diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 334964e0..32a524f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,141 @@ jobs:
           GPG_FINGERPRINT: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.fingerprint }}
           HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+  vfs-build-linux:
+    name: Build VFS (Linux ${{ matrix.arch }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04  # Use older Ubuntu for broader glibc compatibility (2.31)
+    needs: goreleaser
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        arch: [amd64, arm64]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Install cross-compiler (arm64)
+        if: matrix.arch == 'arm64'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+
+      - name: Get version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "version=${{ inputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build VFS extension
+        run: make vfs-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}
+
+      - name: Verify artifact
+        run: |
+          file dist/litestream-vfs-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.so
+          # For native arch, verify it can be loaded by SQLite
+          if [ "${{ matrix.arch }}" == "amd64" ]; then
+            sqlite3 ':memory:' ".load dist/litestream-vfs-linux-amd64.so" ".exit" && echo "Extension loads successfully"
+          fi
+          # For cross-compiled arch, verify ELF header and architecture
+          if [ "${{ matrix.arch }}" == "arm64" ]; then
+            readelf -h dist/litestream-vfs-linux-arm64.so | grep -E "(Class|Machine)"
+            echo "ARM64 ELF header verified"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create archive
+        run: |
+          cd dist
+          cp litestream-vfs-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.so litestream-vfs.so
+          tar -czvf litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz \
+            litestream-vfs.so
+
+      - name: Generate checksum
+        run: |
+          cd dist
+          sha256sum litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz \
+            > litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz.sha256
+
+      - name: Upload to release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh release upload ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} \
+            dist/litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz \
+            dist/litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz.sha256 \
+            --clobber
+
+  vfs-build-darwin:
+    name: Build VFS (macOS ${{ matrix.arch }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    needs: goreleaser
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - arch: amd64
+            runner: macos-13
+          - arch: arm64
+            runner: macos-14
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Get version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "version=${{ inputs.tag }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build VFS extension
+        run: make vfs-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}
+
+      - name: Verify artifact
+        run: |
+          file dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}.dylib
+          # Verify the extension can be loaded by SQLite
+          sqlite3 ':memory:' ".load dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}.dylib" ".exit" && echo "Extension loads successfully"
+
+      - name: Create archive
+        run: |
+          cd dist
+          cp litestream-vfs-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}.dylib litestream-vfs.dylib
+          tar -czvf litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz \
+            litestream-vfs.dylib
+
+      - name: Generate checksum
+        run: |
+          cd dist
+          shasum -a 256 litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz \
+            > litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz.sha256
+
+      - name: Upload to release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh release upload ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} \
+            dist/litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz \
+            dist/litestream-vfs-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz.sha256 \
+            --clobber
+
   # macos-sign:
   #   runs-on: macos-latest
   #   needs: goreleaser
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index a8f7209b..029674f7 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,17 @@ release:
     ### Binary installation
     Download the appropriate archive for your platform, extract, and move to your PATH.
 
+    ## VFS Extension (Experimental)
+
+    SQLite loadable extensions for read-only access to Litestream replicas are available for supported platforms:
+
+    | Platform | File |
+    |----------|------|
+    | Linux x86_64 | `litestream-vfs-v{{.Version}}-linux-amd64.tar.gz` |
+    | Linux ARM64 | `litestream-vfs-v{{.Version}}-linux-arm64.tar.gz` |
+    | macOS Intel | `litestream-vfs-v{{.Version}}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz` |
+    | macOS Apple Silicon | `litestream-vfs-v{{.Version}}-darwin-arm64.tar.gz` |
+
   # Signing configuration
   # signs:
   #   - id: macos
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c55a014..ebd06fb3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ default:
 docker:
 	docker build -t litestream .
 
+# VFS build configuration
+VFS_BUILD_TAGS := vfs,SQLITE3VFS_LOADABLE_EXT
+VFS_SRC := ./cmd/litestream-vfs
+VFS_C_SRC := src/litestream-vfs.c
+MACOSX_MIN_VERSION := 11.0
+DARWIN_LDFLAGS := -framework CoreFoundation -framework Security -lresolv -mmacosx-version-min=$(MACOSX_MIN_VERSION)
+LINUX_LDFLAGS := -lpthread -ldl -lm
+
 .PHONY: vfs
 vfs:
 	mkdir -p dist
@@ -10,6 +18,42 @@ vfs:
 	mv dist/litestream-vfs.h src/litestream-vfs.h
 	gcc -framework CoreFoundation -framework Security -lresolv -g -fPIC -shared -o dist/litestream-vfs.so src/litestream-vfs.c dist/litestream-vfs.a
 
+.PHONY: vfs-linux-amd64
+vfs-linux-amd64:
+	mkdir -p dist
+	CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 \
+		go build -tags $(VFS_BUILD_TAGS) -o dist/litestream-vfs-linux-amd64.a -buildmode=c-archive $(VFS_SRC)
+	cp dist/litestream-vfs-linux-amd64.h src/litestream-vfs.h
+	gcc -g -fPIC -shared -o dist/litestream-vfs-linux-amd64.so \
+		$(VFS_C_SRC) dist/litestream-vfs-linux-amd64.a $(LINUX_LDFLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: vfs-linux-arm64
+vfs-linux-arm64:
+	mkdir -p dist
+	CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc \
+		go build -tags $(VFS_BUILD_TAGS) -o dist/litestream-vfs-linux-arm64.a -buildmode=c-archive $(VFS_SRC)
+	cp dist/litestream-vfs-linux-arm64.h src/litestream-vfs.h
+	aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc -g -fPIC -shared -o dist/litestream-vfs-linux-arm64.so \
+		$(VFS_C_SRC) dist/litestream-vfs-linux-arm64.a $(LINUX_LDFLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: vfs-darwin-amd64
+vfs-darwin-amd64:
+	mkdir -p dist
+	CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 \
+		go build -tags $(VFS_BUILD_TAGS) -o dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-amd64.a -buildmode=c-archive $(VFS_SRC)
+	cp dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-amd64.h src/litestream-vfs.h
+	clang -arch x86_64 -g -fPIC -shared -o dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-amd64.dylib \
+		$(VFS_C_SRC) dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-amd64.a $(DARWIN_LDFLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: vfs-darwin-arm64
+vfs-darwin-arm64:
+	mkdir -p dist
+	CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 \
+		go build -tags $(VFS_BUILD_TAGS) -o dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-arm64.a -buildmode=c-archive $(VFS_SRC)
+	cp dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-arm64.h src/litestream-vfs.h
+	clang -arch arm64 -g -fPIC -shared -o dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-arm64.dylib \
+		$(VFS_C_SRC) dist/litestream-vfs-darwin-arm64.a $(DARWIN_LDFLAGS)
+
 vfs-test:
 	go test -v -tags=vfs ./cmd/litestream-vfs