diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3e7bd77..0a14e10 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ install:
 uninstall:
 	${NINJA} ${NINJA_OPT} uninstall
 
+release:
+	${NINJA} ${NINJA_OPT} release
+
 check:
 	${MESONTEST} ${NINJA_OPT}
 END
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9b0f5d8..0100ab6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ cargo_release = custom_target('cargo-build',
                         install_dir: hammond_bindir,
                         command: [cargo_script, '@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@', '@OUTPUT@'])
 
+run_target('release', command: ['scripts/release.sh',
+                                meson.project_name() + '-' + hammond_version
+                               ],
+                                depends: [cargo_release])
diff --git a/scripts/cargo.sh b/scripts/cargo.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9715f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+VERSION=$1
+DEST=${MESON_BUILD_ROOT}
+DIST=$DEST/dist/$VERSION
+
+
+cd "${MESON_SOURCE_ROOT}"
+mkdir -p $DIST
+
+# copying files
+cp -rf hammond-data $DIST
+cp -rf hammond-gtk $DIST
+cp -rf hammond-downloader $DIST
+cp build.rs $DIST
+cp Cargo.toml $DIST
+cp configure $DIST
+cp meson.build $DIST
+cp Hammond.doap $DIST
+cp LICENSE $DIST
+cp README.md $DIST
+# cp -rf assets/org.gnome.Hammond.desktop $DIST
+cp -rf assets $DIST
+cp -rf scripts $DIST
+
+# cargo vendor
+cargo vendor
+mkdir $DIST/.cargo
+cat <<EOF > $DIST/.cargo/config
+[source.crates-io]
+replace-with = "vendored-sources"
+
+[source.vendored-sources]
+directory = "vendor"
+EOF
+cp -rf vendor $DIST/
+
+# packaging
+cd $DEST/dist
+tar -czvf $VERSION.tar.gz $VERSION
+