diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 883392715..c761b8035 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ builds:
   - main: ./cmd/operator
     binary: elemental-operator
     id: elemental-operator
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
     ldflags:
       - -w -s
       - -X github.com/rancher/elemental-operator/pkg/version.Version={{.Tag}}
@@ -20,6 +22,27 @@ builds:
   - main: ./cmd/register
     binary: elemental-register
     id: elemental-register
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=1
+    ldflags:
+      - -w -s
+      - -X github.com/rancher/elemental-operator/pkg/version.Version={{.Tag}}
+      - -X github.com/rancher/elemental-operator/pkg/version.Commit={{.Commit}}
+      - -X github.com/rancher/elemental-operator/pkg/version.CommitDate={{.CommitDate}}
+    goos:
+      - linux
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm
+      - arm64
+    goarm:
+      - 6
+      - 7
+  - main: ./cmd/support
+    binary: elemental-support
+    id: elemental-support
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
     ldflags:
       - -w -s
       - -X github.com/rancher/elemental-operator/pkg/version.Version={{.Tag}}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e0526f40c..2c510823c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ build: operator register support
 
 .PHONY: operator
 operator:
-	go build -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o build/elemental-operator $(ROOT_DIR)/cmd/operator
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o build/elemental-operator $(ROOT_DIR)/cmd/operator
 
 
 .PHONY: register
 register:
-	go build -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o build/elemental-register $(ROOT_DIR)/cmd/register
+	CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o build/elemental-register $(ROOT_DIR)/cmd/register
 
 .PHONY: support
 support:
-	go build -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o build/elemental-support $(ROOT_DIR)/cmd/support
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -o build/elemental-support $(ROOT_DIR)/cmd/support
 
 
 .PHONY: build-docker-operator
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ kind-e2e-tests: build-docker-operator chart setup-kind
 # thus losing any registration/inventories/os CRDs already created
 reload-operator: build-docker-operator chart
 	kind load docker-image --name $(CLUSTER_NAME) ${REPO}:${TAG}
-	helm upgrade -n cattle-elemental-system elemental-operator $(CHART)
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+	helm upgrade -n cattle-elemental-system elemental-operator $(CHART)