diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 48d2d01..a0d5595 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           macos-13,
           macos-14, # macOS arm runner
           windows-latest,
+          ubuntu-24.04-arm
         ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -27,23 +28,23 @@ jobs:
           cargo t --features bundled --release create
           cargo t --features bundled --release --examples     
 
-  bundled-debug-test:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [
-          ubuntu-latest,
-          macos-13,
-          macos-14, # macOS arm runner
-          windows-latest,
-        ]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Test bundled
-        run: |
-          cargo b --features bundled
-          cargo t --features bundled create
-          cargo t --features bundled --examples   
+#  bundled-debug-test:
+#    strategy:
+#      matrix:
+#        os: [
+#          ubuntu-latest,
+#          macos-13,
+#          macos-14, # macOS arm runner
+#          windows-latest,
+#        ]
+#    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#      - name: Test bundled
+#        run: |
+#          cargo b --features bundled
+#          cargo t --features bundled create
+#          cargo t --features bundled --examples
 
   from-source-test:
     strategy:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index da2d0f1..26ca335 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ bundled = ["ureq", "zip", "tempfile", "zip-extract"]
 from-source = ["ureq", "zip", "tempfile", "zip-extract", "cmake"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
-bindgen = "0.64"
-cc = "1.0.73"
+bindgen = "0.72.0"
 glob = "0.3.1"
 ureq = { version = "2.9.6", optional = true }
 zip = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
diff --git a/bundled.rs b/bundled.rs
index a9c552d..49fba13 100644
--- a/bundled.rs
+++ b/bundled.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ pub fn download_scip() {
 
     let os_string = if os == "linux" && arch == "x86_64" {
         "linux"
-    } else if os == "macos" && arch == "x86_64" {
+    } else if os == "linux" && arch == "aarch64" {
+        "linux-arm"
+    }
+    else if os == "macos" && arch == "x86_64" {
         "macos-intel"
     } else if os == "macos" && arch == "aarch64" {
         "macos-arm"
@@ -42,8 +45,12 @@ pub fn download_scip() {
     #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
     let debug_str = "";
 
+    // TODO: enable this when debug builds are available
+    // let url = format!(
+    //     "https://github.com/scipopt/scipoptsuite-deploy/releases/download/v0.8.0/libscip-{os_string}{debug_str}.zip",
+    // );
     let url = format!(
-        "https://github.com/scipopt/scipoptsuite-deploy/releases/download/v0.7.0/libscip-{os_string}{debug_str}.zip",
+        "https://github.com/scipopt/scipoptsuite-deploy/releases/download/v0.8.0/libscip-{os_string}.zip",
     );
 
     download_and_extract_zip(&url, &extract_path)
diff --git a/examples/create.rs b/examples/create.rs
index e0bb5df..b2988a4 100644
--- a/examples/create.rs
+++ b/examples/create.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::ffi::CString;
 use scip_sys::*;
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ fn main() {
     // include default plugins
     unsafe { SCIPincludeDefaultPlugins(scip_ptr) };
 
-    unsafe { SCIPcreateProbBasic(scip_ptr, "test".as_ptr() as *const i8) };
+    unsafe { SCIPcreateProbBasic(scip_ptr, CString::new("test").unwrap().as_ptr()) };
 
     // add a variable
     let mut var_ptr = MaybeUninit::uninit();
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ fn main() {
         SCIPcreateVarBasic(
             scip_ptr,
             var_ptr.as_mut_ptr(),
-            "x".as_ptr() as *const i8,
+            CString::new("x").unwrap().as_ptr(),
             0.0,
             1.0,
             1.0,
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ fn main() {
         SCIPcreateConsBasicLinear(
             scip_ptr,
             cons_ptr.as_mut_ptr(),
-            "c".as_ptr() as *const i8,
+            CString::new("c").unwrap().as_ptr(),
             1,
             &mut var_ptr,
             &mut 1.0,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index aa78f3e..279db79 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/bindings.rs"));
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use std::ffi::CString;
     use super::*;
     use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ mod tests {
         // include default plugins
         unsafe { SCIPincludeDefaultPlugins(scip_ptr) };
 
-        unsafe { SCIPcreateProbBasic(scip_ptr, "test".as_ptr() as *const i8) };
+        let name = CString::new("test").unwrap();
+        unsafe { SCIPcreateProbBasic(scip_ptr, name.as_ptr()) };
 
         // add a variable
         let mut var_ptr = MaybeUninit::uninit();
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ mod tests {
             SCIPcreateVarBasic(
                 scip_ptr,
                 var_ptr.as_mut_ptr(),
-                "x".as_ptr() as *const i8,
+                CString::new("x").unwrap().as_ptr(),
                 0.0,
                 1.0,
                 1.0,
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ mod tests {
             SCIPcreateConsBasicLinear(
                 scip_ptr,
                 cons_ptr.as_mut_ptr(),
-                "c".as_ptr() as *const i8,
+                CString::new("c").unwrap().as_ptr(),
                 1,
                 &mut var_ptr,
                 &mut 1.0,