diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6cf6a3889..85917a504 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ binary:
 	-e GOOS=${GOOS} -e GOARCH=${GOARCH} -e GOARM=6 -e CGO_ENABLED=1 \
 	-v /tmp/go-cache:/tmp/.cache/go-build -v /tmp/go-pkg:/go/pkg \
 	-w /go/src/storj.io/storj -e GOPROXY -u $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) storjlabs/golang:${GO_VERSION} \
-	scripts/release.sh build -o release/${TAG}/$(COMPONENT)_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}${FILEEXT} \
+	scripts/release.sh build -ldflags "-s -w" -o release/${TAG}/$(COMPONENT)_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}${FILEEXT} \
 	storj.io/storj/cmd/${COMPONENT}
 	chmod 755 release/${TAG}/$(COMPONENT)_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}${FILEEXT}
 	[ "${FILEEXT}" = ".exe" ] && storj-sign release/${TAG}/$(COMPONENT)_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}${FILEEXT} || echo "Skipping signing"