diff --git a/packages/utils/rancherd/build.yaml b/packages/utils/rancherd/build.yaml
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+++ b/packages/utils/rancherd/build.yaml
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+requires:
+- name: "golang"
+  category: "build"
+  version: ">=0"
+env:
+- PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
+prelude:
+{{ if .Values.distribution }}
+{{if eq .Values.distribution "opensuse" }}
+- zypper in -y git upx
+{{else if eq .Values.distribution "fedora" }}
+- dnf install -y git upx
+{{else if eq .Values.distribution "ubuntu" }}
+- apt-get install -y git upx
+{{end}}
+{{end}}
+- |
+   PACKAGE_VERSION=v${PACKAGE_VERSION%\+*} && \
+   git clone --depth=1 --branch ${PACKAGE_VERSION}  https://github.com/rancher/rancherd
+steps:
+- |
+    cd ./rancherd && \
+    ./scripts/build && \
+    upx bin/rancherd && \
+    cp bin/rancherd /usr/bin/
+includes:
+- /usr/bin/rancherd
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diff --git a/packages/utils/rancherd/definition.yaml b/packages/utils/rancherd/definition.yaml
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+name: "rancherd"
+category: "utils"
+version: "0.0.1-alpha03"
+arch: amd64
+platform: linux
+labels:
+  github.repo: "rancherd"
+  github.owner: "rancher"
+  autobump.revdeps: "true"