2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d83ea10..4755558 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ netlink-notify-*.png
 netlink-notify
 README.html
 version.h
+netlink-notify-*.tar.xz
+netlink-notify-*.tar.xz.asc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e40484..8ab7c1a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ install-doc: README.html
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) -f *.o *~ netlink-notify-*.png README.html netlink-notify version.h
+
+release:
+	git archive --format=tar.xz --prefix=netlink-notify-$(VERSION)/ $(VERSION) > netlink-notify-$(VERSION).tar.xz
+	gpg -ab netlink-notify-$(VERSION).tar.xz