diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4e72ca3..b4fad9a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ before_script:
   - golint -set_exit_status ./...
   - go vet ./... | grep ':' && false || true
   - go test -v -cover ./...
-  - if [ -n "$TRAVIS_TAG" ]; then go install github.com/jtyr/gbt/cmd/gbt && $GOPATH/bin/gbt -version | egrep " $TRAVIS_TAG, build ${TRAVIS_COMMIT::6}\$"; fi
+  - >-
+        if [ -n "$TRAVIS_TAG" ]; then
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags="-s -w -X main.version=${TRAVIS_TAG:1} -X main.build=${TRAVIS_COMMIT::6}" -o $GOPATH/bin/gbt ./cmd/gbt;
+        $GOPATH/bin/gbt -version | egrep " ${TRAVIS_TAG:1}, build ${TRAVIS_COMMIT::6}\$";
+        fi
 
 script:
   - go install github.com/jtyr/gbt/cmd/gbt