diff --git a/examples/yap/PKGBUILD b/examples/yap/PKGBUILD
index 99b1baa..eab9000 100644
--- a/examples/yap/PKGBUILD
+++ b/examples/yap/PKGBUILD
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ copyright=(
 )
 arch=('x86_64')
 license=('GPL-3.0-only')
+options=('!strip')
 section=misc
 priority=optional
 url="https://github.com/M0Rf30/${pkgname}"
diff --git a/pkg/dpkg/dpkg.go b/pkg/dpkg/dpkg.go
index 283015d..36b04c7 100644
--- a/pkg/dpkg/dpkg.go
+++ b/pkg/dpkg/dpkg.go
@@ -212,24 +212,6 @@ func (d *Deb) Prepare(makeDepends []string) error {
 	return d.PKGBUILD.GetDepends("apt-get", args, makeDepends)
 }
 
-// Strip strips binaries from the Deb package.
-//
-// It does not take any parameters.
-// It returns an error if there is any issue during stripping.
-func (d *Deb) Strip() error {
-	var output strings.Builder
-
-	tmpl := d.PKGBUILD.RenderSpec(options.StripScript)
-
-	utils.Logger.Info("stripping binaries")
-
-	if err := tmpl.Execute(&output, d.PKGBUILD); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return utils.RunScript(output.String())
-}
-
 // Update updates the Deb package list.
 //
 // It calls the GetUpdates method of the PKGBUILD field of the Deb struct
@@ -347,8 +329,8 @@ func (d *Deb) PrepareFakeroot(_ string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := d.Strip(); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if d.PKGBUILD.StripEnabled {
+		return options.Strip(d.PKGBUILD.PackageDir)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/options/strip.go b/pkg/options/strip.go
index 1619125..41e4c30 100644
--- a/pkg/options/strip.go
+++ b/pkg/options/strip.go
@@ -1,63 +1,69 @@
 package options
 
-// StripScript is a scriptlet taken from makepkg resources. It's executed by
-// mvdan/sh interpreter and provides strip instructions to debian packaging.
-// Although it's a very dirty solution, for now it's the faster way to have this
-// essential feature.
-const StripScript = `
-  strip_file() {
-	local binary=$1
-	shift
-  
-	local tempfile=$(mktemp "$binary.XXXXXX")
-	if strip "$@" "$binary" -o "$tempfile"; then
-	  cat "$tempfile" >"$binary"
-	fi
-	rm -f "$tempfile"
-  }
-  
-  strip_lto() {
-	local binary=$1
-  
-	local tempfile=$(mktemp "$binary.XXXXXX")
-	if strip -R .gnu.lto_* -R .gnu.debuglto_* -N __gnu_lto_v1 "$binary" -o "$tempfile"; then
-	  cat "$tempfile" >"$binary"
-	fi
-	rm -f "$tempfile"
-  }
-  
-  # make sure library stripping variables are defined to prevent excess stripping
-  [[ -z ${STRIP_SHARED+x} ]] && STRIP_SHARED="-S"
-  [[ -z ${STRIP_STATIC+x} ]] && STRIP_STATIC="-S"
-  
-  declare binary strip_flags
-  binaries=$(find {{.PackageDir}} -type f -perm -u+w -exec echo {} +)
-  
-  for binary in ${binaries[@]}; do
-	STRIPLTO=0
-	case "$(LC_ALL=C readelf -h "$binary" 2>/dev/null)" in
-	  *Type:*'DYN (Shared object file)'*) # Libraries (.so) or Relocatable binaries
-		strip_flags="$STRIP_SHARED" ;;
-	  *Type:*'DYN (Position-Independent Executable file)'*) # Relocatable binaries
-		strip_flags="$STRIP_SHARED" ;;
-	  *Type:*'EXEC (Executable file)'*) # Binaries
-		strip_flags="$STRIP_BINARIES" ;;
-	  *Type:*'REL (Relocatable file)'*)     # Libraries (.a) or objects
-		if ar t "$binary" &>/dev/null; then # Libraries (.a)
-		  strip_flags="$STRIP_STATIC"
-		  STRIPLTO=1
-		elif [[ $binary = *'.ko' || $binary = *'.o' ]]; then # Kernel module or object file
-		  strip_flags="$STRIP_SHARED"
-		else
-		  continue
-		fi
-		;;
-	  *)
-		continue
-		;;
-	esac
-	strip_file "$binary" ${strip_flags}
-	((STRIPLTO)) && strip_lto "$binary"
-  done
-  exit 0   
-`
+import (
+	"io/fs"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/M0Rf30/yap/pkg/utils"
+)
+
+func Strip(packageDir string) error {
+	utils.Logger.Info("stripping binaries")
+
+	return filepath.WalkDir(packageDir, processFile)
+}
+
+func processFile(binary string, dirEntry fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if dirEntry.IsDir() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := utils.CheckWritable(binary); err != nil {
+		return err // Skip if not writable
+	}
+
+	fileType := utils.GetFileType(binary)
+	if fileType == "" || fileType == "ET_NONE" {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	stripFlags, stripLTO := determineStripFlags(fileType, binary)
+
+	if err := utils.StripFile(binary, stripFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if stripLTO {
+		if err := utils.StripLTO(binary); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func determineStripFlags(fileType, binary string) (string, bool) {
+	stripBinaries := "--strip-all"
+	stripShared := "--strip-unneeded"
+	stripStatic := "--strip-debug"
+
+	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(fileType, "ET_DYN"):
+		return stripShared, false
+	case strings.Contains(fileType, "ET_EXEC"):
+		return stripBinaries, false
+	case strings.Contains(fileType, "ET_REL"):
+		if isStatic, _ := utils.IsStaticLibrary(binary); isStatic {
+			return stripStatic, true
+		} else if strings.HasSuffix(binary, ".ko") || strings.HasSuffix(binary, ".o") {
+			return stripShared, false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/pkgbuild/pkgbuild.go b/pkg/pkgbuild/pkgbuild.go
index 9c0bb71..d8de39f 100644
--- a/pkg/pkgbuild/pkgbuild.go
+++ b/pkg/pkgbuild/pkgbuild.go
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ type PKGBUILD struct {
 	SourceURI      []string
 	StartDir       string
 	URL            string
+	StaticEnabled  bool
+	StripEnabled   bool
+	UpxEnabled     bool
 }
 
