diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index ce110eec..4605768e 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 project_name: synse-sdk
 before:
   hooks:
-    - go clean -v
-    - rm -rf dist
     - go mod download
+    - rm -rf dist
 archive:
   format: tar.gz
 checksum: