diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 330daea2..599ccbc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
         go-version: '1.20'
     - name: Build Windows 7
       run: |
-        GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc.exe
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-H=windowsgui -extldflags "-static"' -o croc.exe
         zip croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Windows7-64bit.zip croc.exe
-        GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc.exe
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-H=windowsgui -extldflags "-static"' -o croc.exe
         zip croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Windows7-32bit.zip croc.exe
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
@@ -35,28 +35,25 @@ jobs:
         cd .. && tar -czvf croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_src.tar.gz croc-${{ github.event.release.name }}
     - name: Build files
       run: |
-        GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc.exe
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-H=windowsgui -extldflags "-static"' -o croc.exe
         zip croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Windows-64bit.zip croc.exe
-        GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc.exe
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-H=windowsgui -extldflags "-static"' -o croc.exe
         zip croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Windows-32bit.zip croc.exe
-        GOOS=windows GOARCH=arm go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc.exe
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=arm go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-H=windowsgui -extldflags "-static"' -o croc.exe
         zip croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Windows-ARM.zip croc.exe
-        GOOS=windows GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc.exe
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=arm64 go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-H=windowsgui -extldflags "-static"' -o croc.exe
         zip croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Windows-ARM64.zip croc.exe
-        GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc
-        upx --brute croc
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-extldflags "-static"' -o croc
         tar -czvf croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Linux-64bit.tar.gz croc
-        GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-extldflags "-static"' -o croc
         tar -czvf croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Linux-32bit.tar.gz croc
-        GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc
-        upx --brute croc
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-extldflags "-static"' -o croc
         tar -czvf croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Linux-ARM.tar.gz croc
-        GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc
-        upx --brute croc
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -tags netgo -ldflags '-extldflags "-static"' -o croc
         tar -czvf croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_Linux-ARM64.tar.gz croc
-        GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags '-s -extldflags "-sectcreate __TEXT __info_plist Info.plist"' -o croc
         tar -czvf croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_macOS-64bit.tar.gz croc
-        GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o croc
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags '-s -extldflags "-sectcreate __TEXT __info_plist Info.plist"' -o croc
         tar -czvf croc_${{ github.event.release.name }}_macOS-ARM64.tar.gz croc
     - name: Create checksums.txt
       run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 009b4a3d..5cb0560e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6550035/46709024-9b23ad00-cbf6-11e8-9fb2-ca8b20b7dbec.jpg"
     width="408px" border="0" alt="croc">
 <br>
-<a href="https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v9.6.11-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Version"></a>
+<a href="https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v9.6.12-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Version"></a>
 <a href="https://coveralls.io/github/schollz/croc"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-81%25-green.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Coverage"></a>
 <a href="https://travis-ci.org/schollz/croc"><img
 src="https://img.shields.io/travis/schollz/croc.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Build
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index d7d7be56..39cac4fb 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func Run() (err error) {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "croc"
 	if Version == "" {
-		Version = "v9.6.11"
+		Version = "v9.6.12"
 	}
 	app.Version = Version
 	app.Compiled = time.Now()
diff --git a/src/install/default.txt b/src/install/default.txt
index cbef112f..05952d36 100644
--- a/src/install/default.txt
+++ b/src/install/default.txt
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ main() {
   local autocomplete_install_rcode
 
   croc_bin_name="croc"
-  croc_version="9.6.11"
+  croc_version="9.6.12"
   croc_dl_ext="tar.gz"
   croc_base_url="https://github.com/schollz/croc/releases/download"
   prefix="${1}"