diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e5cee8..ce30d74 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ tasks/
 # Editors
 .vscode/
 .idea/
+
+# Added by goreleaser init:
+dist/
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2c1583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://goreleaser.com/static/schema.json
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 tw=0 fo=cnqoj
+version: 2
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    - go mod tidy
+
+builds:
+  - env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - linux
+      - windows
+      - darwin
+      - freebsd
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+      - riscv64
+      - s390x
+      - mips64
+      - arm
+    main: ./cmd/picoclaw
+    ignore:
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: arm
+
+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:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+      - "^docs:"
+      - "^test:"
+
+upx:
+   - enabled: true
+     compress: best
+     lzma: true
+
+release:
+  footer: >-
+
+    ---
+
+    Released by [GoReleaser](https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser).
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 59c28a1..433d962 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # ============================================================
 # Stage 1: Build the picoclaw binary
 # ============================================================
-FROM golang:1.25.7-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.26.0-alpine AS builder
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache git make