diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/build-rust.yml
index 708f07e..dc635e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-rust.yml
@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: metacall-rust-toolchain-${{ matrix.distro }}
-          path: dist/rust-toolchain.tar.gz
-          retention-days: 1
+          path: |
+            dist/rust-toolchain-runtime.tar.gz
+            dist/rust-toolchain-dev.tar.gz
+          retention-days: 7
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ce5145e..3acfc94 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ FROM ${RUST_TOOLCHAIN_IMAGE} AS validate
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
-COPY --from=pack /rust-toolchain.tar.gz /
+COPY --from=pack /rust-toolchain-runtime.tar.gz /
+COPY --from=pack /rust-toolchain-dev.tar.gz /
 
 COPY scripts/validate.sh /validate.sh
 
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index b52ba2b..5b13524 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ docker buildx build \
   --load \
   -t metacall/rust-toolchain .
 docker run --name metacall-rust-toolchain metacall/rust-toolchain
-docker cp metacall-rust-toolchain:/rust-toolchain.tar.gz ./dist/
+docker cp metacall-rust-toolchain:/rust-toolchain-runtime.tar.gz ./dist/
+docker cp metacall-rust-toolchain:/rust-toolchain-dev.tar.gz ./dist/
 docker rm metacall-rust-toolchain
diff --git a/scripts/pack.sh b/scripts/pack.sh
index 59e149f..25b8fe9 100755
--- a/scripts/pack.sh
+++ b/scripts/pack.sh
@@ -72,18 +72,25 @@ function generate_tarball() {
 
 # List of components
 triplet=$(rustc -vV | grep host | awk '{print $2}')
-components=(
+runtime_components=(
 	"cargo-nightly-${triplet}"
+	"rust-std-nightly-${triplet}"
+	"rustc-nightly-${triplet}"
+)
+
+dev_components=(
 	"clippy-nightly-${triplet}"
 	"rust-analysis-nightly-${triplet}"
 	"rust-analyzer-nightly-${triplet}"
-	"rust-std-nightly-${triplet}"
-	"rustc-nightly-${triplet}"
 	"rustc-dev-nightly-${triplet}"
 	"rustfmt-nightly-${triplet}"
 	"rust-src-nightly"
 )
 
+# generate runtime tarball
+generate_tarball "${runtime_components[@]}"
+mv /rust-toolchain.tar.gz /rust-toolchain-runtime.tar.gz
+
 # Generate dev tarball
-generate_tarball "${components[@]}"
-# mv /rust-toolchain.tar.gz /rust-toolchain-dev.tar.gz
+generate_tarball "${dev_components[@]}"
+mv /rust-toolchain.tar.gz /rust-toolchain-dev.tar.gz
diff --git a/scripts/validate.sh b/scripts/validate.sh
index e2cbb03..d019f9f 100755
--- a/scripts/validate.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate.sh
@@ -6,52 +6,50 @@ function error() {
 	exit 1
 }
 
+function validate_runtime() {
+    
+	# runtime validation check 
+	rustc -Vv | grep "1.94.0-nightly"|| error "rustc not found in runtime tarball"
+	cargo -V  | grep "1.94.0" || error "cargo not found in runtime tarball"
+
+	which rustc || error "rustc not found in runtime tarball"
+    which cargo || error "cargo not found in runtime tarball"
+
+    rm -rf /tmp/runtime-test
+	mkdir -p /tmp/runtime-test
+	cd /tmp/runtime-test
+
+	cargo new hello-world
+	cd hello-world
+	cargo build || error "the program couldn't build"
+	cargo run | grep "Hello, world!" || error "the program couldn't run"
+    
+}
+
+function validate_dev() {
+    
+	# dev validation check 
+	cargo clippy --version || error "clippy not found in dev tarball"
+	rustfmt --version || error "rustfmt not found in dev tarball"
+
+	which cargo-clippy | grep "/usr/local/bin"|| error "clippy not found in dev tarball"
+	which rustfmt | grep "/usr/local/bin" || error "rustfmt not found in dev tarball"
+
+	cargo clippy -- -D warnings || error "clippy failed"
+	cargo fmt --check || error "cargo fmt check failed"
+}
+
 # Install dependencies
 apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
 	gcc \
 	libc6-dev \
 	libssl-dev
 
-# Uncompress toolchain
-tar -xzf /rust-toolchain.tar.gz -C /
-
-# Validate
-which rustc
-which cargo
-
-rustc -Vv
-cargo -V
-
-find /usr/local -name "librustc_driver*.so" 2>/dev/null
-find /usr/local -name "rustc_middle*" 2>/dev/null
-find /usr/local -name "rustc_hir*" 2>/dev/null
-find /usr/local -name "rustc_interface*" 2>/dev/null
-find /usr/local -name "*clippy*" 2>/dev/null
-find /usr/local -name "*rustfmt*" 2>/dev/null
-
-ls /usr/local/lib/rustlib/ 2>/dev/null
-
-rustc -Vv | grep "1.94.0-nightly" || error "wrong rustc version"
-cargo -V | grep "1.94.0" || error "wrong cargo version"
-rustfmt --version | grep "nightly" || error "wrong rustfmt version"
-rustc -Vv || error "rustc validation failed"
-cargo -V || error "cargo validation failed"
-cargo clippy --version || error "clippy validation failed"
-rustfmt --version || error "rustfmt validation failed"
-
-which rustc | grep "/usr/local/bin" || error "rustc not using installed toolchain"
-which cargo | grep "/usr/local/bin" || error "cargo not using installed toolchain"
-which cargo-clippy | grep "/usr/local/bin" || error "clippy not using installed toolchain"
-which rustfmt | grep "/usr/local/bin" || error "rustfmt not using installed toolchain"
-
-# Compile a program
-mkdir /tmp/toolchain-test
-cd /tmp/toolchain-test
-
-cargo new hello-world
-cd hello-world
-
-cargo build || error "cargo build failed"
-cargo clippy -- -D warnings || error "clippy failed"
-cargo fmt --check || error "cargo fmt check failed"
-cargo run | grep "Hello, world!" || error "cargo run failed"
+# Uncompress toolchain runtime tarball
+ tar -xzf /rust-toolchain-runtime.tar.gz -C /
+ validate_runtime
+
+# Uncompress toolchain dev tarball
+ tar -xzf /rust-toolchain-dev.tar.gz -C /
+ validate_dev
+