diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4aad2b1..ffda226 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Continuous Integration
 
+env:
+  # Build a statically-linked binary so it runs on any distro (fully portable)
+  CGO_ENABLED: 0
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8dd6280..f07669d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Release
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
+env:
+  # Build statically-linked binaries so they run on any distro (fully portable)
+  CGO_ENABLED: 0
+
 on:
   release:
     types: [created]