diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 90b21a4b..4dbe41f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+vendor
+
 ### Node ###
 # Logs
 logs *.log npm-debug.log* yarn-debug.log* yarn-error.log*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1376d702..4e9dc8b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ SVG-based [LQIP](https://www.guypo.com/introducing-lqip-low-quality-image-placeh
 | Size: | 442B (gz: 372B) | 937B (gz: 487B) | 3273B (gz: 1394B)- 50 triangles |
 
 ## Requirements
-* Node.js >= v.6 (https://nodejs.org/en/)
+* Node.js >= v6 (https://nodejs.org/en/)
+
+### Non-64bit operating systems need:
 * Golang (https://golang.org/doc/install)
-* Primitive (https://github.com/fogleman/primitive)
+* Primitive (https://github.com/fogleman/primitive) (`go get -u github.com/fogleman/primitive`)
 
 After installing Primitive, you may also need to add the path to the ```Primitive``` binary file.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d158a13..7e4be567 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
         "sqip": "./src/cli.js"
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+        "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+        "prepare": "npm run build-vendor",
+        "build-vendor": "node scripts/bundle-vendor.js"
     },
+    "files": [
+        "src",
+        "vendor"
+    ],
     "keywords": [
         "lqip",
         "svg",
diff --git a/scripts/bundle-vendor.js b/scripts/bundle-vendor.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b7ca332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bundle-vendor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const { execSync } = require("child_process");
+
+const builds = [
+  {
+    os: "darwin",
+    arch: "amd64",
+    filename: "primitive-darwin-x64"
+  },
+  {
+    os: "linux",
+    arch: "amd64",
+    filename: "primitive-linux-x64"
+  },
+  {
+    os: "windows",
+    arch: "amd64",
+    filename: "primitive-win32-x64"
+  }
+];
+builds.forEach(build => {
+  const { os, arch, filename } = build;
+  console.log(`Building primitive executable for ${os} (${arch})`);
+  execSync(
+    `env GOOS=${os} GOARCH=${arch} go build -o vendor/${filename} github.com/fogleman/primitive`
+  );
+  console.log("done");
+});
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f83f6591..6ef14c8f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ const svgo = require('svgo');
 // Define a a temp file, ideally on a RAMdisk that Primitive can write to
 const primitive_output_file = os.tmpdir() + '/primitive_tempfile.svg';
 
+const VENDOR_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'vendor')
+let primitiveExecutable = 'primitive'
+
 // Use 'argv' to set up all available commandline parameters that shall be available when running sqip
 const argvOptions = [{
         name: 'numberOfPrimitives',
@@ -71,6 +74,13 @@ const getArguments = () => argv.option(argvOptions).run();
 
 // Sanity check: use the exit state of 'type' to check for Primitive availability
 const checkForPrimitive = (shouldThrow = false) => {
+    const primitivePath = path.join(VENDOR_DIR, `primitive-${os.platform()}-${os.arch()}`)
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(primitivePath)) {
+        primitiveExecutable = primitivePath
+        return
+    }
+
     const errorMessage = "Please ensure that Primitive (https://github.com/fogleman/primitive, written in Golang) is installed and globally available";
     try {
         if (process.platform === 'win32') {
@@ -121,7 +131,7 @@ const findLargerImageDimension = ({ width, height }) => width > height ? width :
 
 // Run Primitive with reasonable defaults (rectangles as shapes, 9 shaper per default) to generate the placeholder SVG
 const runPrimitive = (filename, { numberOfPrimitives = 8, mode = 0 }, primitive_output, dimensions) => {
-    child_process.execSync(`primitive -i ${filename} -o ${primitive_output} -n ${numberOfPrimitives} -m ${mode} -s ${findLargerImageDimension(dimensions)}`);
+    child_process.execSync(`${primitiveExecutable} -i ${filename} -o ${primitive_output} -n ${numberOfPrimitives} -m ${mode} -s ${findLargerImageDimension(dimensions)}`);
 }
 
 // Read the Primitive-generated SVG so that we can continue working on it