diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-build.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-build.yml
index e77e4e99..af039460 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-build.yml
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         working-directory: ./cmd/caddy
         run: |
-          GOOS=$GOOS GOARCH=$GOARCH go build -tags nobadger -trimpath -o caddy-"$GOOS"-$GOARCH 2> /dev/null
+          GOOS=$GOOS GOARCH=$GOARCH go build -tags=nobadger,nomysql,nopgx -trimpath -o caddy-"$GOOS"-$GOARCH 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 5c1f7df4..37614e75 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ builds:
   - -s -w
   tags:
   - nobadger
+  - nomysql
+  - nopgx
 
 signs:
   - cmd: cosign
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2185eccd..abc136f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ $ xcaddy build
 4. Initialize a Go module: `go mod init caddy`
 5. (Optional) Pin Caddy version: `go get github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2@version` replacing `version` with a git tag, commit, or branch name.
 6. (Optional) Add plugins by adding their import: `_ "import/path/here"`
-7. Compile: `go build`
+7. Compile: `go build -tags=nobadger,nomysql,nopgx`