diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 6f4db50..dbed0ce 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -8,17 +8,26 @@ before:
     # you may remove this if you don't need go generate
     - go generate ./...
 builds:
-  - env:
+  # windows and linux use upx compression
+  - id: gm1
+    env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
     goos:
       - linux
       - windows
-      - darwin
     ldflags:
      - -s -w -X main.version={{.Version}}
     hooks:
       post:
        - upx "{{ .Path }}"
+  # mac builds on github has problems with upx compression
+  - id: gm2
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - darwin
+    ldflags:
+     - -s -w -X main.version={{.Version}}
 archives:
   - replacements:
       darwin: MacOS