diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index e963ce6dd..8f2805ed3 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ builds:
   - s390x
   - ppc64le
   ldflags:
-  - -w -X github.com/tektoncd/cli/pkg/cmd/version.clientVersion={{.Version}}
+  - -s -w -X github.com/tektoncd/cli/pkg/cmd/version.clientVersion={{.Version}}
 archives:
 - name_template: >-
     {{- .Binary }}_