diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index f0d1978..40a1b0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ jobs:
           vendor: TelegramMessenger
       - run: cargo test --workspace --all-features
 
+  rlottie-sys-vendor-samsung:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - run: cargo test -p rlottie-sys --lib
+
+  rlottie-sys-vendor-telegram:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - run: cargo test -p rlottie-sys --lib --features vendor-telegram --no-default-features
+
   rustfmt:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/rlottie-sys/Cargo.toml b/rlottie-sys/Cargo.toml
index 6630546..3464a3a 100644
--- a/rlottie-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rlottie-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,9 +11,26 @@ license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.64" # bump version in build.rs as well
+rust-version = "1.70" # bump version in build.rs as well
 links = "rlottie"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 bindgen = { version = "0.71", features = ["prettyplease", "runtime"], default-features = false }
+#cmake = { version = "0.1.54", optional = true }
 pkg-config = "0.3.22"
+
+[features]
+default = ["vendor-samsung"]
+
+# If rlottie cannot be found on the system, download the samsung version of rlottie and
+# compile it. You can force the use of the vendored code by setting `RLOTTIE_NO_PKG_CONFIG`.
+# If both `vendor-samsung` and `vendor-telegram` are enabled, samsung has priority.
+vendor-samsung = ["__vendor"]
+
+# If rlottie cannot be found on the system, download the telegram version of rlottie and
+# compile it. You can force the use of the vendored code by setting `RLOTTIE_NO_PKG_CONFIG`.
+# If both `vendor-samsung` and `vendor-telegram` are enabled, samsung has priority.
+vendor-telegram = ["__vendor"]
+
+# Internal
+__vendor = []
diff --git a/rlottie-sys/README.md b/rlottie-sys/README.md
index f2b9842..8659457 100644
--- a/rlottie-sys/README.md
+++ b/rlottie-sys/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 # rlottie-sys [![rlottie-sys on crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/rlottie-sys.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/rlottie-sys) [![rlottie-sys docs](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-release-blue)](https://docs.msrd0.de/#rlottie-sys) [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://mit-license.org/)
 
