diff --git a/script/ci-build b/script/ci-build
index af2844d..1e1c5be 100755
--- a/script/ci-build
+++ b/script/ci-build
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-cp config/database.yml.sqlite3 config/database.yml && /usr/bin/rake db:schema:load && /usr/bin/rake
+set -e
+
+build() {
+  cp config/database.yml.sqlite3 config/database.yml && /usr/bin/rake db:schema:load && /usr/bin/rake
+}
+
+# build the code in the VCS
+build
+
+# build the release tarball as well
+version=$(ruby -Ilib -rnoosfero -e 'puts Noosfero::VERSION')
+rm -rf pkg/ && rake -f Rakefile.pkg && cd pkg/noosfero-${version}/ && build
--
libgit2 0.21.2