diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 0465060..ad9c752
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ include $(BOLOS_SDK)/Makefile.defines
 
 APP_LOAD_PARAMS= --path "44'/12586'" --appFlags 0x240 $(COMMON_LOAD_PARAMS)
 
-APPVERSION_M=1
-APPVERSION_N=0
-APPVERSION_P=0
+GIT_DESCRIBE=$(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=8 --always --long --dirty 2>/dev/null)
+VERSION_TAG=$(shell echo $(GIT_DESCRIBE) | sed 's/^v//g')
+APPVERSION_M=$(shell echo "${VERSION_TAG}" | cut -f 1 -d .)
+APPVERSION_N=$(shell echo "${VERSION_TAG}" | cut -f 2 -d .)
+APPVERSION_P=$(shell echo "${VERSION_TAG}" | cut -f 3 -d . | sed 's/^\([0-9]\)[-\.].*/\1/g')
 APPVERSION=$(APPVERSION_M).$(APPVERSION_N).$(APPVERSION_P)
 APPNAME = "Mina"
 
@@ -136,6 +138,9 @@ SDK_SOURCE_PATH  += lib_blewbxx lib_blewbxx_impl
 SDK_SOURCE_PATH  += lib_ux
 endif
 
+APP_LOAD_PARAMS_EVALUATED=$(shell printf '\\"%s\\" ' $(APP_LOAD_PARAMS))
+APP_DELETE_PARAMS_EVALUATED=$(shell printf '\\"%s\\" ' $(COMMON_DELETE_PARAMS))
+
 load: all
 	python -m ledgerblue.loadApp $(APP_LOAD_PARAMS)
 
@@ -146,11 +151,34 @@ delete:
 	python -m ledgerblue.deleteApp $(COMMON_DELETE_PARAMS)
 
 release: all
-	export APP_LOAD_PARAMS_EVALUATED="$(shell printf '\\"%s\\" ' $(APP_LOAD_PARAMS))"; \
-	cat load-template.sh | envsubst > load.sh
-	chmod +x load.sh
-	tar -zcf mina-ledger-app-$(APPVERSION).tar.gz load.sh bin/app.hex
-	rm load.sh
+	@echo "Packaging release... mina-ledger-app-$(VERSION_TAG).tar.gz"
+	@echo "Contents" > README
+	@echo "    ./install.sh         - Load Mina app onto Ledger device" >> README
+	@echo "    ./uninstall.sh       - Delete Mina app from Ledger device" >> README
+	@echo "    ./mina_ledger_wallet - Mina Ledger command-line wallet" >> README
+	@echo 'if ! which python3 > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then echo "Error: Please install python3"  && exit ; fi' > preamble
+	@echo 'if ! which pip3 > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then echo "Error: Please install pip3"  && exit ; fi' >> preamble
+	@echo 'if ! pip3 -q show ledgerblue ; then echo "Error: please pip3 install ledgerblue" && exit ; fi' >> preamble
+	@echo 'read -p "Please unlock your Ledger device and exit any apps (press any key to continue) " unused' >> preamble
+	@cat preamble > install.sh
+	@echo "python3 -m ledgerblue.loadApp $(APP_LOAD_PARAMS_EVALUATED)" >> install.sh
+	@cat preamble > uninstall.sh
+	@echo "python3 -m ledgerblue.deleteApp $(APP_DELETE_PARAMS_EVALUATED)" > uninstall.sh
+	@chmod +x install.sh uninstall.sh
+	@cp utils/mina_ledger_wallet.py mina_ledger_wallet
+	@sed -i 's/__version__ = "1.0.0"/__version__ = "$(VERSION_TAG)"/' mina_ledger_wallet
+	@tar -zcf mina-ledger-app-$(VERSION_TAG).tar.gz \
+	        --transform "s,^,mina-ledger-app-$(VERSION_TAG)/," \
+			README \
+	        install.sh \
+	        uninstall.sh \
+	        mina_ledger_wallet \
+	        bin/app.hex
+	@rm README
+	@rm preamble
+	@rm install.sh
+	@rm uninstall.sh
+	@rm mina_ledger_wallet
 
 unit_tests: tests
 	$(MAKE) --directory=$<
diff --git a/utils/mina_ledger_wallet.py b/utils/mina_ledger_wallet.py
index 9a11184..f6efd44 100755
--- a/utils/mina_ledger_wallet.py
+++ b/utils/mina_ledger_wallet.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import ledgerblue.comm as ledgerblue
 import argparse
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 DONGLE = None
 
+__version__ = "1.0.0"
+
 def valid_address(id):
     def f(address):
         if address is None or len(address) != ADDRESS_LEN:
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ def valid_valid_until(valid_until):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('--verbose', default=False, action="store_true", help='Verbose mode')
+    parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s {version}'.format(version=__version__))
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='operation')
     subparsers.required = True
     get_address_parser = subparsers.add_parser('get-address')