diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7fc9574..3c3ece4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 GITHUB_ORG  = QubitProducts
 GITHUB_REPO = exporter_exporter
+VERSION      = 0.3.0
 
 DOCKER_REGISTRY     = qubitproducts
 DOCKER_NAME         = exporter_exporter
@@ -12,11 +13,10 @@ FIRST_GOPATH := $(firstword $(subst :, ,$(GOPATH)))
 FILES         = $(shell find . -name '*.go' | grep -v vendor)
 PREFIX       ?= $(shell pwd)
 BIN_DIR      ?= $(shell pwd)
-VERSION      ?= $(shell cat VERSION)
 
 PACKAGE_TARGET     = deb
 PACKAGE_NAME       = expexp
-PACKAGE_VERSION    = $(shell cat VERSION)
+PACKAGE_VERSION    = $(VERSION)
 PACKAGE_REVISION   = 3
 PACKAGE_ARCH       = amd64
 PACKAGE_MAINTAINER = tristan@qubit.com
@@ -52,50 +52,8 @@ vet:
 	echo ">> vetting code"
 	$(GO) vet $(pkgs)
 
-vendor: go.mod go.sum
-	go mod vendor
-
-.PHONY: build
-build: vendor promu
-	echo ">> building binaries"
-	./promu build --prefix $(PREFIX)
-
-.PHONY: tarball
-tarball: promu
-	echo ">> building release tarball"
-	./promu tarball --prefix $(PREFIX) $(BIN_DIR)
-
-.PHONY: promu
-promu:
-	echo ">> fetching promu"
-	GOOS=$(shell uname -s | tr A-Z a-z) \
-	GOARCH=$(subst x86_64,amd64,$(patsubst i%86,386,$(shell uname -m))) \
-	$(GO) build -o promu github.com/prometheus/promu
-
-.PHONY: github-release
-github-release:
-	echo ">> fetching github-release"
-	GOOS=$(shell uname -s | tr A-Z a-z) \
-	GOARCH=$(subst x86_64,amd64,$(patsubst i%86,386,$(shell uname -m))) \
-	$(GO) build -o github-release github.com/aktau/github-release
-
-.PHONY: release
-release: promu github-release package
-	echo ">> crossbuilding binaries"
-	./promu crossbuild
-	echo ">> crossbuilding tarballs"
-	./promu crossbuild tarballs
-	echo ">> creating github release"
-	./github-release release -u $(GITHUB_ORG) -r $(GITHUB_REPO) --tag v$(VERSION) --name v$(VERSION)
-	echo ">> uploading artifacts"
-	./promu release .tarballs
-	echo ">> uploading deb"
-	./github-release upload -u $(GITHUB_ORG) -r $(GITHUB_REPO) --tag v$(VERSION) --name $(PACKAGE_FILE) --file $(PACKAGE_FILE)
-
 .PHONY: prepare-package clean-package package
-prepare-package: clean-package
-	echo ">> crossbuilding binaries"
-	./promu crossbuild -p linux/amd64
+prepare-package: clean-package build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).linux-amd64/exporter_exporter
 	mkdir -p dist/usr/local/bin
 	mkdir -p dist/etc/init
 	mkdir -p dist/etc/default
@@ -135,3 +93,55 @@ release-docker: build-docker
 	docker push $(DOCKER_IMAGE)
 	docker tag $(DOCKER_IMAGE) $(DOCKER_IMAGE_LATEST)
 	docker push $(DOCKER_IMAGE_LATEST)
+
+LDFLAGS = -X main.Version=$(VERSION) \
+					-X main.Branch=$(BRANCH) \
+					-X main.Revision=$(REVISION) \
+					-X main.BuildUser=$(BUILDUSER) \
+					-X main.BuildDate=$(BUILDDATE)
+
+build/expoter_exporter-$(VERSION).windows-amd64/exporter_exporter.exe: $(SRCS) version.go
+	GOOS=$* GOARCH=amd64 $(GO) go build \
+	 -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" \
+	 -o $@ \
+	 .
+
+build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).%-amd64/exporter_exporter: $(SRCS) version.go
+	GOOS=$* GOARCH=amd64 $(GO) build \
+	 -ldflags  "$(LDFLAGS)" \
+	 -o $@ \
+	 .
+
+build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).windows-amd64.tar.gz: build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).windows-amd64/exporter_exporter.exe
+	cd build && \
+		tar cfzv exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).windows-amd64.tar.gz exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).windows-amd64
+
+build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).%-amd64.tar.gz: build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).%-amd64/exporter_exporter
+	cd build && \
