diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 77bc73d8cf0a..e951f957960a 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: 2
 builds:
   - binary: trufflehog
     ldflags:
-      - -X 'github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/version.BuildVersion={{ .Version }}'
+      - -s -w -X 'github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/version.BuildVersion={{ .Version }}'
     env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
     goos:
     - linux