diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f7b9ff7..90254f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /target
 /user
+*.zip
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39d733e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+release_name = marble_machinations
+bin_name = marble2
+
+linux:
+	cargo build --release
+	mkdir ${release_name}
+	cp target/release/${bin_name} ${release_name}/
+	cp -r assets levels ${release_name}/
+	zip -r ${release_name}_linux.zip ${release_name}/
+	rm -rf ${release_name}