diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f197edda9..b40ad9b853 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ ci-verify:
 # This is used for release builds by .github/workflows/build.yml
 build:
 	@echo "--> Building Vault $(VAULT_VERSION)"
-	@go build -v -tags "$(GO_TAGS)" -ldflags " -X github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version.Version=$(VAULT_VERSION) -X github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version.GitCommit=$(VAULT_REVISION) -X github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version.BuildDate=$(VAULT_BUILD_DATE)" -o dist/
+	@go build -v -tags "$(GO_TAGS)" -ldflags " -s -w -X github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version.Version=$(VAULT_VERSION) -X github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version.GitCommit=$(VAULT_REVISION) -X github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version.BuildDate=$(VAULT_BUILD_DATE)" -o dist/
 
 .PHONY: version
 # This is used for release builds by .github/workflows/build.yml
diff --git a/changelog/17678.txt b/changelog/17678.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bddf213d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/17678.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+Reduced binary size
+```