diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a76b964..1e29764 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ env:
 on:
   pull_request:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [develop]
 
 jobs:
   quicktests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5025696..1732b7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        # build and publish in parallel: linux/amd64, linux/arm64, windows/amd64, darwin/amd64, darwin/arm64
+        # build and publish in parallel
         include:
           - image: macos-latest
             name: macos-amd64
@@ -36,18 +36,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
         go-version: ${{ env.go-version }}
-    - name: Install musl
-      # only run on GH-hosted runner; self-hosted runner already has the package
+    - name: Install required packages
+      # only run on GH-hosted runner; self-hosted runner already has these
       if: matrix.name == 'linux-amd64'
-      uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@v1
-      with:
-        packages: musl-tools # provides musl-gcc
-        version: 1.0
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y libudev-dev
     - name: Build
       run: make build
     - name: Prepare files
       shell: bash
-      # if: ${{ !contains(matrix.name, 'windows') }}
       run: |
         mkdir artifacts
         mv LICENSE README.md ${{ env.BINARY_NAME }} artifacts
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3284a83..cb1d909 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ DEPTAG := 0.0.1
 DEPLIBNAME := spacemesh-sdk
 DEPLOC := https://github.com/spacemeshos/$(DEPLIBNAME)/releases/download
 UNZIP_DEST := deps
-REAL_DEST := $(shell realpath .)/$(UNZIP_DEST)
+REAL_DEST := $(CURDIR)/$(UNZIP_DEST)
 DOWNLOAD_DEST := $(UNZIP_DEST)/$(DEPLIBNAME).tar.gz
+
+LINKLIBS := -L$(REAL_DEST)
+CGO_LDFLAGS := $(LINKLIBS)
 STATICLDFLAGS := -L$(UNZIP_DEST) -led25519_bip32 -lspacemesh_remote_wallet
+EXTRACT = tar -xzf
 
 # Detect operating system
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
@@ -50,39 +54,27 @@ ifeq ($(GOOS),linux)
 
 	# Linux specific settings
 	# We statically link our own libraries and dynamically link other required libraries
-	LDFLAGS = -linkmode external -extldflags "-Wl,-Bstatic $(STATICLDFLAGS) -Wl,-Bdynamic -ludev -lm"
+	LDFLAGS = -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-Wl,-Bstatic $(STATICLDFLAGS) -Wl,-Bdynamic -ludev -lm"'
 else ifeq ($(GOOS),darwin)
 	MACHINE = macos
 
 	# macOS specific settings
-	# dynamic build using default toolchain
-	LDFLAGS = -extldflags "$(STATICLDFLAGS)"
+	# statically link our libs, dynamic build using default toolchain
+	CGO_LDFLAGS = $(LINKLIBS) $(REAL_DEST)/libed25519_bip32.a $(REAL_DEST)/libspacemesh_remote_wallet.a -framework CoreFoundation -framework IOKit -framework AppKit
+	LDFLAGS =
 else ifeq ($(GOOS),windows)
 	# static build using default toolchain
 	# add a few extra required libs
-	LDFLAGS = -linkmode external -extldflags "-static $(STATICLDFLAGS) -lws2_32 -luserenv -lbcrypt"
+	LDFLAGS = -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-static $(STATICLDFLAGS) -lws2_32 -luserenv -lbcrypt"'
 else
 	$(error Unknown operating system: $(GOOS))
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),windows)
 	# Windows settings
-	# TODO: this is probably unnecessary, most Windows dev environments (including GHA)
-	# should support bash
-	RM = del /Q /F
-	RMDIR = rmdir /S /Q
-	MKDIR = mkdir
-
-	FN = $(DEPLIBNAME)_windows-amd64.tar.gz
-	DOWNLOAD_DEST = $(UNZIP_DEST)/$(DEPLIBNAME).zip
-	EXTRACT = 7z x -y
+	PLATFORM = windows-amd64
 else
 	# Linux and macOS settings
-	RM = rm -f
-	RMDIR = rm -rf
-	MKDIR = mkdir -p
-	EXTRACT = tar -xzf
-
 	ifeq ($(GOARCH),amd64)
 		PLATFORM = $(MACHINE)-amd64
 	else ifeq ($(GOARCH),arm64)
@@ -90,14 +82,14 @@ else
 	else
 		$(error Unknown processor architecture: $(GOARCH))
 	endif
-	FN = $(DEPLIBNAME)_$(PLATFORM).tar.gz
 endif
+FN = $(DEPLIBNAME)_$(PLATFORM).tar.gz
 
