diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a4da8d2a4..9585face0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ install: binaries
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(BINDIR)/cri-containerd
 
-$(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARBALL): $(BUILD_DIR)/cri-containerd hack/versions
+$(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARBALL): static-binaries hack/versions
 	@BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR) TARBALL=$(TARBALL) ./hack/release.sh
 
 release: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARBALL)
diff --git a/hack/install-deps.sh b/hack/install-deps.sh
index 1be16ee61..8b7df187f 100755
--- a/hack/install-deps.sh
+++ b/hack/install-deps.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ checkout_repo() {
 checkout_repo ${RUNC_PKG} ${RUNC_VERSION}
 cd ${GOPATH}/src/${RUNC_PKG}
 BUILDTAGS=${BUILDTAGS:-seccomp apparmor}
-make BUILDTAGS="$BUILDTAGS"
+make static BUILDTAGS="$BUILDTAGS"
 ${sudo} make install -e DESTDIR=${RUNC_DIR}
 
 # Install cni