diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9e3f2cd..349d961 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,73 +9,39 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 jobs:
-  build-release:
+  release:
+    name: Build & Release
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout source code
+      - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v4
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@4dc6199c7b1a012772edbd06daecab0f50c9053c # v5
         with:
           go-version: "1.24.6"
-          cache: true
 
-      - name: Build Universal Binary for disk analyzer
-        run: ./scripts/build-analyze.sh
-
-      - name: Build Universal Binary for system status
-        run: ./scripts/build-status.sh
-
-      - name: Verify binary is valid
+      - name: Build Binaries
         run: |
-          if [[ ! -x bin/analyze-go ]]; then
-            echo "Error: bin/analyze-go is not executable"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          if [[ ! -x bin/status-go ]]; then
-            echo "Error: bin/status-go is not executable"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "Binary info:"
-          file bin/analyze-go
-          ls -lh bin/analyze-go
-          file bin/status-go
-          ls -lh bin/status-go
-          echo ""
-          echo "✓ Universal binary built successfully"
+          make release
+          ls -l bin/
 
-      - name: Commit binaries for release
-        run: |
-          # Configure Git
-          git config user.name "Tw93"
-          git config user.email "tw93@qq.com"
-
-          # Save binaries to temp location
-          cp bin/analyze-go /tmp/analyze-go
-          cp bin/status-go /tmp/status-go
-
-          # Switch to main branch
-          git fetch origin main
-          git checkout main
-          git pull origin main
-
-          # Restore binaries
-          mv /tmp/analyze-go bin/analyze-go
-          mv /tmp/status-go bin/status-go
-
-          # Commit and Push
-          git add bin/analyze-go bin/status-go
-          if git diff --staged --quiet; then
-            echo "No changes to commit"
-          else
-            git commit -m "chore: update binaries for ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
-            git push origin main
-          fi
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@a06a81a03ee405af7f2048a818ed3f03bbf83c7b # v2
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        with:
+          files: |
+            bin/analyze-darwin-amd64
+            bin/analyze-darwin-arm64
+            bin/status-darwin-amd64
+            bin/status-darwin-arm64
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
 
   update-formula:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build-release
+    needs: release
     steps:
       - name: Extract version from tag
         id: tag_version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 7a230ed..ee77c0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -61,9 +61,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v4
 
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4dc6199c7b1a012772edbd06daecab0f50c9053c # v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.24.6"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: brew install coreutils
 
+      - name: Build binaries
+        run: make build
+
       - name: Test module loading
         run: |
           echo "Testing module loading..."
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20d3909..5e31d3b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,4 +53,8 @@ cmd/status/status
 /status
 /analyze
 mole-analyze
-# Note: bin/analyze-go and bin/status-go are tracked as release binaries
+# Go binaries
+bin/analyze-go
+bin/status-go
+bin/analyze-darwin-*
+bin/status-darwin-*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46ebfc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Makefile for Mole
+
+.PHONY: all build clean release
+
+# Output directory
+BIN_DIR := bin
+
+# Binaries
+ANALYZE := analyze
+STATUS := status
+
+# Source directories
+ANALYZE_SRC := ./cmd/analyze
+STATUS_SRC := ./cmd/status
+
+# Build flags
+LDFLAGS := -s -w
+
+all: build
+
+# Local build (current architecture)
+build:
+	@echo "Building for local architecture..."
+	go build -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(ANALYZE)-go $(ANALYZE_SRC)
+	go build -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(STATUS)-go $(STATUS_SRC)
+
+# Release build (cross-compile)
+release:
+	@echo "Building release binaries..."
+	# Analyze
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(ANALYZE)-darwin-amd64 $(ANALYZE_SRC)
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(ANALYZE)-darwin-arm64 $(ANALYZE_SRC)
+	# Status
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(STATUS)-darwin-amd64 $(STATUS_SRC)
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(STATUS)-darwin-arm64 $(STATUS_SRC)
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning binaries..."
+	rm -f $(BIN_DIR)/$(ANALYZE)-* $(BIN_DIR)/$(STATUS)-* $(BIN_DIR)/$(ANALYZE)-go $(BIN_DIR)/$(STATUS)-go
diff --git a/SECURITY_AUDIT.md b/SECURITY_AUDIT.md
index 6d99402..289c3b1 100644
--- a/SECURITY_AUDIT.md
+++ b/SECURITY_AUDIT.md
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ The compiled Go binary (`analyze-go`) includes:
 - All dependencies pinned to specific versions
 - Regular security audits
 - No transitive dependencies with known CVEs
+- **Automated Releases**: Binaries compiled via GitHub Actions and signed
+- **Source Only**: Repository contains no pre-compiled binaries
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/bin/analyze-go b/bin/analyze-go
deleted file mode 100755
index 243c73b..0000000
Binary files a/bin/analyze-go and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/bin/status-go b/bin/status-go
deleted file mode 100755
index cc1066a..0000000
Binary files a/bin/status-go and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 21d1c3f..80109ff 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -134,28 +134,57 @@ resolve_source_dir() {
     # Expand tmp now so trap doesn't depend on local scope
     trap "rm -rf '$tmp'" EXIT
 
