diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 62abfac..ec47c34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build extension and zip
       run: |
-        GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o bin/extensions/invocation-history-extension main.go
-        chmod +x bin/extensions/invocation-history-extension
+        make build
         cd bin && zip -r extension.zip extensions/
 
     - name: Upload release asset
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba077a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bin
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f1095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.PHONY: build
+
+build:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o bin/extensions/invocation-history-extension main.go
+	chmod +x bin/extensions/invocation-history-extension
+	cd bin && zip -r extension.zip extensions/