diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4494a6d..7942686 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2983,7 +2983,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "reticle"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-once-cell",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/reticle/Cargo.toml b/reticle/Cargo.toml
index ab28fd9..f47d228 100755
--- a/reticle/Cargo.toml
+++ b/reticle/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "reticle"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/reticle/src/lib.rs b/reticle/src/lib.rs
index 05ba270..3bf3fe1 100644
--- a/reticle/src/lib.rs
+++ b/reticle/src/lib.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// sets the confidential policy provider to URL source with the specified url
+    pub fn with_policies_url(mut self, url: &str) -> libattest::Result<Self> {
+        self.policies = Box::new(UrlPolicies::new(url)?);
+        Ok(self)
+    }
+
     pub async fn build(self) -> Result<Client, AttestationError> {
         let reqwest_client = reqwest::Client::builder()
             .default_headers(self.headers)
diff --git a/toolchain-x86_64-linux-gnu.cmake b/toolchain-x86_64-linux-gnu.cmake
index 680f490..d6bf975 100644
--- a/toolchain-x86_64-linux-gnu.cmake
+++ b/toolchain-x86_64-linux-gnu.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${SYSROOT})
+
+# Tell the cross-compiler to use the sysroot
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} --sysroot=${SYSROOT}")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} --sysroot=${SYSROOT}")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -L${SYSROOT}/lib")
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -L${SYSROOT}/lib")
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM)
     SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
 endif()