diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index aa17ef434..3a7a7e608 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       attestations: write # required for SLSA provenance
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      CGO_ENABLED: "0"
 
     steps:
       - name: Install Cosign