diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92ccb307b7716dc2dc62d915b8cbd351d414f419..c5507abd4661d656d0246eef7759947c9436aab9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ $(BIN_DIR)/artifact.bin:
 .PHONY: build-linux
 build-linux: export GOOS := linux
 build-linux: export GOARCH := amd64
+build-linux: export CGO_ENABLED := 0
 build-linux: $(BIN_DIR)/artifact.bin
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ef0351bcae2bf3682d661893472d282f91e6a86..adb301f230a9136e279c40f2f94c15f71e7b28d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 Webservice
 ==========
 
-A Go-based simple web service meant to be the subject for any tutorial
-or maybe even the project work.
+A Go-based simple web service meant to be the subject of any tutorial
+or even used the project work.
 
 
-__Prerequisites:__
+#### Prerequisites:
 
 * Go toolchain (install via system package manager or [by hand](https://go.dev/doc/install))
 
 
-__Primary interactions:__
+#### Build
 
 1. Install dependencies: `go get -t ./...`
 2. Run locally: `go run .`
 3. Execute unit tests: `go test -race -v ./...`
 4. Build artifact: `go build -o ./artifact.bin ./*.go`
 
-To build for another platform, set `GOOS` and `GOARCH`. For more details,
-please refer to the `Makefile`.
+To build for another platform, set `GOOS` and `GOARCH`. To yield a static binary (fully
+self-contained, no dynamic linking) set `CGO_ENABLED=0`. For more details, please refer
+to the [Makefile](./Makefile).