diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8009eb..f07e7b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
 # vendor/
 
+# built binary
+/containers/general/general
 
 #intellij
-.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea/
diff --git a/cloudbuild_general.yaml b/cloudbuild_general.yaml
index c75e227..dfd2a3e 100644
--- a/cloudbuild_general.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild_general.yaml
@@ -4,65 +4,65 @@ steps:
     id: run-tests
     args: ['go', 'test', './...', '-v']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_64', './containers/general']
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_windows_64.exe', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_windows_64.exe', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=windows'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_macos_64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_macos_64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=darwin'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_macos_arm64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_macos_arm64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=darwin'
       - 'GOARCH=arm64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_arm', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_arm', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=linux'
       - 'GOARCH=arm'
       - 'GOARM=5'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_arm64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_arm64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=linux'
       - 'GOARCH=arm64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_solaris_amd64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_solaris_amd64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=solaris'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_aix_ppc64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_aix_ppc64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=aix'
       - 'GOARCH=ppc64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_freebsd_64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_freebsd_64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=freebsd'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_netbsd_64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_netbsd_64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=netbsd'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_openbsd_64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_openbsd_64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=openbsd'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
@@ -71,65 +71,65 @@ steps:
 
 # Connectivity Tester
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_64', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_64', './containers/connectivity']
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_windows_64.exe', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_windows_64.exe', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=windows'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_macos_64', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_macos_64', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=darwin'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_macos_arm64', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_macos_arm64', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=darwin'
       - 'GOARCH=arm64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_arm', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_arm', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=linux'
       - 'GOARCH=arm'
       - 'GOARM=5'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_arm64', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_arm64', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=linux'
       - 'GOARCH=arm64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_solaris_amd64', './containers/general']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_solaris_amd64', './containers/general']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=solaris'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_aix_ppc64', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_aix_ppc64', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=aix'
       - 'GOARCH=ppc64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_freebsd_64', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_freebsd_64', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=freebsd'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_netbsd_64', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_netbsd_64', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=netbsd'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
     waitFor: ['run-tests']
   - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
-    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_openbsd_64', './containers/connectivity']
+    args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_openbsd_64', './containers/connectivity']
     env:
       - 'GOOS=openbsd'
       - 'GOARCH=amd64'
diff --git a/cloudbuild_release.yaml b/cloudbuild_release.yaml
index 976a681..675d88a 100644
--- a/cloudbuild_release.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild_release.yaml
@@ -28,32 +28,32 @@ steps:
 # Adapters
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-linux64
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-win64
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_windows_64_$TAG_NAME.exe', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_windows_64_$TAG_NAME.exe', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=windows'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-macos64
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_macos_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_macos_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=darwin'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-macosarm64
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_macos_arm64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_macos_arm64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=darwin'
     - 'GOARCH=arm64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-linuxarm
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_arm_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_arm_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=linux'
     - 'GOARCH=arm'
@@ -61,42 +61,42 @@ steps:
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-linuxarm64
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_arm64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_linux_arm64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=linux'
     - 'GOARCH=arm64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-solarisamd64
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_solaris_amd64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_solaris_amd64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=solaris'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-aixppc64
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_aix_ppc64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_aix_ppc64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=aix'
     - 'GOARCH=ppc64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: 'build-freebsdamd64'
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_freebsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_freebsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=freebsd'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: 'build-netbsdamd64'
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_netbsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_netbsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=netbsd'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: 'build-openbsdamd64'
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_adapter_openbsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_adapter_openbsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/general']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=openbsd'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
@@ -105,32 +105,32 @@ steps:
 # Connectivity Tester
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-linux64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-win64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_windows_64_$TAG_NAME.exe', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_windows_64_$TAG_NAME.exe', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=windows'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-macos64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_macos_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_macos_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=darwin'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-macosarm64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_macos_arm64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_macos_arm64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=darwin'
     - 'GOARCH=arm64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-linuxarm-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_arm_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_arm_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=linux'
     - 'GOARCH=arm'
@@ -138,42 +138,42 @@ steps:
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-linuxarm64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_arm64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_linux_arm64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=linux'
     - 'GOARCH=arm64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-solarisamd64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_solaris_amd64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_solaris_amd64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=solaris'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-aixppc64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_aix_ppc64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_aix_ppc64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=aix'
     - 'GOARCH=ppc64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-freebsdamd64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_freebsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_freebsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=freebsd'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-netbsdamd64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_netbsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_netbsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=netbsd'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
   waitFor: ['get-github-keys']
 - name: 'golang:1.24-bullseye'
   id: build-openbsdamd64-connectivity
-  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', '-o', 'lc_connectivity_openbsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
+  args: ['go', 'build', '-v', "-ldflags='-s -w'", '-o', 'lc_connectivity_openbsd_64_$TAG_NAME', './containers/connectivity']
   env:
     - 'GOOS=openbsd'
     - 'GOARCH=amd64'
@@ -224,4 +224,4 @@ availableSecrets:
     env: 'SSH_KEY'
 options:
   machineType: 'N1_HIGHCPU_32'
-timeout: 30m
\ No newline at end of file
+timeout: 30m