diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index faf396a..78333ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ krp
 loadtest
 main
 dist/
+src/config.yaml
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e201fc..12a3799 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ serve-docs:
 release-snapshot:
 	make -C $(SRC_DIR) release-snapshot
 
+.PHONY: release
+release:
+	make -C $(SRC_DIR) release
+
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	make -C $(SRC_DIR) clean
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15a7918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# this is run in the github.com/techknowlogick/xgo container
+# which allows us to easily do cross compilation
+
+# install docker
+curl -sfL https://get.docker.com | sh
+echo "ulimits: $(ulimit -Sn):$(ulimit -Hn)"
+sed -i 's/ulimit -Hn/# ulimit -Hn/g' /etc/init.d/docker
+service docker start
+
+# go to krp dir and run goreleaser
+cd /tmp/krp/src
+curl -sfL https://goreleaser.com/static/run | bash -s -- release
diff --git a/src/.goreleaser.yaml b/src/.goreleaser.yaml
index 6451ec9..8d54542 100644
--- a/src/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/src/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ archives:
     format_overrides:
       - goos: windows
         format: zip
+
+changelog:
+  disable: true
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index d44afab..cb518d9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ release-snapshot:
 	rm config.yaml
 	sudo chown -R $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) $(DIST_DIR)
 
+.PHONY: release
+release:
+	cp $(LOCAL_CONF) config.yaml
+	docker run \
+		-v $(ROOT_DIR):/tmp/krp \
+		-i \
+		-e GITHUB_TOKEN=$(GITHUB_TOKEN) \
+		--entrypoint '' \
+		--privileged \
+		techknowlogick/xgo:latest /bin/bash < $(SCRIPTS_DIR)/release.sh
+	rm config.yaml
+	sudo chown -R $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) $(DIST_DIR)
+
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BIN_DIR) || true