diff --git a/plumberd/recipe.spec b/plumberd/recipe.spec
index ba281b9..f4643cb 100644
--- a/plumberd/recipe.spec
+++ b/plumberd/recipe.spec
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 name: plumberd
-release: 1
+release: 2
 version: 0.0.1
 sources: https://git.karchnu.fr/WeirdOS/%{name}/archive/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
-build-dependencies: ipc.cr, crystal, crystal-dev, make
-dependencies: libipc
+build-dependencies: ipc.cr, crystal, crystal-dev, make, gc-dev, pcre-dev, musl-dev
+
+# no dependencies since these programs are statically compiled
+# dependencies: libipc
 
 dirname: %{name}
 
@@ -13,12 +15,13 @@ dirname: %{name}
 
 @build
 	cd %{dirname}
-	make
+	make CRFLAGS=--static
 
 @install
 	cd %{dirname}
 	make PREFIX=%{prefix} DESTDIR="%{pkg}" install
 
+
 %split websocketd
 	files: %{prefix}/bin/websocketd