diff --git a/release.cmd b/release.cmd
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+SET MINIO_RELEASE=OFFICIAL
+SET GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1
+go run buildscripts/gen-ldflags.go > temp.txt
+SET /p LDFLAGS=<temp.txt
+go build -ldflags="%LDFLAGS%" -o %GOPATH%\bin\minio.exe
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo -n "Making official release binaries.. "
+export MINIO_RELEASE=OFFICIAL
+make 1>/dev/null
+echo "Binaries built at ${GOPATH}/bin/minio"