diff --git a/deps/download.js b/deps/download.js
index 139a5bf..d4ab46f 100644
--- a/deps/download.js
+++ b/deps/download.js
@@ -12,22 +12,26 @@ const EXTENSION_VERSION = '0.2.1-asm2';
 const TAG = [SQLCIPHER_VERSION, EXTENSION_VERSION].join('--');
 const URL = `${BASE_URI}/sqlcipher-v2-${TAG}-${HASH}.tar.gz`;
 
-const tmpFile = path.join(__dirname, 'unverified.tmp');
-const finalFile = path.join(__dirname, 'sqlcipher.tar.gz');
+const buildFile = process.argv[2];
+const targetFile = path.join(__dirname, 'sqlcipher.tar.gz');
+const tmpFile = `${targetFile}.tmp`;
 
 async function main() {
-  if (fs.statSync(finalFile, { throwIfNoEntry: false })) {
+  if (fs.statSync(targetFile, { throwIfNoEntry: false })) {
     const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256');
     const existingHash = await pipeline(
-      fs.createReadStream(finalFile),
+      fs.createReadStream(targetFile),
       hash,
     );
     if (hash.digest('hex') === HASH) {
       console.log('local build artifact is up-to-date');
+      fs.copyFileSync(targetFile, buildFile);
       return;
     }
 
     console.log('local build artifact is outdated');
+  } else {
+    console.log('local build artifact is absent');
   }
   download();
 }
@@ -54,8 +58,9 @@ function download() {
       throw new Error(`Digest mismatch. Expected ${HASH} got ${actualDigest}`);
     }
 
-    fs.renameSync(tmpFile, finalFile);
-  })
+    fs.renameSync(tmpFile, targetFile);
+    fs.copyFileSync(targetFile, buildFile);
+  });
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/deps/extract.js b/deps/extract.js
index 5655fd6..8f3fcf2 100644
--- a/deps/extract.js
+++ b/deps/extract.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const tar = require('tar');
 
-const dest = process.argv[2];
-const source = path.join(__dirname, 'sqlcipher.tar.gz');
+const source = process.argv[2];
+const dest = process.argv[3];
 
 process.on('unhandledRejection', (err) => { throw err; });
 
diff --git a/deps/sqlite3.gyp b/deps/sqlite3.gyp
index e40c36e..61507eb 100755
--- a/deps/sqlite3.gyp
+++ b/deps/sqlite3.gyp
@@ -8,13 +8,26 @@
 {
   'includes': ['common.gypi'],
   'targets': [
+    {
+      'target_name': 'download_sqlite3',
+      'type': 'none',
+      'hard_dependency': 1,
+      'actions': [{
+        'action_name': 'download_sqlite3',
+        'inputs': ['download.js'],
+        'outputs': [
+          '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlcipher.tar.gz'
+        ],
+        'action': ['node', 'download.js', '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlcipher.tar.gz'],
+      }],
+    },
     {
       'target_name': 'locate_sqlite3',
       'type': 'none',
       'hard_dependency': 1,
       'actions': [{
         'action_name': 'extract_sqlite3',
-        'inputs': ['sqlcipher.tar.gz'],
+        'inputs': ['<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlcipher.tar.gz'],
         'outputs': [
           '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlite3/sqlite3.c',
           '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlite3/sqlite3.h',
@@ -27,7 +40,7 @@
             ],
           }],
         ],
-        'action': ['node', 'extract.js', '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlite3'],
+        'action': ['node', 'extract.js', '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlcipher.tar.gz', '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/sqlite3'],
       }],
     },
     {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e5dacc..1b24f75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,19 +28,14 @@
     "cli-color": "^2.0.2",
     "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
     "mocha": "^8.3.2",
-    "node-gyp": "^9.1.0",
     "nodemark": "^0.3.0",
     "sqlite": "^4.0.23",
     "sqlite3": "^5.0.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "format": "xcrun clang-format --style=chromium -Werror --verbose -i src/*.cpp src/*.hpp",
-    "install": "npm run download && npm run build-release",
-    "build-release": "node-gyp rebuild --release",
-    "build-debug": "node-gyp rebuild --debug",
     "test": "mocha --exit --slow=75 --timeout=5000",
-    "benchmark": "node benchmark",
-    "download": "node ./deps/download.js"
+    "benchmark": "node benchmark"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [