diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 122853f9..b191a12c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   goreleaser:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04  # due to CGO we need to user an older version
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 753c0807..fd25563c 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ archives:
       - linux-armhf
       - linux-amd64
     name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
-    format: zip
-    # wrap_in_directory: true
+    format: binary
 
 checksum:
   name_template: 'checksums.txt'