-    start_line_spinner "Fetching Mole source..."
+    local branch="${MOLE_VERSION:-}"
+    if [[ -z "$branch" ]]; then
+        branch="$(get_latest_release_tag || true)"
+    fi
+    if [[ -z "$branch" ]]; then
+        branch="$(get_latest_release_tag_from_git || true)"
+    fi
+    if [[ -z "$branch" ]]; then
+        branch="main"
+    fi
+    local url="https://github.com/tw93/mole/archive/refs/heads/main.tar.gz"
+
+    # If a specific version is requested (e.g. V1.0.0), use the tag URL
+    if [[ "$branch" != "main" ]]; then
+        url="https://github.com/tw93/mole/archive/refs/tags/${branch}.tar.gz"
+    fi
+
+    start_line_spinner "Fetching Mole source (${branch})..."
     if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        if curl -fsSL -o "$tmp/mole.tar.gz" "https://github.com/tw93/mole/archive/refs/heads/main.tar.gz" 2> /dev/null; then
+        if curl -fsSL -o "$tmp/mole.tar.gz" "$url" 2> /dev/null; then
             if tar -xzf "$tmp/mole.tar.gz" -C "$tmp" 2> /dev/null; then
                 stop_line_spinner
-                # Extracted folder name: Mole-main (capital M)
-                if [[ -d "$tmp/Mole-main" ]]; then
-                    SOURCE_DIR="$tmp/Mole-main"
-                    return 0
-                # Fallback for lowercase (in case GitHub changes it)
-                elif [[ -d "$tmp/mole-main" ]]; then
-                    SOURCE_DIR="$tmp/mole-main"
+
+                # Find the extracted directory (name varies by tag/branch)
+                # It usually looks like Mole-main, mole-main, Mole-1.0.0, etc.
+                local extracted_dir
+                extracted_dir=$(find "$tmp" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n 1)
+
+                if [[ -n "$extracted_dir" && -f "$extracted_dir/mole" ]]; then
+                    SOURCE_DIR="$extracted_dir"
                     return 0
                 fi
             fi
+        else
+            stop_line_spinner
+            if [[ "$branch" != "main" ]]; then
+                log_error "Failed to fetch version ${branch}. Check if tag exists."
+                exit 1
+            fi
         fi
     fi
     stop_line_spinner
 
     start_line_spinner "Cloning Mole source..."
     if command -v git > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        if git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/tw93/mole.git "$tmp/mole" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        local git_args=("--depth=1")
+        if [[ "$branch" != "main" ]]; then
+             git_args+=("--branch" "$branch")
+        fi
+
+        if git clone "${git_args[@]}" https://github.com/tw93/mole.git "$tmp/mole" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
             stop_line_spinner
             SOURCE_DIR="$tmp/mole"
             return 0
@@ -174,6 +203,36 @@ get_source_version() {
     fi
 }
 
+get_latest_release_tag() {
+    local tag
+    if ! command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    tag=$(curl -fsSL --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 3 \
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/tw93/mole/releases/latest" 2> /dev/null |
+        sed -n 's/.*"tag_name":[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' | head -n1)
+    if [[ -z "$tag" ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ "$tag" != V* && "$tag" != v* ]]; then
+        tag="V${tag}"
+    else
+        tag="V${tag#v}"
+    fi
+    printf '%s\n' "$tag"
+}
+
+get_latest_release_tag_from_git() {
+    if ! command -v git > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    git ls-remote --tags --refs https://github.com/tw93/mole.git 2> /dev/null |
+        awk -F/ '{print $NF}' |
+        grep -E '^V[0-9]' |
+        sort -V |
+        tail -n 1
+}
+
 get_installed_version() {
     local binary="$INSTALL_DIR/mole"
     if [[ -x "$binary" ]]; then
@@ -288,6 +347,118 @@ create_directories() {
 
