diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+NAME = "guvp"
+VERSION = $(shell ack "\"version\":\s*\((\d+),\s*(\d+)\)" $(NAME)/__init__.py --output="\$$1.\$$2" --nocolor)
+PACKAGE_NAME = $(NAME)-$(VERSION)
+
+SOURCE_DIR = $(NAME)
+BUILD_DIR = ./release
+
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL  := check
+
+.PHONY: clean build relase tag version
+
+build:
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
+	@rsync -av --exclude-from=build_excludes.txt ./$(SOURCE_DIR)/ $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/$(NAME)
+	@cp COPYING.txt $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/$(NAME)
+	@cp CHANGELOG.md $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/$(NAME)
+	@cd $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PACKAGE_NAME); zip -r "$(PACKAGE_NAME).zip" $(NAME)
+	@mv $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/$(PACKAGE_NAME).zip $(BUILD_DIR)/
+	@echo "Created '$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PACKAGE_NAME).zip'"
+
+check:
+	@flake8 --show-source $(SOURCE_DIR)
+
+clean:
+	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
+	@echo "Deleted $(BUILD_DIR)"
+
+release: clean check version build tag
+	@echo "Done"
+
+tag:
+	@git tag -a "v$(VERSION)" -m "Version $(VERSION)"
+	@echo "Created tag 'v$(VERSION)'"
+	@echo "Don't forget to run:"
+	@echo
+	@echo "    git push origin --tags"
+
+version:
+	@echo "Version = '$(VERSION)'"
diff --git a/build_excludes.txt b/build_excludes.txt
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+__pycache__/
+.mypy_cache/
+.mypy.ini
+mypy.ini