diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d86409b8b..ce9790b39 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+dist
 testdata/simple/docs
 cover.out
 
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0b576ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+build:
+  main: cmd/swag/main.go
+archive:
+  replacements:
+    darwin: Darwin
+    linux: Linux
+    windows: Windows
+    386: i386
+    amd64: x86_64
+checksum:
+  name_template: 'checksums.txt'
+snapshot:
+  name_template: "{{ .Tag }}-next"
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+    - '^docs:'
+    - '^test:'