diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 21fec6e..98e87d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Lux
         uses: lumen-oss/gh-actions-lux@v1
         with:
-          # Using v0.25.3 for publish (not v0.18.8 used in tests)
-          # Reason: v0.18.8 has bugs with lx upload causing 400 errors
-          # The publish workflow doesn't run tests, so no busted/penlight issues
-          version: 0.25.3
+          # Using v0.28.0 for publish (consistent with all workflows)
+          # The busted/penlight dependency issues are resolved in v0.28.0
+          version: 0.28.0
 
       - name: Install LuaRocks (for validation)
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index bd798e3..8d3e0cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         uses: lumen-oss/gh-actions-lux@v1
         with:
-          version: 0.25.3
+          # Using v0.28.0 for consistency with all workflows (busted/penlight issues resolved)
+          version: 0.28.0
 
       - name: Install just
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index bfef524..8de3246 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Lux
         uses: lumen-oss/gh-actions-lux@v1
         with:
-          # Pinned to v0.18.8 due to busted/penlight transitive dependency issues
+          # Using v0.28.0 (busted/penlight dependency issues resolved in lux-lib 0.8.0+)
+          # Previously pinned to v0.18.8 due to busted/penlight transitive dependency issues
           # in newer versions (see lumen-oss/lux#722)
-          # The publish workflow uses v0.25.3 which doesn't have this issue
-          # because it doesn't run tests (no busted dependency)
-          version: 0.18.8
+          # All workflows now use v0.28.0 consistently
+          version: 0.28.0
 
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Lux
         uses: lumen-oss/gh-actions-lux@v1
         with:
-          # See comment in test job above for version pinning rationale
-          version: 0.18.8
+          # See comment in test job above for version upgrade rationale
+          version: 0.28.0
 
       - name: Install just
         run: |
diff --git a/bin/spin.lua b/bin/spin.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea2fd23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/spin.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S lx lua
+--- roda CLI entry point
+-- Parses command-line arguments and runs a spinner for the given command.
+
+-- Add local path for development
+package.path = "./lua/?.lua;./lua/?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+package.cpath = "./.build/?.so;" .. package.cpath
+
+local argp = require("roda.argp")
+local roda = require("roda")
+
+local parser = argp:new({
+    name = "roda",
+    description = "Elegant terminal spinners for Lua. Wraps commands with visual feedback.",
+    epilog = "If no command is provided, roda will exit with status 0.",
+})
+
+parser:options({
+    {
+        short = "t",
+        long = "title",
+        description = "Text to display next to the spinner",
+        type = "string",
+        count_params = 1,
+        dest = "title",
+    },
+    {
+        long = "spinner",
+        description = "Spinner style to use (e.g., dots, line, arc)",
+        type = "string",
+        count_params = 1,
+        dest = "spinner",
+    },
+    {
+        long = "show-output",
+        description = "Display the command's stdout/stderr after it finishes",
+        type = "boolean",
+        count_params = 0,
+        dest = "show_output",
+    },
+    {
+        short = "c",
+        long = "color",
+        description = "Color of the spinner (e.g., cyan, green, yellow)",
+        type = "string",
+        count_params = 1,
+        dest = "color",
+    },
+    {
+        long = "prefix-text",
+        description = "Text before spinner",
+        type = "string",
+        count_params = 1,
+        dest = "prefix_text",
+    },
+    {
+        long = "suffix-text",
+        description = "Text after spinner text",
+        type = "string",
+        count_params = 1,
+        dest = "suffix_text",
+    },
+    {
+        short = "h",
+        long = "help",
+        description = "Show this help message",
+        type = "boolean",
+        count_params = 0,
+        dest = "help",
+    },
+})
+
+local function main(...)
+    local args = { ... }
+    if #args == 0 then
+        -- No arguments, exit 0 as per test expectation
+        os.exit(0)
+    end
+
+    local parsed, err = pcall(function()
+        return parser:parse(args)
+    end)
+
+    if not parsed then
+        io.stderr:write("error: " .. tostring(err) .. "\n")
+        os.exit(1)
+    end
+
+    local options = err -- result from pcall
+
+    if options.help then
+        parser:print_system_help()
+        os.exit(0)
+    end
+
+    -- Find the '--' separator
+    local separator_index = nil
+    for i, arg in ipairs(args) do
+        if arg == "--" then
+            separator_index = i
+            break
+        end
+    end
+
+    local command_args = {}
+    if separator_index then
+        for i = separator_index + 1, #args do
+            table.insert(command_args, args[i])
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- Build spinner options
+    local spinner_opts = {}
+    if options.title then
+        spinner_opts.text = options.title
+    end
+    if options.spinner then
+        spinner_opts.spinner = options.spinner
+    end
+    if options.color then
+        spinner_opts.color = options.color
+    end
+    if options.prefix_text then
+        spinner_opts.prefixText = options.prefix_text
+    end
+    if options.suffix_text then
+        spinner_opts.suffixText = options.suffix_text
+    end
+
+    local spinner = roda(spinner_opts)
+
+    if #command_args == 0 then
+        -- No command to execute, just exit (test 6)
+        os.exit(0)
+    end
+
+    local command = command_args[1]
+    local cmd_args = {}
+    for i = 2, #command_args do
+        table.insert(cmd_args, command_args[i])
+    end
+
+    spinner:execute(command, cmd_args)(function(exit_code, output)
+        if options.show_output and output and #output > 0 then
+            io.stdout:write(output)
+            io.stdout:flush()
+        end
+        os.exit(exit_code)
+    end)
+
+    roda.run()
+end
+
+main(...)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 904db7c..8fac6c6 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -155,12 +155,13 @@ build-system: prep
 [group('build')]
 [private]
 compile:
+    @echo {{ assert(path_exists("bin/spin.lua") == "true", "bin/spin.lua not found - CLI entry point missing") }}
     @echo "Compiling standalone binary..."
-    cd lua && luastatic ../bin/spin.lua \
+    cd lua && lx --lua-version {{ lua_version }} exec -- luastatic ../bin/spin.lua \
       roda/init.lua roda/spinners.lua roda/ansi.lua roda/symbols.lua roda/util.lua roda/argp.lua \
-      ../{{ build_dir / 'libluv.a' }} ../{{ build_dir / 'libuv.a' }} ../{{ build_dir / 'libsystem.a' }} {{ lua_lib }} \
+      {{ build_dir / 'libluv.a' }} {{ build_dir / 'libuv.a' }} {{ build_dir / 'libsystem.a' }} {{ lua_lib }} \
       -I{{ lua_include }} && \
-    mv spin.luastatic.c ../{{ build_dir }}/ && \
+    mv spin.luastatic.c {{ build_dir }}/ && \
     cd .. && \
     mv lua/spin roda