diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 332557d..526c3b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /vendor
-/bin
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+/bin
+/release
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27b16ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+build: pack
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -mod vendor -v -o bin/junit2md ./cmd/junit2md
+
+pack:
+	packr2
+
+watch:
+	modd
+
+release: pack
+	script/release
+
+.PHONY: build pack watch release
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diff --git a/modd.conf b/modd.conf
index b99f480..6c693a8 100644
--- a/modd.conf
+++ b/modd.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 **/*.go
 modd.conf {
-    prep: packr2 -v
-    prep: go build -mod vendor -v -o bin/junit2md ./cmd/junit2md
+    prep: make build
 }
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diff --git a/script/release b/script/release
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3c16567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/release
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+OS_TARGETS=(linux)
+ARCH_TARGETS=${ARCH_TARGETS:-amd64 arm 386}
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null && pwd )"
+
+function build {
+
+  local name=$1
+  local srcdir=$2
+  local os=$3
+  local arch=$4
+
+  local dirname="$name-$os-$arch"
+  local destdir="$DIR/../release/$dirname"
+
+  rm -rf "$destdir"
+  mkdir -p "$destdir"
+
+  echo "building $dirname..."
+
+  CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS="$os" GOARCH="$arch" go build \
+    -mod=vendor \
+    -ldflags="-s -w -X main.GitCommit=$(current_commit_ref) -X main.ProjectVersion=$(current_version)" \
+    -gcflags=-trimpath="${PWD}" \
+    -asmflags=-trimpath="${PWD}" \
+    -o "$destdir/$name" \
+    "$srcdir"
+
+  if [ ! -z "$(which upx)" ]; then
+    upx --best "$destdir/$name"
+  fi
+
+}
+
+function current_commit_ref {
+  git rev-list -1 HEAD
+}
+
+function current_version {
+  local latest_tag=$(git describe --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)
+  echo ${latest_tag:-0.0.0}
+}
+
+function copy {
+
+  local name=$1
+  local os=$2
+  local arch=$3
+  local src=$4
+  local dest=$5
+
+  local dirname="$name-$os-$arch"
+  local destdir="$DIR/../release/$dirname"
+
+  echo "copying '$src' to '$destdir/$dest'..."
+
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname $destdir/$dest)"
+
+  cp -rfL $src "$destdir/$dest"
+
+}
+
+function compress {
+
+  local name=$1
+  local os=$2
+  local arch=$3
+
+  local dirname="$name-$os-$arch"
+  local destdir="$DIR/../release/$dirname"
+
+  echo "compressing $dirname..."
+  tar -czf "$destdir.tar.gz" -C "$destdir/../" "$dirname"
+}
+
+function release_junit2md {
+
+  local os=$1
+  local arch=$2
+  
+  build 'junit2md' "$DIR/../cmd/junit2md" $os $arch
+
+  copy 'junit2md' $os $arch "$DIR/../README.md" "README.md"
+  copy 'junit2md' $os $arch "$DIR/../LICENSE" "LICENSE"
+  
+  compress 'junit2md' $os $arch
+
+}
+
+function main {
+  for os in ${OS_TARGETS[@]}; do
+    for arch in ${ARCH_TARGETS[@]}; do
+      release_junit2md $os $arch
+    done
+  done
+}
+
+main
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