diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 863dac5d..91260d0d 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ builds:
   binary: kubeaudit
   ldflags:
   - -s -w -X github.com/Shopify/kubeaudit/cmd.Version={{.Version}} -X github.com/Shopify/kubeaudit/cmd.Commit={{.Commit}} -X github.com/Shopify/kubeaudit/cmd.BuildDate={{.Date}}
+  buildmode: c-archive
 
 changelog:
   sort: asc