diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8c1776c7ec1..7b484665118 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           make ci
       -
         name: Upload coverage
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.0.13
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.0.14
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           file: ./coverage.txt
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
         run: |
           if [[ $GITHUB_REF == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
-            ./goreleaser --parallelism 2
+            ./goreleaser
           else
-            ./goreleaser --snapshot --parallelism 2
+            ./goreleaser --snapshot
           fi
       -
         name: Clear
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gosum.yml b/.github/workflows/gosum.yml
index cd346ba0165..0e33f748a9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gosum.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gosum.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rm -f go.sum
           go mod tidy
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4.5.1
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4.6.0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
diff --git a/cmd/completion.go b/cmd/completion.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38383039db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/completion.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+type completionCmd struct {
+	cmd *cobra.Command
+}
+
+func newCompletionCmd() *completionCmd {
+	var root = &completionCmd{}
+	var cmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:          "completion",
+		Short:        "Print shell autocompletion scripts for goreleaser",
+		SilenceUsage: true,
+		ValidArgs:    []string{"bash", "zsh", "fish"},
+		Args:         cobra.ExactValidArgs(1),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			var err error
+			switch args[0] {
+			case "bash":
+				err = cmd.Root().GenBashCompletion(cmd.OutOrStdout())
+			case "zsh":
+				err = cmd.Root().GenZshCompletion(cmd.OutOrStdout())
+			case "fish":
+				err = cmd.Root().GenFishCompletion(cmd.OutOrStdout(), true)
+			}
+
+			return err
+		},
+	}
+
+	root.cmd = cmd
+	return root
+}
diff --git a/cmd/completion_test.go b/cmd/completion_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f619716366f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/completion_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestCompletionGeneration(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, shell := range []string{"bash", "zsh", "fish"} {
+		t.Run(shell, func(t *testing.T) {
+			completionCmd := newCompletionCmd().cmd
+			stdout := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+			stderr := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+			completionCmd.SetOut(stdout)
+			completionCmd.SetErr(stderr)
+			completionCmd.SetArgs([]string{shell})
+			err := completionCmd.Execute()
+			require.NoError(t, err, shell+" arg experienced error with goreleaser completion:\n"+stderr.String())
+			require.Equal(t, "", stderr.String(), shell+" arg experienced error with goreleaser completion:\n"+stderr.String())
+			require.NotEmpty(t, stdout.String(), shell+" arg reported nothing to stdout with goreleaser completion")
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index d258aa716f9..e1bfdc0b9de 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func newRootCmd(version string, exit func(int)) *rootCmd {
 		newReleaseCmd().cmd,
 		newCheckCmd().cmd,
 		newInitCmd().cmd,
+		newCompletionCmd().cmd,
 	)
 
