diff --git a/build_wheels.py b/build_wheels.py
index a2af99c..f4588cc 100644
--- a/build_wheels.py
+++ b/build_wheels.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 architectures = dict(darwin=['x86_64', 'arm64'],
                      win32=['32bit', '64bit'],
-                     linux=['x86_64'],
+                     linux=['x86_64', 'arm64'],
                      noplatform='noarch')
 
 def cleanup():
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9cdcf42..acac4ef 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ def get_tag(self):
                     oses = 'win_amd64'
             elif platform == 'linux':
                 # using the centos:7 runner with glibc2.17:
-                oses = 'manylinux_2_17_{}'.format(architecture0)
+                if architecture0 == 'arm64':
+                    pep600_architecture = 'aarch64'
+                else:
+                    pep600_architecture = architecture0
+
+                oses = 'manylinux_2_17_{}'.format(pep600_architecture)
             else:
                 pythons = 'py2.py3'
                 oses = 'any'
diff --git a/soundfile.py b/soundfile.py
index cc13192..1760d73 100644
--- a/soundfile.py
+++ b/soundfile.py
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@
         _packaged_libname = 'libsndfile_' + _architecture()[0] + '.dll'
     elif _sys.platform == 'linux':
         from platform import machine as _machine
-        _packaged_libname = 'libsndfile_' + _machine() + '.so'
+        if _machine() in ["aarch64", "aarch64_be", "armv8b", "armv8l"]:
+            _packaged_libname = 'libsndfile_arm64.so'
+        else:
+            _packaged_libname = 'libsndfile_' + _machine() + '.so'
     else:
         raise OSError('no packaged library for this platform')