diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index be2d5f85a..43ff21cac 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ steps:
       - export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
       - make release
     environment:
-      GOPROXY: off
+      GOPROXY: https://goproxy.cn # proxy.golang.org is blocked in China, this proxy is not
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
 
   - name: gpg-sign
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ steps:
       - export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
       - make release
     environment:
-      GOPROXY: off
+      GOPROXY: https://goproxy.cn # proxy.golang.org is blocked in China, this proxy is not
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
 
   - name: gpg-sign
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df786dccb..81cd2c505 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ release-windows: | $(DIST_DIRS)
 	@hash xgo > /dev/null 2>&1; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
 		$(GO) get -u src.techknowlogick.com/xgo; \
 	fi
-	xgo -go $(XGO_VERSION) -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-static" $(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'windows/*' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
+	GO111MODULE=off xgo -go $(XGO_VERSION) -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-static" $(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'windows/*' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
 ifeq ($(CI),drone)
 	cp /build/* $(DIST)/binaries
 endif
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ release-linux: | $(DIST_DIRS)
 	@hash xgo > /dev/null 2>&1; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
 		$(GO) get -u src.techknowlogick.com/xgo; \
 	fi
-	xgo -go $(XGO_VERSION) -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-static" $(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'linux/amd64,linux/386,linux/arm-5,linux/arm-6,linux/arm64,linux/mips64le,linux/mips,linux/mipsle' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
+	GO111MODULE=off xgo -go $(XGO_VERSION) -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-static" $(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'linux/amd64,linux/386,linux/arm-5,linux/arm-6,linux/arm64,linux/mips64le,linux/mips,linux/mipsle' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
 ifeq ($(CI),drone)
 	cp /build/* $(DIST)/binaries
 endif
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ release-darwin: | $(DIST_DIRS)
 	@hash xgo > /dev/null 2>&1; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
 		$(GO) get -u src.techknowlogick.com/xgo; \
 	fi
-	xgo -go $(XGO_VERSION) -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'darwin/*' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
+	GO111MODULE=off xgo -go $(XGO_VERSION) -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '$(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'darwin/*' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
 ifeq ($(CI),drone)
 	cp /build/* $(DIST)/binaries
 endif
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ release-check: | $(DIST_DIRS)
 .PHONY: release-compress
 release-compress: | $(DIST_DIRS)
 	@hash gxz > /dev/null 2>&1; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
-		$(GO) get -u github.com/ulikunitz/xz/cmd/gxz; \
+		GO111MODULE=off $(GO) get -u github.com/ulikunitz/xz/cmd/gxz; \
 	fi
 	cd $(DIST)/release/; for file in `find . -type f -name "*"`; do echo "compressing $${file}" && gxz -k -9 $${file}; done;