diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 0bb731d18..9824214bc 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -447,23 +447,13 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - git fetch --tags --force
 
-  - name: static-windows
-    pull: always
-    image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.14.x
-    commands:
-      - apt update && apt -y install curl
-      - curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | bash - && apt -y install nodejs
-      - export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
-      - make frontend generate release-windows
-    environment:
-      GOPROXY: https://goproxy.cn # proxy.golang.org is blocked in China, this proxy is not
-      TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
-
   - name: static
     pull: always
     image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.15.x
     commands:
-      - make release-linux release-darwin release-copy release-compress release-sources release-docs release-check
+      - curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash - && apt -y install nodejs
+      - export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
+      - make release
     environment:
       GOPROXY: https://goproxy.cn # proxy.golang.org is blocked in China, this proxy is not
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
@@ -558,8 +548,7 @@ steps:
     pull: always
     image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.15.x
     commands:
-      - apt update && apt -y install curl
-      - curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | bash - && apt -y install nodejs
+      - curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash - && apt -y install nodejs
       - export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
       - make release
     environment:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0c1fdabf..bfeccf82e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ ifeq ($(HAS_GO), GO)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OS), Windows_NT)
+	GOFLAGS := -v -buildmode=exe
 	EXECUTABLE ?= gitea.exe
 else
+	GOFLAGS := -v
 	EXECUTABLE ?= gitea
 endif
 
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ endif
 
 GOFMT ?= gofmt -s
 
-GOFLAGS := -v
 EXTRA_GOFLAGS ?=
 
 MAKE_VERSION := $(shell $(MAKE) -v | head -n 1)
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ release-windows: | $(DIST_DIRS)
 		GO111MODULE=off $(GO) get -u src.techknowlogick.com/xgo; \
 	fi
 	@echo "Warning: windows version is built using golang 1.14"
-	CGO_CFLAGS="$(CGO_CFLAGS)" GO111MODULE=off xgo -go go-1.14.x -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-static" $(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'windows/*' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
+	CGO_CFLAGS="$(CGO_CFLAGS)" GO111MODULE=off xgo -go $(XGO_VERSION) -buildmode exe -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-static" $(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'windows/*' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
 ifeq ($(CI),drone)
 	cp /build/* $(DIST)/binaries
 endif