this should do it

Author: adRn-s

.github/workflows/maturin.yml

@@ -34,21 +34,27 @@ jobs:
           before-script-linux: |
             set -ex
             cat /etc/*release*
-            if [ "${{ matrix.platform.target }}" = "aarch64" ]; then
-              apt-get update
-              apt-get install -y build-essential perl curl libssl-dev pkg-config clang liblzma-dev
-            elif [ "${{ matrix.platform.target }}" = "x86_64" ]; then
+            if [ "${{ matrix.platform.target }}" = "x86_64" ]; then
+              # maturin-action's manylinux switches to AlmaLinux 8
               dnf install -y epel-release && dnf update -y
               dnf install -y gcc gcc-c++ make perl curl openssl-devel pkgconfig clang xz-devel
+            elif [ "${{ matrix.platform.target }}" = "aarch64" ]; then
+              apt-get update
+              apt-get install -y build-essential perl curl libssl-dev pkg-config clang liblzma-dev
             fi
+            export OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR=1
             export OPENSSL_LIB_DIR=$(pkg-config --variable=libdir openssl)
             export OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=$(pkg-config --variable=includedir openssl)
-            export OPENSSL_DIR="$OPENSSL_LIB_DIR/ssl"
-            export OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR=1
+            if [ "${{ matrix.platform.target }}" = "x86_64" ]; then
+              export OPENSSL_DIR="$OPENSSL_LIB_DIR/ssl"
+            elif [ "${{ matrix.platform.target }}" = "aarch64" ]; then
+              export OPENSSL_DIR="$OPENSSL_LIB_DIR"
+            fi
             if [ -z "$OPENSSL_LIB_DIR" ] || [ -z "$OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR" ]; then
                 echo "OpenSSL development files are not installed or pkg-config is not configured correctly."
                 exit 1
             fi
+            env | grep SSL  # for debugging when rust crate fails to find headers
       - name: Upload wheels
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: