diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2912d62..7a50349 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /dist/
 /build/
+/localizations/
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 10581aa..8207933 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 before:
   hooks:
+    - go generate ./...
     - scdoc < doc/comitium.1.scd > dist/comitum.1
     - mv dist/comitium.1 /home/alex/projects/gemini.nytpu.com/releases/comitium/{{ .Version }}
 builds:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2eb2cd5..bf4b844 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR):
 
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(NAME): $(GOSRC) | $(BUILDDIR)
+	$(GO) generate ./...
 	$(GO) build $(GOFLAGS) -ldflags "$(GOLDFLAGS)" -o $@
 
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/%.1: doc/%.1.scd | $(BUILDDIR)
 
 clean:
 	-$(RM) -r $(BUILDDIR)
+	-$(RM) -r localizations
 
 
 install: all
diff --git a/comitium.go b/comitium.go
index 6ab845f..5756098 100644
--- a/comitium.go
+++ b/comitium.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 // doc/comitium.1.scd for a manual page.
 package main
 
+// generate the translations:
+//go:generate go-localize -input localizations_src -output localizations
+
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"