diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dac036e..92708fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 bin
 metrix
+releases
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1f6f36..e051f44 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ install_dependencies:
 clean:
 	rm -f bin/*
 
+release:
+	GOOS=linux  GOARCH=amd64 bash ./scripts/release.sh
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 bash ./scripts/release.sh
+
 test:
 	go test -v
 
diff --git a/constants.go b/constants.go
index 457c945..ec269b2 100644
--- a/constants.go
+++ b/constants.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 const timeFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05Z"
+const VERSION = "0.1.1"
 
 var (
 	GITCOMMIT string
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ccfeec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# to be called with
+# GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 bash ./scripts/release.sh
+
+BIN_NAME=metrix
+
+# revision and version
+PROJECT_ROOT=$(grealpath $(dirname $0)/../)
+GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+GIT_STATUS=$(test -n "`git status --porcelain`" && echo "+CHANGES" || echo "")
+GIT_REV=$GIT_COMMIT$GIT_STATUS
+VERSION=$(grep VERSION $PROJECT_ROOT/constants.go | cut -d '"' -f 2)
+
+# dirs and paths
+RELEASE_PATH=$PROJECT_ROOT/releases/$GIT_REV
+NAME=$BIN_NAME-v$VERSION.$GOOS.$GOARCH
+RELEASE_TMP_DIR=$RELEASE_PATH/$NAME
+RELEASE_BIN=$RELEASE_TMP_DIR/$BIN_NAME
+
+echo "building in $RELEASE_PATH"
+mkdir -p $RELEASE_TMP_DIR
+go build -a -ldflags "-X main.GITCOMMIT $GIT_REV" -o $RELEASE_BIN
+chmod a+x $RELEASE_BIN
+cd $(dirname $RELEASE_BIN) && tar cfz $RELEASE_PATH/$NAME.tar.gz $BIN_NAME
+rm -Rf $RELEASE_TMP_DIR