diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index f705302a4..492443592 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ builds:
       - all=-trimpath={{ .Env.PWD }}
     ldflags: &build-ldflags
       - -s -w
+      - -extldflags=-static
       - -X {{ .Env.PKG }}/cmd/opm/version.gitCommit={{ .Env.GIT_COMMIT }}
       - -X {{ .Env.PKG }}/cmd/opm/version.opmVersion={{ .Env.OPM_VERSION }}
       - -X {{ .Env.PKG }}/cmd/opm/version.buildDate={{ .Env.BUILD_DATE }}
diff --git a/release/goreleaser.opm.Dockerfile b/release/goreleaser.opm.Dockerfile
index eac78673c..5d1ff3e56 100644
--- a/release/goreleaser.opm.Dockerfile
+++ b/release/goreleaser.opm.Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   and .github/workflows/release.yaml.
 
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM ghcr.io/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-health-probe:v0.4.4 as grpc_health_probe
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/base:debug
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:debug
 COPY --from=grpc_health_probe /grpc_health_probe /bin/grpc_health_probe
 COPY ["nsswitch.conf", "/etc/nsswitch.conf"]
 COPY opm /bin/opm