diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 75bb28bd..47cc4a23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build the CLI binary
         run: |
+          export CGO_ENABLED=0
           cd mservctl
           go build -o ../bin/mservctl
           cd ..