diff --git a/adbc_drivers_dev/make_config.py b/adbc_drivers_dev/make_config.py
index 94f4b7a..1cd1014 100644
--- a/adbc_drivers_dev/make_config.py
+++ b/adbc_drivers_dev/make_config.py
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ def build_plan(self, config: MakeEnv) -> MakePlan:
                 # Embed Go version
                 f"-X {_GO_VERSION_FLAG}={config.version}",
             ]
-            tags = ["driverlib"]
+            # Include IANA timezone data when the host has no timezone database.
+            tags = ["driverlib", "timetzdata"]
             if config.debug:
                 tags.append("assert")
             tags.extend(self.lang.build_tags)
diff --git a/tests/test_make.py b/tests/test_make.py
index 5b9ff23..fe63cb3 100644
--- a/tests/test_make.py
+++ b/tests/test_make.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def test_go_linux_amd64(go_driver_root: tuple[Path, Path]) -> None:
             "module",
             "build",
             "-buildmode=c-shared",
-            "-tags=driverlib,custom_feature,release_feature",
+            "-tags=driverlib,timetzdata,custom_feature,release_feature",
             "-ldflags=-w -X github.com/adbc-drivers/driverbase-go/driverbase.infoDriverVersion=0.1.0",
             "-o",
             "build/libadbc_driver_godummy.so",
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def test_go_linux_amd64(go_driver_root: tuple[Path, Path]) -> None:
 
     config.debug = True
     plan = make_config.build_plan(config)
-    assert "-tags=driverlib,assert,custom_feature" in plan.commands[0]
+    assert "-tags=driverlib,timetzdata,assert,custom_feature" in plan.commands[0]
 
 
 def test_go_linux_amd64_ci(go_driver_root: tuple[Path, Path]) -> None:
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def test_go_linux_amd64_ci(go_driver_root: tuple[Path, Path]) -> None:
             "module",
             "build",
             "-buildmode=c-shared",
-            "-tags=driverlib",
+            "-tags=driverlib,timetzdata",
             "-ldflags=-w -X github.com/adbc-drivers/driverbase-go/driverbase.infoDriverVersion=0.1.0 -linkmode external -extldflags=-Wl,--version-script=/only-export-adbc.ld",
             "-o",
             "build/libadbc_driver_godummy.so",