diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8551c92..1c60d9d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -327,3 +327,38 @@ publish-noble:
     - apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
     - ls -la build
     - 'curl --header "JOB-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" --upload-file build/pcapmirror_$VERSION-1_amd64.deb ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/generic/pcapmirror/trixie/pcapmirror_$VERSION-ubu24.04_amd64.deb'
+
+build-linuxstatic:
+  stage: build
+  needs: []
+  only:
+    - tags
+  tags:
+    - docker-generic 
+  image: debian-package-builder-bookworm:v1
+  script:
+    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y libpcap-dev
+    - make static
+    - mkdir -p build
+    - tar -czf build/pcapmirror_amd64.tgz pcapmirror pcapmirror.8.gz README.md
+
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - build
+
+publish-linuxstatic:
+  stage: publish
+  needs:
+    - build-bookworm
+  dependencies:
+    - build-bookworm
+  only:
+    - tags
+  tags:
+    - docker-generic
+  image: debian-package-builder-bookworm:v1
+  script:
+    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl
+    - ls -la build
+    - 'curl --header "JOB-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" --upload-file build/pcapmirror_amd64.tgz ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/generic/pcapmirror/linux_static/pcapmirror_$VERSION_amd64.tgz'
+    
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3eda03..d930003 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ PREFIX = /usr
 # Default rule
 all: $(TARGET) man
 
+static: $(OBJS)
+		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -static $(OBJS) -o $(TARGET) $(LIBS) -ldbus-1 -lsystemd -lcap
+
 # Create executable
 $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
 		$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $(TARGET) $(LIBS)