diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f1b49ec..d2f2393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y golang
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          make -j $(nproc)
-          go build -o bin/autobump ./cmd/autobump
+          make build
           strip -s bin/autobump
       - name: Package
         run: |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abc9409..859ab57 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ build:
 		go build -o bin/autobump ./cmd/autobump
 		strip -s bin/autobump
 
+build-musl:
+		CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=musl-gcc go build \
+			--ldflags 'linkmode external -extldflags="-static"' -o bin/autobump ./cmd/autobump
+		strip -s bin/autobump
+
 run:
 		go run ./cmd/autobump
 
diff --git a/cmd/autobump/main.go b/cmd/autobump/main.go
index 2c6d948..2e33086 100644
--- a/cmd/autobump/main.go
+++ b/cmd/autobump/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ var (
 		Use:   "autobump",
 		Short: "AutoBump is a tool that automatically updates CHANGELOG.md",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			// find the config file if not manually set
+			configPath, err := findConfigOnMissing(configPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to locate config file")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+
+			// read the config file
 			globalConfig, err := readConfig(configPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("Failed to read config: %v", err)
@@ -54,6 +62,14 @@ var (
 		Use:   "batch",
 		Short: "Run AutoBump for all projects in the configuration",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			// find the config file if not manually set
+			configPath, err := findConfigOnMissing(configPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to locate config file")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+
+			// read the config file
 			globalConfig, err := readConfig(configPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("Failed to read config: %v", err)
@@ -65,24 +81,26 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-// program entry point
-func main() {
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "", "config file path")
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&language, "language", "l", "", "project language")
-
-	// search for config file in default locations
+func findConfigOnMissing(configPath string) (string, error) {
 	if configPath == "" {
 		log.Info("No config file specified, searching for default locations")
 
 		var err error
 		configPath, err = findConfig()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Failed to locate config file: \"%v\"", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
+			return "", err
 		}
 
 		log.Infof("Using config file: \"%v\"", configPath)
+		return configPath, nil
 	}
+	return configPath, nil
+}
+
+// program entry point
+func main() {
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "", "config file path")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&language, "language", "l", "", "project language")
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(batchCmd)
 	rootCmd.Execute()