diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9eb8a32..6c452ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ jobs:
           path: "*.tar.gz"
 
   BuildLinux:
-    if: false
     runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
           - "Release"
+        accel: [cpu, vulkan]
 
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -78,12 +78,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Checkout"
         uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
 
+      - name: "Install Vulkan SDK"
+        if: ${{ matrix.accel == 'vulkan' }}
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y wget
+          wget -qO- https://packages.lunarg.com/lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/lunarg.asc
+          sudo wget -qO /etc/apt/sources.list.d/lunarg-vulkan-jammy.list http://packages.lunarg.com/vulkan/lunarg-vulkan-jammy.list
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install vulkan-sdk
+
       - name: "Run build-linux.sh"
-        run: "./build-linux.sh ${{ matrix.config }} ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
+        run: "chmod +x build-linux.sh && ./build-linux.sh ${{ matrix.config }} ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
+        env:
+          BUILD_WITH_ACCEL: ${{ matrix.accel }}
+          LINUX_ARCH: "x86_64"
 
       - uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v4"
         with:
-          name: "whispercpp-linux-${{ matrix.config }}"
+          name: "whispercpp-linux-${{ matrix.config }}-${{ matrix.accel }}"
           path: "*.tar.gz"
 
   BuildWindows:
@@ -93,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         config:
           - "Release"
-        accel: [cpu, cuda, hipblas]
+        accel: [cpu, cuda, vulkan, hipblas]
 
     steps:
       - name: "Get version"
@@ -145,6 +158,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           "HIP_PATH=$(Resolve-Path 'C:\Program Files\AMD\ROCm\*\bin\clang.exe' | split-path | split-path)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: "Install Vulkan SDK"
+        if: ${{ matrix.accel == 'vulkan' }}
+        run: |
+          $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+          write-host "Downloading Vulkan SDK"
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/1.3.296.0/windows/VulkanSDK-1.3.296.0-Installer.exe" -OutFile "${env:RUNNER_TEMP}\VulkanSDK-1.3.296.0-Installer.exe"
+          write-host "Installing Vulkan SDK"
+          Start-Process "${env:RUNNER_TEMP}\VulkanSDK-1.3.296.0-Installer.exe" -ArgumentList '--accept-licenses --default-answer --confirm-command install' -NoNewWindow -Wait
+          write-host "Completed Vulkan SDK installation"
+
       - name: "Run Build-Windows.ps1"
         run: "./Build-Windows.ps1 -Version ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
         env:
@@ -157,12 +180,11 @@ jobs:
 
   Release:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
-
-    if: "github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')"
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
 
     needs:
       - "BuildMac"
-      # - "BuildLinux"
+      - "BuildLinux"
       - "BuildWindows"
 
     permissions:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8696656..365ea38 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ option(WHISPERCPP_WITH_HIPBLAS "Build Whisper with hipBLAS support" OFF)
 
 set(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES_ "$ENV{MACOS_ARCH}")
 
-set(Whispercpp_Build_GIT_TAG "c4e1861d2c24b186cbbac6c07480aaa298b0e6d9")
+set(Whispercpp_Build_GIT_TAG "fdbfb460ed546452a5d53611bba66d10d842e719")
 
 if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL Release OR ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL
                                            RelWithDebInfo)
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ endif()
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
   # On linux add the `-fPIC` flag to the compiler
   set(WHISPER_EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS "-fPIC")
-  set(WHISPER_ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS -DGGML_CUDA=OFF)
+  if(WHISPERCPP_WITH_VULKAN)
+    set(WHISPER_ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS -DGGML_CUDA=OFF -DGGML_VULKAN=ON)
+  else()
+    set(WHISPER_ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS -DGGML_CUDA=OFF)
+  endif()
 endif()
 if(APPLE)
   # check the "MACOS_ARCH" env var to figure out if this is x86_64 or arm64
@@ -45,6 +49,17 @@ if(WIN32)
     set(WHISPER_ADDITIONAL_ENV "")
     set(WHISPER_ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS -DGGML_CUDA=ON)
     set(WHISPER_CMAKE_GENERATOR ${CMAKE_GENERATOR})
+  elseif(WHISPERCPP_WITH_VULKAN)
+    if(NOT DEFINED ENV{VULKAN_SDK_PATH})
+      message(
+        FATAL_ERROR
+          "VULKAN_SDK_PATH is not set. Please set it to the root directory of your VulkanSDK installation, e.g. `C:/VulkanSDK/1.3.296.0`"
+      )
+    endif()
+    # Build with VULKAN
+    set(WHISPER_ADDITIONAL_ENV "VULKAN_SDK=$ENV{VULKAN_SDK_PATH}")
+    set(WHISPER_ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS -DGGML_VULKAN=ON)
+    set(WHISPER_CMAKE_GENERATOR ${CMAKE_GENERATOR})
   elseif(WHISPERCPP_WITH_HIPBLAS)
     # Build with hipBLAS
     if(NOT DEFINED ENV{HIP_PATH})
@@ -150,22 +165,16 @@ if(WIN32)
           DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release)
   install(DIRECTORY ${INSTALL_DIR}/bin DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release)
 
