diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc9a378..67e546d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 coverage.txt
 /irel
+/irel-darwin-amd64.tgz
+/irel-linux-amd64.tgz
+/irel-windows-amd64.zip
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 257ecea..efefa19 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-.PHONY: test all check-counterfeiter gen-mocks
+.PHONY: test all check-counterfeiter gen-mocks release
 
 all: test
 
+OUTPUT = ./irel
 GO_SOURCES = $(shell find . -type f -name '*.go')
 
 test:
@@ -17,5 +18,9 @@ gen-mocks: check-counterfeiter
 	counterfeiter pkg/registry LayoutPath
 
 irel: $(GO_SOURCES)
-	GO111MODULE=on go build -o irel cmd/irel/main.go
+	GO111MODULE=on go build -o $(OUTPUT) cmd/irel/main.go
 
+release: $(GO_SOURCES) test
+	GOOS=darwin   GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(OUTPUT)     cmd/irel/main.go && tar -czf irel-darwin-amd64.tgz  $(OUTPUT)     && rm -f $(OUTPUT)
+	GOOS=linux    GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(OUTPUT)     cmd/irel/main.go && tar -czf irel-linux-amd64.tgz   $(OUTPUT)     && rm -f $(OUTPUT)
+	GOOS=windows  GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(OUTPUT).exe cmd/irel/main.go && zip -mq  irel-windows-amd64.zip $(OUTPUT).exe && rm -f $(OUTPUT).exe