diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 4a55986dc2..3ccc44ca9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: src
     - run: tar -xvf ./src.tar.gz
-    - run: make build BIN=${{ matrix.bin }}
+    - run: make build BIN=${{ matrix.bin }} GOBORING=true
   docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     needs: gomod
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef39f7d0fc..f79d03a203 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ DOCS_RELEASE_BUCKET ?= s3://docs.kanister.io
 
 GITHUB_TOKEN ?= ""
 
+GOBORING ?= ""
+
 # If you want to build all binaries, see the 'all-build' rule.
 # If you want to build all containers, see the 'all-container' rule.
 # If you want to build AND push all containers, see the 'all-push' rule.
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ bin/$(ARCH)/$(BIN):
 		VERSION=$(VERSION) \
 		PKG=$(PKG)         \
 		BIN=$(BIN) \
+		GOBORING=$(GOBORING) \
 		./build/build.sh   \
 	"'
 # Example: make shell CMD="-c 'date > datefile'"
diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index 6ad6f09acc..a10156dc49 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ if [ -z "${VERSION}" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-export CGO_ENABLED=0
+if [ -n "${GOBORING}" ]; then
+    export CGO_ENABLED=1
+    export GO_EXTLINK_ENABLED=0
+    export GOEXPERIMENT=boringcrypto
+fi
+
 go build -v                                                      \
     -installsuffix "static"                                        \
     -ldflags "-X ${PKG}/pkg/version.VERSION=${VERSION}"            \