-  if(NOT WHISPERCPP_WITH_CUDA AND NOT WHISPERCPP_WITH_HIPBLAS)
-    # add openblas to the link line
-    install(DIRECTORY ${OpenBLAS_DIR}/lib
-            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release)
-    install(DIRECTORY ${OpenBLAS_DIR}/include
-            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release)
-    install(DIRECTORY ${OpenBLAS_DIR}/bin
-            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release)
-  elseif(WHISPERCPP_WITH_HIPBLAS)
+  if(WHISPERCPP_WITH_HIPBLAS)
     message(STATUS "Setup HIP DLLs installation")
     set(HIPBLAS_DLLS
         "${HIP_PATH_STR}/bin/hipblas.dll" "${HIP_PATH_STR}/bin/rocblas.dll"
         "${HIP_PATH_STR}/bin/amdhip64_6.dll"
         "${HIP_PATH_STR}/bin/amd_comgr_2.dll")
     install(FILES ${HIPBLAS_DLLS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/bin)
-  else()
+  elseif(WHISPERCPP_WITH_VULKAN)
+    message(STATUS "Vulkan does not require DLLs copy")
+  elseif(WHISPERCPP_WITH_CUDA)
     # Check that CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR is set
     if(NOT DEFINED CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR)
       message(
@@ -196,6 +205,15 @@ if(WIN32)
     # copy the DLLs to the OBS plugin directory
     install(FILES ${CUBLAS_DLLS} ${CUBLASLT_DLLS} ${CUDART_DLLS}
             DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/bin)
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Install OpenBLAS DLLs")
+    # add openblas to the link line
+    install(DIRECTORY ${OpenBLAS_DIR}/lib
+            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release)
+    install(DIRECTORY ${OpenBLAS_DIR}/include
+            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release)
+    install(DIRECTORY ${OpenBLAS_DIR}/bin
+            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release)
   endif()
 else()
   # copy lib/ include/ and bin/ from ${INSTALL_DIR} to the release directory in
diff --git a/build-linux.sh b/build-linux.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..571f03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Description: Build script for linux
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# get version from first argument
+version=$1
+
+# check env var BUILD_WITH_ACCEL
+if [ "$BUILD_WITH_ACCEL" = "vulkan" ]; then
+    echo "Building with acceleration"
+    export CMAKE_ARGS="$CMAKE_ARGS -DWHISPERCPP_WITH_VULKAN=ON"
+else
+    echo "Building without acceleration"
+fi
+
+# configure
+cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release $CMAKE_ARGS
+
+cmake --build build --config Release
+
+# install
+cmake --install build
+
+# compress the release folder
+tar -czvf whispercpp-linux-$LINUX_ARCH-$version.tar.gz release
diff --git a/build-windows.ps1 b/build-windows.ps1
index 84a5b32..056f062 100644
--- a/build-windows.ps1
+++ b/build-windows.ps1
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Param(
 
 # check env var BUILD_WITH_ACCEL
 if ($env:BUILD_WITH_ACCEL -eq $null) {
-    Write-Host "Please set env var BUILD_WITH_ACCEL to 'cpu', 'cuda' or 'hipblas'."
+    Write-Host "Please set env var BUILD_WITH_ACCEL to 'cpu', 'cuda', 'vulkan' or 'hipblas'."
     exit
 }
 
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ if ($env:BUILD_WITH_ACCEL -eq "cpu") {
         "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER='$env:HIP_PATH\bin\clang++.exe'")
     $zipFileName = "whispercpp-windows-hipblas-$Version.zip"
     $env:HIP_PLATFORM="amd"
+} elseif ($env:BUILD_WITH_ACCEL -eq "vulkan") {
+    $cmakeArgs += (
+        "-DWHISPERCPP_WITH_VULKAN=ON",
+        "-DCMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio 17 2022"
+    )
+    $zipFileName = "whispercpp-windows-vulkan-$Version.zip"
+    # find the Vulkan SDK version path in C:\VulkanSDK\
+    $vulkanSdkPath = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\VulkanSDK" | Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
+    $env:VULKAN_SDK_PATH="$vulkanSdkPath"
 } else {
     $cmakeArgs += (
         "-DWHISPERCPP_WITH_CUDA=ON",