 	root.cmd = cmd
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ func shouldPrependRelease(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// allow help command.
-	if len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "help" {
+	// allow help and __complete commands.
+	if len(args) > 0 && (args[0] == "help" || args[0] == "__complete") {
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/root_test.go b/cmd/root_test.go
index f991debd10b..0e5ad0544f5 100644
--- a/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -88,4 +88,8 @@ func TestShouldPrependRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("help", func(t *testing.T) {
 		require.False(t, result([]string{"help"}))
 	})
+
+	t.Run("__complete", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.False(t, result([]string{"help"}))
+	})
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4466cd72c3e..3de74be86c0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-shellwords v1.0.10
 	github.com/mattn/go-zglob v0.0.3
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1
 	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.8
 	github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab v0.38.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 16051483e65..22651a51081 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1 h1:nFm6S0SMdyzrzcmThSipiEubIDy8WEXKNZ0UOgiRpng=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1/go.mod h1:Qx5cxh0v+4UWYiBimWS+eyWzqEqokIECu5etghLkUJE=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0 h1:6m/oheQuQ13N9ks4hubMG6BnvwOeaJrqSPLahSnczz8=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0/go.mod h1:/6GTrnGXV9HjY+aR4k0oJ5tcvakLuG6EuKReYlHNrgE=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1 h1:KfztREH0tPxJJ+geloSLaAkaPkr4ki2Er5quFV1TDo4=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1/go.mod h1:WnodtKOvamDL/PwE2M4iKs8aMDBZ5Q5klgD3qfVJQMI=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0/go.mod h1:cQK4TGJAtQXfYWX+Ddv3mKDzgVb68N+wFjFa4jdeBTo=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 h1:ue6voC5bR5F8YxI5S67j9i582FU4Qvo2bmqnqMYADFk=
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0/go.mod h1:aNWZUN0dPAAO/Ljvb5BEdw96iTZ0EXowPYD95IqWIGo=
diff --git a/internal/pipe/archive/archive.go b/internal/pipe/archive/archive.go
index 7cac6d1231a..64e89d4a2a0 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/archive/archive.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/archive/archive.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
 				artifact.ByIDs(archive.Builds...),
 			),
 		).GroupByPlatform()
-		if err := checkArtifacts(artifacts); err != nil {
+		if err := checkArtifacts(artifacts); err != nil && !archive.AllowDifferentBinaryCount {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid archive: %d: %w", i, ErrArchiveDifferentBinaryCount)
 		}
 		for group, artifacts := range artifacts {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func checkArtifacts(artifacts map[string][]*artifact.Artifact) error {
 	for _, v := range artifacts {
 		lens[len(v)] = true
 	}
-	if len(lens) == 1 {
+	if len(lens) <= 1 {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return ErrArchiveDifferentBinaryCount
diff --git a/internal/pipe/archive/archive_test.go b/internal/pipe/archive/archive_test.go
index 71eb0e8f864..82a9e39381c 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/archive/archive_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/archive/archive_test.go
@@ -241,7 +241,31 @@ func TestRunPipeDifferentBinaryCount(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx.Artifacts.Add(linuxArmBuild)
 	ctx.Version = "0.0.1"
 	ctx.Git.CurrentTag = "v0.0.1"
-	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx), "invalid archive: 0: "+ErrArchiveDifferentBinaryCount.Error())
+
+	t.Run("check enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx.Config.Archives[0].AllowDifferentBinaryCount = false
+		require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx), "invalid archive: 0: "+ErrArchiveDifferentBinaryCount.Error())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("check disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx.Config.Archives[0].AllowDifferentBinaryCount = true
+		require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestRunPipeNoBinaries(t *testing.T) {
+	folder, back := testlib.Mktmp(t)
+	defer back()
+	var dist = filepath.Join(folder, "dist")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(dist, 0755))
+	var ctx = context.New(config.Project{
+		Dist:        dist,
+		ProjectName: "foobar",
+		Archives:    []config.Archive{{}},
+	})
+	ctx.Version = "0.0.1"
+	ctx.Git.CurrentTag = "v0.0.1"
+	require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
 }
 
 func zipFiles(t *testing.T, path string) []string {
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index bc81feb5561..499a2578f86 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -261,14 +261,15 @@ type FormatOverride struct {
 
 // Archive config used for the archive.
 type Archive struct {
-	ID              string            `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Builds          []string          `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	NameTemplate    string            `yaml:"name_template,omitempty"`
-	Replacements    map[string]string `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Format          string            `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	FormatOverrides []FormatOverride  `yaml:"format_overrides,omitempty"`
-	WrapInDirectory string            `yaml:"wrap_in_directory,omitempty"`
-	Files           []string          `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	ID                        string            `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Builds                    []string          `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	NameTemplate              string            `yaml:"name_template,omitempty"`
+	Replacements              map[string]string `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Format                    string            `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	FormatOverrides           []FormatOverride  `yaml:"format_overrides,omitempty"`
+	WrapInDirectory           string            `yaml:"wrap_in_directory,omitempty"`
+	Files                     []string          `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	AllowDifferentBinaryCount bool              `yaml:"allow_different_binary_count"`
 }
 
 // Release config used for the GitHub/GitLab release.
diff --git a/www/docs/customization/archive.md b/www/docs/customization/archive.md
index 946dc2bad89..615700abe0f 100644
--- a/www/docs/customization/archive.md
+++ b/www/docs/customization/archive.md
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ archives:
       - docs/*
       - design/*.png
       - templates/**/*
+
+    # Disables the binary count check.
+    # Default: false
+    allow_different_binary_count: true
 ```
 
 !!! tip