diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 088d2ab..3681856 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ builds:
     env:
       # needed for sqlite support
       - CGO_ENABLED=1
+    ldflags:
+      - "-extldflags=-static"
+    tags:
+      - sqlite_omit_load_extension
     goos:
       - linux
       # not able to build for these plattforms, as sqlite needs cgo
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d592d63..5c1da2b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BINARY_NAME=upstream-watch
 
 all: build
 build:
-	$(GOBUILD) -o $(BINARY_NAME) cmd/main.go
+	$(GOBUILD) -ldflags="-extldflags=-static" -tags sqlite_omit_load_extension -o $(BINARY_NAME) cmd/main.go
 test:
 	$(GOTEST) ./...
 clean:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ clean:
 run: build
 	./$(BINARY_NAME)
 localtest: build
-	cp $(BINARY_NAME) ../../upstream-watch-test-repo/
+	cp $(BINARY_NAME) ../../upstream-watch-test-repo
 testcoverage:
 	$(GOTEST) -coverprofile coverage.out ./... && go tool cover -html=coverage.out && rm coverage.out
 lint: