diff --git a/.github/workflows/validations.yaml b/.github/workflows/validations.yaml
index e29cc2e78..748d77349 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validations.yaml
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
+
       - name: Restore tool cache
         id: tool-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v2.1.3
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index c9f5d5053..db0d698bb 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,27 @@ builds:
     env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
     goos:
-      - windows
       - linux
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+    # Set the modified timestamp on the output binary to the git timestamp (to ensure a reproducible build)
+    mod_timestamp: '{{ .CommitTimestamp }}'
+    ldflags: |
+      -w
+      -s
+      -extldflags '-static'
+      -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.version={{.Version}}
+      -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.gitCommit={{.Commit}}
+      -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.buildDate={{.Date}}
+      -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.gitTreeState={{.Env.BUILD_GIT_TREE_STATE}}
+
+  - binary: syft
+    id: syft-win
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - windows
     goarch:
       - amd64
     # Set the modified timestamp on the output binary to the git timestamp (to ensure a reproducible build)
@@ -26,6 +45,7 @@ builds:
       -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.gitCommit={{.Commit}}
       -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.buildDate={{.Date}}
       -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.gitTreeState={{.Env.BUILD_GIT_TREE_STATE}}
+
     # For more info on this macOS build, see: https://github.com/mitchellh/gon#usage-with-goreleaser
   - binary: syft
     id: syft-macos
@@ -35,6 +55,7 @@ builds:
       - darwin
     goarch:
       - amd64
+      - arm64
     # Set the modified timestamp on the output binary to the git timestamp (to ensure a reproducible build)
     mod_timestamp: '{{ .CommitTimestamp }}'
     ldflags: |
@@ -50,10 +71,11 @@ archives:
   - format: tar.gz
     builds:
       - syft # i.e. Linux only
-  - format: zip # This is a hack! We don't actually intend to use _this_ ZIP file, we just need goreleaser to consider the ZIP file produced by gon (which will have the same file name) to be an artifact so we can use it downstream in publishing (e.g. to a homebrew tap)
+  - format: zip # This is a hack for syft-macos! We don't actually intend to use _this_ ZIP file, we just need goreleaser to consider the ZIP file produced by gon (which will have the same file name) to be an artifact so we can use it downstream in publishing (e.g. to a homebrew tap)
     id: syft-zip
     builds:
       - syft-macos
+      - syft-win
 
 signs:
   - artifacts: checksum
@@ -91,15 +113,48 @@ brews:
     description: *description
 
 dockers:
-  - dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    image_templates:
+  - image_templates:
       - "anchore/syft:latest"
-      - "anchore/syft:{{ .Tag }}"
-      - "anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}"
-      - "anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}"
+      - "anchore/syft:{{ .Tag }}-amd64"
+      - "anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}-amd64"
+      - "anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}-amd64"
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    use: buildx
     build_flag_templates:
+      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
       - "--build-arg=BUILD_DATE={{.Date}}"
       - "--build-arg=BUILD_VERSION={{.Version}}"
       - "--build-arg=VCS_REF={{.FullCommit}}"
       - "--build-arg=VCS_URL={{.GitURL}}"
-    use_buildx: true
+
+  - image_templates:
+      - "anchore/syft:{{ .Tag }}-arm64v8"
+      - "anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}-arm64v8"
+      - "anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}-arm64v8"
+    goarch: arm64
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    use: buildx
+    build_flag_templates:
+      - "--platform=linux/arm64/v8"
+      - "--build-arg=BUILD_DATE={{.Date}}"
+      - "--build-arg=BUILD_VERSION={{.Version}}"
+      - "--build-arg=VCS_REF={{.FullCommit}}"
+      - "--build-arg=VCS_URL={{.GitURL}}"
+
+docker_manifests:
+  - name_template: anchore/syft:{{ .Version }}
+    image_templates:
+      - anchore/syft:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+      - anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}-amd64
+      - anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}-amd64
+      - anchore/syft:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}-arm64v8
+      - anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}-arm64v8
+  - name_template: anchore/syft:latest
+    image_templates:
+      - anchore/syft:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+      - anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}-amd64
+      - anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}-amd64
+      - anchore/syft:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}-arm64v8
+      - anchore/syft:v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}-arm64v8
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8216047c2..c807e079b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ $(SNAPSHOTDIR): ## Build snapshot release binaries and packages
 	cat .goreleaser.yaml >> $(TEMPDIR)/goreleaser.yaml
 
 	# build release snapshots
+	# DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL needed to support multi architecture builds for goreleaser
 	BUILD_GIT_TREE_STATE=$(GITTREESTATE) \
+	DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled \
 	$(TEMPDIR)/goreleaser release --skip-publish --skip-sign --rm-dist --snapshot --config $(TEMPDIR)/goreleaser.yaml
 
 # note: we cannot clean the snapshot directory since the pipeline builds the snapshot separately
@@ -285,9 +287,11 @@ release: clean-dist changelog-release ## Build and publish final binaries and pa
 	cat .goreleaser.yaml >> $(TEMPDIR)/goreleaser.yaml
 
 	# release (note the version transformation from v0.7.0 --> 0.7.0)
+	# DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL needed to support multi architecture builds for goreleaser
 	bash -c "\
 		BUILD_GIT_TREE_STATE=$(GITTREESTATE) \
 		VERSION=$(VERSION:v%=%) \
+		DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled \
 		$(TEMPDIR)/goreleaser \
 			--rm-dist \
 			--config $(TEMPDIR)/goreleaser.yaml \