diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0e8f7d1161a8266b6095ad6c2be3aa3fc2d4997..2c851524a0b35ad623973ef8b4fd5cc5cc0095a2 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ BUILD_RELEASE?=no
 OSX_CERT = "Developer ID Installer: LEAP Encryption Access Project"
 VERSION = $(shell git -C `go env GOPATH`/src/$(SYSTRAY)  describe --tags --always)
 
+TGZ_PATH = $(shell pwd)/dist/riseup-vpn-$(VERSION)
+tgz:
+	mkdir -p $(TGZ_PATH)
+	git -C `go env GOPATH`/src/$(SYSTRAY) archive HEAD | tar -x -C $(TGZ_PATH)
+	mkdir $(TGZ_PATH)/helpers
+	wget -O $(TGZ_PATH)/helpers/bitmask-root https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-dev/raw/master/src/leap/bitmask/vpn/helpers/linux/bitmask-root
+	chmod +x $(TGZ_PATH)/helpers/bitmask-root
+	wget -O $(TGZ_PATH)/helpers/se.leap.bitmask.policy https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-dev/raw/master/src/leap/bitmask/vpn/helpers/linux/se.leap.bitmask.policy
+	cd dist; tar cvzf riseup-vpn-$(VERSION).tgz riseup-vpn-$(VERSION)
+	rm -r $(TGZ_PATH)
+
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