diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07264e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: release
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["test"]
+    branches: [main]
+    types: 
+      - completed
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: katyo/publish-crates@v2
+      with:
+        registry-token: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
similarity index 82%
rename from .github/workflows/ci.yml
rename to .github/workflows/test.yml
index 5e32586..1cf3945 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-name: build and test
+name: test
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -77,20 +76,3 @@ jobs:
         prefix-key: cargo
         shared-key: udeps
     - uses: tweedegolf/ci-standard/.github/actions/cargo-udeps@main
-
-  publish:
-    needs:
-    - format
-    - outdated
-    - deny
-    - build
-    - clippy
-    - test
-    - test-release
-    - udeps
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: katyo/publish-crates@v2
-      with:
-        registry-token: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 348d097..775b6d8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.4"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/tweedegolf/memory-serve"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4639722..8c39889 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ calling `Router::into_make_service()`.
 
 ## Example
 
-```rust
+```rust,no_run
 use axum::{response::Html, routing::get, Router};
 use memory_serve::{load_assets, MemoryServe};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async fn main() {
         .index_file(Some("/index.html"))
         .into_router();
 
-    // possible other routes an be added at this point, like API routes
+    // possible other routes can be added at this point, like API routes
     let app = Router::new()
         .merge(memory_router);
 
diff --git a/memory-serve-macros/src/lib.rs b/memory-serve-macros/src/lib.rs
index af3ad49..b8ce56a 100644
--- a/memory-serve-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/memory-serve-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ pub fn load_assets(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         .try_init();
 
     if asset_path.is_relative() {
-        let crate_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")
-            .expect("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR environment variable not set");
-        asset_path = Path::new(&crate_dir).join(asset_path);
+        if let Ok(root_dir) = env::var("MEMORY_SERVE_ROOT") {
+            asset_path = Path::new(&root_dir).join(asset_path);
+        } else if let Ok(crate_dir) = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR") {
+            asset_path = Path::new(&crate_dir).join(asset_path);
+        } else {
+            panic!("Relative path provided but CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR environment variable not set");
+        }
     }
 
     asset_path = asset_path
diff --git a/memory-serve/Cargo.toml b/memory-serve/Cargo.toml
index a48a308..b8de64e 100644
--- a/memory-serve/Cargo.toml
+++ b/memory-serve/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 sha256 = "1.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 tower = "0.4"
+axum = { version = "0.7" }
diff --git a/memory-serve/static b/memory-serve/static
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..4dab164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/memory-serve/static
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../static
\ No newline at end of file