diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee1220f..e8011c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 jaeger
+dist
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9a198b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# This is an example goreleaser.yaml file with some sane defaults.
+# Make sure to check the documentation at http://goreleaser.com
+before:
+  hooks:
+builds:
+- env:
+  - CGO_ENABLED=0
+archives:
+- replacements:
+    darwin: Darwin
+    linux: Linux
+    windows: Windows
+    386: i386
+    amd64: x86_64
+checksum:
+  name_template: 'checksums.txt'
+snapshot:
+  name_template: "{{ .Tag }}-next"
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+    - '^docs:'
+    - '^test:'