diff --git a/kubepug.spec b/kubepug.spec
index 1e2ac6d..b749da3 100644
--- a/kubepug.spec
+++ b/kubepug.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Versions, allowing the user to check before migrating
 %setup -q
 
 %build
+export GOPROXY=direct
 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X sigs.k8s.io/release-utils/version.gitVersion=%{version}" -o ./bin/kubepug .
 upx bin/%{name}