+		tar cfzv exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).$*-amd64.tar.gz exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).$*-amd64
+
+package-release: build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).%-amd64.tar.gz $(PACKAGE_FILE)
+	go run github.com/aktau/github-release upload \
+	  -u $(GITHUB_ORG) \
+	 	-r $(GITHUB_REPO) \
+	 	--tag v$(VERSION) \
+		--name $(PACKAGE_FILE) \
+		--file $(PACKAGE_FILE)
+
+release-%: build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).%-amd64.tar.gz $(PACKAGE_FILE)
+	go run github.com/aktau/github-release upload \
+		-u $(GITHUB_USER) \
+		-r $(GITHUB_REPO) \
+		--tag v$(VERSION) \
+		--name exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).$*-amd64.tar.gz \
+		-f ./build/exporter_exporter-$(VERSION).$*-amd64.tar.gz
+
+release: 
+	git tag v$(VERSION)
+	git push origin v$(VERSION)
+	go run github.com/aktau/github-release release \
+		-u $(GITHUB_USER) \
+		-r $(GITHUB_REPO) \
+		--tag v$(VERSION) \
+		--name v$(VERSION)
+	make release-darwin release-linux release-windows package-release
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 1866a36..0000000
--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.2.9
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1e949f3..b8f192b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,19 +5,21 @@ require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.9.2
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20190129233127-fd36f4220a90
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.2.0
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.0-20190322151404-55ae3d9d5573 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/promu v0.3.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tomnomnom/linkheader v0.0.0-20180905144013-02ca5825eb80 // indirect
 	github.com/voxelbrain/goptions v0.0.0-20180630082107-58cddc247ea2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190325154230-a5d413f7728c // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190327214358-63eda1eb0650
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190227155943-e225da77a7e6
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190322080309-f49334f85ddc // indirect
+	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index eba0c9f..bb49ff8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -47,11 +47,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/common v0.2.0 h1:kUZDBDTdBVBYBj5Tmh2NZLlF60mfjA27rM34b+cVw
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.2.0/go.mod h1:TNfzLD0ON7rHzMJeJkieUDPYmFC7Snx/y86RQel1bk4=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.0-20181005140218-185b4288413d/go.mod h1:c3At6R/oaqEKCNdg8wHV1ftS6bRYblBhIjjI8uT2IGk=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.0-20181204211112-1dc9a6cbc91a/go.mod h1:c3At6R/oaqEKCNdg8wHV1ftS6bRYblBhIjjI8uT2IGk=
-github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.0-20190209105433-f8d8b3f739bd/go.mod h1:TjEm7ze935MbeOT/UhFTIMYKhuLP4wbCsTZCD3I8kEA=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.0-20190322151404-55ae3d9d5573 h1:gAuD3LIrjkoOOPLlhGlZWZXztrQII9a9kT6HS5jFtSY=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.0-20190322151404-55ae3d9d5573/go.mod h1:TjEm7ze935MbeOT/UhFTIMYKhuLP4wbCsTZCD3I8kEA=
-github.com/prometheus/promu v0.3.0 h1:ecIZ1FIjQ+PAneA6g0KpUa7FDimozQtDjzI2rW0Pmh0=
-github.com/prometheus/promu v0.3.0/go.mod h1:+NXvSS3J95z3ZmFZP0DXUt+g/I6zyK1CQoBJKkjzX4k=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.0 h1:yKenngtzGh+cUSSh6GWbxW2abRqhYUSR/t/6+2QqNvE=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
diff --git a/tools.go b/tools.go
index 4917b92..29a59be 100644
--- a/tools.go
+++ b/tools.go
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ package tools
 
 import (
 	_ "github.com/aktau/github-release"
-	_ "github.com/prometheus/promu"
 )