diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7212fc0f..fe48d75a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Testing with PostgreSQL 17"
           PGSCHEMA_POSTGRES_VERSION=17 go test -v ./...
 
-  # Build Linux binaries using Docker (handles CGO cross-compilation)
+  # Build Linux binaries using native Go cross-compilation
   build-linux:
     needs: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -60,11 +60,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.24"
 
       - name: Read version
         id: version
@@ -76,21 +75,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Build Docker image and extract binary
+      - name: Build binary
         run: |
-          # Build Docker image for the target architecture
-          docker buildx build \
-            --platform linux/${{ matrix.arch }} \
-            --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=${{ steps.build_info.outputs.GIT_COMMIT }} \
-            --build-arg BUILD_DATE="${{ steps.build_info.outputs.BUILD_DATE }}" \
-            --load \
-            -t pgschema-build:${{ matrix.arch }} \
-            .
-
-          # Extract binary from the image
-          docker create --name pgschema-extract pgschema-build:${{ matrix.arch }}
-          docker cp pgschema-extract:/usr/local/bin/pgschema ./pgschema-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          docker rm pgschema-extract
+          GOOS=linux GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} go build \
+            -ldflags "-X github.com/pgschema/pgschema/cmd.GitCommit=${{ steps.build_info.outputs.GIT_COMMIT }} -X 'github.com/pgschema/pgschema/cmd.BuildDate=${{ steps.build_info.outputs.BUILD_DATE }}'" \
+            -o pgschema-linux-${{ matrix.arch }} .
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 7f8f6ab0..2a1a5f5a 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Skills are located in `.claude/skills/` and provide detailed workflows for commo
 go build -o pgschema .
 
 # Build with version info (used in CI/Docker)
-CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -ldflags="-w -s -X github.com/pgschema/pgschema/cmd.GitCommit=... -X 'github.com/pgschema/pgschema/cmd.BuildDate=...'" -o pgschema .
+go build -ldflags="-w -s -X github.com/pgschema/pgschema/cmd.GitCommit=... -X 'github.com/pgschema/pgschema/cmd.BuildDate=...'" -o pgschema .
 ```
 
 ### Testing
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b00b8541..e396a22b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 # Build stage
 FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
 
-# Install build dependencies including gcc for CGO
+# Install build dependencies
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
-    git \
-    gcc \
-    g++ \
-    musl-dev
+    git
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /build
@@ -24,8 +21,8 @@ COPY . .
 ARG GIT_COMMIT=unknown
 ARG BUILD_DATE=unknown
 
-# Build with CGO enabled and optimizations
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux go build \
+# Build with optimizations
+RUN GOOS=linux go build \
     -ldflags="-w -s -X github.com/pgschema/pgschema/cmd.GitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT} -X 'github.com/pgschema/pgschema/cmd.BuildDate=${BUILD_DATE}'" \
     -a \
     -o pgschema .
@@ -36,8 +33,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.20
 # Install runtime dependencies
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     ca-certificates \
-    tzdata \
-    libc6-compat && \
+    tzdata && \
     adduser -D -g '' pgschema
 
 # Copy binary from builder