diff --git a/steampipe-plugin-github/Makefile b/steampipe-plugin-github/Makefile
index b45887a2..1a8560bb 100644
--- a/steampipe-plugin-github/Makefile
+++ b/steampipe-plugin-github/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 STEAMPIPE_INSTALL_DIR ?= ~/.steampipe
 BUILD_TAGS = netgo
+
+build:
+	GOPRIVATE="github.com/opengovern" CC=/usr/bin/musl-gcc GOPRIVATE="github.com/opengovern" GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -v -ldflags "-linkmode external -extldflags '-static' -s -w" -o ./build/steampipe-plugin-github.plugin *.go
+
+
 install:
 	go build -o $(STEAMPIPE_INSTALL_DIR)/plugins/hub.steampipe.io/plugins/turbot/github@latest/steampipe-plugin-github.plugin -tags "${BUILD_TAGS}" *.go