diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4c9b4ae..c5f370b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from os import cpu_count
-from shutil import copy2, copytree, rmtree
+from shutil import copy2, copytree
 from os.path import join
-from tempfile import mkdtemp
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from subprocess import run as sub_process_run
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
@@ -10,20 +10,6 @@
 from Cython.Distutils import Extension
 
 
-uring = 'uring-ffi'
-tmpdir = mkdtemp()
-threads = cpu_count()
-lib = join(tmpdir, 'libs/liburing')
-libsrc = join(lib, 'src')
-libinc = join(libsrc, 'include')
-
-# compiler options
-Options.annotate = False
-Options.fast_fail = True
-Options.docstrings = True
-Options.warning_errors = False
-
-
 class BuildExt(build_ext):
 
     def initialize_options(self):
@@ -41,22 +27,34 @@ def build_extensions(self):
                     'libs/liburing/Makefile.quiet'):
             copy2(src, join(tmpdir, src))
 
-        # sub_process_run(['./configure', '--use-libc'], cwd=lib, capture_output=True, check=True)
-        sub_process_run(['./configure'], cwd=lib, capture_output=True, check=True)
-        sub_process_run(['make', f'--jobs={threads}'], cwd=lib, capture_output=True)
         # note: just runs `configure` & `make`, does not `install`.
+        sub_process_run(['./configure'], cwd=lib, capture_output=False, check=True)
+        sub_process_run(['make', f'--jobs={threads}'], cwd=lib, capture_output=False)
 
         # replace `include` placeholder files with actual content.
         copytree(libinc, 'src/liburing/include', dirs_exist_ok=True)
+        # have to replace `include` in `build_lib` e.g.'build/lib.linux-x86_64-cpython-313'
+        # as well since installer copies over the files before `BuildExt` is called. 
+        copytree(libinc, join(self.build_lib, 'liburing/include'), dirs_exist_ok=True)
         super().build_extensions()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    try:
+    # compiler options
+    Options.annotate = False
+    Options.fast_fail = True
+    Options.docstrings = True
+    Options.warning_errors = False
+
+    with TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        lib = join(tmpdir, 'libs/liburing')
+        libsrc = join(lib, 'src')
+        libinc = join(libsrc, 'include')
+        threads = cpu_count()
         extension = [Extension(name='liburing.*',  # where the `.so` will be saved.
                                sources=['src/liburing/*.pyx'],
                                language='c',
-                               libraries=[uring],
+                               libraries=['uring-ffi'],
                                library_dirs=[libsrc],
                                include_dirs=[libinc],
                                # optimize & remove debug symbols + data.
@@ -65,9 +63,7 @@ def build_extensions(self):
         setup(cmdclass={'build_ext': BuildExt},
               ext_modules=cythonize(extension,
                                     nthreads=threads,
-                                    compiler_directives={'embedsignature': True,  # show `__doc__`
+                                    compiler_directives={'language_level': 3,
+                                                         'embedsignature': True,  # show `__doc__`
                                                          'boundscheck': False,
-                                                         'wraparound': False,
-                                                         'language_level': 3}))
-    finally:
-        rmtree(tmpdir)
+                                                         'wraparound': False}))
diff --git a/src/liburing/__init__.py b/src/liburing/__init__.py
index 86b3ab8..f276dd1 100644
--- a/src/liburing/__init__.py
+++ b/src/liburing/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from dynamic_import import importer
 
 
-__version__ = '2024.4.22'
+__version__ = '2024.4.23'
 
 
 importer(exclude_dir=['lib', 'include'])