diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec48a961e..2a3d52af1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@ add_custom_target(debug_coordinator
   BYPRODUCTS debug_coordinator
 )
 
+#
+# debugd
+#
+
+add_custom_target(debugd ALL
+  CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/debugd -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-buildid=''"
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/debugd/debugd/cmd/debugd
+  BYPRODUCTS debugd
+)
+
+#
+# cdbg
+#
+
+add_custom_target(cdbg ALL
+  CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cdbg -buildvcs=false -ldflags "-buildid=''"
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/debugd/cdbg
+  BYPRODUCTS cdbg
+)
 
 add_test(NAME unittest COMMAND go test -race -count=3 ./... WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 add_test(NAME integrationtest COMMAND go test -v -tags integration ./test/  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
diff --git a/debugd/README.md b/debugd/README.md
index e5ebcef56..f462dddc6 100644
--- a/debugd/README.md
+++ b/debugd/README.md
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
 # debug daemon (debugd)
 
-## debugd Prerequisites
-
-* Go 1.18
-
-## Build debugd
+## Build cdbg
 
 ```
 mkdir -p build
-go build -o build/debugd debugd/debugd/cmd/debugd/debugd.go
-```
-
-## Build & install cdbg
-
-The go install command for cdbg only works inside the checked out repository due to replace directives in the `go.mod` file.
-
-```
-git clone https://github.com/edgelesssys/constellation && cd constellation
-go install github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/debugd/cdbg
+cmake ..
+make cdbg
 ```
 
 ## debugd & cdbg usage
@@ -64,7 +52,7 @@ With `cdbg` and `yq` installed in your path:
        constellation-conf.yaml
    ```
 4. Run `constellation create […]`
-5. Run `cdbg deploy`
+5. Run `./cdbg deploy`
 6.  Run `constellation init […]` as usual