diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 6508f36..63891a3 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ builds:
 
     id: "steampipe"
     binary: "{{ .ProjectName }}.plugin"
+    flags:
+      - -tags=netgo
 
 archives:
   - format: gz
     name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
     files:
       - none*
-checksum:                                                                                                             
+checksum:
   name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_SHA256SUMS"
   algorithm: sha256
 changelog:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 267d122..6da64ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
+STEAMPIPE_INSTALL_DIR ?= ~/.steampipe
+BUILD_TAGS = netgo
 install:
-	go build -o  ~/.steampipe/plugins/hub.steampipe.io/plugins/turbot/steampipe@latest/steampipe-plugin-steampipe.plugin  *.go
-
-
+	go build -o $(STEAMPIPE_INSTALL_DIR)/plugins/hub.steampipe.io/plugins/turbot/steampipe@latest/steampipe-plugin-steampipe.plugin -tags "${BUILD_TAGS}" *.go