diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 406e282..597aa90 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ Cargo.lock
 .vscode
 *.ui~
 *.gresource
+_build
+vendor/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 49f2d98..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by configure; do not edit
-
-all:
-	/usr/bin/ninja -C /home/alatiera/projects/rust/hammond/_build
-
-install:
-	DESTDIR="$(DESTDIR)" /usr/bin/ninja -C /home/alatiera/projects/rust/hammond/_build install
-
-uninstall:
-	/usr/bin/ninja -C /home/alatiera/projects/rust/hammond/_build uninstall
-
-release:
-	/usr/bin/ninja -C /home/alatiera/projects/rust/hammond/_build release
-
-check:
-	/usr/bin/mesontest -C /home/alatiera/projects/rust/hammond/_build
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0a14e10..3e7bd77 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ 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 7e5acd4..9b0f5d8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -11,22 +11,19 @@ hammond_minor_version = version_array[1].to_int()
 hammond_version_micro = version_array[2].to_int()
 
 hammond_prefix = get_option('prefix')
-hammond_datadir = join_paths(hammond_prefix, get_option('datadir'), 'hammond')
 hammond_bindir = join_paths(hammond_prefix, get_option('bindir'))
 
 install_data('assets/org.gnome.Hammond.desktop', install_dir : get_option('datadir') + '/applications')
 
 cargo = find_program('cargo', required: false)
+gresource = find_program('glib-compile-resources', required: false)
+cargo_vendor = find_program('cargo-vendor', required: false)
 cargo_script = find_program('scripts/cargo.sh')
+
 cargo_release = custom_target('cargo-build',
                         build_by_default: true,
-                        build_always: true,
                         output: ['hammond'],
                         install: true,
                         install_dir: hammond_bindir,
-                        command: ['HAMMOND_RES=' + hammond_datadir, cargo_script, '@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@', '@OUTPUT@'])
+                        command: [cargo_script, '@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@', '@OUTPUT@'])
 
-cargo = find_program('cargo-vendor', required: false)
-run_target('release', command: ['scripts/release.sh',
-                                meson.project_name() + '-' + hammond_version
-                               ])
diff --git a/scripts/releash.sh b/scripts/releash.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 604709f..0000000
--- a/scripts/releash.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-VERSION=$1
-DEST=${MESON_BUILD_ROOT}
-DIST=$DEST/dist/$VERSION
-
-
-cd "${MESON_SOURCE_ROOT}"
-mkdir -p $DIST
-
-# copying files
-cp -rf src $DIST
-cp build.rs $DIST
-cp Cargo.toml $DIST
-cp configure $DIST
-cp meson.build $DIST
-cp LICENSE.txt $DIST
-cp README.md $DIST
-cp -rf res $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