diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49df896229..69456c2337 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -543,7 +543,8 @@ release-windows: | $(DIST_DIRS)
 	@hash xgo > /dev/null 2>&1; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
 		GO111MODULE=off $(GO) get -u src.techknowlogick.com/xgo; \
 	fi
-	CGO_CFLAGS="$(CGO_CFLAGS)" GO111MODULE=off xgo -go $(XGO_VERSION) -dest $(DIST)/binaries -tags 'netgo osusergo $(TAGS)' -ldflags '-linkmode external -extldflags "-static" $(LDFLAGS)' -targets 'windows/*' -out gitea-$(VERSION) .
+	@echo "Warning: windows version is built using golang 1.14"
+	CGO_CFLAGS="$(CGO_CFLAGS)" GO111MODULE=off xgo -go go-1.14.x -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