MAXFLOAT;
+    #endif
     
     while (1) {
         rc = sqlite3_step(vm);
@@ -1748,6 +1779,9 @@ static void vector_backend (sqlite3_context *context, int argc, sqlite3_value **
 // MARK: -
 
 SQLITE_VECTOR_API int sqlite3_vector_init (sqlite3 *db, char **pzErrMsg, const sqlite3_api_routines *pApi) {
+    #ifndef SQLITE_CORE
+    SQLITE_EXTENSION_INIT2(pApi);
+    #endif
     int rc = SQLITE_OK;
     
     init_distance_functions(false);