diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6833feadb..e5584214d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: echo https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/blob/${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}/CHANGELOG.md#${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/} > ../release_notes.md 
 
-      - name: Run GoReleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v2
-        with:
-          version: latest
-          args: release --rm-dist
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: setup release environment
+        run: |-
+          echo 'GITHUB_TOKEN=${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}' > .release-env
+      - name: release publish
+        run: make release
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05be36dc8..835dd0cc9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ _test/setup/valkeys/*.json
 _test/keys/
 .DS_Store
 .vscode/
+dist/
+.release-env
 
 # Don't commit the vendor directory if anyone runs 'go mod vendor'.
-/vendor
\ No newline at end of file
+/vendor
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 34ead3bca..f976a7dd0 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,73 @@
 project_name: Cosmos Relayer
 
-env:
-  # Require use of Go modules.
-  - GO111MODULE=on
-
 builds:
-  - id: "relayer"
+  - id: darwin-amd64
     main: ./main.go
+    binary: rly
+    goos:
+      - darwin
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+    env:
+      - CC=o64-clang
+      - CXX=o64-clang++
+    flags:
+      - -mod=readonly
     ldflags:
-      - -X github.com/cosmos/relayer/v2/cmd.Version={{ .Tag }}
+      - -s -w -X github.com/cosmos/relayer/v2/cmd.Version={{ .Tag }}
+  - id: darwin-arm64
+    main: ./main.go
+    binary: rly
     goos:
       - darwin
+    goarch:
+      - arm64
+    env:
+      - CC=oa64-clang
+      - CXX=oa64-clang++
+    flags:
+      - -mod=readonly
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/cosmos/relayer/v2/cmd.Version={{ .Tag }}
+  - id: linux-amd64
+    main: ./main.go
+    binary: rly
+    goos:
       - linux
     goarch:
       - amd64
+    env:
+      - CC=x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc
+      - CXX=x86_64-linux-gnu-g++
+    flags:
+      - -mod=readonly
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/cosmos/relayer/v2/cmd.Version={{ .Tag }}
+  - id: linux-arm64
+    main: ./main.go
+    binary: rly
+    goos:
+      - linux
+    goarch:
       - arm64
+    env:
+      - CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
+      - CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
+    flags:
+      - -mod=readonly
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/cosmos/relayer/v2/cmd.Version={{ .Tag }}
+
+archives:
+  - id: golang-cross
+    builds:
+      - darwin-amd64
+      - darwin-arm64
+      - linux-amd64
+      - linux-arm64
+    name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
+    format: tar.gz
+    wrap_in_directory: true
 
 checksum:
   name_template: SHA256SUMS-{{.Version}}.txt
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5cafeb1ac..b02afc53d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -102,3 +102,46 @@ build-gaia:
 	@./examples/demo/scripts/build-gaia
 
 .PHONY: two-chains test test-integration ibctest install build lint coverage clean
+
+PACKAGE_NAME          := github.com/cosmos/relayer
+GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION  ?= v1.18.3
+
+SYSROOT_DIR     ?= sysroots
+SYSROOT_ARCHIVE ?= sysroots.tar.bz2
+
+.PHONY: sysroot-pack
+sysroot-pack:
+	@tar cf - $(SYSROOT_DIR) -P | pv -s $[$(du -sk $(SYSROOT_DIR) | awk '{print $1}') * 1024] | pbzip2 > $(SYSROOT_ARCHIVE)
+
+.PHONY: sysroot-unpack
+sysroot-unpack:
+	@pv $(SYSROOT_ARCHIVE) | pbzip2 -cd | tar -xf -
+
+.PHONY: release-dry-run
+release-dry-run:
+	@docker run \
+		--rm \
+		-e CGO_ENABLED=1 \
+		-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+		-v `pwd`:/go/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME) \
+		-v `pwd`/sysroot:/sysroot \
+		-w /go/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME) \
+		goreleaser/goreleaser-cross:${GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION} \
+		--rm-dist --skip-validate --skip-publish
+
+.PHONY: release
+release:
+	@if [ ! -f ".release-env" ]; then \
+		echo "\033[91m.release-env is required for release\033[0m";\
+		exit 1;\
+	fi
+	docker run \
+		--rm \
+		-e CGO_ENABLED=1 \
+		--env-file .release-env \
+		-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+		-v `pwd`:/go/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME) \
+		-v `pwd`/sysroot:/sysroot \
+		-w /go/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME) \
+		goreleaser/goreleaser-cross:${GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION} \
+		release --rm-dist