diff --git a/.builds/linux-amd64.yml b/.builds/linux-amd64.yml
index 3d36253..4c15128 100644
--- a/.builds/linux-amd64.yml
+++ b/.builds/linux-amd64.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ packages:
   - curl-dev
 environment:
   version: zig-linux-x86_64-0.9.0-dev.689+507dc1f2e
+artifacts:
+  - derploader/zig-out/bin/derploader
 tasks:
   - getzig: |
       wget https://ziglang.org/builds/${version}.tar.xz
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ tasks:
   - build: |
       cd derploader
       source source-me.sh
-      $zig build
+      $zig build -Drelease-small=true -Dtarget=x86_64-linux-gnu -Dcpu=sandybridge -Dstrip=true -Dstatic=true
+      strip -s zig-out/bin/derploader
 triggers:
   - action: email
     condition: failure
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index b214631..cff9bdb 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,16 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
     // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
     const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+    const strip = b.option(bool, "strip", "strip executable");
+    const static = b.option(bool, "static", "compile a static executable");
 
     const exe = b.addExecutable("derploader", "src/main.zig");
+    if (strip != null) {
+        exe.strip = strip.?;
+    }
+    if (static != null and static.? == true) {
+        exe.linkage = .static;
+    }
     deps.addAllTo(exe);
     exe.linkLibC();
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("libcurl");