 $(UNZIP_DEST): $(DOWNLOAD_DEST)
 	cd $(UNZIP_DEST) && $(EXTRACT) ../$(DOWNLOAD_DEST)
 
 $(DOWNLOAD_DEST):
-	$(MKDIR) $(UNZIP_DEST)
+	mkdir -p $(UNZIP_DEST)
 	curl -sSfL $(DEPLOC)/v$(DEPTAG)/$(FN) -o $(DOWNLOAD_DEST)
 
 .PHONY: install
@@ -114,16 +106,16 @@ tidy:
 .PHONY: build
 build: $(UNZIP_DEST)
 	CGO_CFLAGS="-I$(REAL_DEST)" \
-	CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$(REAL_DEST)" \
+	CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" \
 	GOOS=$(GOOS) \
 	GOARCH=$(GOARCH) \
 	CGO_ENABLED=1 \
-	go build -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)'
+	go build $(LDFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: $(UNZIP_DEST)
 	CGO_CFLAGS="-I$(REAL_DEST)" \
-	CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$(REAL_DEST)" \
+	CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" \
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(REAL_DEST) \
 	go test -v -count 1 -ldflags "-extldflags \"$(STATICLDFLAGS)\"" ./...
 
@@ -143,34 +135,33 @@ test-fmt:
 	git diff --exit-code || (git --no-pager diff && git checkout . && exit 1)
 
 .PHONY: lint
-lint:
+lint: $(UNZIP_DEST)
 	CGO_CFLAGS="-I$(REAL_DEST)" \
-	CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$(REAL_DEST)" \
+	CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" \
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(REAL_DEST) \
 	./bin/golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml
 
 # Auto-fixes golangci-lint issues where possible.
 .PHONY: lint-fix
-lint-fix:
+lint-fix: $(UNZIP_DEST)
 	CGO_CFLAGS="-I$(REAL_DEST)" \
-	CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$(REAL_DEST)" \
+	CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" \
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(REAL_DEST) \
 	./bin/golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml --fix
 
 .PHONY: lint-github-action
-lint-github-action:
+lint-github-action: $(UNZIP_DEST)
 	CGO_CFLAGS="-I$(REAL_DEST)" \
-	CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$(REAL_DEST)" \
+	CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" \
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(REAL_DEST) \
 	./bin/golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml --out-format=github-actions
 
 .PHONY: staticcheck
 staticcheck: $(UNZIP_DEST)
 	CGO_CFLAGS="-I$(REAL_DEST)" \
-	CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$(REAL_DEST)" \
+	CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" \
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(REAL_DEST) \
 	staticcheck ./...
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(DOWNLOAD_DEST)
-	$(RMDIR) $(UNZIP_DEST)
+	rm -rf $(UNZIP_DEST)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 50a3f88..a0ba9d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.18
 require (
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v1.0.2
 	github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 v6.4.6
-	github.com/spacemeshos/smkeys v1.0.3
+	github.com/spacemeshos/smkeys v1.0.4
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f30086c..9c4337d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFR
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 h1:73kH8U+JUqXU8lRuOHeVHaa/SZPifC7BkcraZVejAe8=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0/go.mod h1:WtVeX8xhTBvf0smdhujwtBcq4Qrzq/fJaraNFVN+nFs=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
-github.com/spacemeshos/smkeys v1.0.3 h1:v1O8NgRtSTCMBClvBM/MqxWJ35moKYURadFDwZRQki4=
-github.com/spacemeshos/smkeys v1.0.3/go.mod h1:gj9yv0Zek5D9p6zWmVV/2d0WdhPwyKXDMQm2MpmxIow=
+github.com/spacemeshos/smkeys v1.0.4 h1:M4A2tO2WSbtaVgmLWMgRNh+gmFPDjtVMkSMBO02GMQo=
+github.com/spacemeshos/smkeys v1.0.4/go.mod h1:gj9yv0Zek5D9p6zWmVV/2d0WdhPwyKXDMQm2MpmxIow=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5 h1:stMpOSZFs//0Lv29HduCmli3GUfpFoF3Y1Q/aXj/wVM=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5/go.mod h1:UBogFpq8E9Hx+xc5CNTTEpTnuHVmXDwZcZcE1eb/UhQ=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.0 h1:rj3WzYc11XZaIZMPKmwP96zkFEnnAmV8s6XbB2aY32w=