diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 05451e03aa..9288b0cf1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,16 +16,24 @@ jobs:
         # uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17.x
+          go-version: "1.17.x"
 
       - name: Build Dogechain
-        run: go build -ldflags="-X \"github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}\" -X \"github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Commit=${GITHUB_SHA}\"" -a -o dogechain . && tar -czvf dogechain.tar.gz dogechain
+        run: |
+          go build -a -o dogechain -ldflags="\
+            -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}' \
+            -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Commit=${GITHUB_COMMIT_HASH}' \
+            -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.BuildTime=${GITHUB_BUILT_AT}' \
+            -extldflags '"-Wl,-z,stack-size=0x800000" "-static"' "\
+            -tags 'osusergo netgo static_build' && tar -czvf dogechain.tar.gz dogechain
         env:
           CGO_ENABLED: 0
           CC: gcc
           CXX: g++
           GOARC: amd64
           GOOS: linux
+          GITHUB_COMMIT_HASH: ${{ github.sha }}
+          GITHUB_BUILT_AT: ${{ github.event.head_commit.timestamp }}
 
       - name: Extract branch name
         # if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index b86f6d0efc..74316dac1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17.x
+          go-version: "1.17.x"
       - name: Run tests
         run: make test-e2e
       # - name: Archive test logs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 7e8e2b5b7c..6eae0ec9a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17.x
+          go-version: "1.17.x"
 
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 34f85cbf5b..0c15834c9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           docker run \
               --rm \
               --privileged \
-              -e CGO_ENABLED=1 \
+              -e CGO_ENABLED=0 \
               -e GITHUB_TOKEN \
               -e DOCKER_USERNAME \
               -e DOCKER_PASSWORD \
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ jobs:
               -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
               -v `pwd`:/go/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME) \
               -w /go/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME) \
-              ghcr.io/goreleaser/goreleaser-cross:${GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION} \
+              ghcr.io/goreleaser/goreleaser-cross:v${GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION} \
               --rm-dist --skip-validate
         env:
           PACKAGE_NAME: github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain
-          GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION: v1.17.9
+          GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION: "1.17.9"
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           VERSION: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.tag_name }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3a3b10e8f3..17ae6d8bdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17.x
+          go-version: "1.17.x"
 
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index a4268bbae2..7d3758d65b 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ builds:
     env:
       - CC=o64-clang
       - CXX=o64-clang++
-    ldflags: -s -w -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=v{{ .Version }}'
+    ldflags: >
+      -s -w
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=v{{.Version}}'
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Commit={{ .Commit }}'
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.BuildTime={{ .Date }}'
+    tags:
+      - osusergo
+      - netgo
+      - static_build
 
   - id: darwin-arm64
     main: ./main.go
@@ -28,7 +36,15 @@ builds:
     env:
       - CC=oa64-clang
       - CXX=oa64-clang++
-    ldflags: -s -w -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=v{{ .Version }}'
+    ldflags: >
+      -s -w
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=v{{ .Version }}'
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Commit={{ .Commit }}'
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.BuildTime={{ .Date }}'
+    tags:
+      - osusergo
+      - netgo
+      - static_build
 
   - id: linux-amd64
     main: ./main.go
@@ -40,9 +56,17 @@ builds:
     env:
       - CC=gcc
       - CXX=g++
-    ldflags:
-      # We need to build a static binary because we are building in a glibc based system and running in a musl container
-      -s -w -linkmode external -extldflags "-static" -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=v{{ .Version }}'
+    # We need to build a static binary because we are building in a glibc based system and running in a musl container
+    ldflags: >
+      -s -w
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=v{{ .Version }}'
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Commit={{ .Commit }}'
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.BuildTime={{ .Date }}'
+      -extldflags '"-Wl,-z,stack-size=0x800000" "-static"'
+    tags:
+      - osusergo
+      - netgo
+      - static_build
 
   - id: linux-arm64
     main: ./main.go
@@ -54,9 +78,16 @@ builds:
     env:
       - CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
       - CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
-    ldflags:
-      # We need to build a static binary because we are building in a glibc based system and running in a musl container
-      -s -w -linkmode external -extldflags "-static" -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=v{{ .Version }}'
+    ldflags: >
+      -s -w
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=v{{ .Version }}'
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Commit={{ .Commit }}'
+      -X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.BuildTime={{ .Date }}'
+      -extldflags '"-Wl,-z,stack-size=0x800000" "-static"'
+    tags:
+      - osusergo
+      - netgo
+      - static_build
 
 archives:
   - files:
diff --git a/Dockerfile.release b/Dockerfile.release
index ee5fb5ebf5..9c7783bdb4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.release
+++ b/Dockerfile.release
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine:3.14
+FROM alpine:3.17
 
 RUN set -x \
     && apk add --update --no-cache \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 15287884ca..0cf6dea467 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+CGO_ENABLED ?= 0
 
 .PHONY: download-spec-tests
 download-spec-tests:
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ build:
 	go build -o dogechain -ldflags="\
 		-X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Version=$(LATEST_VERSION)'\
 		-X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.Commit=$(COMMIT_HASH)'\
-		-X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.BuildTime=$(DATE)'" \
+		-X 'github.com/dogechain-lab/dogechain/versioning.BuildTime=$(DATE)' "\
+		-tags 'osusergo netgo static_build' \
 	main.go
 
 .PHONY: lint