diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23f7489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+version: 2
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    - go mod tidy
+    - go test ./...
+
+builds:
+  - env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - linux
+      - windows
+      - darwin
+
+archives:
+  - formats: [tar.gz]
+    # this name template makes the OS and Arch compatible with the results of `uname`.
+    name_template: >-
+      {{ .ProjectName }}_
+      {{- title .Os }}_
+      {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64
+      {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
+      {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}
+      {{- if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
+    # use zip for windows archives
+    format_overrides:
+      - goos: windows
+        formats: [zip]
+
+changelog:
+  disable: true
diff --git a/build_release.pl b/build_release.pl
deleted file mode 100755
index 7f0ce25..0000000
--- a/build_release.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env perl
-
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-
-open my $fh, "<", "main.go" || die $!;
-
-my $version;
-while (<$fh>) {
-  # CurrentVersion: "v0.04"
-  $version = $1 if /CurrentVersion\s*=\s*"(v[\d\.]+)"/;
-}
-close $fh;
-
-die "no version?" unless defined $version;
-
-# quit if tests fail
-system("go test ./...") && die "not building release with failing tests";
-
-# so lazy
-system "rm", "-rf", "release", "dist";
-system "mkdir", "release";
-system "mkdir", "dist";
-
-my %build = (
-  win   => { env => { GOOS => 'windows', GOARCH => 'amd64' }, filename => 'netgiv.exe' },
-  linux => { env => { GOOS => 'linux',   GOARCH => 'amd64' }, filename => 'netgiv' },
-  mac   => { env => { GOOS => 'darwin',  GOARCH => 'amd64' }, filename => 'netgiv' },
-); 
-
-foreach my $type (keys %build) {
-  mkdir "release/$type";
-}
-
-foreach my $type (keys %build) {
-  local $ENV{GOOS}   = $build{$type}->{env}->{GOOS};
-  local $ENV{GOARCH} = $build{$type}->{env}->{GOARCH};
-  system "go", "build", "-o", "release/$type/" . $build{$type}->{filename};
-  system "zip", "-j", "dist/netgiv-$type-$version.zip", ( glob "release/$type/*" );
-}