diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 803a5ba..d7f3d8d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ ifndef plugin
 endif
 
 build: validate_plugin
-	go run generate/generator.go templates . $(plugin) $(plugin_github_url)
-	go mod tidy
+
+	# Create a new directory for the build process
+	mkdir -p render
+
+	# Copy the entire source tree, excluding .git directory, into the new directory
+	rsync -a --exclude='.git' . render/ >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+	# Change to the new directory to perform operations
+	cd render && \
+	go run generate/generator.go templates . $(plugin) $(plugin_github_url) && \
+	go mod tidy && \
 	$(MAKE) -f out/Makefile build
+
+	# Copy the created binary from the render directory
+	cp render/steampipe_sqlite_$(plugin).so .
+
+	# Clean up the render directory
+	rm -rf render
+
+	# Note: The render directory will contain the full code tree with changes, 
+	# binaries will be copied to the actual root directory, and then render will be deleted