diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c268499..2121107 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,3 +29,10 @@ update: clean
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) -r .bundle/ vendor/bundle/ $(TARBALL)
+
+release:
+	@ git diff-index --quiet HEAD || (echo "E: uncommitted changes, can't release like this!"; false)
+	git tag v$(VERSION)
+	git push
+	git push --tags
+	make dist
--
libgit2 0.21.2