 Rust bindings to rlottie.
+
+## Features
+
+ - `vendor-samsung` (enabled by default): If rlottie cannot be found on the system download the samsung version of rlottie and compile it. You can force the use of the vendored code by setting `RLOTTIE_NO_PKG_CONFIG`.
+
+ - `vendor-telegram`: If rlottie cannot be found on the system download the telegram version of rlottie and compile it. You can force the use of the vendored code by setting `RLOTTIE_NO_PKG_CONFIG`.
+
+If both `vendor-samsung` and `vendor-telegram` are enabled, samsung has priority.
diff --git a/rlottie-sys/build.rs b/rlottie-sys/build.rs
index 58a624d..347a9b2 100644
--- a/rlottie-sys/build.rs
+++ b/rlottie-sys/build.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,196 @@
 use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "vendor-samsung")]
+mod source {
+	pub const VENDOR: &str = "samsung";
+	pub const GIT_REPO: &str = "https://github.com/Samsung/rlottie.git";
+	pub const GIT_REV: &str = "v0.2";
+	pub const GIT_PATCHES: &[&str] = &["2d7b1fa2b005bba3d4b45e8ebfa632060e8a157a"];
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "vendor-samsung"), feature = "vendor-telegram"))]
+mod source {
+	pub const VENDOR: &str = "telegram";
+	pub const GIT_REPO: &str = "https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/rlottie";
+	pub const GIT_REV: &str = "67f103bc8b625f2a4a9e94f1d8c7bd84c5a08d1d";
+	pub const GIT_PATCHES: &[&str] = &["1dd47cec7eb8e1f657f02dce9c497ae60f7cf8c5"];
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "__vendor")]
+fn compile_rlottie() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+	use crate::source::*;
+	use std::{
+		env::current_dir,
+		fmt::{self, Display, Formatter},
+		fs::create_dir_all,
+		process::{Command, Stdio}
+	};
+
+	struct DisplayCommand<'a>(&'a Command);
+
+	impl Display for DisplayCommand<'_> {
+		fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+			write!(f, "{:?}", self.0.get_program())?;
+			for arg in self.0.get_args() {
+				write!(f, " {arg:?}")?;
+			}
+			Ok(())
+		}
+	}
+
+	fn print_cmd(cmd: &Command) {
+		println!(
+			"{} $ {}",
+			cmd.get_current_dir()
+				.map(PathBuf::from)
+				.unwrap_or_else(|| current_dir().unwrap())
+				.display(),
+			DisplayCommand(cmd)
+		);
+	}
+
+	fn try_run(cmd: &mut Command) -> bool {
+		// no user interactions, ever
+		cmd.stdin(Stdio::null());
+
+		print_cmd(cmd);
+		cmd.status().is_ok_and(|status| status.success())
+	}
+
+	fn run(cmd: &mut Command) {
+		// no user interactions, ever
+		cmd.stdin(Stdio::null());
+
+		print_cmd(cmd);
+		match cmd.status() {
+			Ok(status) if status.success() => {},
+			Ok(status) => panic!(
+				"Failed to run {}: Exit code {:?}",
+				DisplayCommand(cmd),
+				status.code()
+			),
+			Err(err) => panic!("Failed to run {}: {err:?}", DisplayCommand(cmd))
+		}
+	}
+
+	let out_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap());
+	let src_dir = out_dir.join(format!("rlottie-{VENDOR}-{GIT_REV}"));
+	let build_dir = out_dir.join(format!("build-{VENDOR}-{GIT_REV}"));
+
+	if !src_dir.exists() {
+		run(Command::new("git")
+			.arg("clone")
+			.arg(GIT_REPO)
+			.arg(&src_dir)
+			.current_dir(&out_dir));
+		// since telegram doesn't merge fixes we need to download pull requests
+		if VENDOR == "telegram" {
+			run(Command::new("git")
+				.arg("config")
+				.arg("--add")
+				.arg("remote.origin.fetch")
+				.arg("refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pull/*")
+				.current_dir(&src_dir));
+			run(Command::new("git").arg("fetch").current_dir(&src_dir));
+		}
+	}
+	run(Command::new("git")
+		.arg("checkout")
+		.arg(GIT_REV)
+		.current_dir(&src_dir));
+	for rev in GIT_PATCHES {
+		run(Command::new("git")
+			.arg("cherry-pick")
+			.arg("-x")
+			.arg(rev)
+			.current_dir(&src_dir)
+			.env("GIT_COMMITTER_NAME", "nobody")
+			.env("GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL", "nobody"));
+	}
+
+	// we could revisit this if the `cmake` crate becomes less opinionated
+	//  - `cmake` forces setting of `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` which is fine unless you are part
+	//    of an already build-tool-independent configured environment like a linux
+	//    distribution packaging process where they want the same flags for everything
+	//  - `cmake` forces setting of `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` for no good reason
+	//  - `cmake` has no way to set the build directory, and it doesn't use out_dir
+	//    as its target directory
+	//  - `cmake` prints some weird `cargo:root` line that I only found mentioned here
+	//    https://web.mit.edu/rust-lang_v1.25/arch/amd64_ubuntu1404/share/doc/rust/html/cargo/reference/build-scripts.html#outputs-of-the-build-script
+	//    where it is called "user-defined metadata" but cmake is only part of the build
+	//    script so who would use that metadata?
+	// cmake::Config::new(&src_dir)
+	// 	.out_dir(&build_dir)
+	// 	.build_target("rlottie")
+	// 	.build();
+
+	// for the time being, I force my own opinions on how to use cmake
+	create_dir_all(&build_dir).expect("Failed to create directory");
+	let mut cmake = Command::new("cmake");
+	cmake.arg("-Wno-dev");
+	cmake.arg("-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF");
+	if try_run(Command::new("which").arg("ninja")) {
+		cmake.arg("-G").arg("Ninja");
+	}
+	if env::var("CFLAGS").is_err() {
+		let opt_level = env::var("OPT_LEVEL").unwrap();
+		let mut build_type = "Release";
+		// TODO rust supports debug info in release builds, we should detect that
+		if opt_level == "0" || opt_level == "g" {
+			build_type = "RelWithDebInfo";
+		} else if opt_level == "s" || opt_level == "z" {
+			build_type = "MinSizeRel";
+		}
+		cmake.arg(format!("-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={build_type}"));
+	}
+	cmake.arg(&src_dir);
+	cmake.current_dir(&build_dir);
+	run(&mut cmake);
+	run(Command::new("cmake")
+		.arg("--build")
+		.arg(".")
+		.arg("--target")
+		.arg("rlottie")
+		.current_dir(&build_dir));
+
+	println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}", build_dir.display());
+	println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=rlottie");
+	// no idea how platform/target specific this is but it doesn't work without it
+	println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=stdc++");
+
+	vec![src_dir.join("inc")]
+}
+
 fn main() {
-	pkg_config::Config::new()
+	let include_paths = pkg_config::Config::new()
 		.probe("rlottie")
-		.expect("Unable to find rlottie");
+		.map(|lib| lib.include_paths);
+
+	#[cfg(not(feature = "__vendor"))]
+	let include_paths = include_path.expect("Unable to find rlottie");
+
+	#[cfg(feature = "__vendor")]
+	let include_paths = include_paths.unwrap_or_else(|_| compile_rlottie());
 
 	println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=wrapper.h");
 	let bindings = bindgen::Builder::default()
 		.formatter(bindgen::Formatter::Prettyplease)
+		.clang_args(
+			include_paths
+				.into_iter()
+				.map(|path| format!("-I{}", path.display()))
+		)
 		.header("wrapper.h")
 		.parse_callbacks(Box::new(bindgen::CargoCallbacks::new()))
 		.newtype_enum(".*")
-		.rust_target(bindgen::RustTarget::stable(64, 0).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!()))
+		.rust_target(bindgen::RustTarget::stable(70, 0).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!()))
 		.size_t_is_usize(true)
 		.use_core()
 		.generate()
 		.expect("Unable to generate bindings");
 
-	let out_path = PathBuf::from(env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap());
+	let out_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap());
 	bindings
-		.write_to_file(out_path.join("bindings.rs"))
+		.write_to_file(out_dir.join("bindings.rs"))
 		.expect("Couldn't write bindings!");
 }