diff --git a/Makefile.release b/Makefile.release
index 14363b7d3..bd095cb38 100644
--- a/Makefile.release
+++ b/Makefile.release
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ all:	build release
 .PHONY: build
 build:
 	@echo Releasing: $(VERSION)
-	mkdir -p build/Darwin && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin go build -o build/Darwin/$(NAME)
-	mkdir -p build/Linux  && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux  go build -o build/Linux/$(NAME)
+	mkdir -p build/Darwin && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o build/Darwin/$(NAME)
+	mkdir -p build/Linux  && CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux  go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o build/Linux/$(NAME)
 
 
 .PHONY: release