 // AddItem adds an item to the PKGBUILD.
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ func (pkgBuild *PKGBUILD) AddItem(key string, data any) error {
 	pkgBuild.setMainFolders()
 	pkgBuild.mapArrays(key, data)
 	pkgBuild.mapFunctions(key, data)
+	pkgBuild.processOptions()
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -409,3 +413,22 @@ func (pkgBuild *PKGBUILD) validateLicense() bool {
 
 	return isValid
 }
+
+func (pkgBuild *PKGBUILD) processOptions() {
+	// Initialize all flags to true
+	pkgBuild.StaticEnabled = true
+	pkgBuild.StripEnabled = true
+	pkgBuild.UpxEnabled = true
+
+	// Iterate over the features array
+	for _, option := range pkgBuild.Options {
+		switch {
+		case strings.HasPrefix(option, "!strip"):
+			pkgBuild.StripEnabled = false
+		case strings.HasPrefix(option, "!upx"):
+			pkgBuild.UpxEnabled = false
+		case strings.HasPrefix(option, "!static"):
+			pkgBuild.StaticEnabled = false
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/file.go b/pkg/utils/file.go
index fdd4f5e..db9a922 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/file.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/file.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"debug/elf"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -8,6 +9,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+func CheckWritable(binary string) error {
+	info, err := os.Stat(binary)
+	if err != nil || info.Mode().Perm()&0200 == 0 {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Chmod changes the file mode of the specified path.
 //
 // It takes a string parameter `path` which represents the path of the file
@@ -131,6 +141,25 @@ func GetDirSize(path string) (int64, error) {
 	return size, err
 }
 
+// GetFileType uses readelf to determine the type of the binary file.
+func GetFileType(binary string) string {
+	// Open the ELF binary
+	file, err := os.Open(binary)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Fatal("fatal error",
+			Logger.Args("error", err))
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	// Parse the ELF file
+	elfFile, err := elf.NewFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return elfFile.Type.String()
+}
+
 // IsEmptyDir checks if a directory is empty.
 //
 // It takes in two parameters: path, a string representing the directory path,
@@ -151,6 +180,36 @@ func IsEmptyDir(path string, dirEntry os.DirEntry) bool {
 	return len(entries) == 0
 }
 
+// isStaticLibrary checks if the binary is a static library.
+func IsStaticLibrary(binary string) (bool, error) {
+	// Check the file extension
+	if strings.HasSuffix(binary, ".a") {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	// Open the file to inspect its contents
+	file, err := os.Open(binary)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	// Read the first few bytes to check the format
+	header := make([]byte, 8)
+	_, err = file.Read(header)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	// Check for the "!<arch>" magic string which indicates a static library
+	if string(header) == "!<arch>\n" {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
+}
+
 // MkdirAll creates a directory and all its parent directories.
 //
 // It takes a string parameter `path` which represents the path of the directory to be created.
@@ -199,3 +258,33 @@ func RemoveAll(path string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// StripFile strips the binary file using the strip command.
+func StripFile(binary string, args ...string) error {
+	return strip(binary, args...)
+}
+
+// StripLTO strips LTO-related sections from the binary file.
+func StripLTO(binary string, args ...string) error {
+	return strip(binary, append(args, "-R", ".gnu.lto_*", "-R", ".gnu.debuglto_*", "-N", "__gnu_lto_v1")...)
+}
+
+func strip(binary string, args ...string) error {
+	tempFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", filepath.Base(binary))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempFile.Name()) // Ensure the temp file is removed
+
+	args = append(args, "-o", tempFile.Name(), binary)
+
+	if err := Exec(false, "", "strip", args...); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Rename(tempFile.Name(), binary); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/proc.go b/pkg/utils/proc.go
index 683f3bf..b29310d 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/proc.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/proc.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 // It returns an error if the command execution fails.
 func Exec(excludeStdout bool, dir, name string, args ...string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(name, args...)
+
 	cmd.Stdout = MultiPrinter.Writer
 	cmd.Stderr = MultiPrinter.Writer