diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5d9ab9b..a44c71d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
       with:
-        artifacts: "bin/span.*"
+        artifacts: "bin/*.zip"
         token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c13b211..8add204 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,11 +11,20 @@ LDFLAGS := "-X github.com/lab5e/spancli/pkg/global.Version=$(VERSION)"
 all: test vet span
 
 release: all
-	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span.amd64-linux
-	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span.amd64-macOS
-	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span.arm64-macOS
-	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span.amd64-win.exe
-	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=5 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span.arm5-rpi-linux
+	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span
+	@cd bin && zip span.amd64-linux.zip span && rm span
+
+	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span
+	@cd bin && zip span.amd64-macos.zip span && rm span
+	
+	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span
+	@cd bin && zip span.arm64-macos.zip span && rm span
+
+	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span.exe
+	@cd bin && zip span.amd64-win.zip span.exe && rm span.exe
+
+	@cd cmd/span && GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=5 go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) -o ../../bin/span
+	@cd bin && zip span.arm5-rpi-linux.zip span && rm span
 
 clean:
 	@rm -rf bin
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 168858e..48a45c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,20 @@ install of this command.
 
 ## Installing
 
-You can install this utility by issuing the following command.
+If you have Go installed you can install this utility by issuing the following command.
 
     go get github.com/lab5e/spancli/cmd/span@latest
 
+Alternatively you can download one of the prebuilt binaries from the [releases page](https://github.com/lab5e/spancli/releases)
+
+* [Windows](https://github.com/lab5e/spancli/releases/download/span.amd64-win.zip)
+* [Linux](https://github.com/lab5e/spancli/releases/download/span.amd64-linux.zip)
+* [MacOS (Intel-based)](https://github.com/lab5e/spancli/releases/download/span.amd64-macos.zip)
+* [MacOS (M1-based)](https://github.com/lab5e/spancli/releases/download/span.arm64-macos.zip)
+* [Raspberry Pi (ARM5)](https://github.com/lab5e/spancli/releases/download/span.arm5-rpi-linux.zip)
+
+Note that the executables are *not signed*. 
+
 ## Usage
 
 The general usage of `span` is