diff --git a/api/Makefile b/api/Makefile
index e72ae935..932ff047 100644
--- a/api/Makefile
+++ b/api/Makefile
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ NAME := geekai
 all: amd64 arm64
 
 amd64:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o bin/$(NAME)-linux main.go
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-s -w" -o bin/$(NAME)-linux main.go
 .PHONY: amd64
 
 arm64:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 GOARM=7 go build -o bin/$(NAME)-linux main.go
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 GOARM=7 go build  -ldflags "-s -w" -o bin/$(NAME)-linux main.go
 .PHONY: arm64
 
 clean: