diff --git a/build_dist.sh b/build_dist.sh
index ccd4ac8b1..729414fdc 100755
--- a/build_dist.sh
+++ b/build_dist.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ EOF
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-tags=""
+tags="ts_omit_jsonv2"
 ldflags="-X tailscale.com/version.longStamp=${VERSION_LONG} -X tailscale.com/version.shortStamp=${VERSION_SHORT}"
 
 # build_dist.sh arguments must precede go build arguments.