 }
 
+# Build binary locally from source when download isn't available
+build_binary_from_source() {
+    local binary_name="$1"
+    local target_path="$2"
+    local cmd_dir=""
+
+    case "$binary_name" in
+        analyze)
+            cmd_dir="cmd/analyze"
+            ;;
+        status)
+            cmd_dir="cmd/status"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            return 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    if ! command -v go > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR/$cmd_dir" ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+        start_line_spinner "Building ${binary_name} from source..."
+    else
+        echo "Building ${binary_name} from source..."
+    fi
+
+    if (cd "$SOURCE_DIR" && go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o "$target_path" "./$cmd_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1); then
+        if [[ -t 1 ]]; then stop_line_spinner; fi
+        chmod +x "$target_path"
+        log_success "Built ${binary_name} from source"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -t 1 ]]; then stop_line_spinner; fi
+    log_warning "Failed to build ${binary_name} from source"
+    return 1
+}
+
+# Download binary from release
+download_binary() {
+    local binary_name="$1"
+    local target_path="$CONFIG_DIR/bin/${binary_name}-go"
+    local arch
+    arch=$(uname -m)
+    local arch_suffix="amd64"
+    if [[ "$arch" == "arm64" ]]; then
+        arch_suffix="arm64"
+    fi
+
+    # Try to use local binary first (from build or source)
+    # Check for both standard name and cross-compiled name
+    if [[ -f "$SOURCE_DIR/bin/${binary_name}-go" ]]; then
+        cp "$SOURCE_DIR/bin/${binary_name}-go" "$target_path"
+        chmod +x "$target_path"
+        log_success "Installed local ${binary_name} binary"
+        return 0
+    elif [[ -f "$SOURCE_DIR/bin/${binary_name}-darwin-${arch_suffix}" ]]; then
+        cp "$SOURCE_DIR/bin/${binary_name}-darwin-${arch_suffix}" "$target_path"
+        chmod +x "$target_path"
+        log_success "Installed local ${binary_name} binary"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # Fallback to download
+    local version
+    version=$(get_source_version)
+    if [[ -z "$version" ]]; then
+        log_warning "Could not determine version for ${binary_name}, trying local build"
+        if build_binary_from_source "$binary_name" "$target_path"; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+        return 1
+    fi
+    local url="https://github.com/tw93/mole/releases/download/V${version}/${binary_name}-darwin-${arch_suffix}"
+
+    # Only attempt download if we have internet
+    if ! curl --connect-timeout 2 -s https://github.com > /dev/null; then
+        log_warning "No internet connection, trying local build for ${binary_name}"
+        if build_binary_from_source "$binary_name" "$target_path"; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+        log_error "Failed to install ${binary_name} binary (offline)"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+        start_line_spinner "Downloading ${binary_name}..."
+    else
+        echo "Downloading ${binary_name}..."
+    fi
+
+    if curl -fsSL --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 -o "$target_path" "$url"; then
+        if [[ -t 1 ]]; then stop_line_spinner; fi
+        chmod +x "$target_path"
+        log_success "Downloaded ${binary_name} binary"
+    else
+        if [[ -t 1 ]]; then stop_line_spinner; fi
+        log_warning "Could not download ${binary_name} binary (v${version}), trying local build"
+        if build_binary_from_source "$binary_name" "$target_path"; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+        log_error "Failed to install ${binary_name} binary"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
 # Install files
 install_files() {
 
@@ -367,6 +538,14 @@ install_files() {
     if [[ "$source_dir_abs" != "$install_dir_abs" ]]; then
         maybe_sudo sed -i '' "s|SCRIPT_DIR=.*|SCRIPT_DIR=\"$CONFIG_DIR\"|" "$INSTALL_DIR/mole"
     fi
+
+    # Install/Download Go binaries
+    if ! download_binary "analyze"; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    if ! download_binary "status"; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
 }
 
 # Verify installation
diff --git a/mole b/mole
index fdbfef1..aa42c89 100755
--- a/mole
+++ b/mole
@@ -430,11 +430,11 @@ update_mole() {
 
     # Run installer with visible output (but capture for error handling)
     local install_output
-    if install_output=$("$tmp_installer" --prefix "$install_dir" --config "$HOME/.config/mole" --update 2>&1); then
+    if install_output=$(MOLE_VERSION="V${latest}" "$tmp_installer" --prefix "$install_dir" --config "$HOME/.config/mole" --update 2>&1); then
         process_install_output "$install_output"
     else
         # Retry without --update flag
-        if install_output=$("$tmp_installer" --prefix "$install_dir" --config "$HOME/.config/mole" 2>&1); then
+        if install_output=$(MOLE_VERSION="V${latest}" "$tmp_installer" --prefix "$install_dir" --config "$HOME/.config/mole" 2>&1); then
             process_install_output "$install_output"
         else
             if [[ -t 1 ]]; then stop_inline_spinner; fi
diff --git a/scripts/hooks/pre-commit b/scripts/hooks/pre-commit
index 4a02d70..ece7881 100755
--- a/scripts/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/scripts/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
-# Check if binaries are being committed
+# Check if binaries are being added or modified (ignore deletions)
 binaries=()
-if git diff --cached --name-only | grep -q "^bin/analyze-go$"; then
-    binaries+=("bin/analyze-go")
-fi
-if git diff --cached --name-only | grep -q "^bin/status-go$"; then
-    binaries+=("bin/status-go")
-fi
+while read -r status path; do
+    case "$status" in
+        A|M)
+            if [[ "$path" == "bin/analyze-go" || "$path" == "bin/status-go" ]]; then
+                binaries+=("$path")
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
+done < <(git diff --cached --name-status)
 
 # If no binaries are being committed, exit early
 if [[ ${#binaries[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then