diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c595e0f..de10218 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "satty"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 091cc71..d0deeae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ ifeq ($(PREFIX),)
 endif
 
 build:
+	cargo build
+
+build-release:
 	cargo build --release
+	strip target/release/satty
 
 clean:
 	cargo clean
 
-install: build
+install: build-release
 	install -Dm755 target/release/satty -t ${PREFIX}/bin/
 	install -Dm644 satty.desktop ${PREFIX}/share/applications/satty.desktop
 	install -Dm644 assets/satty.svg ${PREFIX}/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/satty.svg
@@ -27,3 +31,18 @@ uninstall:
 
 	rm ${PREFIX}/share/licenses/satty/LICENSE
 	rmdir -p ${PREFIX}/share/licenses/satty || true
+
+	
+package: clean build-release
+	$(eval TMP := $(shell mktemp -d))
+	echo "Temporary folder ${TMP}"
+	
+	# install to tmp
+	PREFIX=${TMP} make install
+	
+	# create package
+	$(eval LATEST_TAG := $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0))
+	tar -czvf satty-${LATEST_TAG}-x86_64.tar.gz -C ${TMP} .
+	
+	# clean up
+	rm -rf $(TMP)